Wellington August 2012 gearfest

[Daza152]

Absolutely mint afternoon out, thanks fellas. Ears are ringing, various underused muscles are aching, and I'm knackered: all the signs of a classic gearfest.

OMIGODLOUDNESS. I always forget to take hearing protection to these things.

Where to begin? Nice to meet TMcB, sizzlingbadger and son, and Hamburgla and to see all those guys I've met before.

Gear. All of it. Gearfests seem to make my own gear sound better too. But playing Scott's LP and SV, Ed's new ASH and the PRS Studio he had there (which sounded lurvely through the AFD and Dark Terror respectively), TMcB's Ryan-made 18w through Scott's Orange Quad, sizzlingbadger's PRS singlecut through the Dark Terror into the Orange quad, Scott's Cuba St, Hambirgla's Ricky through my Blackheart, Tubeswell's Jazzmaster through all his homebrew creations (OMGTONE) - and this is just the gear I got to play!

Polarbear cranking (almost to 2!) the AC30 was earmelting stuff. Awesome to have Vince and Tony representing on the bass, and Ed throwing out the odd vocal when someone would accidentally slip into a recognisable tune. Convinving bbrunskill to strap on Scott's SV with Blackouts! Watching Lawrence play his tasty homemade creations and the inevitable feeling that I should be getting lessons. Back in high school we used to refer to that kind of player as "a muthafucka" - in a good way of course. Coffee from Midnight Espresso because Fidel's was flooded.

Four hours just sails by, it's ridiculous.

Anyone on acoustic??

[hamo]

Absolutely mint afternoon out, thanks fellas. Ears are ringing, various underused muscles are aching, and I'm knackered: all the signs of a classic gearfest.

OMIGODLOUDNESS. I always forget to take hearing protection to these things.

Where to begin? Nice to meet TMcB, sizzlingbadger and son, and Hamburgla and to see all those guys I've met before.

Gear. All of it. Gearfests seem to make my own gear sound better too. But playing Scott's LP and SV, Ed's new ASH and the PRS Studio he had there (which sounded lurvely through the AFD and Dark Terror respectively), TMcB's Ryan-made 18w through Scott's Orange Quad, sizzlingbadger's PRS singlecut through the Dark Terror into the Orange quad, Scott's Cuba St, Hambirgla's Ricky through my Blackheart, Tubeswell's Jazzmaster through all his homebrew creations (OMGTONE) - and this is just the gear I got to play!

Polarbear cranking (almost to 2!) the AC30 was earmelting stuff. Awesome to have Vince and Tony representing on the bass, and Ed throwing out the odd vocal when someone would accidentally slip into a recognisable tune. Convinving bbrunskill to strap on Scott's SV with Blackouts! Watching Lawrence play his tasty homemade creations and the inevitable feeling that I should be getting lessons. Back in high school we used to refer to that kind of player as "a muthafucka" - in a good way of course. Coffee from Midnight Espresso because Fidel's was flooded.

Four hours just sails by, it's ridiculous.

Anyone on acoustic??

If there had been I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HEAR THEM.

[willow13]

Anyone on acoustic??

it's a gearfest not a g a y e fest

[Vince]

Anyone on acoustic??

Yup, I brought one of my acoustic basses. I think I still prefer it to anything electric.

[hamo]

Anyone on acoustic??

Yup, I brought one of my acoustic basses. I think I still prefer it to anything electric.

Were you running it through your amp? And you still bought more electrics than acoustics if I'm not mistaken...

[jeremyb]

More pics or it didn't happen!

[Daza152]

More pics or it didn't happen!

+10000000

[Vince]

Were you running it through your amp? And you still bought more electrics than acoustics if I'm not mistaken...

LOL yeah, I was running it through the amp. Otherwise erm... yeah, you're right... I wouldn't have heard myself. /* 'whistling innocently' smiley goes here */

The sound, through an amp, is not that different to an electric, actually.

[alanp]

Sorry, Vince... even if I had turned up, the el cheapo Squire P-bass is on loan to someone at the moment

[slash-ed]

More pics or it didn't happen!

+10000000

Chill out, working on it

[hamo]

Also, Ed's Mini Rec sounded huge through Scott's quad.

If I could have a Mini Rec and a Dark Terror with a decent cab, I'd be set for life.

[Bg]

Anyone on acoustic??

Yup, I brought one of my acoustic basses. I think I still prefer it to anything electric.

Were you running it through your amp? And you still bought more electrics than acoustics if I'm not mistaken...

ah dude.. bought <> brought... banned.

[Vince]

ah dude.. bought <> brought... banned.

Well, I wouldn't bring things I haven't bought, so it still works,

[willow13]

If I could have a Mini Rec and a Dark Terror with a decent cab, I'd be set for life.

do we have a "yeah right" thread

[alanp]

If I could have a Mini Rec and a Dark Terror with a decent cab, I'd be set for the next few days.

Fix't.