Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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What date is best?

Saturday 4th August
8
50%
Sunday 5th August
2
13%
Saturday 11th August
3
19%
Sunday 12th August
0
No votes
Saturday 18th August
0
No votes
Sunday 19th August
0
No votes
Saturday 25th August
1
6%
Sunday 26th August
2
13%
 
Total votes: 16

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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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Vince wrote:
BG wrote: ah dude.. bought <> brought... banned. :shifty:
Well, I wouldn't bring things I haven't bought, so it still works,
don't try to justify it. It never works. On any level. Due to Hamo's previous good conduct, I can let him off because he can never afford to bruy anything....
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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BG wrote:
Vince wrote:
BG wrote: ah dude.. bought <> brought... banned. :shifty:
Well, I wouldn't bring things I haven't bought, so it still works,
don't try to justify it. It never works. On any level. Due to Hamo's previous good conduct, I can let him off because he can never afford to bruy anything....
Aw bro, too kind. I claim the ancient defence of typo.
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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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Fuckmate! Chill out you tools!
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http://sixstringsamurai.co.nz/2012/08/0 ... -gearfest/

:)

Or if you don't want to read my blather, skip straight to the photos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 660&type=1

Sorry, couldn't be bothered putting it elsewhere and embedding it.

I'm also looking forward to sizzlingbadger's photos which I'm sure will cover all the stuff I missed.
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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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I was Carless so I turned up without gear. Good thing too. My acoustics and 15 watt THD would never have been able to compete. I tried out sizzling's dark terror, that was a great sounding amp, I thought it would be bogan as, but I found a sweet clean tone with one of the many teles

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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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sizzlingbadger wrote:Rock Star !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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TIny Terror ?


In all seriousness though, Orange cabs seem to make young kids look so cool, or is it the other way round? :)

(here's one from the Darfield Gearfest back in Mar 2011

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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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bbrunskill wrote:I was Carless so I turned up without gear.
Yeah, sorry about that... esp. after we all said we'd pick you up and all. I guess I just thought someone else would do it.
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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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So much awesome.

Would so love to hear the AFD, and would so like to hear the Helio through it :)

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Vince wrote:
bbrunskill wrote:I was Carless so I turned up without gear.
Yeah, sorry about that... esp. after we all said we'd pick you up and all. I guess I just thought someone else would do it.
All good mate, no worries at all.

RE the AFDC, it was rad. It actually sounds like Slash. Mean sounding amp, fat and big sounding, but not so much gain that you can't hear the tone of the guitar in there.

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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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slash-ed wrote:http://sixstringsamurai.co.nz/2012/08/0 ... -gearfest/

:)

Or if you don't want to read my blather, skip straight to the photos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 660&type=1

Sorry, couldn't be bothered putting it elsewhere and embedding it.

I'm also looking forward to sizzlingbadger's photos which I'm sure will cover all the stuff I missed.

Ah very worthy gear report :) a 10 dollar book token for you!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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Vince wrote:
sizzlingbadger wrote:Rock Star !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Brilliant! :D :clap: :clap: That's good enough to be a promo photo for Orange! :D
Agree! Permission to post to Orange facebook wall?

Great day. Ed's writeup is great! Thanks to everyone for letting me drool on their equipment! There was so much neat stuff there...too much to start mentioning at this late hour.
Where of the pics of bbrunskill playing the SV through the Cuba St Radiotone? He looked righteous! :D

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BG wrote:
slash-ed wrote:http://sixstringsamurai.co.nz/2012/08/0 ... -gearfest/

:)

Or if you don't want to read my blather, skip straight to the photos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 660&type=1

Sorry, couldn't be bothered putting it elsewhere and embedding it.

I'm also looking forward to sizzlingbadger's photos which I'm sure will cover all the stuff I missed.

Ah very worthy gear report :) a 10 dollar book token for you!
Thanks BGesus, hope we'll see you at the next one :)
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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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love to get down for the next one, gutted I missed this one :(
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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Scooter13 wrote: Where of the pics of bbrunskill playing the SV through the Cuba St Radiotone? He looked righteous! :D
That was fun. Epic guitar, surprising nice to play, and amazingly it sound good clean. I kid you not.

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Re: Wellington August 2012 gearfest

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Scooter13 wrote:
Vince wrote:
sizzlingbadger wrote:Rock Star !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant! :D :clap: :clap: That's good enough to be a promo photo for Orange! :D
Agree! Permission to post to Orange facebook wall?

Great day. Ed's writeup is great! Thanks to everyone for letting me drool on their equipment! There was so much neat stuff there...too much to start mentioning at this late hour.
Where of the pics of bbrunskill playing the SV through the Cuba St Radiotone? He looked righteous! :D

Yep all good, I'm connected to the Orange Facebook wall too.
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