More bits and pieces off my phone from the last few months:
Funky jam evening at the Hatchet down in town.
Abort! Abort!’s stage setup at the Stag and Hounds. Two men use all this gear!
Wes Borland’s tiki hut delight at the O2.
Riverside at the Fleece (which is under threat of closure!)
Here’s a little vanity shot of all my gear in one place. See below for an exhaustive and boring list of what all the colourful little boxes are called.
Guitars:
1997 Fender USA Lonestar Stratocaster
1980-something Westone Thunder 1
1991 PRS CE 24
Simon & Patrick SP6 Dreadnought
Johnny Brooke Precision-style bass
Cort C4 Active Bass
Amp (big box):
Diezel Einstein 50W Head
Zilla 1×12 oversized cab
Effects (little boxes):
Boss GT-100 Multi-FX
Digitech Whammy 4
Sonuus G2M Midi converter
DSI Mopho Synth
PRS DI Box
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
JOYO Chorus
MXR Dynacomp
JOYO EQ
Rockbox Boiling Point OD
TC Electronic Ditto Looper
AROMA Tuner
BOSS External switch
Sleeping Dog BABY A/B/Y switcher
Ibanez Tubescreamer
BOSS DD-3
Digitech DigiDelay
I took a few photos for my website too; here’s one that didn’t quite make the cut:
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