Thursday, December 20, 2007
Next gig
Thanks for the comment on the last gig. It was a very odd gig. Everyone in the pub was either there to see us or working. There were no random punters just sitting in the pub whilst we played. Which was good and bad. It was a bit like playing a private party in a bar just for our friends. Those friends who didn't have a Christmas do to go to anyway.
I think the gig went mostly ok. Paul our other guitarist is now doing backing vocals which helps the sound a lot. Our singer had a blocked ear which didn't do him any favours. We debuted our latest song Super Nintendo 1-2-3, which I think is great. I keep getting it stuck in my head but it suffers the most if the vocals are dodgy especially in the chorus. Musically we're getting much better and tighter I think. The amp I borrowed back from my brother seemed to work really well.
As for further gigs, it's quite difficult being in such a casual band. I think our next aim is to get some recordings so we can actually send them to people and ask for gigs. In the meantime, if anyone wants to give us a gig, please do so!
I think the gig went mostly ok. Paul our other guitarist is now doing backing vocals which helps the sound a lot. Our singer had a blocked ear which didn't do him any favours. We debuted our latest song Super Nintendo 1-2-3, which I think is great. I keep getting it stuck in my head but it suffers the most if the vocals are dodgy especially in the chorus. Musically we're getting much better and tighter I think. The amp I borrowed back from my brother seemed to work really well.
As for further gigs, it's quite difficult being in such a casual band. I think our next aim is to get some recordings so we can actually send them to people and ask for gigs. In the meantime, if anyone wants to give us a gig, please do so!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Gig tomorrow!
Joey Ultra have a gig tomorrow, at the 3Bs in Reading. We'll probably play at about 10ish and before that some of our showbiz friends will be playing some excellent acoustic music to entertain you. If any of them actually turn up. To be honest, if you came to watch and brought a guitar you'd probably get to play!
I'm hoping that us taking time off gigs (since August) to concentrate on rehearsing and getting better is going to pay off. It sounded brilliant in rehearsal last night, but you never know what'll happen in an actual gig situation. Normally all my gear breaks and I have a nightmare.
I've had tons of technical difficulties at recent gigs. This time rather than transport my ridiculously big 4*12 speaker and head to a tiny pub I decided to recover my old Carlsbro amplifier from my little brother and see how it sounded. I haven't used it since I got my new guitar (about 5 years ago) and my English Muff'n distortion pedal. Surprisingly it sounds really good. I guess the blame for it sounding so bad previously has to go to my old guitar.
For the first time in ages yesterday I could actually hear what I was playing over the rest of the band. Not in terms of loudness, but clarity. The Line-6 amps in the rehearsal room are very adequate in terms of being flexible and convenient, but they do tend to sound muddy and a bit farty.
I guess this means people will be able to hear all my mistakes clearly. Woo!
I'm hoping that us taking time off gigs (since August) to concentrate on rehearsing and getting better is going to pay off. It sounded brilliant in rehearsal last night, but you never know what'll happen in an actual gig situation. Normally all my gear breaks and I have a nightmare.
I've had tons of technical difficulties at recent gigs. This time rather than transport my ridiculously big 4*12 speaker and head to a tiny pub I decided to recover my old Carlsbro amplifier from my little brother and see how it sounded. I haven't used it since I got my new guitar (about 5 years ago) and my English Muff'n distortion pedal. Surprisingly it sounds really good. I guess the blame for it sounding so bad previously has to go to my old guitar.
For the first time in ages yesterday I could actually hear what I was playing over the rest of the band. Not in terms of loudness, but clarity. The Line-6 amps in the rehearsal room are very adequate in terms of being flexible and convenient, but they do tend to sound muddy and a bit farty.
I guess this means people will be able to hear all my mistakes clearly. Woo!
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