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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Twinfan on November 30, 2008, 10:44:42 PM
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It was the first gig for the mighty Doppelganger last night. Six months of rehearsal, and a bass player change, and we were ready. We rocked, they loved us, we're booked in for several dates at the same place in 2009 :)
A couple of pics for your amusement!
Martamp powered twin guitars were in full force: ( did someone say Phoenix Nights??? ;) )
(http://www.doppelganger-rock.com/Twinfan/The Mighty Doppelganger.JPG)
As were BKP VHIIs in my Jackson Dinky:
(http://www.doppelganger-rock.com/Twinfan/Twinfan and VHIIs.JPG)
My maple top McCarty photographs really well don't you think? (unlike me......)
(http://www.doppelganger-rock.com/Twinfan/Twinfan and McCarty.JPG)
A cracking night was had by all, can't wait for the next one!
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Congrats Dave - did you use the tele?
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'Fraid not mate, doesn't really work with 'Crazy Train', 'Bomber' and 'You Give Love A Bad Name' :lol:
I need 'buckers for all our stuff :)
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Those pics look good Dave. Two Martamps eh! Some good guitar tone in your band then. :D Did you record the gig on mini disc out the mixer?
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Oooh, gotta love that tinsel curtain! :lol:
Seriously though, well done chaps! :)
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No recording, sorry. WIsh we had done though, it sounded great :(
And yes, the guitar tones weren't too shabby ;)
The curtain was awesome :D
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'Fraid not mate, doesn't really work with 'Crazy Train', 'Bomber' and 'You Give Love A Bad Name' :lol:
I need 'buckers for all our stuff :)
Well, if you don't need it I'll take it!!
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Believe me mate, I need it! Just not for gigs at the moment ;)
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6 Months rehearsing for the first gig!!!
Jesus, I'd have quite forever ago.
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We were ready to gig a few months back, but losing the bass player didn't help :( Andy's been in for two months and did a cracking job getting up to speed so quick on the 25 or so tracks we played.
Plus practice makes perfect ;)
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Oh absolutely, it's just I've always done cover gigs to make a living, so it's been a priority to be up and running as quickly as possible. I've never rehearsed more than twice for a cover gig and I've done literally hundreds without a rehearsal at all.
Different folks approach these things in different ways I guess :)
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Congratz mate! I hope after all that hard work you can keep up the momentum now!
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Well done Dave.I hope 2009 means great success for you guys.
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Nice one Dave !! ...... but who's the odd guy with the SG ? :wink: :lol:
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Not a clue Alan! He knew a thing or two about amps though....
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Nice one...
And you're right, the McCarty catches the light very nicely...
That curtain is a stunner though :lol: (you didn't get a lot requests for "What's New Pussycat", "Delilah", "Green Green Grass", and so on, did you? :wink:)
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:lol:
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'Fraid not mate, doesn't really work with 'Crazy Train', 'Bomber' and 'You Give Love A Bad Name' :lol:
I need 'buckers for all our stuff :)
Bomber would sound great on a tele!
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*L* looks good..yeah funny guy on SG..so are you the lead or is Martin..or do you swap and change
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We swap and change :)
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'Fraid not mate, doesn't really work with 'Crazy Train', 'Bomber' and 'You Give Love A Bad Name' :lol:
I need 'buckers for all our stuff :)
Bomber would sound great on a tele!
'specially with a Blackguard Flat 50 in the bridge :D
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It doesn't need BKPs - that Tele is perfect exactly as it is :D
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Glad it went well that guitar looks lovely. Wish they would make some good resonable priced lefties.
When you got a list of gigs let me know and I will check one out.
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Nice one Dave ! :D
It's really great to see the whole project come to fruition ( and so sucessfully ) after all your hard work - and wondering if you would find all the right musos at the outset.
( I see room in there for a keyboard player , in the form of Mrs T.F. just waiting to 'go bad' ) :wink:
Keep up the good work ... 8)
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Cheers Derek - it was great fun, and it can only get better!
Rock and Roll......
(http://www.doppelganger-rock.com/Twinfan/RockNRoll.jpg)
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nice! Let us know if you're gigging around Cov./Leamington anytime, we'd support or just come watch if you want! :D
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Did you have the lyrics pasted to the ceiling?
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Nope, just the chords ;)
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Look at the first pic, Martin has trainers made to look like Boss pedals- now thats rock and roll! :lol:
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Good to see you are both up and running
What venue was it?
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Cheers Derek - it was great fun, and it can only get better!
Rock and Roll......
(http://www.doppelganger-rock.com/Twinfan/RockNRoll.jpg)
Thats PRS looks cool Dave - was this also from the eBay guy who does PRS's at a cheap price (can't remember his ID!)
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Ian - cheers! I love that guitar, and it photographs so well! It came from Peach: www.peachideas.co.uk
Matt - the venue was the Queens Arms in New Mills :)
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excellent! the flame shows up nicely on the PRS, too.
i'm guessing the scarf/tea-towel over the guitar stand is because of a nitro-finish?
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excellent! the flame shows up nicely on the PRS, too.
i'm guessing the scarf/tea-towel over the guitar stand is because of a nitro-finish?
Nah, that looks like a "between song sweat rag" to me :lol:
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mental note: if i ever meet dave, don't ask to play that guitar. o_O
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Ian - cheers! I love that guitar, and it photographs so well! It came from Peach: www.peachideas.co.uk
Matt - the venue was the Queens Arms in New Mills :)
I've noticed that people really love their rock music around Stockport and out towards the peaks.
Some great rock pubs in the area
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excellent! the flame shows up nicely on the PRS, too.
i'm guessing the scarf/tea-towel over the guitar stand is because of a nitro-finish?
Nah, that looks like a "between song sweat rag" to me :lol:
It's an 'end of set dry sweaty head rag' actually.... ;)
mental note: if i ever meet dave, don't ask to play that guitar. o_O
Don't worry, it's poly finished and dries quickly :lol:
I've noticed that people really love their rock music around Stockport and out towards the peaks.
Some great rock pubs in the area
Yep - 'tis true!
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excellent! the flame shows up nicely on the PRS, too.
i'm guessing the scarf/tea-towel over the guitar stand is because of a nitro-finish?
Nah, that looks like a "between song sweat rag" to me :lol:
It's an 'end of set dry sweaty head rag' actually.... ;)
:lol: I thought it looked familiar... I needed one between every song when I was gigging (and a complete dry set of clothes for after :roll:)
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^ ^ :lol:
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So, erm... are you free on the 17th of october? still trying to sort out a decent band for my wedding!
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Yep, we could do that! As long as you want rock music!
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well i do... laura still needs some convincing! She wants a soul band which would be great but they tend to have a lot of members and then cost becomes an issue