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Title: Had a blast with a guitar, a bass, a snare and a crash yesterday
Post by: Mr. Air on February 25, 2012, 09:57:50 AM

Yesterday evening the highschool where I work threw a party for all the students and teachers. It was a 50s theme party with a lot of great outfits from students as well as teachers. Two of my collegues and me did a little tour around the bars that were installed in different classrooms with a guitar, a bass, a snare drum and a crash symbal. We kept the volume low so we could sing without a mic. It's not often I get to play live so I really had a good time and thoroughly enjoyed playing guitar, bass and singing as well  :D

The mini set consisted of
Blue Suede Shoes
Hound Dog
The Great Pretender
Jailhouse Rock
Heartbreak Hotel
Johnny B Goode

What a night!

Title: Re: Had a blast with a guitar, a bass, a snare and a crash yesterday
Post by: Ratrod on February 25, 2012, 11:43:20 AM

That's cool.

Something like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-IgF4FcWA&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-IgF4FcWA&feature=related)

Sometimes less is more.

Title: Re: Had a blast with a guitar, a bass, a snare and a crash yesterday
Post by: Mr. Air on February 25, 2012, 03:51:26 PM

Quote from: Ratrod on February 25, 2012, 11:43:20 AM

That's cool.

Something like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-IgF4FcWA&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-IgF4FcWA&feature=related)

Sometimes less is more.

Yeah quite similar to that although they're better than we are  :D Convincing rockabilly tone from that little amp. Looks like a cube.
Our drummer only used whiskers and was playing standing which was pretty cool and fun.

Title: Re: Had a blast with a guitar, a bass, a snare and a crash yesterday
Post by: Telerocker on February 26, 2012, 01:38:17 AM

I bet you brought your Reverend on stage.

Title: Re: Had a blast with a guitar, a bass, a snare and a crash yesterday
Post by: Mr. Air on February 26, 2012, 10:23:27 AM

Quote from: Telerocker on February 26, 2012, 01:38:17 AM

I bet you brought your Reverend on stage.

I should have, but I didn't bring it along as I live 40km. from work and had to bring a lot of other stuff so there wasn't room for it and I didn't want to go back and forth twice, so we played a fender strat instead (unfortunately with a rosewood board. A maple one would have been historically correct).

Title: Re: Had a blast with a guitar, a bass, a snare and a crash yesterday
Post by: Ratrod on February 26, 2012, 12:08:00 PM

A Strat worked fine for Buddy Holly.

Title: Re: Had a blast with a guitar, a bass, a snare and a crash yesterday
Post by: Mr. Air on February 26, 2012, 12:28:47 PM

Check out this clip. It's just so damn cool. It's from Amsterdam and allthough it's not my own recording I have a similar one on my phone fom the exact same place (Ij Brewery) I just couldn't be bothered uploading it to the net  :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUDIplqj8LI

Title: Re: Had a blast with a guitar, a bass, a snare and a crash yesterday
Post by: Ratrod on February 26, 2012, 05:49:42 PM

That's Johnny & the Gangsters of Love.

They have all their gear built into the car. You book 'em, don't get a permit, they show up and play untill the cops show up.

Guerilla rock n' roll.