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Title: Our first gig.
Post by: Ratrod on April 23, 2006, 10:52:47 AM

Last night we played our first gig with the rockabilly band. We only have about one hour of music because we've only just begun. We were supposed to play 2 half hour sets but that got cancelled. So we played everything three times. Only a hand full of people but most of them are in somekind of music thing. Some own a bar and some organise festivals etc.

They pretty much stood in line to book us. It's going to be a busy summer and autumn.

The gig went well. Too bad my Dean is undergoing repairs so I had to rely on my Reverend Wolfman. It did a fantastic job, though. It's tele-ish vibe sounded good and the tuning stability is unbelievable. I did break a string but I had that changed in two minutes.

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: _tom_ on April 23, 2006, 11:26:38 AM

Sounds great, glad they liked your band anyway! I have my first gig with my cover band soon... very nervous  :lol:

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: jt on April 23, 2006, 01:24:36 PM

:D What no pics !!! Your slipping Ratty !

Glad it went well.

 :D  8)

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 23, 2006, 01:45:24 PM

Well done Ratty! Sounds like you had a great night! :D

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: indysmith on April 23, 2006, 01:46:55 PM

why weren't we invited HUH? ¬¬ Sounds like yu played a great gig friend! I'm jealous :)

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: 38thBeatle on April 23, 2006, 03:19:23 PM

Congrats Ratty. Getting a new band up and running is tough. I hope you are as busy as you want to be.

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: Searcher on April 23, 2006, 05:21:37 PM

That's great that your first gig was so successful.  Sounds promising for the future.  :)

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: Ratrod on April 24, 2006, 09:55:01 PM

Thanks for responses. I sure hope the snowball keeps rolling. I think I'll have some pics for y'all tomorrow.

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Post by: willo on April 24, 2006, 10:04:12 PM

Cool, glad to hear its working out well! :D

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: dave_mc on April 24, 2006, 11:18:35 PM

glad to hear it went well, ratty!

don't you have a guitar with warpigs? i'd use it at the next gig you got booked for...

 :twisted:

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: Jp. on April 26, 2006, 11:38:17 AM

well done mate... I can only hope it rubs off in this direction :lol:

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: Ratrod on April 27, 2006, 11:58:26 AM

As promised, some pics of the gig. I'm they guy with the orange guitar on the right.

(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5972/loadeddice0043ay.th.jpg) (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=loadeddice0043ay.jpg)

(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5541/loadeddice0067gd.th.jpg) (http://img136.imageshack.us/my.php?image=loadeddice0067gd.jpg)

(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/4995/loadeddice0088xe.th.jpg) (http://img136.imageshack.us/my.php?image=loadeddice0088xe.jpg)

(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8876/loadeddice0174sp.th.jpg) (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=loadeddice0174sp.jpg)

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 27, 2006, 06:17:31 PM

Looks like good fun! Is that your Reverend your playing? Which pups does it have?

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: 38thBeatle on April 27, 2006, 06:27:30 PM

That looked like a fun gig- the bass player is certainly getting into it- -nice one Ratty.

Title: Our first gig.
Post by: Ratrod on April 28, 2006, 06:04:16 PM

Yep, it's a Reverend. It has a set of Revtron Pickups. Great sounding axe but I still think I should have them rewound for even more growl and twang.

It's amazing that bass can support our bass player. The thing looks really flimsy. As soon as he gets something like a King or Norton bass, we can all stand on the bass.

Too bad there isn't a pic of me jumping off the stage, into the dancing 'crowd' during my solo on 'Wiggle Stick'.