Golly, what a photogenic bunch we are! Forget guitars, boys (definitely a good idea in my case), we should start a boy band!
It all started to go wrong when Philly and gwEm wrapped their arms around the koch to get it out the back door
It's a good job gwEm has longer arms than me or we'd never have pulled it off.
When I carried it back downstairs again with Jonny I think, to be honest, that Koch was almost to big for us to take.
And PQs Espirit was lovely - it was one of those guitars that when I picked it up I just HAD to play jazz!
That was Elliot's Esprit, very nice indeed. Mine was the LP Junior, which really did seem junior with all that metaaaalll going on. It
looks quite similar to Will's XR1, but must
weigh about 4 pounds less!
I really liked Dave's rosewood PRS, and Afghan's Warpigged Ibanez sounded amazing - although both guitars ended up hanging round my knees on their long straps. Those were the only two I dared to play plugged in. The Wez neck on gwEm's Strat felt great. I missed trying Johnny's Lion, maybe next time.
It was very hot and sweaty in there, the way every guitar that had been in a case came out covered in condensation was bizarre! I must admit that sometimes, with different things being played through 4 amps, and earplugs in, it did feel like being in one of those late-'60s movies where they try to show someone having an acid trip.... :crazy2:
It was a good laugh though, and great to meet everyone. Even if I did wake up this morning with a blinding headache after a measly 4 pints (I always told you I was a lightweight). Next time I'll practice and do my spider exercises!
