I had a beezer weekend . Friday night was band night and we were playing 'Whistlebinkies' one of Edinburgh's best live venues. I've always liked this place and it's been ages since we have played there. Best of all is that it has a house PA system with an engineer so we always get a good sound. We only have to bring a minimal amount of equipment so we can do 2 sets and be home relaxing with a beer before 1230. Perfect!
Saturday started well also. I've been unhappy with the sound i get from my amplifier for a long time. Not that there's anything wrong with it, it's just that it doesn't have that x-factor that Fender amps used to give me. So i tried using Gumtree for the first time and posted a free ad on Wednesday evening with a view to selling it and buying a Fender amplifier. Great news, a gentleman from Glasgow contacted me and offered a swap for a Fender supersonic Amp! a higher spec amp than i originally thought I was going to be able to afford. He came over, we tried the amps and did the deal. What a sound! that crystal clear fender 'spank' each time you hit the strings.
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| Bye Bye Boogie |
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| Now we're Supersonic! |
The Mesa was chunky but this thing has 10 Valves!! mental! the transformers are huge and the reverb tray is twice as long - most excellent!! can't wait to give it a spin with the band on Tuesday!
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Valves, valves and more valves!
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I was staying in on Saturday night as Kate was going to a neighbours party and spent the early part of the night catching up with people via facebook and phone. Just as i thought the night was winding down, Kate arrived home around eleven o'clock to declare she was going to bed and i had been invited to the party also. Had a great time and spent a nice couple of hours getting to know some Haddington locals - good bunch of people. Mind you i was home around 1:30 and my body is telling me today that i might be getting too old for 2 late nights in a row these days.
Sunday
Got up on Sunday and we decided to take a refreshing walk in Pressmennan woods. That's the best thing about where i live, there are loads of interesting places to root around. Pressmennan is one of these, owned by the Woodland Trust, Its a wee fairy land, full of carvings and Elf houses cut into trees and the lads ran riot.
Check out the site! it's worth a visit
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| Ready for action |
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| Yuck! |
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| Lord knows what he's doing! |
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| Pressmennan lake |
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| Aim for the top! |
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| The guys |
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| Two crackers! |
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| Dangermouse and Penfold |
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| Kate |
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| Cheery Boy |
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| Ever get the feeling.... |
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| Hero |
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| Down by the frozen Lake |
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| Cheery boy as well |
Once we had thrown enough stones and sticks on top of the frozen lake and watched them skitter for miles, we headed home. No problem getting the lads to bed tonight!
