markd21
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I stopped gigging in Spring 2019. It was kind of forced. I'm epileptic and had a seizure onstage. Luckily it wasn't serious, just an absence seizure, but it affected my ability to play. It was embarrassing, lol.
Anyway, I'm ready to get out there again. Thus, I'm building a new rig centered around my ME V. That guitar has really inspired me. It's quirky, and I'm still not digging the "tuned bass note" in HB mode, but I did find the perfect amp for the guitar. Together they make beautiful music, and every pickup combination sounds stellar....
I went with an AC15 loaded with a Bad Cat Celestion. To augment the guitar and amp, I added a couple of nifty pedals. I got a StarTouch ST2 AB+Y switcher to move between, or combine, the normal and top boost channels. To active the reverb and tremolo, I got a Loopi VFS2. It's very small, which I like because I want a small pedalboard.
For drive - the good singing kind - I grabbed a J. Rockett the Dude. WOW...is that pedal s KILLER. I like the natural drive on the Top Boost channel. It sounds great when bashing open chords and playing classic sounds. The Normal channel makes for a sweet clean sound, but when "the Dude" is engaged....holy hell does it sound great. Blending the TB channel with the driven Normal channel makes for a very unique tone.
I'll probably still grab a delay and a treble booster. I'm using a TC Poly tune. Debating my actual board now. I saw these neat ones on Reverb today. The company is Kentucky Hot Brown Pedalboards...but I usually use Temple Audio. Ahhh, decisions.
That brings me to the exciting part - moving!! I am going to be making my way to the Gatlinburg area before New Years. Looks like we're moving between Christmas and NYE. Our home base will be Sevierville.
I'm excited. One of the first things I plan on doing when I get there is integrating into the local music scene. Hopefully there's stuff going on. Covid may still be looking then, but hopefully not. If so, I'll just continue my sessions, but work on creating a web-presence to advertise. Currently I stay pretty busy through local contacts, so I never set up a website or portfolio.
Exciting times coming. Can't wait to get back on the stage!!
I'm curious...you gigging guitarists, what are you bringing out when you play? What music are you performing - style, etc?
Anyway, I'm ready to get out there again. Thus, I'm building a new rig centered around my ME V. That guitar has really inspired me. It's quirky, and I'm still not digging the "tuned bass note" in HB mode, but I did find the perfect amp for the guitar. Together they make beautiful music, and every pickup combination sounds stellar....
I went with an AC15 loaded with a Bad Cat Celestion. To augment the guitar and amp, I added a couple of nifty pedals. I got a StarTouch ST2 AB+Y switcher to move between, or combine, the normal and top boost channels. To active the reverb and tremolo, I got a Loopi VFS2. It's very small, which I like because I want a small pedalboard.
For drive - the good singing kind - I grabbed a J. Rockett the Dude. WOW...is that pedal s KILLER. I like the natural drive on the Top Boost channel. It sounds great when bashing open chords and playing classic sounds. The Normal channel makes for a sweet clean sound, but when "the Dude" is engaged....holy hell does it sound great. Blending the TB channel with the driven Normal channel makes for a very unique tone.
I'll probably still grab a delay and a treble booster. I'm using a TC Poly tune. Debating my actual board now. I saw these neat ones on Reverb today. The company is Kentucky Hot Brown Pedalboards...but I usually use Temple Audio. Ahhh, decisions.
That brings me to the exciting part - moving!! I am going to be making my way to the Gatlinburg area before New Years. Looks like we're moving between Christmas and NYE. Our home base will be Sevierville.
I'm excited. One of the first things I plan on doing when I get there is integrating into the local music scene. Hopefully there's stuff going on. Covid may still be looking then, but hopefully not. If so, I'll just continue my sessions, but work on creating a web-presence to advertise. Currently I stay pretty busy through local contacts, so I never set up a website or portfolio.
Exciting times coming. Can't wait to get back on the stage!!
I'm curious...you gigging guitarists, what are you bringing out when you play? What music are you performing - style, etc?