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My first gig since joining the band six months ago. We had a great turn out, and we even played with Tom Hingley ex frontman of Inspiral Carpets for 'This is how it feels' and 'Caravan'. I received a lot of a attention regarding my sounds and guitar playing - which is always nice. My pedalboard proved very popular with audience and gearheads a like. And like most here, I love talking about gear. Hope you enjoy some of the pics.

Some pro-quality pics you got there and congrats on the gig! I know what it is like to go 6 months between gigs, then get back up on stage and realize what you've been missing.

looks like fun, congrats!!!

Looks and sounds like a good time. That pedal board looks massive.

Good pics and nice looking board...




...full of goodness that you wouldn't want a drunken patron to accidentally spill their drink on A nice board always makes me twitch for that exact reason. I see you have a keyboard player as well. Very rare around my neck of the woods Good deal!

Nice pics You wear your guitar super low, I don't think I'd be able to play like that. It looks cool though lol

Awesome pics!

I have a gig in July (its been almost four years) and I'm super pumped to get back on stage again.

It's just like riding a bicycle.

GuitarBilly wrote:Nice pics You wear your guitar super low, I don't think I'd be able to play like that. It looks cool though lol

Yeah me too I wear mine with the bridge pickup over my belly button, approximately. It's not Morello high, but still not low enough to look really cool like Sly.

Lefties FTW! Also, as a lefty I have no idea how you deal with being on that side of the stage. I used to bump necks with my bassplayer all the time, and my cables used to get all over the place...

GuitarBilly wrote:Nice pics You wear your guitar super low, I don't think I'd be able to play like that. It looks cool though lol

Strangely I can't play properly with it much higher it hurts my wrist (I have an injury that keeps popping up once in a blue moon and wearing the guitar higher irritates it). I've never had problems with the guitar that height. It isn't as low as it looks either, I have short legs and a large torso (and I'm only 5'7").

Elessar [Sly] wrote:we even played with Tom Hingley ex frontman of Inspiral Carpets for 'This is how it feels' and 'Caravan'.

I am so jelly it isn't even funny.

Great pics.

That's about a magnum pedal board!

lookin good sly. forget how good well-lit black&whites look.

shea we need to start a band. guitarist on each side of the stage. symetrical like. all melissa etheridge covers though

Ah, the pictures I asked for!

Nice one, looks like a cool setup!

Very cool Elessar, its always nice when you get some cool gigs like that one. Pretty cool you played with Tom Hingley.
Where was the gig, if you don't mind me asking?

Very cool man! Nice pics and I'm so jelly about that pedalboard!

Very cool sly

Nice pics and it looks like sweet gear too!

Watching lefties play always makes me feel funny inside...like when you watch videos of someone's leg twisting in an awkward fashion...

psychwarfare wrote:Watching lefties play always makes me feel funny inside...like when you watch videos of someone's leg twisting in an awkward fashion...

O HAI

benjamin801 wrote:

Elessar [Sly] wrote:we even played with Tom Hingley ex frontman of Inspiral Carpets for 'This is how it feels' and 'Caravan'.

I am so jelly it isn't even funny.

It really was fun! Tom is really great at what he does. His own acoustic stuff is great as well.

psychwarfare wrote:Very cool sly

Nice pics and it looks like sweet gear too!

Watching lefties play always makes me feel funny inside...like when you watch videos of someone's leg twisting in an awkward fashion...

One day you will stop being a walking hate crime. You righty facist.

Thanks dude!

neilrocks25 wrote:Very cool Elessar, its always nice when you get some cool gigs like that one. Pretty cool you played with Tom Hingley.
Where was the gig, if you don't mind me asking?

Down in Croydon town.

Elessar [Sly] wrote:

benjamin801 wrote:

Elessar [Sly] wrote:we even played with Tom Hingley ex frontman of Inspiral Carpets for 'This is how it feels' and 'Caravan'.

I am so jelly it isn't even funny.

It really was fun! Tom is really great at what he does. His own acoustic stuff is great as well.

psychwarfare wrote:Very cool sly

Nice pics and it looks like sweet gear too!

Watching lefties play always makes me feel funny inside...like when you watch videos of someone's leg twisting in an awkward fashion...

One day you will stop being a walking hate crime. You righty facist.

Thanks dude!

neilrocks25 wrote:Very cool Elessar, its always nice when you get some cool gigs like that one. Pretty cool you played with Tom Hingley.
Where was the gig, if you don't mind me asking?

Down in Croydon town.

Croydon always reminds me of getting my wife's visa at the imergration centre, that was a shitty place.
You live in "souf" London right?

neilrocks25 wrote:

Elessar [Sly] wrote:

benjamin801 wrote:

Elessar [Sly] wrote:we even played with Tom Hingley ex frontman of Inspiral Carpets for 'This is how it feels' and 'Caravan'.

I am so jelly it isn't even funny.

It really was fun! Tom is really great at what he does. His own acoustic stuff is great as well.

psychwarfare wrote:Very cool sly

Nice pics and it looks like sweet gear too!

Watching lefties play always makes me feel funny inside...like when you watch videos of someone's leg twisting in an awkward fashion...

One day you will stop being a walking hate crime. You righty facist.

Thanks dude!

neilrocks25 wrote:Very cool Elessar, its always nice when you get some cool gigs like that one. Pretty cool you played with Tom Hingley.
Where was the gig, if you don't mind me asking?

Down in Croydon town.

Croydon always reminds me of getting my wife's visa at the imergration centre, that was a shitty place.
You live in "souf" London right?

Indeed. I am well spoken though

Yeah there are several home office buildings in Croydon, and the nice ones don't tend to allow the public in (I used to work in one down there a few years back. The nicest offices I've ever worked in!).

Elessar [Sly] wrote:One day you will stop being a walking hate crime. You righty facist.

Thanks dude!

Better call the ACLU and The Rev!

I've noticed that a lot of the people receiving services at my program are left-handed...as in a much higher percentage than is present in the general population...I should mention my program is an outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment facility!

I feel for you guys in purchasing gear though...left-handed equipment near me is not nearly as readily accessible as it is for us "norms"...Being in Amurricah I have a hard time finding shit in my size because I'm not a fat shit...so...you know...we all have our cross to bear breaux...

Are there clips of this show floating around?

Y0UNGBL00D wrote:lookin good sly. forget how good well-lit black&whites look.

shea we need to start a band. guitarist on each side of the stage. symetrical like. all melissa etheridge covers though

Thanks dude. I like the IRT60H burning away in the background in that first pic.

Great photos - I love the Jag. Thanks for sharing.