Pedal Power |
For as long as I can remember, I've loved effects pedals. My first pedal board was a piece of wood I found in my Dad's garage to which I screwed a Kimbara Fuzz Box, a cheap n nasty wah wah and a phase...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:38:00 GMT |
Amps |
For most of the last 10 years or so, I used a 4 x 10 Fender Hotrod Deville combo, 60 Watts. It's a fabulous amp and plenty loud enough for any gig. The trouble with it is the weight. Lugging it to t...
Posted by on Sun, 24 May 2009 04:19:00 GMT |
My Guitars Want To Kill Your Mama |
My main two gigging guitars right now are a tropical turquoise Fender Eric Johnson Signature Strat and a satin vintage cherry PRS Standard 24. The former was a 50th birthday present from me to me, al...
Posted by on Sun, 24 May 2009 03:09:00 GMT |
I've been good to myself... |
For my 50th birthday, Mrs Douglip and I went to Reykjavik for four nights and had a splendid time. Saw the northern lights, although only very dimly and also the south of Iceland, an area we didn't ge...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:09:00 GMT |
music as competition |
I've blogged before about music as a competition - see my comments following the Eurovision Song Contest. On Saturday, while setting up the gear for a Blue Fuses gig (we had a stonkin' good night by t...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:14:00 GMT |
Sax n Drugs n Rock n Roll |
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Sun 9 Nov 2008 9:14pm
Hi everyone It's that day after the night before time again. We were at The Churchill in Ramsgate again last night and had a great time. Much better turnout as w...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:23:00 GMT |
Richard Wright - R.I.P |
It's just terrible to lose a loved one, a relative, a friend or a hero. My sympathies go to everyone who knew and loved him.
Rick Wright was a hero of mine. Words can't really express how I feel ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:51:00 GMT |
The man with no brain |
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The man with no brain
Sun 24 Aug 2008 11:24am
Had a great time with Blue Fuses at The Surbiton Flyer last night. Had a really good turn out and the response was just fantasic. Cheers a...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:20:00 GMT |
What’s so Funny ’bout Peace Love & Understanding |
Depressing isn't it? Yet another war breaks out. Civilians have their homes reduced to rubble, lose their loved ones and are terrorised by another government. Doesn't that make the Russian leaders&nbs...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:45:00 GMT |
My weekend |
Yesterday morning, Mrs Douglip decided to go to work and do some Saturday overtime. This gave me the perfect opportunity to get some vocal takes done for my latest work-in-progress. It's a song I rece...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:20:00 GMT |
