A fun night was had by all at the Williamstown RSL tonight, by golly...
First set, I brought out the new member of the family- a Cort strat copy I bought Tuesday, and set up yesterday. Picked it up at a hock shop for $150AUD. 2 point trem, Squier body (apparently they build the MIK Squiers)routed h/s/h, kinda creamy, off-white colour, maple neck, 1 ply pg, std pups. The worst thing about it is the BONE-fugly headstock. I can see a flapper-disc-on-the-angle-grinder session in my immediate future... Pups are pretty thin sounding, so they are coming OUT. Trem stays in tune really well (used it for 6 songs, including Peter Gunn- riding the talent bar!!). I picked up a freebie Squier which I was going to upgrade, but this one beats it into the ground. The freebie is going to the teenage boys....
We have been working with a guy who's been doing an Elvis show, so we got him up for 7 songs tonight; Blue Suede Shoes, Trouble, See See Rider, Johnny B Goode, Jailhouse Rock, Lawdy Miss Claudie, and Little Sister. Great fun, and the crowd dug the amped-up rockabilly style backing. Dialled up some slapback in the ol' Zoom pedal, middle position on the switch and instant authentic-ish guitar sound!!
We were supposed to finish at 11, but we were having such a good one, and the dancers wouldn't stop, so I decided to run them into the ground... 40 minutes overtime!! The extra paid for the post-gig pizzas.
BTW, got some gear photos up on our website, if you wanna take a squizz.