1 Uppers Rehearsal
Last night the 1 Uppers assembled for rehearsal. It’s been a little while since we were all together, and last night we were without our drummer. Eric is a busy guy and is occasionally unavailable, so we plodded along with the help of our substitute techno-drummer “Al E Sis”. We ran through some new songs last night; Jon and David continue to bring beautiful new songs to our set and it’s a pleasure to be a part of the music. Caben is rock-solid on bass which helps keeps the rest of us loonies in line. And of course Kris is just plain old amazing… he laid down a solo last night that gave me goosebumps.
It’s gratifying to hear the warm gritty tone of my telecaster straight into the amp. As much as I enjoy the tone of my Line6 gear, it’s just so fabulous to hear the uncolored sound of the guitar. A big salute to the Lollar pickups, Joe Barden bridge, compensated brass saddles and sneaky four-way pickup switch. This was all Kris’ idea and it turned my run-of-the-mill tele into a lovely tone machine.
I’ll be working on my guitar parts this weekend and hoping we’ll get a chance to finish up our recording soon. I need to track some solos and fills, and then we’ll add those final bits of audio candy to wrap up the CD. It’s been a good summer for music, and I’m playing more guitar than I have in years. I am very lucky to have a family that supports my love of music and tolerates all the madness that comes with it.