The 1Uppers Ride Again
Last night we assembled The 1Uppers for a (nearly) full-band rehearsal… we were missing one guitarist, so I got to hold down the fort with my trusty Telecaster. Man, that’s a great guitar. I had a blast working on those songs with the band, and we’re starting to sound pretty dang good. Jon Hyde is positively slaying the pedal steel parts on these songs. He seems to have an endless supply of interesting licks. I’m going to need to do a lot of practicing to keep up!
I need to buy a combo amp for these kinds of gigs, and I’ve decided to look around for a used Fender Twin or perhaps a Hot Rod Deluxe. Either amp would be great for general use. I just can’t show up for 1Uppers gigs with my rack setup. It just doesn’t seem right… 🙂
The Tele sounds surprisingly warm and is really comfortable to play on these songs. Part of the joy of playing guitar is the feel of the instrument, and this guitar has a lot of goodness.