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Hey guys -
Just thought I'd share my St. Paddy's Day experience. I met Chris a few times in the past at Savatage shows, and last year when I teched for him at Progpower. We've sort of kept in touch via e-mail, talking gear etc.
Anyway - I saw that he was looking for bassists, and he was looking for possibly an additional guitarist.
I got an e-mail from him last Sunday that yes, my bassist and I could have a shot - how was Thurs for a tryout?
So... we crammed on 3-4 songs for 3 days... while I have school exams, etc going on as well. Fast forward to Thurs
Show up at Chris' place on Thurs at 4:00, he invites us in. Shoot the bull for a bit, then head up to the room where Protools is set up.
We tune up, plug in , and go.
Well, he is a MONSTER player. I always thought he was real good as a guitarist and under-rated... but man, standing about 3 feet away from him, listening to a clear mix and being able to see his hands... he is REALLY under-rated as a player. He is a f**king monster!! [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
Anyway - 3 days prep and his alternate tunings (13 on 22 songs!!) made it real hard to get the material. I felt like a beginner ! [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] I knew about 5 minutes into it that I was not going to cut it, but finished out the 3 tunes.
Chris was REAL cool about it. We all ended up going out for drinks with some of his band.
I had been speaking with him prior to this about some teching... so you may see me anyway at some of the shows if you go to any of the gigs.
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PS: He did like my Erie Dess soloist 7 - said he had never seen that finish.
Just thought I'd share my St. Paddy's Day experience. I met Chris a few times in the past at Savatage shows, and last year when I teched for him at Progpower. We've sort of kept in touch via e-mail, talking gear etc.
Anyway - I saw that he was looking for bassists, and he was looking for possibly an additional guitarist.
I got an e-mail from him last Sunday that yes, my bassist and I could have a shot - how was Thurs for a tryout?
So... we crammed on 3-4 songs for 3 days... while I have school exams, etc going on as well. Fast forward to Thurs
Show up at Chris' place on Thurs at 4:00, he invites us in. Shoot the bull for a bit, then head up to the room where Protools is set up.
We tune up, plug in , and go.
Well, he is a MONSTER player. I always thought he was real good as a guitarist and under-rated... but man, standing about 3 feet away from him, listening to a clear mix and being able to see his hands... he is REALLY under-rated as a player. He is a f**king monster!! [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
Anyway - 3 days prep and his alternate tunings (13 on 22 songs!!) made it real hard to get the material. I felt like a beginner ! [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] I knew about 5 minutes into it that I was not going to cut it, but finished out the 3 tunes.
Chris was REAL cool about it. We all ended up going out for drinks with some of his band.
I had been speaking with him prior to this about some teching... so you may see me anyway at some of the shows if you go to any of the gigs.
[img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
PS: He did like my Erie Dess soloist 7 - said he had never seen that finish.
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