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So my co-writer in the band and I are starting to rehearse our second album...
...(backstory) We wrote and recorded two albums, got a band together, are almost done teaching them the first album...
...(back to our story) and we realized we need a ton of gear and maybe even a sixth person to pull it off. This would discourage many musicians, but not It Rhymes With Orange. Welcoming the challenge, we gathered the minimum amount of gear needed for the two of us to play our parts. They are as follows:
Me:
RIC 380L PZ
RIC 360/12v64
Ric-O-Sound box
Line 6 DM4 Delay unit
Boss Distortion pedal (the cheap orange one - of course)
Jangle Box
Morley A/B switch
Roland JC 120 amp
Fender Princeton Chorus (will switch for the Cyber Twin outside the house)
Crumar CPB-1 bass pedals
Hartke bass practice amp (for home practice only)
Stompbox switches for both guitar amps
Capo
Matt:
Schecter electric guitar (a nice one)
Chandler elec lap steel
Vox Pathfinder amp
A big damn sampler machine
A big Fender tube amp... a Deville maybe?
Capo
Several stompboxes
Shared gear:
Roland synth with lots of funky knobs
Alesis synth with slightly less funky buttons
In addition to this, we have a set drummer, a latin percussion dude, and a bass playing friend in the band. We may need a 'utility' man to play guitar and keyboard. Hopefully not though. It's hard enough to get 5 people together with day jobs and all.
So we played the first four songs (it's a prog concept album) and I am having a hard time (as I always have) balancing my body while maneuvering the bass pedals and singing.
Would it help if I had shoes on? Being that it's Florida and all I just feel wrong wearing shoes in the house, but I might give them a try if it will help.
Everyone is hereby encouraged to share any and all bass pedals-related advice and/or stories. Cheers, JD