Bristol Guitar Show - Sunday 6th April - Ashton Gate Football Stadium

newi123

firepaulmusic said:

Enjoyed the day as it was a chance to catch up with old mates but I thought the show didn't seem quite as big as previous years. The UA Enigmatic pedal got me thinking about an easier direct solution than my FM9. The red SG caught my eye. The RD amps sounded great. Wish they could lay on some better food like the Brum show used to do. Didn't bother with any of the live demos as nothing interested me. I think they should put a band on just for the fun of it. Purchases included some Fretboard Batter and a pick made of Vietnamese Water Buffalo bone...

Did you chat to the UA guys and try one? 

firepaulmusic

newi123 said:

firepaulmusic said:

Enjoyed the day as it was a chance to catch up with old mates but I thought the show didn't seem quite as big as previous years. The UA Enigmatic pedal got me thinking about an easier direct solution than my FM9. The red SG caught my eye. The RD amps sounded great. Wish they could lay on some better food like the Brum show used to do. Didn't bother with any of the live demos as nothing interested me. I think they should put a band on just for the fun of it. Purchases included some Fretboard Batter and a pick made of Vietnamese Water Buffalo bone...

Did you chat to the UA guys and try one? 

Yes I did, they were really friendly and happy to swap out different pedals on to their live board...

Jetfire

@welshboyo Id have recognised you, if you invited me up *sob*

Where's the pics of the event then? No video walk throughs etc?

maltingsaudio

chickenbonejohn said:

maltingsaudio said:

My tea was excellent and free! The pastie from the downstairs bar was awful but filled a gap.

The live demos were good @chickenbonejohn was excellent my favourite of the day, and Connor Thomas a real gentleman and he’ll of a player. The Flatley guys were great too .

Thanks for the sound...so easy to work with you and it sounded great on stage for me. I was amused when one guy came up to me afterwards and asked me what backing track I was using, as he couldn't  figure out how I got it to stop and come in at various points. When I pointed to my foot and said that was my drum machine and I was just using a stomper board he seemed even more confused! I suppose it must have all sounded pretty full and cohesive in the room, so on balance I took it as a compliment! We nearly sold out of stomper boards and sold a few guitars after my spot, so thanks for helping me put the show across.

My pleasure and thankyou for the kind words, happy to hear you had a good show. Need to mention it was my cohort Cody who actually did your mix I was off getting the pastie , and when I came back he was doing such a good job left him to it

Crazed_Fandango

The show seemed a bit smaller than last year and hope this isn't a downward trend. I was also looking forward to the great food that's usually available, but strangely the restaurant was shut.

I picked up a couple of pedals from Frederic Effects and had a chat with Tim.  It was good to see Frethound guitars there again and they sold more than they did at the `Birmingham' show (in Solihull).  I was tempted by the Vyse amps, but still in the honeymoon period with my Hiwatt.

Hello Sailor Effects are very likely to be there next year.