Rochester Music Cafe Band

Video from the Rochester Music Cafe event I did back in February...


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  1. Exile on Pain Street2 April 2014 at 20:40

    Fantastic. So glad you posted this. What are you playing there and what's it plugged into?

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    1. Furtheron3 April 2014 at 09:30

      My PRS CE22 - used that as needs a humbucker sound and a vibrato.
      Through a Boss Chorus - on all the time.
      Into my Hughes and Ketner Dual 6L6 2x12 combo - great amp. But... bloody heavy. I'm thinking of getting rid of it and something a little more versatile and portable, although the Dual sounds just great!

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  2. Wil3 April 2014 at 00:48

    That was pretty good, I was diggin' it. Was that one gal in the front playing with her phone the whole time though?

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    1. Furtheron3 April 2014 at 09:28

      She had the lyrics on her phone! What is the younger generation coming to eh?

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  3. MunirGhiasuddin4 April 2014 at 14:59

    Very nice.
    Too bad that talented people need to eat and feed the family as well imagine what one can do if life's duties did not get in the way.

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  4. Twisted Scottish Bastard5 April 2014 at 23:33

    It's difficult to get the real feel for the music, it sounded very "tinny" on my home computer seup.

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  5. Unknown7 April 2014 at 17:47

    Very cool. It seemed like you had fun.

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