I've FINALLY got a surf band!

dp

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
United States

Posted on Jan 29 2012 12:03 PM

irv78 wrote:

Thank you so much everybody for the very kind and
encouraging comments!

hlieboff59 wrote:

What guitar are you using to play that?

I've used a Jaguar with Curtis Novak vintage style
pickups (bridge pickup in this song), into a RI tank,
into a '62 blonde bandmaster ...

... and turned it up really loud

i use a Curtis Novak in the '51 RI Precision bass...Novak makes excellent pickups that sound just right...

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tahitijack

Joined: Nov 03, 2006
Posts: 693
San Clemente, CA
United States

Posted on Jan 29 2012 06:37 PM

I enjoyed listening. All the best to you and your band. BTW I enjoy skiing in Austria. So far I've been to (please excuse the spelling) Innsbrook, Ischgl, Hentertux, St. Antion, Kitzbuehl, St Christoff, Lecht and Zurs. The Austrian people are always very kind and helpful when an American skier is lost.

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irv78

Joined: Jun 26, 2009
Posts: 99
Austria
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Posted on Jul 06 2012 03:43 AM

Hi guys,
time for a small update. Our band "Wetter" just had our first gig last Saturday in Vienna at the "Literaturhaus". And it was great! We had support of some young poets that made haikus for each of our songs that were recited before each song.

What amazed us the most was the positive reaction of the (small) crowd to our music - some were even dancing. Of course we made a lot of mistakes but all in all it didn't matter ...

wetter on facebook
wetter on reverbnation

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NIB

Joined: Aug 02, 2010
Posts: 111
Vienna/Austria
Austria

Posted on Jul 06 2012 04:47 AM

nice, any more gigs planned?

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Matt22

Joined: Feb 15, 2007
Posts: 2858
Fredericksburg, Virginia
United States

Posted on Jul 06 2012 03:21 PM

Awesome time! I'd love to have been there!

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vintagesurfdude

Joined: Nov 28, 2011
Posts: 795
Prescott Valley, AZ
United States

Posted on Jul 06 2012 03:56 PM

Don't sweat the mistakes... You are playing in front of people! Not everybody can or gets to do that. Awesome !!

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irv78

Joined: Jun 26, 2009
Posts: 99
Austria
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Posted on Jul 06 2012 04:01 PM

Thank you guys! We were really having a great time at our first gig!

Our next gig will be next week on Friday 13th in Bad Gleichenberg in southern Styria. But there are already plans for playing in Vienna again this autumn. I'll let you know!

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bigtikidude

Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25685
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
United States

Posted on Jul 06 2012 10:23 PM

No Bass player?
well I guess it worked for the Bel-Airs,
but they did have a Piano player.

congrats and continued success.

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Admiral_Fishwich

Joined: Nov 21, 2010
Posts: 118
surfin' Lake Ontario
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Posted on Jul 07 2012 09:27 AM

Looks great. Congrats.

It's always amazing what a positive reaction a crowd has to surf music. It just makes people smile. And I suspect the folks playing the music are the only ones noticing the mistakes - at least that's my experience. Do you have any video clips of the gig?

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dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Jan 29 2012 12:03 PM irv78 wrote: Thank you so much everybody for the very kind and encouraging comments! hlieboff59 wrote: What guitar are you using to play that? I've used a Jaguar with Curtis Novak vintage style pickups (bridge pickup in this song), into a RI tank, into a '62 blonde bandmaster ... ... and turned it up really loud i use a Curtis Novak in the '51 RI Precision bass...Novak makes excellent pickups that sound just right... Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 693 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Jan 29 2012 06:37 PM I enjoyed listening. All the best to you and your band. BTW I enjoy skiing in Austria. So far I've been to (please excuse the spelling) Innsbrook, Ischgl, Hentertux, St. Antion, Kitzbuehl, St Christoff, Lecht and Zurs. The Austrian people are always very kind and helpful when an American skier is lost. — Happy Sunsets! Top
irv78 Joined: Jun 26, 2009 Posts: 99 Austria	Posted on Jul 06 2012 03:43 AM Hi guys, time for a small update. Our band "Wetter" just had our first gig last Saturday in Vienna at the "Literaturhaus". And it was great! We had support of some young poets that made haikus for each of our songs that were recited before each song. What amazed us the most was the positive reaction of the (small) crowd to our music - some were even dancing. Of course we made a lot of mistakes but all in all it didn't matter ... wetter on facebook wetter on reverbnation — Last edited: Jul 06, 2012 03:44:45 Top
NIB Joined: Aug 02, 2010 Posts: 111 Vienna/Austria	Posted on Jul 06 2012 04:47 AM nice, any more gigs planned? Top
Matt22 Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2858 Fredericksburg, Virginia	Posted on Jul 06 2012 03:21 PM Awesome time! I'd love to have been there! — Matt "tha Kat" Lentz Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020 Skippyandtheskipjacks.net https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015 The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014 www.theamazingcoconauts.com Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013 http://www.gcmband.com/ The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009 the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007 http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html Top
vintagesurfdude Joined: Nov 28, 2011 Posts: 795 Prescott Valley, AZ	Posted on Jul 06 2012 03:56 PM Don't sweat the mistakes... You are playing in front of people! Not everybody can or gets to do that. Awesome !! Top
irv78 Joined: Jun 26, 2009 Posts: 99 Austria	Posted on Jul 06 2012 04:01 PM Thank you guys! We were really having a great time at our first gig! Our next gig will be next week on Friday 13th in Bad Gleichenberg in southern Styria. But there are already plans for playing in Vienna again this autumn. I'll let you know! — Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25685 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jul 06 2012 10:23 PM No Bass player? well I guess it worked for the Bel-Airs, but they did have a Piano player. congrats and continued success. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Admiral_Fishwich Joined: Nov 21, 2010 Posts: 118 surfin' Lake Ontario	Posted on Jul 07 2012 09:27 AM Looks great. Congrats. It's always amazing what a positive reaction a crowd has to surf music. It just makes people smile. And I suspect the folks playing the music are the only ones noticing the mistakes - at least that's my experience. Do you have any video clips of the gig? — the Undead Bureaucrats http://www.facebook.com/TheUndeadBureaucrats The Rum Sweats Top

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