As I have a few amps for sale and was offering potential buyers the opportunity to demo them I wondered whether it might be a viable proposition to organise a day of demos for forum members to bring amps or themselves/guitars/pedalboards to try a load of different stuff out. I know I would have loved to try out different amps when I was beginning my search.
I have a shared rehearsal room (big with two rooms, though they are not isolated very well from one another) which my old band have on a Monday. My two sons have the room on Fridays and Saturdays, so by arrangement we could have those days or both from midnight Friday morning through till midnight on Saturday night (I dont think a Monday would be a viable option really). Its in Nottingham, parking is a bit problematic but for guys bringing amps we could arrange drop offs then nip off to park close by.
Format could be open to interesting options, either use the PA to play backing tracks, just jam with or without a drummer, or just play an amp you're interested in solo.
So if you are selling anything and would like to offer a demo would you be interested? As people signed up we'd update a list of available gear. Everybody selling would have to agree to keep the gear on demo till the end of the day so people coming a distance would get to try it even though it might have been 'sold' (y'know like the red dot thingy at art galleries). People bringing an amp for others to demo even though its not for sale would be another option. Rather like going to Coda/Peach without the volume restrictions! (and probably without much of the nice stuff too, but who knows!!)
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@Adam_MD @Rowby1 @mrkb @John_A Andy Richmond +1 (not on theFB)
@paulmapp8306
Amps:-
Dr Z EZG
Redplate Blackverb
Ceriatone 1987 clone
Ceriatone OTS
Ceriatone DZ-30
Dr Z Maz 18
AMT Preamp + Magnum 44
Homemade JTM 18
Mesa Transatlantic and a Zilla cab
Axe FX2 + Atomic CLR
Axe FX2 + Matrix + Zilla 2x12
5W SE Dumble Clone
18W D'Lite
Univalve Clone
Fender Machete
Pedals:-
Wampler Pinnacle Deluxe
Menatone Shut Up and Drive
Menatone Top Boost In a Can
Menatone Workingmans Blue
Providence SOV-1
Xotic RC boost.
TC Nova Reverb
Juansolo Small Klone
Dr J Green Crystal
Homebrewed pedals various (Andy Richmond)
Misc:-
Line 6 JTV-59 modelling guitar.
Any prefs? Obviously a Saturday would be best. I'm away 9th-17th May so it'll be after that I would think. Only option before then would be 2nd May but that would be a bit too soon I reckon.
Bandcamp
Spotify, Apple et al
Shit I forgot the second rule of amp demo day Midlands - Don't tell Cirrus
Me too, prefer to avoid holiday weekends