Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what gear we started with and what gear we ended up with – along with a discussion of why.
Previous years: [2019] [2020] [2021][2022][2023]
Nothing To See Here
The band is still on hiatus. Real life (work, emergency surgery, aging family) has left no time or energy for the band this year.
Any Plans For 2025?
If the planets align, then I’ll pick up a second acoustic guitar for gigging and recording with.
As much as I love my Auden Bowman 45, there’s no getting away from it: it really benefits from different strings for different uses. If I want to play with a pick, then the guitar loves Optima Bronze strings. For finger style, though, the guitar needs something like a set of Martin Retro Monel strings.
For open-mic nights, it’s not a big deal. But I was switching playing styles for longer sets, and I would like to record both playing styles too without burning through new sets of strings every time.
I do have a specific guitar in mind, but at the time of writing I’ve no idea if it’s still gathering dust in the music shop where I found it (which is why I’m being cagey about telling you too much about it 😁).
I need those planets to align first though.