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Join the band: Formed the band with Keith & Steve January 2007
Why did you joint Time-Bomb? Keith and I had a bloody good plan and
that plan is Time-Bomb
Previous bands: 2 Tonic, Urban Rhythm, Big
Brother Soul, The Feelgood Factor, Cellophane Lane, Shinbone
Alley
Technical Stuff:
Guitars
Musicman Stingray
Bass Guitar (1994)
Musicman Sterling Bass Guitar
(2001)
Ibanez Acoustic Bass Guitar (2007)
Takermine EG440SG electro
acoustic six sting guitar (2008)
Amplifiers
Ampeg SVT-3 Pro 450 watt amplifier (2006)
Cabinets
Ashdown
Mini 1 x 15 350 watt Bass Cabinet
Ashdown
Mini 4 x 8 600 Watt Top Cabinet.
Effects etc
Alesis 3630 Duel Compressor / Limiter /
Gate
Behringer Power-Light System
Ashdown 'Lomenzo' Bass Hyperdrive distortion pedal
Boss GT-6 Multi effects pedal
Byerdynamic S250 Wireless
System
Korg Toneworks Digital Tuner
DTR-1,
Cases
Smith Brother 4U Rack Effects Case
Flight Case Direct 2U Rack Amp Case
Spider Pedal Board Flight Case
Musicman & Hiscox Hard Cases for the basses & guitars
Leads, strings and things
Whirlwind Leads
Elites Stadium 40/100 Strings.
Union Jack and Rasta Scratch Plates from
Dicky the Sticks at Aristocrat Signs
Favourite Time-Bomb song: English Boy
Best Time-Bomb show: The fist
Quadrophenia show at the Brook in Aug 2008
Influences:
Norman Watt-Roy (Ian Dury & the Blockheads),
The late great John Entwistle and after watching the man live, Bruce
Foxton.
Interests: Skiing, Cycling, Motor-biking, Travelling, Drinking, Canoeing, Playing,
Diving, or anything with an 'ing' including sleeping
Best thing you ever did: Probably climbing up Mount Kinabalu (4095 meters) took me two days
but it was awesome.
FTJ show at Southampton Guildhall, photo by: Alison Orchard
The Brook 2007 Alison Orchard
Eastleigh Festival 2005 left (Holloway Photography)
The Brook 2007 right (Alison Orchard)
They call Simon "Greebo" for a reason and this is it,
his much loved Triumph Speed Triple
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