That’s so sweet, thank you! But we are just playing local bars, nothing too fancy and no internet presence (yet?). It’s bluegrass, and I play banjo in it.
I built a pedal board to use in my band (lake effect is in the band name); it’s basically a box with a slot to route power out of, and to the velcro’d down pedals on top.
It was my first time using a dremel to engrave, and I’m happy with how that turned out! I traced the characters from a print out, then engraved the outline, then the fill, then painted the inside.
The wood is stained cedar with a couple of coats of poly. The main body was put together with pocket hole joinery.
I think playing the melody with harmony is such a great trick! It sounds really nice, and gives the melody tons of body, plus if it’s well executed it can demonstrate an impressive mind-meld between the performers. I don’t do it enough in my band, but we do a run through blackberry blossom’s A section with harmony and it’s slick!
Someone posted about frozen cocktails and mentioned this one from Jeffrey Morganthaler, and my interest was piqued! It was interesting to see Campari in this context; the bitterness was different from what you normally get from a frozen drink, and added a nice complexity.
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 oz orange juice
- ¾ oz simple syrup
Mix with 8 oz ice in a blender, then blend until smooth, adding extra ice as necessary. Garnish with an orange wedge.