So...trying to narrow down a date for this, it looks like the best days are Sunday afternoons starting at about 2:00, and February looks like about the soonest we could do it. So I'm thinking February 20th from 2:00-7:00 or so. How does that work out for you all?
I think it would be helpful (to me at least) to have people bring interesting cabinets and speakers, as well as their amps. This way we can get some idea of what the fuss is about regarding various amp versions, EVMs, Thiele cabs and so forth. It would also be great to do some impromptu workshops (e.g. "how to tune your PI trimmer"
). The previous feedback about having separate rooms for this is well-taken: I can easily see how this might end up being a train wreck (no offense, Ken) of everybody playing every amp all at once. However, I don't have a facility that can supply several different rooms. There are basically two rooms here, one is the sanctuary and one is the storage room. So suggestions from people who have helped organize this kind of thing before are welcome. My main goal is to compare notes, compare tones, and meet some people I've wanted to meet for a long time. From the looks of things thusfar in this thread, we have about 6 people threatening to come, and I think keeping it under a dozen or so mitigates the issue of having too many people playing at the same time. If we get more, great, but we'll want to overflow into that storage area, I bet.
This being a church, I would remind people to treat it with respect: beer is unfortunately not welcome, although there are good microbreweries in the area for afterward.
So...let me know about the date, and keep the suggestions coming.
