MEET THE TEAM!

DEL THE GUVNOR

• Role

  Head Tea Boy

• Birth date

  Unknown, possibly Pre-CBS, but looks more like Pre War

• From

  Apparently Cockney…

• Marital Status

  Married

• Drives

  His chauffeur mad

• Drinks

  Oh yeah, all the time!

• Sports Teams

  Anything that involves sitting around watching someone else do the hard work

• Band

  Nah did all that malarky back in the day!

• Before GV

  You mean there was a before GV?

• Likes

  A nice meal & a movie… maybe a little tipple to wash it all down (there’s a theme running here)

• Listens To

  Stung, Mark Knobbler, Gazza and all that Rock n Roll mocka!

• Heroes

  Me Mam!

• Most Famous Sayings

  Hold the phone!… Oi you muppet!… Bish Bash Bosh…And lots of others far too rude to print!

• Describes Self As

  The Daddy

RICHARD

• Role

  Salesperson / Maitre D / Clerk

• Birth date

  AD we think!

• From

  Originally, the Midlands, we’re not sure

• Stature

  He’s very handsome, elegant, mature and intelligent

• Marital Status

  You’ll have to ask him

• Drives

  Slowly

• Drinks

  Not really

• Band

  Classic Rock, Blues with a sprinkle of Progressive Metal

• Before GV

  Proper job

• Likes

  People with manners with the ability to show respect and communicate clearly

• Listens To

  The Daily GV Mix Tape

• Heroes

  “Just for one day”

• Describes Self As

  Overstated

Adam

• Role

  Sales, blog author, general handyman

• Birth date

  Yesterday

• From

  Bracknell (not proudly)

• Stature

  Always told I’d do well in a famine…

• Marital Status

  Off the market

• Drives

  Either a tiny car or a slightly bigger car

• Drinks

  Coffee, preferably by IV drip

• Sports Teams

  Keep ’em!

• Band

  Solo (check me out on Spotify!)

• Before GV

  Wanting to work at GV

• Likes

  Le bon temps rolling

• Dislikes

  Le bon temps not rolling

• Listens To

  Blues (especially 1920s-1940s), early R’n’B, soul, funk, outlaw country, New Orleans jazz

• Heroes

  Charley Patton, James Brown, Mark Knopfler, Tom Waits, Jack White, Waylon Jennings

• Most Famous Sayings

  Misery is the river of the world (cheers, Tom, for that one!)

• Eats

  New Orleans cuisine – jambalaya, crawfish pie, filé gumbo!

• Describes Self As

  A brown-eyed handsome man

• Others Describe Him As

  A common-as-muck bloke

• Gear

  Recording King Single-Cone Resonator

  Taylor 210

  Sigma 12 String

  Sigma Special Edition 00K2-42S

  1960 Airline N-5 Archtop

  Eastwood Airline Tritone

  Silvertone 1423 Reissue

  Peavey Bandit

  Fender Ramparte

  Peavey Classic Mini Head

  1970s Leslie Rotary Speaker

SAM

• Role

  Guitar Tech & Sales (vintage specialist)

• From

  Farnborough

• Stature

  Round

• Marital Status

  Seeking and destroying

• Drives

  Horribly

• Drinks

  Rola Cola and Bacardi

• Sports Teams

  Scouse *******

• Band

  The Standards

• Before GV

  Numark Alesis

• Likes

  Legs, Breasts & Wings

• Dislikes

  Numark Alesis

• Heroes

  Mr Kipling

• Describes Self As

  Comfortable

• Gear

  Gibson 1959 Les Paul VOS Lemonburst

  Robert Keeley Blues Driver

  Gibson 1961 ES335 VOS Cherry

  Robert Keeley Delay

  Fender Tele Custom Lake Placid Blue

  Wampler Hot Wired, Martin HD28E Retro

  Wampler Delay

  1950’s Framus Archtop

  Wampler Reverb, Fender 59 Reissue Bassman

  Wampler Black 65

  Hughes & Kettner Statesman

  Korg Pitchblack

  Laney VC100

  BBE Sonic Stomp

  Fender Blues Junior

  Line 6 M5

  Fender Frontman 65

  Vox Wah

  Laney Linebacker Combo

DAVID

• Role

  Demigod

• From

  Yet another Alton one

• Stature

  Diminutive

• Drives

  A big car for my big gear (see below)

• Sports Teams

  Team Sport

• Band

  Dendera, Season’s End, Dust N’ Bones, Save The Last Dance, looking for ideally at least 10 more bands…apply within.

• Before GV

  Student, then music retail, then rock star, then jobless bum

• Likes

  Partying

• Dislikes

  Hangovers

• Listens To

  Everything, but especially metal, prog rock and Radio 4

• Heroes

  John Petrucci, David Gilmour, Guthrie Govan

• Describes Self As

  Tall, dark, handsome

• Others Describe Him As

  Short, pale, delusional

• Gear

  PRS 513

  SMB Custom 7-string “The Stantonator”

  SMB Custom 7-string “Stantopia”

  Fender Custom Shop “Gilmour Deluxe”

  Fender American Special Telecaster

  Gibson Les Paul Standard 2005

  Gibson Les Paul Standard 2002

  Gibson ’84 Reissue Explorer

  Gibson Flying V XPL 1985

  Music Man StingRay 5 HH

  Taylor 312ce

  Bare Knuckle Pickups

  Mesa Boogie Mark V

  Marshall JCM2000 DSL50

  Mesa Boogie Rectifier 4×12 & 2×12

  Blackstar HT-5R

  Ampeg Portaflex 500

  Voodoo Lab Ground Control & GCX

  Jim Dunlop Rack Cry Baby

  Boss RE-202 Space Echo

  Strymon BigSky

  Strymon Timeline

  Strymon Mobius

  Strymon Ojai

  Xotic SP Compressor

  Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini

  ISP Decimator Pro Rack G

  Electro Harmonix Holy Grail

  MXR Custom Shop La Machine

  LR Baggs Para DI

  Roger Mayer D1 Active DI

  Fishman Aura Concert Pedal

  Line 6 DL4

  Tech 21 Sans Amp Bass Driver DI

  Morley Mark Tremonti Power Wah

  …Plus plenty more!

• Role

  Bradministrator

• Birth date

  Same year as Squier

• From

  Bordon

• Marital Status

  Yes

• Drives

  GT86

• Drinks

  Yorkshire Tea brewed for 3 minutes. Milk in last!

• Sports Teams

  No

• Band

  Find me a ska band…

• Before GV

  Gardens and bird parks

• Likes

  An upstroke

• Listens To

  Ska, Reggae, Punk

• Eats

  Soup

• Gear

  Left-Handed Fender Player Strat

  Left-Handed Fender Player Tele

  Left-Handed Gretsch Streamliner G2622

  Left-Handed Epiphone Les Paul

  Left-Handed Rathbone No.6 Mahogany Parlour

  Left-Handed Faith Naked Venus

  Left-Handed Fender Hot Rod Deville 212

  Left-Handed Boss Katana

  Left-Footed Cry Baby

Tom

• Role

  Videographer, Photographer, Creative Genius

• From

  Russia with love is the worst Bond film

• Stature

  Over fed

• Drives

  The team forward with my sheer inspirational presence

• Drinks

  Yes

• Sports Teams

  F1 is alright, everything else is a bit too boring

• Band

  Too many to list

• Before GV

  Taking pictures for someone else

• Likes

  Coffee, Cars, Something witty beginning with C

• Dislikes

  1.Bad Spelling 2. Lists 3. Irrony

• Listens To

  No One

• Heroes

  Prefer Quality Street

• Most Famous Sayings

  It's a bit of a cheese sandwich, Tea?

• Describes Self As

  A Big Beautiful Blonde Bombshell

• Others Describe Him As

  A Ghost of a Hollowed out Choirboy

• Gear

  1959 Fender Stratocaster (Possibly a Reissue)

  1959 Les Paul Standard x3 (Promise!)

  Harmony H-1260

  Carr Super Bee 1x12

  All Sorts of pedals for the TONE!!!

• Role

  Accounts

• Gear

  Calculator