Originally Posted by: haghj500Sounds like things went pretty well.

How long did you guys practice together?[/QUOTE]
This time around, we practiced for just about 2 hours, but only because the Bassist had to leave after that.

Originally Posted by: haghj500How many of the songs you were learning did you play?[/QUOTE]
All three. Surprisingly enough, I actually managed to play the intro to one of their fastest songs fluently right there, despite never having pushed it beyond 75% speed when practicing alone...

Originally Posted by: haghj500Did they seems surprised or happy with what you did learn?[/QUOTE]
They seemed satisfied, at least. So that's probably a yes to that one :)

Originally Posted by: haghj500You happy with how the new pickups worked and did you get the sounds your were hoping for? Things can sound different playing with a full band.[/QUOTE]
They were on fire! Not literally, but I hope you get the point. The Oil City Pickups I have in my Les Paul just kicked ass. Hell, the other guitarist was blown away by how great they sounded! And he plays a custom home-built guitar that he created from scratch with plenty of money for great materials (except the fretboard)!

Originally Posted by: haghj500Did you have moments that you felt like you were connecting with them.[/QUOTE]
Not really. There were a few times where it just sounded like we had been rehearsing together for years, but I didn't really feel like I was connected to any of them at any point...

[QUOTE=haghj500]What did you think of the drummer?

F***ing good. One of the best drummers I've played with yet, and one of the best drummers in an upcoming band that I've ever heard. If things continue with this band, I'll have to ask him if he wants to help me out with my solo-career on the side, by delivering some drumming on a couple of tracks :)

[QUOTE=haghj500]Do you have more songs to learn before the next practice?

Nope. Or rather, I didn't get any instruction on how to play the last 3 songs I've been able to listen to, so I'll just keep rehearsing the ones I already know and maybe try and figure one of the remaining songs out by ear.

[QUOTE=haghj500]What do you think of the singer?

I've heard better singers, but by Punk Rock-standards, he's pretty okay. Not the one I'd pick if I could put together whatever band I wanted, but for this band, he's okay.

Why no interest in the Bassist? Not that it matters, since he's only number 3 on my list of favorite Bassists out of the ones I've played with, but he's still an integral part of the band.

[QUOTE=haghj500]Which guitar did you take to play with them?

I brought two guitars. My Les Paul, as mentioned earlier, and my SG, in case I had a popped string on the LP... That didn't happen, so the SG didn't get any exercise today... I thought of bringing my ES-345, but then I realized that it just doesn't do harder music as well as it does classic rock and blues.

[QUOTE=haghj500]Do you know how many songs they know that makes up their set list?

Well, I know they have 11 recorded songs, 6 of which I've been able to hear, and since the show on January 31st is late during an evening with multiple bands on the bill, I think they'll be playing for an hour or so, which with their songs translates to something like 10-13 songs... Too many to learn in 4 weeks without sacrificing technique-practice time :)

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. I'll try to answer them :)

In the meantime, I'll try and get some technical practice done now. I've been leaving that out just to learn those three songs...