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…

• Drinks

  Coffee, preferably by IV drip

• Sports Teams

  Keep ’em!

• Band

  Solo (check me out on Spotify!)

• Before GV

  University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex)

• Likes

  Les bon temps rolling

• Dislikes

  Les 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

  Be nice or leave! (Dr Bob)

• 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

  Eastwood Airline Tritone

  1960 Airline N-5 Archtop

  1959 Silvertone 1423 "Jupiter"

  1958 Silvertone Artist

  1937 National Electric Spanish

  Peavey Classic Mini Head

  1970s Leslie Rotary Speaker Cabinet

  1960s Silvertone 1482 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

• Role

  Sales

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