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| Band Profile: Mike Steele Guitar/vocals  |
I started playing guitar at 10 years old during which time I was listening and influenced by the Beatles, Hollies and Shadows. My first guitar was a Rosseti Lucky 7 white semi of course which I played through a Dallas 4-watter amp, which was later replaced with an AC30. This amp had 6 inputs which allowed the whole band to go through it! Gear list
Mesa Boogie DC5
Roland Cube 60
Fender BAJA Telecaster
Fender Thin Line
Telecaster Gibson Fatneck 339
Cort Electro Acoustic
Full tone Distortion
Full tone Overdrive
Boss Reverb
Boss Tuner
Boss Phaser
At 18, I gave up playing the guitar in favour of football, girls and beer (not necessarily in that order). It wasn’t until my first marriage ended that I took up the guitar again and joined the Bob Pearce blues band in 1982. I went on to form the now famous Mikeys Rock and Soul Band with Arnie Cottral, Steve Groves, Sid Carter and Steve Roberts. When this had run its course I joined ‘Soul Survivors’ a great band fronted by Chris Shakespeare. Following on from this fabulous band was Rufus Stone, who I played with for 7 years playing some great venues and support slots, their keyboard player at the time was Ray Drury. When Ray and I left Rufus Stone, we played in various R&B line-ups one of which ‘The Steam Machine’ still runs to date. When Simon asked me if I was interested in joining a Steely Dan tribute band, I jumped at the chance. The commitment, enthusiasm and high level of musicianship in the band makes this by far the most challenging and rewarding band I have been involved with. It truly is a labour of love...Fantastic! |
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