So, basically, this guy started talking big and said that Ryan would amount to absolutely nothing in music and would never be in a good band. Well, Erik and Ryan read this over and were like "wow F!@# that!" and they decided to jam and to eventually put something up on Facebook to prove that Ryan was waaaaaayyyy better then this kid. Ryan and Erik then went on to jam and were like "Wow, this is really entertaining". So like next jam sesh they had, they were like "Let's jam with Spence". So they called up Spence and he was like F!#$ yah and so they had a solid crew going. The only thing was they didn't have a bassist and were missing a little bit of energy, kind of like the final piece of the puzzle. So Ryan basically had a vision and was all like "MATT!". The next day Ryan talked it over with Matt who was down with all that jazz and he said that he'd learn the songs that they were playing. The next week comes along and it's the final moment (right before Matt would reveal how F!#@ing nuts he was on the bass). Matt started jamming away and the rest of the band then jumped in. Erik Ryan and Spence like freaked because it was so godly. There was so much energy that it was intense. So another week rolled along and everyone was all practicing but it was getting kinda dull cause no one really had anything solid out on the tiles so Erik looks on over to Matt and says "Yo, do you know Wolf Like Me" and Matt is all like "Heck yes!". So Erik and Matt go show Ryan the song and Ryan was like "...YES". They then start playing it and it was nuts. Spence didn't know the song so he reached into his infinite bag of riffs and pulled out 4 minutes of insane soloing which finishes the song. Then there was silence. All and all the THE PANTS were formed after a month long search for their name and with the aid of Stephanie Andrews they went on to kill the Jonas Brothers and save music forever and ever.
And that's the beginning of THE PANTS.
Yes we do play live, wherever we can get a gig. We love playing live and giving our fans the opportunity to see us perform for them and every single moment is special.
The Beatles, Smashing Pumpkins, LED ZEPPELIN, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rush, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, and many more.
Recording gear:
Aardvark Aark 24 soundcard, ART tube preamp, Shure SM57 mics. Adobe Audition 3.
Instrument gear:
Erik Hamel - Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Guitars: Electric: 2003 Gibson Flying V and Epiphone Sheraton-II
Acoustic: Epiphone EJ-200CE
Amps: Line 6 Spider II
Matt Woodbeck - Bass Guitar and Backup Vocals
Bass Guitars: Electric: 1976 Squier Precision Bass
Acoustic: Beaver Creek BCB05
Amps: Fender Rumble Amp
Spence McComb - Lead Guitar
Guitars: Electric: 1993 Gibson Les Paul Classic w/ JS Moore V-59 PAF PUP's
Acoustic: Seagull Maritime Spruce 12 Gloss Dreadnought 12-String Acoustic Guitar
Amps: Heads: Orange Tiny Terror (Korean Model) and Sovtek MiG-60
Cabs: Early 80's Marshall JCM 800 Lead Series 4x12 Slant Cab
Speakers: 2 Early 80's Celestion Vintage 30's and 2 ROLA Celestion G12-65's
Ryan Racine - Percussion and Backup Vocals
Drums: Pearl Forum Kit with Sabian B8 Crash and Rock Crash Cymbals and Standard Pearl Ride Cymbal
