Hasie Maybe once a month. Use the netball or rugby field at a school - a place to use your full stack if you have one.
Must a a rehearsal studio around there somewhere? No clean-up, peeps can arrive/leave when they want, etc...I like the idea, might even do something Cpt side (though Capetonians never pitch up ? )
Hasie I think it's time to try and learn the songs from the album that really got me "lus" for starting out. It would mean buying a 7-string, but maybe that's just what I need to do.
Doooooooo it! A few options spring to mind - Re-string one of your 6's with a heavier set - I did this last year, was a lot of fun! Went for a B low string and just left off the high e (since I'd hardly use it for nu-metal/djent grooves).
Otherwise the Ibby Gio range has a really decent and cheap 7. And there was a guy selling new Schechter's for R4500 - sure he's still got a few 7's.
When you get back into - feel free to poke me for a brief skype, I've some skill at the right hand/left hand percussive muting thing you'll want to get down for the rhythm bits.