SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Other, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Bagpipes, Steel guitar, Upright bass.ABOUT
Strong electric guitar country skills with string bendings, also soulful backup country licks. Standard C&W song 'intro's' and 'outro's'
Strong acoustic guitar skills finger-picking, folk, some bluegrass.
Versatile country harmonica, and blues harmonica player focusing more on sculpted phrasings.
Can also play more traditional early rock and roll including ballads. Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers, Elvis, etc.
Also traditional country and western and Bakersfield, California country - Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, etc.
I have played Willie Nelson's and Waylon Jennings 'outlaw country music' styles.
- Screen name:
- george1764826
- Member since:
- Feb 15 2024
- Active within 2 weeks
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Days
Influences
1950's through 1970's rock, some early 1980's 'power pop'
1960's San Francisco electric country-rock sounds including the Grateful Dead, Peter Rowan's (of Old And In The Way) southwest sounds, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage.
Electric Bob Dylan, The Band and similar.
Also have Neil Young And Crazy Horse guitar influences.
The Allman Brothers Band.
I have similar stylings to Roy Nichols, Merle Haggard's long -time lead guitaist.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Expert
- Lead Guitar:
- Expert
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Expert
- Background Singer:
- Advanced
- Harmonica:
- Advanced
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Moderate
- Piano:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Intermediate
- Keyboard:
- Intermediate
- Steel guitar:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Varied, and with smaller scaled-down but quality rigs. I currently use a Marshall Digital Effects DFX, 2x's 12" speakers amp or use a smaller 12" speaker amp as needed.
My electric guitar sounds are not effects heavy (some digital delay and chorus mainly).
Most of my playing dynamics come from my handling of the instrument.
I also work well as an acoustic-electric player.
I like a good onstage medium volume blend of players' stage amps which allows for song dynamics and that also works well with the natural acoustics of the room or hall.
