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mddimattia + Musician in Newark, DE

mddimattia
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Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Background Singer, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto.

ABOUT

I've been playing guitar for about 20 years on and off. Mostly classic rock. Favs are Zep, Clapton, CSNY, Doors, Hendrix, SRV, Jonny Rivers, Neil Young, Dylan, Steve Miller, Paul Butterfield, John Mayall, BB King, Cream, Allman Bros., Kenny Wayne Shephard (KWS), Beatles, Stones, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, America, Eagles, etc... If interested dial three zero too phive too won one too won phor. Capeche?

Screen name:
mddimattia
Member since:
Mar 25 2018
Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:
Very 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

Influences

Strongest lead guitar influences - Hendrix, SRV, KWS, Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Ross Childress (Collective Soul).
Rhythm guitar - John Lennon.
Acoustic guitar - Neil Young, Gerry Beckley (America), Don Felder/Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, etc..

Strongest rock vocalist influences are Beatles, America, Eagles, CSNY, Neil Young. But I'm also an expert standards singer, with influences of Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole, and many others. I'm as well a tenor "popera" singer, most influenced by Andrea Bocelli.

As a drummer, I'm most influenced by John Bonham, Carmine Appice and Ginger Baker.

As a harmonica player I'm most influenced by Paul Butterfield. Period. He was the greatest of them all.

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:
Advanced
Vocalist - Tenor:
Advanced
Harmonica:
Advanced
Rhythm Guitar:
Moderate
Lead Guitar:
Moderate
Acoustic Guitar:
Moderate
Background Singer:
Moderate
Drums:
Intermediate
Other Percussion:
Intermediate
Piano:
Beginner

EQUIPMENT

Too long to list. Over 200 guitars (Les Pauls, Fender Strats and Tellies, Firebird, Jaguar, PRS Custom 24, SG, D'Angelico Excel, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, Epi, Martin, BC Rich Warlock, Scorpion, Dean, ESP, G&L, Godin, Ibanez, Jackson, Mike Kelly, Ovation, Schecter, Taylor, Washburn, Yamaha, etc.), 4 complete drum kits, 3 Yamaha DX-7's, 2 Yamaha Grand pianos and 2 console pianos, an 1805 Ryan Celtic pedal harp, 5 SS flutes, several also saxes and tenor saxes, 8 bones, 6 trumpets, 6 clarinets, 2 French horns, a 5 string upright bass, Fender precision bass, 12 violins, a cello, 3 sets of congas, many percussion instruments, Chinese Guzcheng, Japanese erhu, balalaika, banjos (4, 5 and 8 string), mandolins, recorders, full set of 10 reed harmonicas, gongs, Vibraphone, 4 Sitars, Tama drums, Tibetan horns, Australian didgeridoo, etc.. I also have many amps including: Crate GT 1200H 120W single stack, Crate K80 XL, Crate CR-60B, Peavy Austin 400, Peavey KB/A 100, Vox Valvetronix, Line 6 Spider III, Orange, Fender Deluxe Hot Rod, Fender Pro 185, Fender Champion 110, Kustom 200 tall stack, 2 Marshall single stacks. I have 10 PA systems including Fender Passport PD-500, Peavey CS-800, CS-400, M-3000, 16 Channel mixer, 10 band EQ, 100' snake, 2 VOT Stacks, etc..

MUSIC