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Hi there! My name is Andrew. I've been playing music for around 13 years as of August 2023
The very first instrument I ever picked up was a handbell at my church. Which taught me the basics of keeping time and reading music. Shortly after, my parents bought me one of those beginner electric guitar packs that came with a Squier Strat and a somewhat laughable 10W amp, and after that, I completely fell in love with playing music. I stayed up all night and then got up early in the morning just to play as much as I could.
For a couple of years after that, I was in and out of a few really awful bands. Eventually one of said bands lost our bassist, and I, being the newest and least experienced musician in the band was handed a bass and told: "This is what you do now". Needless to say, I left that band shortly after, but I kept the bass.
Around that same time, I was asked to be an A/V tech in the Contemporary Worship Service at my church. Eventually, I started playing Bass for that same service whenever we had the need for a Bassist. I helped out with that Worship Service pretty much every Sunday morning up until January 2019 when I started noticing differences in my beliefs from that of the congregation of that church.
Which brings us to around April 2016, when I got my first drum kit. It's a standard Pearl Export shell kit currently outfitted with silent stroke heads, and L-80 Zildjians in an effort to not annoy my neighbors.
I haven't been in a real band in a few years, and I miss all the fun times I had hanging out and jamming with a good group of musicians. I'm not looking to drop everything and go on tour or anything like that, I just want to get together with other skilled musicians and write some good music.
- Screen name:
- AndrewVaughn
- Member since:
- May 09 2017
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 6
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Mornings
Influences
I'm a big fan of bands like Periphery, Trivium, Intervals, and other groups in the Progressive/Metal scene
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Moderate
- Drums:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Intermediate
- Other Percussion:
- Intermediate
- Keyboard:
- Intermediate
- Electronic Music:
- Intermediate
- Vocalist:
- Beginner
- Background Singer:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Listed in order of what I play the most:
Guitars:
Mitchell HD400, Epiphone Les Paul Special II (equipped with Bare-Knuckle Ragnarok pickups,) Ibanez AEG12II, Gibson LG-0,
Basses:
Schecter SGR C-4
Drums:
Pearl Export Standard with Zildjian L-80 Hihats, 14" & 16" Crashes, 20" Ride
Amps:
B-52 AT-100 half stack, Peavey TKO 115 BW, Marshall MG15CFX,
