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Most rock bands need someone to grind out the power chords, thump out the bass line and play that familiar synth riff while the lead guitarist or vocalist takes the spotlight. I'm that guy.
I'm by no means an accomplished rhythm guitar / bass / synthesizer player, but I can generally play the necessary parts. I don't need to stand out. I just enjoy doing my part and making the band sound good, feeding off of and building the energy in the crowd.
I've played several gigs / open mics with bands/friends (from teens to 60s) and those all went really well. I'd like to play more frequently, probably as a part of a new/classic alternative rock cover band, then maybe working on originals, if there's interest.
I'm hard working and reliable. I show up on time and I know my parts. I'm agreeable. I have some flexibility in my schedule.
(No, I'm not 99 years old. But, I look good for 99, don't I? Why does this website require your birthdate? Music transcends time/age!)
I'm always learning new songs. But, as of right now...
Rhythm guitar songs:
"Rooster" by Alice In Chains
"Shadow On The Sun" by Audioslave
"It's Only Love" by Beatles
"Song 2" by Blur
"Machinehead" by Bush
"Send The Pain Below" by Chevelle
"London Calling" by Clash
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" by Clash
"Zombie" by Cranberries
"Boys Don't Cry" by Cure
"Take It Easy" by Eagles
"Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley
"It's Now or Never" by Elvis Presley
"Santa Monica" by Everclear
"Everlong" by Foo Fighters
"Monkey Wrench" by Foo Fighters
"The Pretender" by Foo Fighters
"Times Like These" by Foo Fighters
"Hey Jealousy" by Gin Blossoms
"I'll Call You Mine" by Girl In Red
"Basket Case" by Green Day
"Brain Stew" by Green Day
"Holiday" by Green Day
"When I Come Around" by Green Day
"Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger
"My Name Is Human" by Highly Suspect
"The Passenger" by Iggy Pop
"Laid" by James
"The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World
"The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin
"My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit
"All My Ghosts" by Lizzy McAlpine
"Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground
"Backwater" by Meat Puppets
"Fade to Black" by Metallica
"No Myth" by Michael Penn
"Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon" by Neil Diamond
"Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond
"Breed" by Nirvana
"Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana
"In Bloom" by Nirvana
"Gone Away" by Offspring
"Corduroy" by Pearl Jam
"Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town" by Pearl Jam
"Control" by Puddle of Mudd
"It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M.
"Creep" by Radiohead
"Blitzkrieg Bop" by Ramones
"I Wanna Be Sedated" by Ramones
"Dani California" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Banditos" by Refreshments
"Today" by Smashing Pumpkins
"Ball and Chain" by Social Distortion
"Plush" by Stone Temple Pilots
"Vasoline" by Stone Temple Pilots
"Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind
"Sober" by Tool
"Desire" by U2
"Island In The Sun" by Weezer
"Say It Ain't So" by Weezer
"Seven Nation Army" by White Stripes
"The Hardest Button to Button" by White Stripes
Synthesizer songs:
"Everything is Temporary" by Aaron Espe
"Gold On The Ceiling" by Black Keys
"Lonely Boy" by Black Keys
"All The Small Things" by Blink-182
"The Distance" by Cake
"Good Times Roll" by Cars
"Surrender" by Cheap Trick
"Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows
"Just Like Heaven" by Cure
"China Grove" by Doobie Brothers
"Take It Easy" by Eagles
"Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello
"The Way" by Fastball
"Going Down" by Freddie King
"Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" by Fuel
"Shimmer" by Fuel
"Don't Change" by INXS
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division
"Numb" by Linkin Park
"3AM" by Matchbox Twenty
"Fade to Black" by Metallica
"I Melt With You" by Modern English
"Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show / Darius Rucker
"Black" by Pearl Jam
"Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" by Pink Floyd
"Breathe (In the Air) / Breathe (Reprise)" by Pink Floyd
"Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd
"Empty Spaces" by Pink Floyd
"Happiest Days Of Our Lives" by Pink Floyd
"Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd
"Young Lust" by Pink Floyd
"Karma Police" by Radiohead
"Closing Time" by Semisonic
"Disarm" by Smashing Pumpkins
"Save Yourself" by Stabbing Westward
"Badfish" by Sublime
"Santeria" by Sublime
"Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty
"Runnin' Down A Dream" by Tom Petty
"You Wreck Me" by Tom Petty
"Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots
"Desire" by U2
"Running To Stand Still" by U2
Bass songs:
"Stand By Me" by Ben E. King
"Dangerous" by Big Data featuring Joywave
"I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas
"Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams
"25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago
"Memphis, Tennessee" by Chuck Berry
"Brick House" by Commodores
"Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
"I Will Possess Your Heart" by Death Cab for Cutie
"Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley
"Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton
"Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley
"Some Kind of Wonderful" by Grand Funk Railroad
"Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)" by Hollies
"I Only Want To Be With You" by Hootie & The Blowfish
"Twist and Shout" by Isley Brothers / Beatles
"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
"Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen cover)
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver
"All of Me" by John Legend
"Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash
"Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake
"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
"Cleopatra" by Lumineers
"Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
"Can't You See" by Marshall Tucker Band
"I'm a Believer" by Monkees
"Starlight" by Muse
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
"Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show / Darius Rucker
"Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen
"Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead
"Karma Police" by Radiohead
"Lift Me Up" by Rihanna
1979 by Smashing Pumpkins
"Two Princes" by Spin Doctors
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"My Girl" by Temptations
"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd
"Shambala" by Three Dog Night
"Runnin' Down A Dream" by Tom Petty
"Mony Mony" by Tommy James and the Shondells
"Handle With Care" by Traveling Wilburys
"Seven Nation Army" by White Stripes
- Screen name:
- bandmate72
- Member since:
- Aug 19 2021
- Active within 1 month
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
Influences
New and old alternative rock (including grunge) and classic rock, including Smashing Pumpkins, Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Eat World, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Sundays, Radiohead, R.E.M., Manchester Orchestra, Matthew Good, Young the Giant, Innocence Mission, U2, and The Refreshments...but lots more...far too many to list them all.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Bass Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Keyboard:
- Intermediate
- Background Singer:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Fender Squier Paranormal Esquire Deluxe Okoume electric guitar with single wide-range humbucker pickup;
Fernandes electric guitar with 3 single-coil pickups (for alternate tunings);
Fender FA-135CE acoustic guitar;
Fender Mustang GTX100 combo modeling amp with tone/effects presets created for every song;
Ibanez miKro GSRM20 bass, Gallien-Krueger MB200 200W bass head, custom bass cabinet;
Fender GTX-7 Footswitch and Boss OC-5 Octave, Boss DS-1 Distortion, Boss RC-3 Loop Station, separate loop stop, and Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner pedals;
Custom pedal board;
Keyboard, custom sampler, microphones, stands, cables, in-ear monitors, etc.
