billyswanson + Musician in Los Angeles, CA

SEEKING

ABOUT

Billy Swanson

Screen name:

billyswanson

Member since:

Jul 14 2008

Active within 2 weeks

Level of commitment:

Touring

Years playing music:

60

Gigs played:

Over 100

Influences

-Mark Knopfler
-The Beatles
-Arlo Guthrie
-Ben Folds
-Annie Clark/St. Vincent
-Mississippi John Hurt
-John Mayer
-Hank Marvin
-Junior Kimbrough
-Jimmy Page
-Blind Willie McTell
-Chet Atkins
-Link Wray
-Les Paul
-Hound Dog Taylor
-Furry Lewis
-Odetta
-Matt Belamy/Muse
-Mumford & Sons
-Ray Boneville
-Danny Gatton
-Roy Buchanan
-Michael Bloomfield
-Tony Rice
-Paul Gilbert

EQUIPMENT

I have a sincere amount of fantastic new and vintage equipment I constantly maintain, but you'll most likely catch me with a:

- Quilter Aviator 1x12 Amplifier

-Tone King Imperial

- 2011 Jaguar Twin Head+Cab (personally modified by Jaguar president Henry Clift in February, 2012)

- Pedalboard with any combination of new or vintage effects, including those made by: Earthquaker Devices, Visual Sound, Strymon, Spaceman, Rockbox, and Moen.

- Various guitars, including various Kauer models, A heavily modified Walsh Telecaster, a Custom Shop '58 Les Paul, and various vintage Airline/Supro/Silvertone/Danelectro guitars.

- Various Lapsteels, Resonators, Banjos, and an occasional mountain dulcimer.

MUSIC