SEEKING
Band to Join, Harmonica, Piano, Keyboard, Drums, Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar.ABOUT
I have become more of an eclectic fan of music than I was when I was learning to play. It occurred to me that some of the best hard rock (i.e. Deep Purple) came from musicians who never listened to hard rock. Page was into folk and skiffle. Jon Lord was into classical and Ritchie Blackmore is currently in a medieval folk band with his wife (Blackmore's Night, which I love). John Bonham liked Abba. I’m currently listening to stuff like Jenny and the Mexicats and Guthrie Govan.
- Screen name:
- EngineerEric
- Member since:
- Jun 12 2010
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 25
- Gigs played:
- Under 10
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
SRV, Page, Lifeson, Hendrix, Blackmore, Clapton, Santana, Gilmour, Vernon Reid, Bowie, Trower
I used to listen to a lot of old school HM like Sabbath, Priest, Iron Maiden, etc, never really got into EVH much, but I liked AC/DC and Randy Rhoades. I love Motorhead, Soundgarden, Suicidal Tendencies, Bad Brains, and Black Flag (Greg Ginn, not Henry Rollins, was the heart), but not a fan of thrash, death, Malmsteen.
I occasionally listen to bluegrass (Alison Krauss & Union Station, Nickel Creek, and frequently to the Zep acoustic catalog. I am mesmerized by awesome blues singers: Son House, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Blind Willie Johnson, and of course Robert Johnson. My favorite local musician was sax/flute/guitar/voice/percussion-playing David Diaz, RIP; we used to go watch him play with Nosotros and Quantum Blue in Las Cruces. I used to play with a drummer who was into Neil Peart and jazz; we learned a lot of pre-Signals Rush (Villa Strangiato, YYZ, Limelight, Camera Eye, ...). Kinda got out of that and into trying to learn as much SRV and acoustic Page as possible, but am currently inspired by Pertrucci and Govan. I also enjoy southern rock and steel guitar like Robert Randolph and Gov't Mule and can tolerate jam bands.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Fender Strat, Ibanez HSH superstrat, Peavey Bandit, 18W Marshall clone that I built, thru a Marshall speaker cab. Taylor electric/acoustic 6 string. Analog effects that cover most of the classic rock and electric blues sounds from The Yardbirds up to Van Halen. Also, PA components.
MUSIC
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Demo-laden
Demo-laden Track number: 1 Year: 2002 Genre: Alternative
I bought a 4 track and got so excited that I put this together one night. Terrible. You can tell I hadn't been playing for months prior to this (car accident damaged my hands and wrists). But it's the only thing I have right now.
