SEEKING
Band to Join, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Dobro, Drums, Fiddle, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.ABOUT
I'm a very good lead and background singer. I play decent rhythm guitar; mostly acoustic, but some electric. I can provide light percussion, including brushes on snare (but I'm not a real drummer). I can fake it on electric bass. My favorite genres to play are: Pop songs from the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s; old time country music; some folk; some alternative from the 70s and 80s. I really don't enjoy much modern country. Give me the old stuff.
- Screen name:
- GeezerDon
- Member since:
- Dec 07 2019
- Active within 2 weeks
- Level of commitment:
- Just for Fun
- Years playing music:
- 45
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Big band music; older (much older) country music; 50s stuff like Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, and the Everly Brothers; 60s stuff like Gene Pitney; just about everything from the 70s (the decade in which I grew up); most British invasion stuff, like the Kinks and the Beatles (of course); new wave stuff like Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Rockpile; country from the late 80s, early 90s like Dwight Yoakam and Marty Stuart; modern string band pop music like Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys.
Instrument experience:
- Background Singer:
- Expert
- Vocalist:
- Expert
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Expert
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Expert
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Other Percussion:
- Moderate
- Lead Guitar:
- Beginner
- Bass Guitar:
- Beginner
- Drums:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
I make acoustic guitars, and I'm getting pretty good at it, so I have a number of great ones. I have a Reverend electric 6 string, and a Fender MIM Jazz electric bass. I have a full PA: two QSC K10 active speakers on poles, another for a wedge monitor, and a few different mixers. Lots of mics, including Ear Trumpet Labs mics, which are awesome for an acoustic band. Lots of miscellaneous other stuff.
