ABOUT
=== I'm not looking to join a band===
I have mainly played with aggressive rock and punk bands (I'm a Socal native, kinda hard to avoid punk's influence), but I write original material on bass and it tends to get compared with slow Tool songs, or eerie like VAST and Porcupine Tree. I
I primarily play bass, but I also enjoy acoustic guitar. I think making music is fun naturally, so I have no problem taking it as a serious job or as a fun hobby. Having a schedule doesn't take the fun out of it for me. I'll sit and grind along to a click track for hours just as easily as jump off the stage in a wild moment.
You can find some of the stuff I've been up to here:
./sarnrocks
./chemicalgunns
./undergroundsexhounds
You can also find my motorcycle racing website of johnnykillmore dot com and contact me there, or just use my name (without the underscore) and Google's G Mail.
- Screen name:
- Johnny_Killmore
- Member since:
- Jul 19 2010
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 15
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
Influences
Meh. Everything from rain on the roof to classic rock to modern stuff to 80's punk to Ballywood dance music. I tend to shy away from pop, but I'll even play that, just not listen to it. Mainly I like music that creates a powerful emotion. Spacey, aggressive, smooth, tense... just so long as it's felt vividly by the listener.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
I have pro bass gear, with 700-1000 watts of power depending on set up. I use an 8x10 cab and 4-string basses, usually short scale. I have a cedar-top acoustic guitar as well, and my electric guitar stuff is just for fun, garage band type stuff. Technically it is powerful enough to play small-to-medium venues, but I would only be comfortable using it for sonically simple music like punk. I'm not going to spend time re-stringing and setting the intonation on that equipment; my bass gear is what I focus on keeping in proper order.
