Everything you wanted to know about me concerning the guitar.
1. What instrument(s) do you play?
Git Fiddle (Guitar)
Keyboards
Marching Percussion
Mediocre vocals, I sing backup and scream
Bass
Violin a long freakin' time ago
2. How long have you been playing?
Guitar- 15 years
total
3. Do you play your instrument(s) a lot?
It's my lifeblood. I slave away at other jobs so I can play
guitar.
4. What gear do you have?
This list is what currentlyis in use.
Guitars:
Platinum Gibson Les Paul Studio w/ Seymour Duncan JB
in the bridge.
Schecter C1 Classic w/ Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge
Schecter C1 Plus w/ Seymour Duncan Invader in the
bridge
Schecter 7 String Avenger soon to be hot rodded with
another pickup in the bridge.
Fender American Telecaster w/ Seymour Duncan Hot Rails
in the bridge.
Epiphone Les Paul Custom w/ EMG 85 in bridge and 81 in
neck (this is the Zakk Wylde set reversed aka
Killswitch Engage style!).
Amps and Cabs:
Marshall JCM 2000 TSL 100 head connected to a Marshall
1960BV
Mesa Boogie 3 Channel Dual Rectifier connected to a
Marshall 1960 Mode Four cab w/ Celestion Vintage 30
speaker.
Effects:
All effects are on a DIY pedal board
(thank you Keith (HaloEnvy Bass player) and Home
Depot!!!).
Powered by 2 Voodoo Labs Pedal Powers
Listed in order in signal chain
Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
Dunlop DB-01 Dime Crybaby From Hell
DigiTech Whammy Pedal
Ibanez TS808 Vintage Tube Screamer Reissue (always on
to tighten up guitar tone. Volume all the way up, gain
almost all the way down)
Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal (for lead boost)
Boss OC-3 SUPER Octave Pedal
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Effects Pedal (I cut the highs
and lows and turn the mids all the way up to give it a
tiny sound effect)
Boss PH-2 Phase Shifter Pedal
Boss BF-3 Flanger
Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble Pedal
Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeler Pedal
Line 6 MM-4 Modulation Modeler Pedal
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Pedal
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay Pedal
Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler Pedal (this pedal also
connects to a Line 6 expression pedal so I can control
delay feedback ans speed)
Whirlwind A/B Switch Pedal (output B goes to the Boss
Looper, output A goes straight to a Boss Reverb).
Boss RC-20XL Loop Station (allows me to play a chord progression and then playing a lead guitar part over it)
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb (input A comes from A/B
output A, output A goes to Marshall head, input B
comes from Boss Looper, output B goes to Mesa Boogie
Head.
Other effects:
E-Bow
Strings:
Ernie Ball 10-52's for 6 Strings
Ernie Ball 11-58's for 7 String
Picks: Dunlop Ultex 1.14
Cables:
Planetwaves and Monster Cables
Wireless
Sennheiser EW 172 G2 Instrument Wireless System
5. Are you or have you been in a band?
I know I'm missing a few:
Twilight Dawning- 1999-2000: alternative/ acoustic
attempt at a punk band : 2001: punk, old school hardcore
HaloEnvy- 2002-present: progressive, rock, experimental, metal, post hardcore
Beauty In Dead Flowers- 2003-2005: hardcore, grindcore
The Hero's Faded Glory (fomerly In This Shadow)- 2005-Present: metalcore, experimental.
Clipped Wing Divinity- 2005-present: metal, rock
Memo From The Sane- a couple days ago-present: indie, punk
6. Do you make money with music?
My bands get paid once in a while and we make a few bucks selling merch.
7. What are your musical influences? Here are some of my influences in no particular order
Dream Theater
Thrice
Dredg
The Mars Volta
Rush
Pink Floyd
Pantera
Deftones
Pearl Jam
Megadeth
Jimmy Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
Reflux
The Misfits
Danzig
Silverchair
Guns N' Roses
Between The Buried And Me
Metallica
Zakk Wylde
The Black Dahlia Murder
Poison The Well
Refused
The Cure
Depeche Mode
Velvet Revolver
As I Lay Dying
The Red Chord
Coheed and Cambria
Killswitch Engage
Nine Inch Nails
Avenged Sevenfold
Beloved
The Ramones
The Bled
Every Time I Die
Tool
Journey
A Perfect Circle
Def Leppard
Aerosmith
ACDC
Van Halen
Bush
Nirvana
8. What is your fondest musical memory?
Road trips with HaloEnvy and Clipped Wing Divinity
9. If you could land any gig you wanted what would it
be?
The Gorge Amphitheater
10. Where is your favorite place to play?
The Venue
outdoor shows
Git Fiddle (Guitar)
Keyboards
Marching Percussion
Mediocre vocals, I sing backup and scream
Bass
Violin a long freakin' time ago
2. How long have you been playing?
Guitar- 15 years
total
3. Do you play your instrument(s) a lot?
It's my lifeblood. I slave away at other jobs so I can play
guitar.
4. What gear do you have?
This list is what currentlyis in use.
Guitars:
Platinum Gibson Les Paul Studio w/ Seymour Duncan JB
in the bridge.
Schecter C1 Classic w/ Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge
Schecter C1 Plus w/ Seymour Duncan Invader in the
bridge
Schecter 7 String Avenger soon to be hot rodded with
another pickup in the bridge.
Fender American Telecaster w/ Seymour Duncan Hot Rails
in the bridge.
Epiphone Les Paul Custom w/ EMG 85 in bridge and 81 in
neck (this is the Zakk Wylde set reversed aka
Killswitch Engage style!).
Amps and Cabs:
Marshall JCM 2000 TSL 100 head connected to a Marshall
1960BV
Mesa Boogie 3 Channel Dual Rectifier connected to a
Marshall 1960 Mode Four cab w/ Celestion Vintage 30
speaker.
Effects:
All effects are on a DIY pedal board
(thank you Keith (HaloEnvy Bass player) and Home
Depot!!!).
Powered by 2 Voodoo Labs Pedal Powers
Listed in order in signal chain
Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
Dunlop DB-01 Dime Crybaby From Hell
DigiTech Whammy Pedal
Ibanez TS808 Vintage Tube Screamer Reissue (always on
to tighten up guitar tone. Volume all the way up, gain
almost all the way down)
Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal (for lead boost)
Boss OC-3 SUPER Octave Pedal
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Effects Pedal (I cut the highs
and lows and turn the mids all the way up to give it a
tiny sound effect)
Boss PH-2 Phase Shifter Pedal
Boss BF-3 Flanger
Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble Pedal
Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeler Pedal
Line 6 MM-4 Modulation Modeler Pedal
Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Pedal
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay Pedal
Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler Pedal (this pedal also
connects to a Line 6 expression pedal so I can control
delay feedback ans speed)
Whirlwind A/B Switch Pedal (output B goes to the Boss
Looper, output A goes straight to a Boss Reverb).
Boss RC-20XL Loop Station (allows me to play a chord progression and then playing a lead guitar part over it)
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb (input A comes from A/B
output A, output A goes to Marshall head, input B
comes from Boss Looper, output B goes to Mesa Boogie
Head.
Other effects:
E-Bow
Strings:
Ernie Ball 10-52's for 6 Strings
Ernie Ball 11-58's for 7 String
Picks: Dunlop Ultex 1.14
Cables:
Planetwaves and Monster Cables
Wireless
Sennheiser EW 172 G2 Instrument Wireless System
5. Are you or have you been in a band?
I know I'm missing a few:
Twilight Dawning- 1999-2000: alternative/ acoustic
attempt at a punk band : 2001: punk, old school hardcore
HaloEnvy- 2002-present: progressive, rock, experimental, metal, post hardcore
Beauty In Dead Flowers- 2003-2005: hardcore, grindcore
The Hero's Faded Glory (fomerly In This Shadow)- 2005-Present: metalcore, experimental.
Clipped Wing Divinity- 2005-present: metal, rock
Memo From The Sane- a couple days ago-present: indie, punk
6. Do you make money with music?
My bands get paid once in a while and we make a few bucks selling merch.
7. What are your musical influences? Here are some of my influences in no particular order
Dream Theater
Thrice
Dredg
The Mars Volta
Rush
Pink Floyd
Pantera
Deftones
Pearl Jam
Megadeth
Jimmy Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
Reflux
The Misfits
Danzig
Silverchair
Guns N' Roses
Between The Buried And Me
Metallica
Zakk Wylde
The Black Dahlia Murder
Poison The Well
Refused
The Cure
Depeche Mode
Velvet Revolver
As I Lay Dying
The Red Chord
Coheed and Cambria
Killswitch Engage
Nine Inch Nails
Avenged Sevenfold
Beloved
The Ramones
The Bled
Every Time I Die
Tool
Journey
A Perfect Circle
Def Leppard
Aerosmith
ACDC
Van Halen
Bush
Nirvana
8. What is your fondest musical memory?
Road trips with HaloEnvy and Clipped Wing Divinity
9. If you could land any gig you wanted what would it
be?
The Gorge Amphitheater
10. Where is your favorite place to play?
The Venue
outdoor shows