SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Trumpet, Saxophone, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Other, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Bagpipes, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Accordion, Clarinet.ABOUT
j is...
• 47
• average in just about everyway
• answers to jonathan, jon, jack
• Graphic Designer
• books / music / arts
j reads... (escapism)
• William Gibson - cyberpunk
• Frank Herbert - Dune series
• Kurt Vonnegut - just plain odd
• C.S. Lewis - who hasn't read at least some.
• Dante - The Divine Comedy
• Typography / Graphic Design
“More fun then a clown car on fire”
“God only gives us what trials we can handle...
jeese I wish he'd underestimate me sometimes.”
- Screen name:
- toolbox
- Member since:
- Dec 08 2008
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
j listens to...
• white stripes
• bowie
• cake
• Johnny Cash
• Corb / Sturgil / Colton / Tyler
• Mike Knott/LSU/Lifesavers
• the choir
• garbage
• Rush - what bass player doesn't
• Ned's Atomic Dustbin
• elastica
• KMFDM
• Circle of Dust
• rockabilly / punkabilly
• Blues and some Jazz (though I can't stand the DJ's... just play the music!!!)
• i am really just enjoying independent music in general right now... I'm sick of what's played on most radio
Instrument experience:
- Background Singer:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Vocalist:
- Advanced
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
- Upright bass:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Moderate
- Mandolin:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
- 80's Fender Jazz
- 73 Rickenbacker 4001 w/stereo outputs
- ‘83 Rickenbacker 2030
- Squier VI
- Breedlove C-25 acoustic
- ‘63 Eko 100 semi
- Norman 12string acoustic
- Gretsch hollowbody Tim Armstrong
- Plywood double bass - steel / weedwacker / cigar box
- Trace-Elliot bass head - V-type 5001
- Trace-Elliot bass head - AH100-GP12-Serie6
- Trace-Elliot AcoustiCube
- Hartke - 210XL w/aluminum cones
- smattering of other guitars & basses for mad experimentation
- Autoharp
- I’d love to get a trombone again, but honestly who wants to live next door to someone relearning a trombone that they have played since high school?
