groverj3
February 28th, 2011, 03:54 PM
Figured I'd introduce myself. A student at Michigan State University, been playing since freshman year of high school. Always looking for people to talk about music/guitars with. As for my gear:
Jackson USA SL2H Soloist Trans Blue flame top (headstock in profile pic)
Jackson DXMG (with EMG 81 and 85 set added)
Fender Mexi Strat (currently thinking of modding heavily with a floyd or kahler)
Peavy Transtube 112 EFX (Amp here in the dorm)
Crate 212 Combo (don't recall the exact model)
Boss MT-2 Metalzone distortion pedal
Boss DD-6 Digital Delay
Crybaby Zakk Wylde Wah (not a Zakk fan really... but its a great pedal)
Music I'm into, well, thats a lot. My gear would indicate a heavy metal focus to playing but I'm into lots of diverse stuff. In addition to metal I enjoy my fair amount of prog rock, classic rock, jazz, classical music, and blues. I also play the saxophone and have a good appreciation for other kinds of music due to that.
Some of my favorite bands and guitarists (mostly metal oriented):
John Petrucci - Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment
Joe Satriani
Chris Broderick - Now in Megadeth
Jason Becker
Randy Rhoads - Practically a given
Steve Vai
Tony Macalpine
Michael Romeo - Symphony X
The Amott brothers - Arch Enemy
Eric Johnson - Most definitely not metal, but hell of a player.
Porcupine Tree - Great prog rock band
Alex Skolnick - His stuff in Testament
I'm forgetting half a dozen most likely. Anyway, thats about as good of an introduction as I can think of! I know a fair amount of music theory as well, so questions on that I could also try to answer. Fairly proficient at sweep picking, but my fast alternate picking isn't quite what I'd like it to be, so, tips on that would be appreciated, perhaps thats an idea for another thread though.
Jackson USA SL2H Soloist Trans Blue flame top (headstock in profile pic)
Jackson DXMG (with EMG 81 and 85 set added)
Fender Mexi Strat (currently thinking of modding heavily with a floyd or kahler)
Peavy Transtube 112 EFX (Amp here in the dorm)
Crate 212 Combo (don't recall the exact model)
Boss MT-2 Metalzone distortion pedal
Boss DD-6 Digital Delay
Crybaby Zakk Wylde Wah (not a Zakk fan really... but its a great pedal)
Music I'm into, well, thats a lot. My gear would indicate a heavy metal focus to playing but I'm into lots of diverse stuff. In addition to metal I enjoy my fair amount of prog rock, classic rock, jazz, classical music, and blues. I also play the saxophone and have a good appreciation for other kinds of music due to that.
Some of my favorite bands and guitarists (mostly metal oriented):
John Petrucci - Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment
Joe Satriani
Chris Broderick - Now in Megadeth
Jason Becker
Randy Rhoads - Practically a given
Steve Vai
Tony Macalpine
Michael Romeo - Symphony X
The Amott brothers - Arch Enemy
Eric Johnson - Most definitely not metal, but hell of a player.
Porcupine Tree - Great prog rock band
Alex Skolnick - His stuff in Testament
I'm forgetting half a dozen most likely. Anyway, thats about as good of an introduction as I can think of! I know a fair amount of music theory as well, so questions on that I could also try to answer. Fairly proficient at sweep picking, but my fast alternate picking isn't quite what I'd like it to be, so, tips on that would be appreciated, perhaps thats an idea for another thread though.