I forgot to mention myself!
I've just turned 16 and have been playing for about 4-5 years.
I see myself as quite decent.. (could be because i never play less than four hours aday.. ) Watch out for a tall, blonde boy in the music business for the years to come! hehe..

I've haired my fathers les paul and bought a ibanez Rg1527 for about a half year ago. (planning to sell the les paul and buy a strat.. so if you are interested contact me)

I got a 100w mashall amp. But planning to sell this as well:P
cus marshall sucks.. (at least I think so..) I want carvin or cornford:P kind of expensive.. but life is to short to play bad amp's! Right?

got some pedals as well.. boss distortion and delay + dunlop wah-wah

My biggest influence has to be Steve Vai.. He's a genius!
but his music can get a little to cozy sometimes.. so I blend it with some TNT:P

Ronni and Steve, both number one;)

eey guys!

Im a 16 year old boy from Norway. Been playing for just a little over a year (wish I'd started before). My favorite genres is different kinds of rock but mostly hardrock from the 70s and 80s.

My top 10 bands is:
TNT
Europe
Nazareth
Metallica
Van Halen
Dumdum boys
Deep Purple
Dire Straits
Guns N' Roses
Children of Bodom

Favorit guitarists:
Ronni Le Tekrø
Eric Johnson
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
Yngwie Malmsteen
John Norum
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
David Gilmour

Gears:
Fender Highway1 Stratocaster
ESP LTD Alexi-600
Cort steel stringer
Hohner nylon stringer

Orange Crush15R

Casio 590 (keyboard)

Sorry I couldnt keep this shorter people, but at least you know a little more about me now .

Welcome to the forums!

Thank you! I saw you videos on YouTube btw. Good work!

I have been playing the bass since I was 13 years old. That's 34 years ago..

I also play a couple of other instruments, a skill that has been quite useful in my work as a music teacher.

I have several guitars, basses, ukuleles, mandolins, synths, amps, mixers and so on, too much to mention here, I think. Most of it is cheap and worn stuff. I still have the Ibanez bass I bought in 1974, never found any reason to buy something else.

Im a 14 (very soon 15) years old boy.

Im from Norway and i play guitar.


My first guitar was a epiphone pierced sg

(ive started to play the summer 2003),
and know I have a Fender Stratocaster mexican 60 (with only 3 singlecoils without any humbuckers, so its best for blues)


one Ibanez acoustic with microphone,



one FAKE ibanez Steve Vai guitar bought in china

(I have a big problem with this! It has a bad floyd rose that sucks! it get out of tune always! its never in tune. Ive took it to a guitar store to see if they could fix on it, but its nothing that they could do, only change the floyd rose, and that would cost me like 3000 kroner. If theres any that can do amazing things to repair a guitar that lives nearby oslo, please contact me at hvaerlivetutenensolo_91@hotmail.com, and I will pay you for fixing my floyd)


and one Flame 7-string guitar bought in Polen.

I play many styles of music. Im open for different types, from metal to jazz.
My music "motto" is, "Learn when listening", so im trying to learning to create good ideas by listening on music. Like an example, ive bought a cd of polish folk music to se if i can find any cool tonality ideas that i can put into my "vocalbury" of guitar.

I like to mix classic and metal styles (like Jason Becker (hes on of my favourite)).
Im interested in chinese music, and like many different types of folk music to. But I like metall best ofcourse:)

Hello, Im new here to the forum. I have been a T.N.T RL fan since the 80's. I have been playing guitar for 25 years now.
My equipment: White Gibson SG Standard, cherry SG standard, 3 Suhr Pro Series guitars, one with HSS and rosewood board, one with HH and rosewood board, and the last is HSS with all maple.

Amps: Suhr Badger thru a CAE 1/12 ans 1/12 cabs.

Pedal board: Boss Dig Delay, Arion SCH chorus, Xotic RC, Xotic BB, Boss EQ, MXR Flanger, MXR Phaser, Vox wah, Boss tuner, all on a SKB Pro pedalboard.

Hey Guys,
I don't play guitar but my fiance does.
He's been playing since age 11. A long time.
He has 4 guitars, 2 electric, 2 acoustic.
He recently bought a 7 string Ibanez. Custom made.
He has a Marshall double stack and head that belonged to Rick Derringer. Tons of pedals, I don't even know how many.
He also has a Line 6 Pod & Footboard.
I like it because he can use headphones and we cant hear him.
Not that he doesn't rock...

brannon wrote:

Hello, Im new here to the forum. I have been a T.N.T RL fan since the 80's. I have been playing guitar for 25 years now. My equipment: White Gibson SG Standard, cherry SG standard, 3 Suhr Pro Series guitars, one with HSS and rosewood board, one with HH and rosewood board, and the last is HSS with all maple. Amps: Suhr Badger thru a CAE 1/12 ans 1/12 cabs. Pedal board: Boss Dig Delay, Arion SCH chorus, Xotic RC, Xotic BB, Boss EQ, MXR Flanger, MXR Phaser, Vox wah, Boss tuner, all on a SKB Pro pedalboard.

AAAh.... I wan't a suhr guitar sooo bad... To bad they're worth like 4000$.. I can never afford something like that..

There's alot of Ronni Jrs. here
Keep it up , kids. You never know....

Hi. I just noticed this topic. Fun to read and "meet" the musicians on the forum. My name is Dennis. I live in scenic western Massachusetts, near the borders of Vermont and New Hampshire. I've recently returned to school as a full-time student, majoring in music. Besides learning how to formally write/read proper music notation, I'm getting a lot of ear-training, plus I'm studying world music and percussion, such as African drumming. I've studied a little classical, but I'm moving in a decidedly jazz direction in school right now. I'm also studying recording/producing (ProTools), a field I plan to enter more fully soon, because I just love the in-studio creative sound-sculpting process.

I'm very intensely into Middle Eastern-influenced music: Indian, Arabian, and Egyptian sounds. I'm learning a lot from a couple books, a lot of listening and exposure (here's where the ear-training comes in handy), plus I'm hoping to take lessons from a local musician who plays in a multi-cultural global music band (they even have bellydancers! ). I have a huge passion for global/ethnic music, and I hope to begin collecting and playing various Middle Eastern string and percussion instruments once I get the money flowing again. btw, did I say I'm a poor college student?

I use tons of gear. I'm a full-blown gearhead. I love to collect it, play it, talk about it, dream about it, look at it...

Guitars:
Two custom-built Hamburguitars, 1 Ronni LeTekrø model ESP from Japan, a white Kramer, an old customized Fender Strat (once belonged to Tekrø), and a cheap Ibanez nylon-string electric acoustic (that never stays in tune and has terrible intonation).

Amps:
Modded Marshall JCM800 Lead, plus several other Vox and Marshall. Tech 21 Trademark 10 (awesome for warm-up or quiet practice that won't piss off the neighbours).

Recording:
Roland VS and Roland monitors, Lexicon Reflex, Ibanez HD1000, Ibanez HD1500, BOSS DE200, BBE dual Sonic Maximizer, Presonus PQ, Zoom 9150, Roland RE-150 Space Echo (thanks, Chris), Hughes & Kettner Replex, BOSS RRV10, BOSS RPS10, BOSS RSD10, BOSS RDD10, BOSS RPH10 x3, BOSS RBF10 x2, BOSS RCE10 x2, BOSS RCL10 x2, BOSS RGE10, BOSS ROD10, BOSS RPW7, BOSS ME-8, BOSS GL100, BOSS RV70, Roland SRV2000, Roland DM300, Vox Tonelab, Tech21 Sansamp Classic, BOSS DR770 Rhythm, BOSS DR202 Groove, Korg MS2000 synth, Electro Harmonix Micro Synth, E-bow, glass slide, plectrums, teeth, imagination

Pedals:
BOSS OD-1 x3, BOSS CE-2 x2, BOSS BF-2 x2, BOSS DD-3 x2, BOSS PH-1r, BOSS OD-3, BOSS FT-2, BOSS DC-3, ProCo RAT2 (the ultimate distortion), Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Dunlop Q Zone, Digitech Whammy II.

Have previously owned:
Alesis Quadraverb IV, Alesis Nanoverb, ADA MP1 preamp, Crate BV 50w, H&K Triplex, Dunlop 535Q, Line6 POD, Line6 PODXT, Line6 FM4, Line6 DL4, Deltalab Effectron, BOSS VF1, BOSS MA-1, BOSS GT-5, BOSS AW-2, BOSS CH-1, BOSS CS-2, BOSS CS-3, BOSS DD-2, BOSS DM-2, BOSS DM-3, BOSS DSD-2, BOSS DSD-3, BOSS EH-2, BOSS GE-7, BOSS GE-7B, BOSS HM-2, BOSS MT-2, BOSS DS-1, BOSS NF-1, BOSS NS-2, BOSS OC-2, BOSS PH-1, BOSS PH-1r, BOSS PH-2, BOSS PQ-4, BOSS PS-3, BOSS RV-2, BOSS RV-3, BOSS RV-5, BOSS SD-2, BOSS TW-1, Marshall DRP1, Dunlop Fasel Wah, Carl Martin PlexiTone, Marshall JH1, Roland DM100, EMMA Discombobulator, Danelectro DE1, Tech21 XXL, Ibanez AF9, Zoom 4040, ESP LTD, BC Rich Mockingbird, American Fender Strat, JBL Player (yikes!), Fender Chorus (forget model).

I'm planning to buy another PODxt, because they are great for direct recording. That, or the new Vox Tonelab LE, which is just coming out this month. I dream of owning a Matchless DC amp (expensive!). One of these days....And I'm considering a Pritchard amp, because this guy has made the most tube-sounding solid states (lower maintennance appeal), without using all the sampling and modeling gimmickry. I also have my eyes on a cool 12-Tone Plus Invader, a semi-microtonal guitar, designed by a guy out of NY. They have only the most pleasant-sounding of the notes from the harmonic overtone series (incl. a neutral third and a true seventh).



For guitarists, the player I'm studying most intensely at the moment is Jeff Martin, previously of Canadian rockers, the Tea Party, currently a solo artist. The Tea Party is like Led Zep meets the Doors in Kashmir den of ill repute, with Middle Eastern instruments, 70's and modern rock styles, industrial and techno elements, etc., all rolled into one.

I'm also into Bill MacKechnie of upstate NY band Anubis Spire, a progressive rock outfit that is reminiscent of Pink Floyd, Rush, King Crimson, and Hendrix after being locked away in the Egyptian pyramids.

Those are my two favorite players at the moment. I'm also into Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Shawn Lane, John Norum, Gary Moore, Arjen Lucassen, Bill Nelson, Brian May, Prasanna, and too many more to list. Way too many bands. My tastes are eclectic and all over the map. I listen to a lot of non guitar-oriented music as well.

I've been playing for a few years, and I can't picture life without music. I have this fear that, if I get my hands on a few Middle Eastern instruments (tablas, saz, oud), I may never pick up the guitar again. But music will always be in the picture.

I'm putting together a project with various musicians in the northeast. Like my tastes, the material's pretty eclectic, all over the map. Progressive global heavy rock. I've been in no hurry, because I'm evolving rapidly in new directions right now, but I do have to draw the line somewhere and get the ball rolling. Hehehe...the great procrastinator.

It's really awesome to see some very young musicians on the forum with great listening tastes and influences. I'm so used to seeing kids who are influenced by Green Day, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Korn, Creed, and all that.

Well, that was lengthy. Hehehe...and I could probably go on. I love to talk music, gear, playing, etc. etc. etc.

No one's ever in the chat!

Flippin heck!!

All that gear.

You must spend hours reading intruction manuals or are you one of those plug it in and hope for the best types!!

Unbelievable.

I noticed you put down Shawn Lane.
I listened to some of his stuff on YouTube for the first time the other night. He is unbelievable. Fastest guitar player I have ever seen, but really musical with it. Seemed a nice guy. Shame he died!

Shred

Shredder wrote:

Flippin heck!! All that gear. You must spend hours reading intruction manuals or are you one of those plug it in and hope for the best types!! Unbelievable. I noticed you put down Shawn Lane. I listened to some of his stuff on YouTube for the first time the other night. He is unbelievable. Fastest guitar player I have ever seen, but really musical with it. Seemed a nice guy. Shame he died! Shred

Manual? I don't need no stinkin' manual! Manuals are only a guide! Now how do you turn this thing on?

Shawn Lane may have been the very pinnacle of modern guitar artistry, combining speed, melody, and sophistication like no other. He's up there with McLaughlin and Holdsworth for technical proficiency. He didn't sacrifice melody and emotion, despite his almost otherworldly abilities.

Dear Friends,

I am playing the guitar for over thirty years by now and for the last twenty years I played in a Dutch band named Shocking Blue (you know them for their hit 'Venus'). Unfortunately the original singer, Mariska Veres (who was also my girlfriend for the last twenty years), died last december of cancer. She was the only original member of Shocking Blue, so with her passing away (which is very hard to deal with), the band stopped to exist.

In het honour I started a new band: Touched By Grace and it's great to work with talented and gifted musicians (amongst them some old bandmembers of Shocking Blue).

My favorite guitar players are:
(of course) Ronni. Zakk Wylde, and (sometimes) Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish).

One of my guitars is a Peer Dellen Custom, built by a guy who repaired and customized Gibson guitars. I also have a Fender Strat en Tele, and - my favorite - the Zakk's Bullseye.

Amplification (always) Marshall and at the moment I'm using a Workstation by Digitech (GNX3000).

Well, that's it for now,

Ha det godt,

MM (Andre)

Shredder wrote:

Hello Robbierob I have never owned a JMP1 but I have heard them played through and they sound fantastic. Big fat chunky sound! Its difficult to say wether an amp sounds good, because it may get the tone I like but not what you would like. If you know what I mean! If I am right the JMP-1 was Marshalls answer to the ADA mp-1. It is midi compatable isn't it? I have the ADA and it sounds great too. Looking forward to hearing more from you. Skal Neil