I play professionally with Cirque Du Soleil, i'm not saying where because i'm not a full time guitarist and i'm more of a fill in and audio technician.(repairing guitars, soldering, patching, repairing speakers and other audio electronics, and stuff of those sorts).
I play a few guitars starting with; Gibson Explorer (w/ EMG 81/85 and afterburner) this is my daily guitar, Jackson USA Soloist 1 (w/ EMG 81/60), ESP DV-8 Dave Mustaine Signature V (w/ Seymour Duncan Livewire DM edition), PRS Mikael Akerfeldt SE which is my newest, Miguel Rodriguez CE-7 classical guitar, Gibson Les Paul 1950's reissue (w/ Demarzio pick ups), Gibson Les Paul Studio, Gibson SG 1960's reissue, ESP EC-1000 (w/ Seymour Ducan JB pickups), Baker BK-2, Ibanez JS series (forgot which model at the top of my head), Fender Strat 50th anniversary (w/ noiseless pickup hb/s/s set up and coil splitter switch), Fender 60th anniversary telecaster, and Epiphone Les Paul Classic (one of my starting guitars).
My home set up is Peavy Valveking VK100 head and VK cab w/ Line6 HD500 pedal....anything past 100w tube is overkill, even for live shows...the PA systems can carry real well.
At work, i tend to use PA systems driven by a Line6 HD Pro and JBL speakers off of a huge Mackie mixing board.
I'm into computerized pedal boards over analog, even though i do own a full analog pedal set up, it's just extremely noisy and inconvenient to bring along.
I'm still trying to learn more techniques and incorporating them seamlessly together. I mostly know Finger Tapping, Legato playing, Hammer on/ Pull off, sweeping (still learning the phrygian scales and soon Dorian scales), Trying to master classical techniques (original training that got me into metal). Tremolo picking, almost have every chord mastered, maybe missing 4 or 5 chords, string skipping i really enjoy, love doing sweeps with string skipping with some legato flair. I love the whole concept of economy picking, so i really try to emphasize as much economy picking while getting the most out. Lately i've been on a mad obsession trying to sweep with both hands, Chris Broderick got me on that kick after watching his videos.
- What genres do you play? (Metal, rock, blues, etc.)
Metal, Rock, Classical, LOTS of progressive
- How long have you been playing?
9 years overall, i started in the beginning putting about 5-6 hrs a day and now the last 2 years i've been so busy that i may put 1-2 hrs a day. Going to school for video game design.
- How many guitars do you have? (I have 2 electrics, and two acoustics)
4 electric, 1 classical (general use); me and my father collect guitars so at his house we have 12 more electric guitars.
Electric and Classical, not a fan of acoustic guitars...i feel that the steel strings ruin the tone of an acoustic...that's my opinion though, just never been a fan.
i was part of 3 pretty serious bands, 1 which got signed by a record label in which i had to leave right when we got signed for school. 2 other bands before which have competed in local battle of the bands and have won several times. Currently i don't have time for a band, since i'm way too busy.