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Blade69 + Musician in Riverside, CA

Blade69
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Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums.

ABOUT

in short looking for a band Join/or Form anything EXCEPT cover band or some tribute band thing, i am into being creative not a tool in a never ending whish wash in the sea of Never ending cover/tribute bands!! over 4,000+ in my region alone! lol sure getting into one easy! if just only to play but never be EVER noticed! as a "Band" kinda a "Fact" sadly.

and first and Foremost! i am NOT looking to get a job or be paid being in a band? i am just "Now" looking to Play my dam guitar! lol Money I have!

i can sing if needed?
(some have said sounded like Geoff Tate? but i cant tell ya for sure?) and i really like helping in backing vocals! often told i have a Van Halen Michael Anthony type thing.

thought i am Looking for others, does not mean i am the one heading it off, just trying to make contacts? to get something off the ground? or Join if the Vibe is good : )
just looking to others, then can decide where to go from there and how things can progress...
hope that can kinda make sense?
unless of course, if i join a band then i follow there direction etc.

some audio stuff in my Profile but dont want anyone to think that just what is going to be only style played?
No i am pretty open, but like to play the Rock , and Hard rock/Metal stuff...
just gives an "Idea Of Me" nothing more

i am at Pro level, but i do not care of Skill levels as doe not mean a thing, if vibe is not right? one could be the best guitarist! but? wont be the best fit for a Particular band?
be like? taking Angus Young from AC/DC and replacing him with say? Joe Satriani? see how that might not work? Vibe wise? hope this makes sense? both Stellar Icons in Rock Music! but? the Vibe and Fit mean more than "Skill Alone"
usually why i was best at what i did, not because i was good? but because i could Adapt. throwing Yngwie crap all over does not make a guitarist good? but if they can fit the band there in? you do the math?

experience? again, i have 99.99% more than most, but doesnt mean a thing? if it doesnt work? think about it? before everyone out there being Picky?
i could just do Studio work, but it is nice to have a Jam night! and play with Friends! and i am not concerned with trying to play out , if it does and everyone is on board! great! if not? thats ok too! having fun is a big part of it! cause? Why did we start playing? if for the Money? i can tell you? the 80's are LONG GONE!! lol
better be for the Gas money to get home! or for fun!
if you have a family? i wish you luck! best to find a real job first?
speaking of? if only one of those "Once a Month Practice bands? i am not interested? think of it like this? if you do not have the time for your Hobby? then be up front, i am in it for having fun like going to sports bar with your friends on a weekly thing? doesn't mean your getting plastered! just hanging out with friends watching a game? or playing Pool or darts, but its Music,

i am very laid back, open and Honest and quite flexible for Ideas and things as it is NEVER about me, but it is for the best of the band, I Am only One part of the Finale Whole of the band, usually the difference to 99.99% calling them selves Musicians? and Actually being one! band only sounds as good as a "Team" not the Individual.

and Time?? everyone worried bout time!! lol as a Professional i was in it from 1979 to 1997 and the music industry was GOOD TO ME!! been retired since 97 to do what ever i liked and wanted, and still have time to practice or jam any day of the week, weekends are best just cause most have those days? but open most everyday?
NO I am not old! started young as a Kid!! i was just "Lucky"

as well, i am in the Riverside/Corona/Ontario region if asking me to go to Menefee/Temecula for example to be there by 5pm? aint gonna happen! you do not like traffic? Neither do i!
i am NOT going to drive in 2 hours of traffic? so you can walk 5min to your Garage to complain i am Late!!
keep this in mind for a Compromise for each other, same for Hesperia, i get allot asking ME to go there to be there by a certain "Time" well? its a 2 way street!! "some Compromising" :)

Hope everyone has a Awesome day!!!


Interested? then write?
Razorgrafix "Twenty Three" at Hot mail
(cause you cant do the whole address here)
cant believe no one can figure out email...LOL
"razorgrafix" then the Numeric "23" then the
and everything is "" so email me.......
going to re-upgrade soon, but until then.

Screen name:
Blade69
Member since:
Jan 31 2008
Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
35
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
2-3 times per week
Available to gig:
6-7 nights a week
Most available:
Days

Influences

Metalica(before they went elevator Music)
Megadeth,Judas Priest,Loudness,usual 80's Metal so this list could be very big! but you get the general idea,but i like everything except rap and thats not really music? more like a Tone generated sound thats just noise?

Instrument experience:

Vocalist - Tenor:
Expert
Rhythm Guitar:
Expert
Lead Guitar:
Expert
Acoustic Guitar:
Advanced
Vocalist - Alto:
Moderate
Vocalist:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

too much to list! but if must know?
CUSTOM Jackson Guitars Explorer and Kelly style,
ESP Guitars Kamikaze styles(K1,K2,K3 and stars)
and my Custom Made Guitars i make from my NEMISIS Line.

only some basic effects? typical stuff a Chorus, Phaser, bout it really? most my "Tone" comes from my hands?
Now Using EVH Stealth amps, also Marshall JVM's
Custom Marshall 4x12 cab's etc.

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