New Member introduction

Iwantogo · #1 10-23-2009, 08:14 AM

Just want to say Hi to all and that I'm looking forward to getting information and contributing to this forum. I've been playing guitar for a pretty long time and have always respected the art of Jazz Guitar. I have not devoted myself to playing jazz nor could I make a living doing it so I went a different path for more commercial styles. Now here I am, finding the desire to play in that style of jazz again if only for myself or for solo performances.

I currently play an entry level Ibanez Artcore guitar that I have worked on and that actually plays and sounds very well but I would like to replace it with a better model. Looks like my searching has been leaning towards Peerless or Eastman guitars because it sounds like you get the best bang for the buck. I'm I am wrong about this? please tell me or infor me of other guitar makers out there for me to look at. After all, this is why I am here. to get and share information.

So with that said, I'll be looking forward to your comments, suggestions, help and all the great information out there.

derek · #2 10-23-2009, 09:44 AM

Welcome to the group. Where are you from? As far as next step up, it depends on what kind of sound you are looking for. Peerless and Eastman are a great value, without a doubt. Many of us own or have owned them.

Iwantogo · #3 10-23-2009, 10:16 PM

Well I'm originally from Buffalo N.Y. I great place to grow up and I had a lot of great musical influences. I began guitar lessons at the age of seven from Eddie Arnolds guitar player who was a chord guitar magician. I played gigs starting at 11 and my first New Years job at 13. I went to Syracuse College and moved to Idaho in the late 70's playing all the time. I kinda fell in Love with the west and the mountains and worked through the end of the 70's and part of the 80's playing around the Rocky Mountain west when you could still make a living playing music in bars. I wound up in Nashville several times only leaving with road bands and eventually found my way back to the mountains in the mid 90's where I eventually setlled down. I left the Bozeman Montana area in 2000 for northeastern Montana and here I am. What a ride....

derek · #4 10-24-2009, 08:11 AM

NE Montana? What the heck is up there besides grizzly bears and trout? Any jazz gigs?

Iwantogo · #5 10-24-2009, 08:51 AM

Are there any jazz gig's? Up here you have to be creative and take whatever gig you can get. Variety and playing mutiple styles has kept me busy for many years while I see other guys stick to one format and never work. It has helped in the studio because I get the call backs and compliments that I can cover a lot of ground and play the songs with a feel and technique that is meant for that style. Sometimes it's not much fun but you can always find some satisfaction in a song or a good solo.

And by the way, there are no trout or grizzy in NE Montana. You have to head southwest along the Yellowstone about 250 miles for that.

Maxim · #6 10-26-2009, 02:17 PM

Hi everyone. Just signed up and thought I would say hallo. Looks like an interesting site/resource, although these days I don't have as much time to explore things like this as was formerly the case. Name's Max, and I am an aging English chap, living in Greece (married to a Greek) and a mediocre self-taught and non-reading guitar player with an ancient Aria and a little Steinberger thingy that I take travelling with me (I travel a lot for work, being in oil exploration). I tend to favour the more extreme forms of jazz or improvised music, with favourite guitar players in cludng Fred Frith, Marc Ribot, Sonny Sharrock and Derek Bailey, along with more usual jazz suspects like Metheny, Schofield, McLaughlin etc.

Looking forward to spending a bit more time on here when I go back to work, as this should be a good way of passing an idle hour on an oil rig.

JeanSut · #7 10-26-2009, 03:24 PM

Hello to everybody,

I am 39 year old jazzguitarplayer/teacher from the north of germany.
Looking forward to sharing information and experience with you guys!
So far I've read lots of interesting here here.

greetings,

JeanSut

Person · #8 10-27-2009, 09:51 PM

Nice to meet everyone, it's pretty much the first time I've taken a real interest in the forum here. It's great!!
As long as this is the thread for newbie intros, I'm around boston, a high-schooler jamming on a talor solidbody with 11s and looking at Eastmans. Great to be a part of the forum (finally!) and meet all of my fellow newcomers.

JimBobWay · #9 10-28-2009, 10:24 PM

I've lurked at this site (and many others) for some time. Having recently 'retired' to pursue my music full-time, I decided to sign up and try to add value. I've learned a lot from many of the fine musicians here, so it's the least I can do to try to share some of my own knowledge and experience.

In addition to my first love, guitar, I play bass, keyboards and percussion, and of course computers ;-). I did audio and video recording for a while until the technology morphed into the consumer space, then spent a couple decades as a consultant, with the guitar in tow (ala maxim). Now I play solo at restaurants and coffee shops; jazz/blues/classical mostly, plus my compositions. I'm self taught, and have been playing for 40 years.

I hope to help those with questions I can answer, toss some of my transcriptions in (if it won't get me sued), and maybe meet some like-minded spirits to share musical experiences. That's happiness for me!
Keep on playin'!
-JimBobWay