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Post subject: Get to know your fellow users
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:48 am
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just a little survey, everyone fill it out to get a better idea of what everyone is like

semi-personal: don't answer any if you're uncomfortable

Age? 16
In school or not - if so what grade/year of college? Yes - 11th grade
Are you male or female? male
Do you drive? - yes, i have a permit
Single or taken or married, etc.? single
Have any kids? nope
When's your birthday? May 7
Favorite genre's of music? Rock (most forms of it)
Any siblings? nope
Are you in a band? nope, i wan to though
Favorite time of year? fall
Favorite food? seafood
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? football or basketball
Do you have a job, if so what? i mow lawns every once in a while, but no real job
Favorite Band? i don't know... muse i suppose

guitarist portion:

How many years have you been playing guitar? 5 or 6
How many hours do you play per week? 6 maybe
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? electric
Lefty or righty? righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: decent i guess
Sweep-picking? not very
Tapping? meh, not really either
Shredding? nope
Singing while playing chords? somewhat
Singing while playing lead? nope
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking: white room - cream... wind cries mary - hendrix...stairway - zeppelin
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? depends on the solo
About how many full songs have you written? a few
Are they at or below your skill level? a bit below since i try and sing as well
Do you write solos or record them improvised? sometimes


i just randomly got these, so you can just copy it and out your answers in


these are not my surveys to clarify that


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Post subject: Re: Get to know your fellow users
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:58 am
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Location: Oregon
semi-personal: don't answer any if you're uncomfortable

Age? 13
In school or not - if so what grade/year of college? Yes - 9th grade
Are you male or female? male
Do you drive? - nope
Single or taken or married, etc.? single
Have any kids? nope
When's your birthday? August 19 (its commin up!)
Favorite genre's of music? Classic Rock, folk, blues
Any siblings? yep, hes 23
Are you in a band? kinda
Favorite time of year? fall
Favorite food? 3 cheese chicken penne (pasta)
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? football
Do you have a job, if so what? coffee shop musician I have a gig this Saturday
Favorite Band? Eric Clapton I suppose too hard to choose

guitarist portion:

How many years have you been playing guitar? 3
How many hours do you play per week? 6 maybe
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? both
Lefty or righty? righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: blues I am fairly good
Sweep-picking? fairly good
Tapping? nope, never got into EVH
Shredding? lord no
Singing while playing chords? very good
Singing while playing lead? pretty darn good
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking:
Crossroads-Clapton, She came in thru the bathroom window-Beatles, Stray Cat Strut-Brian Setzer (note for note)
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? depends on the solo
About how many full songs have you written? 6 going on 7
Are they at or below your skill level? not really
Do you write solos or record them improvised? improvise, if you work too hard on a solo you mess up






bet that took a while to write.

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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:01 am
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not really, i copied two off others site, modified a few questions, deleted a few, and that was about it


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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:02 am
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Okay, I'll play :roll:

Age? Old enough
In school or not - Not
Are you male or female? Male
Do you drive? - Yes
Single or taken or married, etc.? Married happily
Have any kids? Yes
When's your birthday? Soon
Favorite genre's of music? Rock, Blues, Soul, R&B, Funk, Reggae
Any siblings? Several
Are you in a band? Yes
Favorite time of year? Springtime
Favorite food? Filet Mignon
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? Football
Do you have a job, if so what? Consultant
Favorite Band? Los Lonely Boys (changes by the minute)

guitarist portion:

How many years have you been playing guitar? 35
How many hours do you play per week? Typically 20-30 (includes gigs)
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? Electric
Lefty or righty? Righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: Adequate
Sweep-picking? Fair
Tapping? Fair
Shredding? No Fair :roll:
Singing while playing chords? Adequate
Singing while playing lead? Adequate
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking:
Louie,Louie/Hang On Sloopy/Cissy Strut
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? Varies
About how many full songs have you written? I've lost count :?
Are they at or below your skill level? At
Do you write solos or record them improvised? Both

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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:03 am
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Joined: Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:23 am
Posts: 261
Location: England
Age? 16
In school or not - if so what grade/year of college? Yes - Yr 11
Are you male or female? male
Do you drive? - nope, not old enuf
Single or taken or married, etc.? single
Have any kids? nope
When's your birthday? Nov 17
Favorite genre's of music? Rock
Any siblings? 2
Are you in a band? Yup, Kuda Bux
Favorite time of year? Winter
Favorite food? Spaghetti bolognaise
Country you reside in? England
Favorite sport? football (the reel kind haha)
Do you have a job, if so what? work in a music shop
Favorite Band? RHCP

guitarist portion:

How many years have you been playing guitar? 4
How many hours do you play per week? to uch to count
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? Both
Lefty or righty? righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: good
Sweep-picking? cant =(
Tapping? alright
Shredding? nope
Singing while playing chords? yesh
Singing while playing lead? nope
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking: white room - cream, Riverboat song-Ocean Colour Scene, Cant Stop-RHCP
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? depends on the solo
About how many full songs have you written? Few
Are they at or below your skill level? there on it
Do you write solos or record them improvised? imrprovised

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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:23 am
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Joined: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:28 am
Posts: 414
Age? 28
In school or not - if so what grade/year of college? no
Are you male or female? male
Do you drive? - yes
Single or taken or married, etc.? single
Have any kids? no
When's your birthday? September 20th
Favorite genre's of music? rock, rap
Any siblings? 3
Are you in a band? no but I'm looking for one
Favorite time of year? winter
Favorite food? pizza
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? baseball
Do you have a job, if so what? I don't have a "real" job I do "odd" jobs
Favorite Band? beastie boys

guitarist portion:

How many years have you been playing guitar? 14
How many hours do you play per week? 10
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? electric
Lefty or righty? righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: good
Sweep-picking? okay
Tapping? need more practice
Shredding? good
Singing while playing chords? good
Singing while playing lead? not so good
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking:
smells like teen spirit by nirvana - get me by dinosaur jr - angry chair by alice in chains
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? not long if I seriously try
About how many full songs have you written? a few
Are they at or below your skill level? below
Do you write solos or record them improvised? improv


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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:35 am
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Joined: Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:11 am
Posts: 928
Location: South Georgia
Age? 27
In school or not - if so what grade/year of college? Nope, I quit in the 9th grade.
Are you male or female? male
Do you drive? - Of course
Single or taken or married, etc.? single
Have any kids? nope, none that I'm aware of.
When's your birthday? Sept. 27
Favorite genre's of music? Blues, classic rock, soul (from the Stax era), jazz
Any siblings? 1
Are you in a band? Nope
Favorite time of year? Anytime if it's not cold, I hate the cold
Favorite food? hmmm......steak
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? Uh.....I'm not into sports
Do you have a job, if so what? Currently no job, can't seem to find anything either.
Favorite Band? Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

guitarist portion:

How many years have you been playing guitar? close to 9 years I guess
How many hours do you play per week? Try to get in at least 4 hours a day.
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? Electric
Lefty or righty? righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: I can hold my own
Sweep-picking? Pretty good
Tapping? Nope, not into that stuff either
Shredding? It depends, I can play pretty fast when it's my own style.
Singing while playing chords? No problems
Singing while playing lead? Uh, nope, that's alittle harder, hehe
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking:
Chitlins Con Carne - SRV, Blues at Sunrise - SRV, Texas Flood (video version) - SRV
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? It depends, usually no more than a day.
About how many full songs have you written? Lyrically, none. As far as music goes, I haven't really wrote anything, but I come up with stuff all the time.
Are they at or below your skill level? I put everything I got into every one of them. No skimping anywhere. Anything worth doing is worth doing right.
Do you write solos or record them improvised? I'm all about improvising.


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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:35 am
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Joined: Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:19 am
Posts: 603
Location: Santa Fe, NM 87505
Age? 23
In school or not - if so what grade/year of college? NOPE
Are you male or female? male
Do you drive? - Yes
Single or taken or married, etc.? Taken
Have any kids? 1 Daughter 1 year 5 months
When's your birthday? August 1
Favorite genre's of music? Rock
Any siblings? 1 Younger Brother
Are you in a band? Yes
Favorite time of year? Summer
Favorite food? Pizza
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? football, basketball or Baseball
Do you have a job, if so what? I am an administrative Assistant at the District Attorneys office in Santa Fe, NM
Favorite Band? John Mayer

guitarist portion:

How many years have you been playing guitar? 13
How many hours do you play per week? 8-10
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? Both
Lefty or righty? righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: not bad
Sweep-picking? Decent
Tapping? Never tried it
Shredding? nope
Singing while playing chords? somewhat
Singing while playing lead? nope
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking: La Bamba, Good Love is On the Way, Why Georgia
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? depends on the solo
About how many full songs have you written? None
Are they at or below your skill level? N/A
Do you write solos or record them improvised? sometimes


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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:40 am
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Posts: 732
Location: Oregon
happy late birthday stevestrat!

I think I'm the youngest person in the forum....

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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:41 am
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Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:31 am
Posts: 940
Age? 51
In school or not - Not since 1976
Are you male or female? Male
Do you drive? - Yes
Single or taken or married, etc.? Married
Have any kids? Yes , two sons
When's your birthday? Same as Bob Dylan
Favorite genre's of music? In tune and in time
Any siblings? 1
Are you in a band? No
Favorite time of year? Autumn
Favorite food? Scotch whiskey
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? Baseball
Do you have a job, if so what? Commercial music composer/producer
Favorite Band? Steely Dan

How many years have you been playing guitar? 40
How many hours do you play per week? 10 or so (in studio)
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? All
Lefty or righty? Righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: Advanced
Sweep-picking? Fair
Tapping? Some if I need to
Shredding? Nope
Singing while playing chords? Mastery (In my youth I played a solo act, 4 hours a night, 6 nights a week for 6 years)
Singing while playing lead? Pretty slick
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking:
Only three?
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? I don't work like that .
About how many full songs have you written? a couple hundred
Are they at or below your skill level? The songs, you mean? They're as good as I can make them
Do you write solos or record them improvised? Both


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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:16 pm
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Kingman 44 wrote:
happy late birthday stevestrat!

I think I'm the youngest person in the forum....


Thanks for the birthday wishes.

There is nothing wrong with starting out young. Keep it up man.


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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:22 pm
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Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:47 pm
Posts: 4294
Location: Somewhere near Seattle
Age? 47
In school or not - if so what grade/year of college? Nope
Are you male or female? male
Do you drive? - yes
Single or taken or married, etc.? Married
Have any kids? nope
When's your birthday? july 9th
Favorite genre's of music? Rock (most forms of it)
Any siblings? 2 bro and sis
Are you in a band? not at the moment, just jamming
Favorite time of year? fall
Favorite food? Italian!!!
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? football
Do you have a job, if so what? Nope, taking a prolonged sabbatical
Favorite Band? Pink Floyd

guitarist portion:

How many years have you been playing guitar? 37
How many hours do you play per week? 12
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? electric
Lefty or righty? righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: good
Sweep-picking? decent
Tapping? not into it
Shredding? too many notes!! shredding is for teenagers and show offs
Singing while playing chords? all the time
Singing while playing lead? nope
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking: Any song i've been playing more then a week
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? depends on the solo
About how many full songs have you written? too many to count
Are they at or below your skill level? depends on how old the song is
Do you write solos or record them improvised? i like to write a solo, then improvise around it once it's set

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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:25 pm
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semi-personal:

Age? 21
In school or not - if so what grade/year of college? Yes - Senior Year of College
Are you male or female? male
Do you drive? - yep
Single or taken or married, etc.? taken
Have any kids? nope
When's your birthday? March 26
Favorite genre's of music? Alternative Rock, Blues, Metal, Folk
Any siblings? nope
Are you in a band? in the beginnings of something
Favorite time of year? winter
Favorite food? sushi
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? snowboarding
Do you have a job, if so what? software engineer
Favorite Band? Radiohead

guitarist portion:

How many years have you been playing guitar? 3
How many hours do you play per week? 12 more or less
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? combo
Lefty or righty? righty
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: ear is good, haven't done enough yet
Sweep-picking? haven't tried it
Tapping? easy stuff
Shredding? not really
Singing while playing chords? easily
Singing while playing lead? haven't tried
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking: Karma Police - Radiohead; Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana; Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
How long does it take you to master and memorize a guitar solo? 10 minutes
About how many full songs have you written? three
Are they at or below your skill level? my skill level
Do you write solos or record them improvised? I could


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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:49 pm
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Kingman 44 wrote:
happy late birthday stevestrat!

I think I'm the youngest person in the forum....


no, i've seen younger... 11 i think


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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:02 pm
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Posts: 28
i feel like im on an online dateing site but here goes.

Age? 17
In school or not - if so what grade/year of college? college freshman
Are you male or female? male
Do you drive? - yes
Single or taken or married, etc.? single
Have any kids? nope
When's your birthday? dec 14
Favorite genre's of music? Rock
Any siblings? 1
Are you in a band? kinda
Favorite time of year? winter
Favorite food? anything that doesent move
Country you reside in? USA
Favorite sport? ultimate frisbee
Do you have a job, if so what? Maintnence at the local college.
Favorite Band? i like them all

bassest portion:

How many years have you been playing bass? 3
How many hours do you play per week? 5 or 6
Predominantly acoustic, electric, or some combo of the two? electric
Lefty or righty? right handed
How good are you at the following:
Blues / Melodic playing: ok
Sweep-picking? bad
Tapping? nope
Shredding? on a bass???
Singing while playing chords? cant sing :(
Singing while playing lead? nope
Name three popular songs that you can play without even thinking: sweet child o' mine- Guns n' roses, time is tight- booker t and the mg's, come as you are- nirvana
How long does it take you to master and memorize a bass solo? depends on who played the solo first (could never play anything by john entwhistle)
About how many full songs have you written? none
Are they at or below your skill level? i dont think that this question applys to me.
Do you write solos or record them improvised? nope


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