Guitarist Available

New York City NY

Description

RL Burnside, Freddie King, T Rex, Zeppelin, New Wave/Punk, Dixie Dregs, The Good Rats, Adrian Belew, Nirvana, Robert Fripp, Dave Edmunds, Slade, Davey Johnstone, Mick Ronson, Tommy Bolin, Beatles, The Replacements, 50s 60s Urban Gospel, Brinsley Schwarz, Eldon Shamblin, Robert Quine, Nelson Riddle, Link Wray, Les Paul, Glen Tillbrook, Les Paul, Country & Western Swing Jazz, etc. Great comps, riff writer. I can pump some life into stuff, construct a groove with a vibe if there's some meat to work with, rewrite if necessary, fix or reconstruct bridges and turnarounds that aren't working just right. Tasteful embellishments that don't mess up the flow. I'm a pretty good arranger, with good ears for keeping the different elements of exposition moving forward in the same direction. Originals only I hate playing covers. Pro level players and writers, please. No sloppy indie/alternative. If your singer is not totally great I'm not interested. Not interested in projects that are gathering dust on Bandcamp SoundCloud Spotify or whatever site because of rotten songwriting. If that sounds mean so be it. There's no nice way to address this point. Starts ok and preferred. I'm not looking for a sinking ship or a band that has multiple revolving doors and is fighting off atrophy and inevitable collapse.