Guitar 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 essential elements of musical exposition moving forward in the same direction. I can balance the big picture with the small details. Originals only I hate playing covers. I'd rather be creating music and I don't mind the headache of the process. Pro level players and writers, please. No sloppy indie/alternative. If your singer is not totally great I'm totally not interested. Putting a lot of work behind a vocalist who can't deliver is just a pointless waste of time. Not interested in projects that are gathering dust on Bandcamp SoundCloud Spotify or whatever site. I'm not looking for a sinking ship or a band that has revolving doors of membership and is fighting off an inevitable collapse because of poor musicianship or songwriting or attitude problems.