SEEKING
Band to Join, Cello, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Bagpipes, Background Singer, Acoustic Guitar, Accordion, Dobro, Drums, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - General, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.ABOUT
I'm a self taught guitarist and I have been playing for about 14 years. I was founding member and lead guitarist for Shoctopus (http://www.facebook.com/shoctopus) for 7 years, with whom I wrote, recorded and released a 6 track EP and a 13 track album, until our disbanding in April 2015.
I have hundreds of gigs under my belt, both with Shoctopus and other bands as a hired gun, filling in where needed. I have plenty of experience in the recording studio, gigging and touring etc, and the business side of bands; booking gigs, PR, advertising, accounts, goal oriented planning etc.
I am always trying to push the boundaries of what I can do, and have a quite varied taste in music....if it sounds good, it is good.
I am searching for an established band looking for an experienced, passionate and committed guitarist.
At this link you will find some rough demos of solo instrumental pieces that I have written and recorded. http://www.soundcloud.com/stavismusic
Contact: stavismusic @ gmail. com
- Screen name:
- stavis1984
- Member since:
- December 14 2012
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 15
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
My musical taste is wide and varied, but here is a list of some of the guitarists that have influenced me; Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Tony Iommi, Slash, Eric Johnson, Nuno Bettencourt, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, Joe Satriani, Zakk Wylde, Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee, Gary Moore, John 5, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Dimebag Darrell. Brian May, Richie Blackmore, Rory Gallagher to name a few.
Instrument experience:
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Bass Guitar:
- Moderate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
- Lead Guitar:
- Moderate
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Gibson Les Paul (main live & recording guitar)
Epiphone Gothic Flying V w/ active EMG's
Ibanez Destroyer DTX120
Maverick F-1
A couple of steel string and nylon string acoustics
Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 (head)
Marshall Mode Four (100W head)
Marshall 350W 4x10 angled half-stack
Marshall CDR50
Dunlop Crybaby
Pro Co Vintage Rat Distortion
Boston Chromatic tuner
Boss DD-7 digital delay
Boss RV-5 digital reverb
MUSIC
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Stavis Show Reel
Stavis Show Reel Year: 2015 Album: Compilation Genre: Alternative/Modern Rock
Snippets of some of my guitar solos from the "King of the Mountian" EP and "Brand New Kind Of Madness" album by Shoctopus.
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Star Trek - The Next Generation theme (Guitars Cover)
Star Trek - The Next Generation theme (Guitars Cover) Year: 2015 Album: ~ Genre: Cover/Tribute
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith. I have always loved Star Trek. I grew up watching 'The Next Generation', and for a long time now have wanted to attempt to cover the theme by replacing the orchestral instruments with guitar. Still teaching myself how to use ProTools; this is my second attempt at recording and mixing a full song with it. For the recording I used a Gibson Les Paul Standard, Gibson Les Paul Studio, a refurbished Samick unknown, a 5-string base, an E-bow, slide and samples of bass drum, snare and crash cymbal....which all had to be put together without a click. I also used a toy Starship Enterprise (pictured) I got as a boy...y'know, just for authenticity! :P It's taken around four or five solid days in total over the space of three weeks to figure out all the parts and record them, and it has been fun. I hope you enjoy. :)
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Extreme: Get The Funk Out (solo w/improv) (Video)
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - I Know A Little (intro) (Video)
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Ozzy Ozbourne - Bark At The Moon (solo) (Video)
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SHOCTOPUS - Too Much Is Never Enough (Video)
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Shoctopus - Brand New Kind Of Madness (Full Album) (Video)
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