ian macdonald
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play lo-fi play hi-fi  Snowmen
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Strawberries
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Alone
play lo-fi play hi-fi  the chasm
play lo-fi play hi-fi  vampire
This is all my solo stuff i do away from the band i play in.
Why this name?
My parents chose it
Do you play live?
Not solo
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It gives most of the world access to thousands of unheard of talented musicians that would otherwise remain unknown
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
At the moment only if it was with the band
Band History:
Check out allied force
Here I would like to share with you some background history, pictures and a few sound files.

The technical stuff :My Boss GT6 pedal is the nerve centre for the different sounds I use. My main amp is a Marshall AVT50 watt head, I run this through a 400 watt 4x12 cab and a 150 watt 2x12 cab, I also use a Vox pathfinder for recording and at home, this is surprisingly powerful for a small amp. For live gigs I still prefer the wall of sound set up you get with a couple of stacks, but as some venue sizes dictate, its down a 1 amp/cab set up through the P.A.

My guitars at the moment are A Burns Red Special, A Dark Green Jackson p7, A Midnight blue PRS Santana SE, an Black Ibanez GRG270 I also have a Ibanez 6 string acoustic, and a Ibanez 6 string semi , a borrowed Fender Strat and, an SG (cheers Phillip) when I need them. My wish list has been whittled down to a small list, another PRS a few more Jackson's, any old Charvel I can find, Gibson the Paul, Gibson Black Beauty, Gibson Les Paul Standard, Gibson Flying V, Peavey Wolfgang. I hope to have a least one of these by the end of the year.
I also play a bit of keyboards and will include some sound samples as and when I record them, I have not played keyboards during a gig but there's always a first, at the moment we have a Technics keyboard that we are using in the studio and if things work out then we may add a Korg Triton to our equipment list
Your influences?
page,gilmour,may,hendrix,bb king,lifeson, and loads more
Favorite spot?
too many to list, but milan and st malo stick out as the top 2
Equipment used:
PRS, Burns, Ibanez, Jackson Guitars, Marshall amps/cabs, Boss gt6
Anything else...?
erm... i like to drink and smoke(the legal stuff), i especially like a certain russian drink straight from the freezer :)

i love chilling out listening to music
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