Shane Johnson (Solo)
Shane Johnson (Solo)
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This is a collection of all of my solo material. Most of it has been collaborations through sites such as Guitar.com. Some of it is my own personal material, that I have only put up here on Soundclick (and therefore, my Myspace page as well).
Band/artist history
I've been playing guitar, trumpet, piano, and a bit of singing since I was about 12.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
I play live as often as I can! I really enjoy the adrenaline rush when an audience is enjoying what you are doing.
Your musical influences
Deep question, so I'll leave it to three of each:
Guitar style: Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, John Petruccii
Bass style: Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Billy Sheehan
Sound: Disturbed, Dream Theater, Rush
Not saying I actually sound or play like any of these guys...I just wish I could ;)
What equipment do you use?
Ibanez!!! All of my guitars / basses are Ibanez. Here's the full list (as of now)
Guitars:
RG320FM - Dimarzio Evolutions
RT650FM - Dimarzio Cruisers / Fast Track 2
AES10EAM Acoustic
Bass:
Ibanez SRX390 - Stock pickups, EQB-IIDX pre (soon to have Aquilar OBP-1)
Ibanez GSR200FM - Dimarzio Split-P Neck, Ultra Jazz Bridge, Aguilar OBP-1 Pre
Amps:
Carvin Legacy
Peavey Ultra
(on layaway) Randall T2 head, Randall RH50T head
Bass amps:
BBE BMAX SS preamp
Effects:
Morley Volume Plus, Morley Power Wah, Voodoo Labs Micro Vibe, Keeley DS-1 Ultra, Maxon ROD-880, ISP Decimator, Rocktron Xpression, POD (for recording ideas and quick jams)
Mics:
Palmer!! PDI-03 on guitar amps, PDI-09 on bass pre. Sometimes I'll use an SM-57 or a Sennheiser MD421 to fatten things up a bit.
Studio Gear:
Boss BR600 (for quick jams / getting ideas down)
EMU 1616M Cardbus (for my laptop)
M-Audio Delta 1010 (for my old desktop)
ART DMPA Gold Tube Pre
M-Audio Luna vocal mic
M-Audio Pulsar II stereo mics (for acoustic)
Shure SM-57 (2)
Sennheiser MD421
*I record everything direct as much as possible.
Very cool that you're into Dream Theater and Rush. They're some of my main influences ( I've seen Rush 25 times in concert :-) ) I'm also originally from Long Island so I love DT cause of their musicianship of course but also cause I understand their vibe and where they're coming from. John Petrucci went to Kings Park HS a town away from mine that I grew up in - East Northport. When I went to Five Towns College I used to hear many stories about the Majesty gigs ( that was Dream Theater's previous name ) and eventually DT's gigs then Images and Words came out in 93 and I've been following them ever sinceAll comments (2)
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I was in a progressive rock band too from Long Island called Unified Past. Many of the tracks I was involved in are on my music page here. Steve the guitar player moved to upstate NY but has continued with U.P.. And many of the tracks I worked on with him have been popping up on their last few albums. My newest album has a lot of proggy stuff too. Only this time I play guitar primarily and all the other instruments as well. Cool to hear your songs man. Keep on a rockin! ! Vinny K