Shane Johnson (Solo)
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).
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I've been playing guitar, trumpet, piano, and a bit of singing since I was about 12.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
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.
Anything else?
Did I mention I like Ibanez...?
