Brickgarage
Not really a band.
I'm just a guy learning to play guitar. I had never played a musical instrument for my entire life before this. I've now been taking guitar lessons since August of 2004 which is when my daughter and son also both began taking lessons. Recently I've been corresponding with some other enthusiastic beginners around the world and we've figured out how to create and share backing tracks and add percussion and lead tracks and such. The open critiquing and support has been great and I look forward to creating more music in the future. The learning experience has been phenominal. I wish I had learned many, many years ago. The ability to jam with my own kids is so rewarding that if I never do anything else with this instrument, I will be happy.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I play live on my front porch just about every evening, weather permitting.
What equipment do you use?
I have a Gibson SG special. I also have an Ovation acoustic/electric and a Garrison acoustic. My daughter plays an Epiphone Les Paul and my son plays a frankenstrat that we built from parts we gathered on eBay and other sources. We have a POD and a Behringer V-Amp. There are several combo amps scattered about the house.
Anything else?
We record using crappy sound cards that are not really designed for recording. I have yet to buy any recording software. We use the free program called Audacity for now. I use PC drummer for percussion tracks.
