Jay Hale
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Black Widow
Fallen Angel
Street Justice
Mr. Sinister
LA Cover bands
Smokin' J
Rukus
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
As often as possible, local LA clubs, fly-out gigs, mostly recording at the moment, but looking forward to returning to regular gigging.
Your musical influences
Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, George Lynch, Jeff Beck, John Sykes; Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Led Zeppelin, etc.
What equipment do you use?
Custom-built Strats made from Charvel, Warmoth, Boogie Bodies, KnE and Musikraft parts, with Seymour Duncan pickups, Original Floyd Rose, FU-Tone or Fender American Vintage trems. Mesa-Boogie amplification, MXR, Vox, Boss and Line 6 effects. FloydUpgrades Titanium and Brass Big-Blocks, hardware. Monster Jazz Instrument and Performer 500 Speaker cables. Also using AcmeBarGig Head Case amp emulation, Recabinet speaker emulation software and PODfarm for recording.
M-box2 w/Pro Tools 10
Anything else?
I'm just getting started here...more to come.
