Welcome Charlie! Great to have you aboard!
I will do more JM4 demos. It's a great unit for practicing at home, really incredibly fun to have around.
Where are you located? I'm in Alberta, Canada.
What kind of music do you like to play and listen to?
Thanks robert and hilbilly joe!
Robert...the JM4 has a lot going for it as a practice rig as well as a composing tool. Being able to save tracks and overdub and then go back to it later (if you save to an SD card) is very cool. I've just scratched the surface of what can be done with it-it does make practice enjoyable.
I'm located near Sacramento, California. Have been here a long time other than 2 years in San Francisco when I was in high school and 3 years in Europe in the Army.
I started out playing Beatle tunes...those guys sold a ton of guitars I imagine. I didn't get real serious until I heard Clapton playing with Cream. The tone he got was unlike anything I'd heard before 1967 or so. I thought, "yeah...I've got to find out how to do THAT." A school friend was a very good player-he turned me on to Albert King, BB, Hendrix's first (new at that time) record...lots of stuff to take in.
I noodled around, stealing stuff from people I knew, recording solos and slowing them down on a reel to reel recorder. Played in a couple of bands, went to college and played in the jazz band for 2 years (those people can REALLY play). The teacher was very patient; trying to teach a rock/blues player to read charts and play with a 30 piece band must have aged the poor guy. I stuck with it and it was a great experience. Made me a much better rhythm player for a long time...currently, not so much ;-)
Had a family, kids and was playing bass in a band when I just realized I didn't have time for it. Sold a lot of my gear and put it in the closet for over 10 years. I had so much equipment at one time...3 Les Pauls, a 335, couple of strats, jazz bass, Mesa amp...so it goes.
I still don't have a lot of time (remodeling a house and work), but kids are both married and out on their own so, what the heck? I've always wanted to try writing some original stuff, even if it is instrumental.
Warning to all...10 years without really playing? It's not like riding a bike. The fingers don't want to do what the brain tells them. Keep up with it if at all possible. It's not like starting all over again, but it's not easy either. Nothing worth while is easy, of course ;-)
