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Member Info: Robert Silvia - Just another Dental Floss Farmer |
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Name: Robert Silvia
Contact: Available to Members
Focus: Other
Location: Roswell, GA USA
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Music can't be created... it can only be found.
I started playing guitar around 7 years ago, while I was still in high school, but I quit 2 years after that because I was unmotivated (I went to a few bad teachers... Remember this good guitar players do not necessarily make good guitar teachers). Then 2 ½ years ago I picked it up again this time I taught myself. The first year I studied music fundamentals, Elementary harmony, and fret board logic. Lately I have been transcribing allot of Frank Zappa stuff, I might make a website later on in the future and throw them up there.
Here are some theory books that I have read and I would recommend:
Music Fundamentals by Elvo S. D’Amante
Rudiments of Music by Robert W, Otman & Frank D. Mainous
The Jazz Theory Book By. Mark Levine
Pentatonic scales for the Jazz-Rock
Keyboardist by Jeff Burns
Elementary Harmony by Robert Ottman
I started looking into advanced harmony and counter point but they are very low on my priority.
Musically I focus on Jazz fusion, which for me is basically taking Jazz theory and applying it to a Rock sound
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Equipment I use to torture my neighbors
So um I got a POD last week and I must say I am very pleased with it. I haven’t touched my Mesa / Jekull & Hyde since I got it. I made a little recording with the POD; give it a hear G POD Blues.
I have a few fenders, but they mostly collect dust. The guitar I use the most is my Carvin T-Bolt, which I assembled myself, I’m really digging this guitar… may need to change the pickups though. I play it through Mesa/Boogie Subway Blues, which is by far the best amp purchase I’ve ever made. I like to keep it simple so I only use one pedal, which is a Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde.
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Musical Influences
• Danny Gatton
• Frank Zappa
• Carlos Santana
Jeff Beck
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Favorite Recordings
• Danny Gatton's Version of Killer Joe
• Jeff Beck Version of Manic Depression
• Frank Zappa - Son of Mr. Green Genes
Santana's Europa (Earth's Cry Heavens's)
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Favorite Lessons
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