Bill West
What gear do you usually play onstage? I play a Martin DCXE acoustic/electric guitar with Martin Bluegrass acoustic strings. For my electric rig, I play a 1980 Ibanez Artist series through a Marshall MG100 half stack with 4 12" speakers. My pedalboard is a Boss ME-50. What was your first guitar? My first guitar was an old beat up classical guitar. It was a gift from a neighbor down the street in exchange for helping out with stacking some firewood. I wish I still had that old guitar. It was stolen out of storage a while back. When did you first start playing guitar? I think it was when I was right around 15 years old. What is the name of your first band? I don't think we ever decided on a name. We were called 'Stella Blue' for a short time. Then, our drummer suggested 'To Bounce Granny'. I don't really remember what we ended up with. I was in a band one time called 'Grace & The Spanish Onions'. We didn't last very long. What guitarist do you most admire? I'd have to say David Gilmour from Pink Floyd. He just has that magic touch and a tone that is all his own. Of course, there are so many great guitar players to choose from. Mark Knopfler, Keller Williams, Don Ross, Michael Manring.... sooo many! If you were stranded on a deserted island, what 5 albums would you have to have?The Unforgettable Fire - U2Elemental - Tears For FearsThe entire Pink Floyd Box set...Disintegration - The CureNo Room - The Samples If you couldn't play your instrument . . . but . . . you could be anything else you wanted to be, what would that be? Either a veteranarian or a radio DJ. I love animals and I have a pretty good ability at picking the right tunes for the right vibes. Maybe I could do both - at the same time. If you could meet and have a conversation with anyone, living or dead, who would it be? Living - my half brother who I have never met.Dead - There are so many! Hendrix, Abraham Lincoln, Marylyn Monroe, Mozart, Jeff Buckley... Who was the last band/artist you paid to see perform live?Sade! AWESOME!!!
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