Chris Hanson

July 2012: Chris Hanson

  Axe(s):  Gibson SG (60s Tribute) Amp and Effects:  Marshall, Cornford, Cube, Roland Favourite Styles:  Rock, Acoustic, Metal, Alternative   Influences:  Slash, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Johnson, Van Halen, Jonny Buckland, Roy Buchanan, José González, Gerry Rafferty, Pete Murray, Amiel Matthews Favourite Quote:  “Being a rockstar is the intersection of who you are and who you want …

June 2012: Makenzie Moor

Axe(s):  Black Tanglewood Electric and a Cort Semi-Acoustic Amp and Effects:  Tanglewood Amp Favourite Styles:  I enjoy playing country songs as well as finger picking and strumming Latin music  Influences:  My mum first picked up the guitar and suggested I should try some lessons with the Guitar Gym. After the first class, I was hooked! …

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November 2011: Anne-Marie Wilson

Axe: Fender Jag-Stang and Martin 000-28EC Amp & Effects: Orange Tiny Terror, Big Muff, ProCo Rat, Small Clone and Deluxe Memory Man Favourite Styles: Alternative rock and folk (fingerstyle) Influences: Kurt Cobain, Arctic Monkeys, Bob Dylan and John Freiberg Favourite Quote: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss …

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October 2011: Lucy Corser

Axe: Onyx Jazz Guitar, Ibanez Electric/Acoustic, Epiphone Les Paul Favourite Styles: Blues and Rock Influences: Eric Clapton, Cat Stevens, Silverchair, Chili Peppers, Powderfinger, Ben  Harper, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz Favourite Quote: “”I have an idea that the term ‘weaker sex’ was coined by some woman to disarm some man she was preparing to overwhelm” – Ogden Nash Career …

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September 2011: Daniel Rablin

Axe: Epiphone Les Paul Standard Amp and Effects: nuX Mighty15 Favourite Styles: Anything from pop rock to progressive metal, but nothing too heavy. Influences: Dream Theater, and a couple others like The Black Mages. Favourite Quote: ““A good player can make any guitar sound good.” Michael Bloomfield Career Highlights: None yet, but as a game desing programmer, I also …

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August 2011: Alex Moses

Axe: Schecter Blackjack ATX, (Sid) A drawn on Fender Squier Strat Amp & Effects: Crate 120W GT212, 40W Marshall Valvestate, fender and pevey 15W practice amps Favourite Styles: Rock, Every other type of rock, Blues, Jazz, Some Metal Influences: Jimmy Page, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Ritchie Blackmore, Angus Young, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Grohl, Andy McKee, Kurt …

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May 2011: Lorcan Coates

Axe: Cort G210FT Amp and Effects: Peavey backstage II, dunlop crybaby wah, boss ds-1 distortion Favourite Styles: Rock, funk, pop Influences: Maroon 5, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, The Doors, John Mayer, Pink Floyd Favourite Quote: “Music isn’t the Olympics. It’s not about showing other people what you can do with a piece of wood in your hands …

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April 2011: Darren Rowe

Axe: Tanglewood Acoustic Favourite Styles: Fingerstyle Influences: Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Talking Heads, the Eagles, The Doors, Van Morrison Favourite Quote: “I love the smell of Napalm in the morning” (Robert Duvall – Apocalypse Now) Career Highlights: Nailing “Never Going Back Again” by Fleetwood Mac  

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October 2010: Kyle Vaughan

Axe: Evolution tw28 csn Favourite Styles: Classical and Plucking Influences: I am new to the world of guitar, I do not have a reason to why I started however a couple of years ago my family and I lived in a security compound situated in Doha Qatar. On some evenings these two guys would get together on their …

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July 2010: Viviana Lloyd

Axe: Ashton Classical Favourite Styles: Pop Influences: My teacher Alex, Elvis Presley, Favourite Quote: “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all”