Axe: Blue Aria Electric Guitar
Amp and Effects: Aria AG-10
Favourite Styles: Rock
Influences: AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Jack Johnson
Favourite Quote:
“Don’t mess with the groove”
Career Highlights: Playing at the Guitar Gym concert.
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December 2009: Patrick Leahy
Axe: LTD- VIPER-50- ( I just got it because it looks like a Gibson SG )
Amp and Effects: Peavey Backstage II, no effects just high distortion!!!
Favourite Styles: Rock, Rock n Roll, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy metal.
Influences: AC/DC (best band on earth), Angus and Malcom Young (best guitarists on earth), and a little Slash, Daron Malakian and Kyle Gas.
Favourite Quote:
Don’t really have one but I say “huh?” a lot.
Career Highlights: Playing in the charity gig “Musicathon” and making my own band.
October 2009: Lorraine Seaton
Axe: The cheapest one they had!
Favourite Styles: Rock, Dance/Electronica
Influences: The Who, Queen, Oasis
Career Highlights: Being student of the month!
Lorraine would have to be the fastest improving beginner guitarist ever! After commencing her lessons as part of our Adult Group programme only in July, she is already playing tunes by the Hunters and Collectors, Pete Murray R.E.M and Oasis with great confidence and can even improvise nice blues solos.
Well done Lorraine and keep up the great work!
September 2009: Patrick McDermott
Axe: ESP LTD EC-500, Cort G285
Amp and Effects: Peavey Envoy 110, Dunlop Wah, Digitech RP150
Favourite Styles: Blues, Rock, Metal, Punk
Influences: Gary Moore, David Murray & Adrian Smith(Iron Maiden), Angus Young
Favourite Quote:
“It’s better to burn out than to fade away” – Highlander
Career Highlights: The Guitar Gym “Student of the Month”, Playing guitar and loving it, Jamming with my nephew
June 2009: Timothy Low
Axe: Yamaha CS40 acousitc
Favourite Styles: Blues and Rock
Influences: Jimi Hendrix
Career Highlights: Playing “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” at his grandfather’s 80th birthday party for 40 people last month. Gold Award in the Australian Choral Festival 2008 for the Graceville State School Junior Choir.
Working with Amiel Matthews, Tim has proven himself to be a confident young musician and his progress is consistent from week to week. Credit must also be given to his mum, Liz, who sits in on his lessons and practice sessions at home. Keep up the great work Tim!
April 2009: Dan Evans
Axe:
Epiphone Les Paul
Amp and Effects: Roland Cube
Favourite Styles: Blues, Alternate Rock
Influences: BB King, Johnny Greenwood, Danny Gatton, John Freiberg (thanks Dan!)
Favourite Quote:
“Put ALL your eggs in ONE basket” – John Freiberg
Career Highlights: Being awarded The Guitar Gym’s April 2009 Student Of The Month.
Out of close to 500 students, Dan Evans has without doubt improved at a greater rate than any student John Freiberg has ever had. Dan has been playing the guitar for just 5 short months and his results are “ridiculously out of this world”. He is completely focused and committed to his playing, waking at 5.30am every morning without fail to train for not less than 1.5 hours before school – and he backs this up with another 1.5 hours each afternoon.
Dan is on the fast track to virtuosity – look out for this guy in the near future!
Note: Dan is pictured here in The Guitar Gym just absolutely ripping it up! Sorry about the blurred fingers – no super speed shutter!!!
March 2009: Zachary “I eat swing charts for breakfast” Degnan
Axe: Fender Squire Stratocaster graphic series ‘obey’
Amp and Effects: Roland Cube and Korg ToneWorks
Favourite Styles: Rock, Blues
Influences: Jack White and Angus Young
Favourite Quote: Yes kent!
Career Highlights: The Guitar Gym “Student of The Month” and being selected for the Kenmore High Big Band.
After training with John Freiberg at The Guitar Gym for just under a year, Zach has made tremendous improvements as a musician. A keen player from the get go, Zach has a mature and diligent approach to practice and the results show. His harmonic knowledge and improvisational ability are already at the level of musos far beyond his years. At just 12 years of age, this fresh faced grade-8 lad auditioned for the Kenmore High Big Band, and secured a chair. The Kenmore High Big Band is renowned for its strong music extension program.