Re: The Well Part: LV1......Will S-T
How long have you been playing and what's your bag?
Started at 10 playing Flamenco and Classical and began playing professionaly
at about 14. The 70's and 80's were a big time for multiculturalism here in
Australia and I was working 3 or 4 times a week during high school.
In 1980 I got a scholarship to study (PARTY!!) at the Madrid Conservatorium
where I studied classical guitar and also worked as an accompanying
guitarist at Flamenco dance schools.
On my return to Australia I continued my studies and playing gigs, met my
first wife and joined my first blues band in 1983, Scurvy Dog! Those of us
that are still alive still get together once or twice a year.
Got a "real" job and kept on gigging part time with the band and doing
the Flamenco gigs till Igot divorced in 1990. I crashed for about 12 months,
no gigs, booze, got the sack from the band and generally messed up large!
Got my life back together, started playing again and then the whole
"Gypsy Kings" thing hit. A consortium of musos got together, we called
ourselves the Rumberos and made a killing for about 4 years playing all
over the country, we even had our sound guy employed on wages.
Like all fads it died and we resurrected Scurvy Dog, version 2 or 3 by then,
started a new family my current wife and just did the occasional gig.
Since then I've ventured into folk and country, Scurvy Dog (Final version)
and concentrated on guitar repairs, assembling guitars for customers and
myself and collecting Seymour Duncan pickups since I joined this Forum!
I love this place, the wealth of information shared and the sense of community.
Cheers, Will.