Jake
5 Second Punkologist
Thanks to Skarekrough for passing the torch.
It's my turn, so feel free to shoot whatever questions you like.
Some general info about myself:
An interesting story: My uncle was also a guitar player, and was good friends with ZZ Top guys for a while. The only thing my uncle left behind (he died in the early 80s) was his early 70's Les Paul, which, according to family legend, was a gift given to him by none other than Billy Gibbons. Of course, I have no way to verify this, and we have no real way of knowing. That Les Paul sits in our house in pretty bad shape, and my father can't decide if it would better to remember his brother by letting it sit in a case forever, or to actually fix it up and let me use it. It's not my call, and I never even knew my uncle, so I'll let my dad decide how he wants to remember his brother.
Alright, I'm off to get ready for class in a minute, so go ahead and start firing away.
It's my turn, so feel free to shoot whatever questions you like.
Some general info about myself:
- My birth name is Jake, not Jacob, since my parents knew even if they did that they would call me Jake anyway.
- I've lived in the Houston area my entire life, though I'm not sure where I'll live once I finish college.
- I've played guitar for about eight years or so now. I have a Les Paul Studio, but I have more of an attachment to my Schecter PT Elite which was 1/3 the price of the Les.
- One band I've seriously been digging lately is The Extraordinaires and I would absolutely recommend them to everyone on the forum. Part modern, part folk, all good songwriting. "Hi Five The Cactus" is one of my favorite songs at the moment.
- I'm not exaggerating when I say IMO "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service is one of the best songs ever written, even if there is a distinct lack of guitars.
- Most of you know I was in a pop-punk band for about two years, signed an indie deal and made an album - some of you here even bought it. If you guys want, I'd be more than happy to go into the story of why I left or tell some other band stories, few as they may be.
An interesting story: My uncle was also a guitar player, and was good friends with ZZ Top guys for a while. The only thing my uncle left behind (he died in the early 80s) was his early 70's Les Paul, which, according to family legend, was a gift given to him by none other than Billy Gibbons. Of course, I have no way to verify this, and we have no real way of knowing. That Les Paul sits in our house in pretty bad shape, and my father can't decide if it would better to remember his brother by letting it sit in a case forever, or to actually fix it up and let me use it. It's not my call, and I never even knew my uncle, so I'll let my dad decide how he wants to remember his brother.
Alright, I'm off to get ready for class in a minute, so go ahead and start firing away.
