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Name:
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Marc Martin
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Years Playing:
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33
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Occupation:
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Lawyer, Guitarist, Writer and Recording Engineer
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Goals:
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Learn the instrument and theory; improve technique; and get away from cliches by exploring other styles.
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Guitars:
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American Stratocaster with a maple neck, Fender Custom Shop Rory Gallagher Stratocaster and an American Telecaster with a rosewood neck.
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Picks:
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Red Dunlop Jazz III
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Strings:
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D'Addario .009 Gauge
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Amps:
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All tube combos: Marshall 1974 handwired; Engl Screamer; and a Bogner Shiva are the main ones.
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Pedals:
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Morely splitter, HBE Germania; HBE Power Screamer; Barber Tone Press; Fulltone OCD; Electro-Harmonix POG; HBE Psilocybe; EH Memory Man; and AnalogMan Chorus into a Voodoo Labs amp switcher.
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Styles:
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Rock and Blues
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Influences:
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Rory Gallagher. Not necessarily influences, but great guitarists: Tommy Bolin, Chris Duarte, Billy Gibbons and Stevie Ray Vaughn.
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Group Experience:
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Has played in bands around Chicago in the 80s. More recently, has done recording projects with Suicide Shift and Hy Flyer where he played guitar as well as bass, synth and backing vocals.
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Gigs:
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Various gigs throughtout the Chicago club scene.
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Website:
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www.web.mac.com/mvm711
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Contact:
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N.A.
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Date Added:
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February 2008
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