Hello

Hello, I'm Christiaan, guitarnoise newbe from The Netherlands. I play the guitar since 1978. I got started playing guitar after listening to Santana, AC/DC, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Pink FLoyd and Led Zeppelin, to name a few. I got a bunch of guitars, electric, spanish and steelstring acoustic. My main axes are a 1992 Jackson SL2 and a 2005 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus. I also play my old trusted 1986 Charvel/Jackson model 4 a lot (very Fendery...).

My first gig was in 1982, with a school punk band. It was punk, like the british punk of the late 70's, not punkrockpop, mixed with The Cure and other New Wave influences and some Black Sabbath riffing as well in the background. Real Low-Fi, indeed: I used a taperecorderdeck for distortion. Later, I started learning to play lead by playing with some friends who were into The Rolling Stones. As a student, I used to jam a lot with a bunch of bluesmusicians, so I could discover the blues. That got me into Billy Gibbons, Albert King and Sonny Landreth. Not that I can play all that, sometimes just listening will do. Holdsworth, anyone? :lol:

I never got rid of my affection for Rainbow/Deep Purple/Whitesnake and listened to Satriani, Vai, Malmsteen and Frank Zappa as well. So nowadays I play a bit blues-oriënted, a bit of shred and rock guitar, in a metal ensemble. Check the music section of www.seraphique.com.

I like to listen to metal, jazz, classical, country rock, whatever. A friend got me into opera, too. The latest CD I bought was Nil Recurring from Porcupine Tree. But I also like Dark Tranquillity, Fates Warning and John Campbell.

Cheers, Christiaan.