Christopher Papa - Guitar/Vocal/Piano

Bio

    Hey guys, first of all, thanks for checking out the site, hopefully it will prove useful.  I'm from Michigan's own BEAUTIFUL metro Detroit area.  I started my life on December 31, 1982.  My musical background is as follows: My earliest experience with music was in elementary school, where I used to try to figure out how to play the songs I heard on Looney Toons on my mom's old organ.  I took two years of piano lesions in high school, and I spent a good portion of my high school career in various choirs.  I picked up a guitar in high school, and taught it to myself... no lessons.  I would watch my friends play and try to figure out certain sounds and patterns.  As a result, I know very little music theory, the music theory I DO know I learned from bands like, TOOL, Incubus and Dream Theater - MY guitar teachers.  For me music is, ART. I can NOT stand emo-punk bullshit... or pop and most rap.   I give all music a chance but if you're not being creative or trying to DO SOMETHING with your music... I don't need to hear it.  When music is playing from my speakers... it's not just on, I'm listening to it.

Bands

    My favorite bands (no particular order):

        TOOL, Incubus, Dream Theater, System of a Down, A Perfect Circle, DJ Shadow, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Sevendust, Billy McLaughlin... there's probably someone I'm missing...

GEAR

    Guitar

        Paul Reed Smith Electric Guitars

        Yamaha Acoustic

    Strings

        Elixir coated Electric

        Elixir coated Acoustic

    Amp

        Marshal JMC 2000 -TSL Head unit

        Marshal 1960 lead 4x10 cabinet

    Guitar Effects

        Pedal Pad MPS-XL Pedal Board

        Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
        Boss NS-2 Noise Supressor
        Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah
        Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
        Boss DD-5 Digital Delay
        Boss TR-2 Tremolo
        Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter
        Boss BF-3 Flanger
        Boss FV-50 Volume
        Boss RC-20XL - Loop Station
        Roland EV-5 Expression

    Accessories 

        Seinheiser  UHF Wireless guitar port

    Piano

        Yamaha 6ft Grand Piano