Billy Russo

Attitude

I'm very easy-going, humble, level-headed, reliable, motivated, and have as little of an ego that you could possibly find in a guitarist. I'm currently attending community college, but if I could get a group dedicated musicians together (preferably MY AGE 18-24), I'd definitely become a musician full time. I practice every day and I try to write a new material as often as possible. I'm also very disciplined in the fact that ever since I started playing 7 years ago, I never took a break from practicing. I only started writing my own material about a year ago, and I still have a lot to learn, but I seem to get better every time I make a new song. I have many songs; check them out at my Soundcloud page, mentioned below:

Influences

Angus Young & Malcolm Young, James Hetfield, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, David Gilmour, Brian May, Tom Scholz, Slash..........Most of what I listen to is 70's and 80's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and MetallicA are my big 3. I also really like 60's Surf Rock and some Psychedelic Rock. From the 90's and 00's, I like SOME (emphasis on "some") of the Pop Punk and Ska: bands like The Offspring, Goldfinger, Sublime, and Sum 41; along with some Alternative Metal like System Of A Down, Tool, and CKY. I also really enjoy some more recent bands like Airbourne and Volbeat.......... Lastly, I have a very niche taste in music; it's mostly guitar-oriented. I'm a guitarist, so I'm not willing to play electronic, dubstep, or rap, because it's not the music I like. I absolutely despise Indie Rock; it's not my style either. Also, I prefer clean vocals; I DON'T like screaming, pig squealing, or growling (with some exceptions.) DJENT, Metalcore, Grindcore, Death Metal, and even some Thrash Metal, I can't listen to. I have a very definitive line: I draw the line at Slayer and Exodus. Anything heavier than that, I just can't listen to. With that said, I'm sorry to the 99% of musicians that are reading this who don't share my taste in music, but I thought that information was necessary to include.

Equipment

My main guitar is a Fender Stratocaster that has Lace Sensor Hot Gold pickups (neck & bridge), a GFS Pro-Tube pickup (middle), locking tuners, a Fender LSR nut, stainless steel frets (soon), and numerous other modifications..........My other gear: Ibanez RG350DX (Dimebucker in the bridge), Squier Bullet Stratocaster, Ibanez GSR200, Line Six POD HD Desktop, Marshall DSL40, Marshall MG30DFX, Garageband