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Josh started playing guitar at age 12, after brief stints playing saxophone and drums. He was instantly attracted to
the sounds of progressive rock and heavy metal when a friend bought him the Rush album "2112" for his 11th birthday. He was a self-taught
player until 1991 when he started taking lessons with guitar legend Scott McGill.
In college Josh studied music composition and education, with classical guitar as his instrument. It is also in college where he met his
songwriting partner Mark.
Today, Josh continues his lessons with Scott McGill, concentrating on his jazz and composition studies. His goals are to be able to improvise to his
own satisfaction in a jazz format, write that one progressive rock masterpiece, and to someday be able to play everything he hears in his head.
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DOB: |
July, 1971 |
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Main Instruments: |
Guitar, Vocals |
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Favorite Guitarists: |
Scott McGill, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Allan Holdsworth,
Mikael Ã…kerfeldt/Peter Lindgren, Alan Morse, Joe Pass, Vernon Reid, Ty Tabor, Pat Metheny, Warren Haynes, Duane Allman |
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Favorite Groups: |
Rock: Rush, Spock's Beard, Opeth, King's X, Transatlantic, The Beatles, Jellyfish, BT, Björk,
Living Colour
Jazz: McGill/Manring/Stevens, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino,
Joey DeFrancesco, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Smith
Classical: Bartók, Schönberg, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Webern
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Favorite Songwriters: |
Neal Morse, Paul McCartney, Mikael Ã…kerfeldt, Kevin Gilbert |
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Studio: |
Yoshi Studios |
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Guitar Gear: |
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Guitars:
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Epiphone Sheraton II (electric semi-hollow)
(2) Brian Moore i8.13 (electric)
Brian Moore i2 (electric)
Taylor 310-CE (acoustic)
Dean 12-string (acoustic)
Ibanez (nylon)
Steinberger Spirit (electric)
Parker Nightfly (fretless)
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Amps: |
Carvin Quad-X Preamp
Line6 AX2 212
Carvin X-Amp
Acoustic Image Clarus 1 w/ Raezer's Edge
Stealth 12 cabinet
BBE Acoustic Preamp
Fender Princeton Chorus
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Effects: |
Line6 ModPro
Line6 EchoPro
Line6 Filter
Boss Super Shifter
Dunlop Wah
eBow (is it an effect?)
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Guitar Synth: |
Roland GI-20
Roland XV-5050
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Other Projects: |
The Josh Sager Quintet, Amsterdam, Swallow, Snowcrash |
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Favorite Movies: |
Seven Samurai, Ocean's Eleven, Dave, Band of Brothers |
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Favorite TV Shows: |
The West Wing, Law and Order, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, La Femme Nikita, Stargate SG-1 |
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Favorite Books: |
The Charm School - Nelson DeMille
Values for a New Millennium - Dr. Robert L. Humphrey
All of the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child
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Favorite Food: |
Steak, baked potato, grilled shrimp, and a ton of A-1 sauce! |
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Favorite Beverages: |
Beer: Smithwick's, Hoegaarden, Harp, Yuengling, Guinness
Non-Beer: Sake, Jacquin's Apricot Brandy
Non-Alcohol: Peach Diet Snapple, Caffeine-Free Diet Coke
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Other Interests: |
Martial Arts, Golf, Bowling,
Clubbell® training, Backgammon, Tennis, Mountain Biking |
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Most likely to be heard saying: |
"We sell that." |
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Guilty Pleasures: |
Large Japanese martial arts book collection |
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Addictions: |
Spending money on crap I don't really need. |
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Unusual Fact: |
I'm blind in one eye. (It enhances my sex appeal.) |
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