Kalik, from France !

[Kalik]

Hey folks, i just registered on TGP so let's introduce myself ;)

Name : Alex
Age : 16
Location : Var, France
Hobbies : music, gaming, girls :D

Guitar Gear : Fender Japanese Jaguar, Squier Strat, Eagle Strat, Aria Diamond E912, Ibanez V50JP and two cheap acoustic guitars.
Epiphone Valve Junior Head, Custom 1*8 Cab.
Belcat Overdrive, Danelectro EQ, Boss GEB-7, Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Hendrix, EHX Double Muff and soon a Colorsound Reissue Wah.

ps : correct me if I make mistakes, I gotta practice my english !

[Mikey2201]

Hi Kalik, welcome:)

[John LeQuire]

Welcome!

[Ken Ireland]

Welcome aboard Alex!

[Pa'ani]

Greetings Alex,

Welcome to The Gear Page!

[trower]

16? oh boy! prepare yourself! ;)

[hamstrat]

Welcome to TGP! Your English is much better than my French so don't worry. You'll have fun here but it can be expensive. So will need to learn about GAS, which is gear acquisition syndrome. After looking at and reading about so much nice gear you will be lusting after much of it. At your age you should just keep lusting after girls and practice playing and everything will be fine.:)

[Kalik]

Yeah i've already learned about GAS, sometimes we talk about that in France ;)
But yeah, i like to read reviews of nice nice gear like Fulltone pedals or whatever..
And yes, everything is doin' allright about girls and playing the guitar :D

[Gargloic]

Bonjour Kalik,

Bienvenue ici

Rock on!

Gargloic

:RoCkIn

[thesedaze]

Enchanté, Kalik! Je m'appelle Mike. I've never been to the Var area, but it seems wonderful. I'm hoping to return to Cassis for an artist residency sometime next year...we'll see if I get in.

So what type of live music is big in your area? Are there any good places to play for a singer/songwriter...or a full soulful, bluesy type band? I'd love to gig around if I get the residency, and I'd also like to bring out a band I do design work for, Soulajar.

[Kalik]

Well, there is not so much people to play music with in Var/Provence. There is a lot of blues on rock'n'roll bands but they are like 30 or 40 most of the time.
I've been looking for a band for 4 years, then I found a great drummer and a nice bass player, so now we're keepin' dah Funk alive ! :D
There's also a lot of jazz bands (a friend of mine is a fabulous contrabass player), because there's a famous jazz school in Nice..

[thesedaze]

Well, there is not so much people to play music with in Var/Provence. There is a lot of blues on rock'n'roll bands but they are like 30 or 40 most of the time.
I've been looking for a band for 4 years, then I found a great drummer and a nice bass player, so now we're keepin' dah Funk alive ! :D
There's also a lot of jazz bands (a friend of mine is a fabulous contrabass player), because there's a famous jazz school in Nice..

I already have musicians to play with, I'm just curious to know where to play. What venues? What towns? Which venues and towns are best for that type of music?

[thesedaze]

btw, have you ever been to a town a bit inland called Gémenos? I saw some photos of Parc de Saint-Pons and it looked beautiful. Worth visiting?

[Ldavey]

Salut, Kalik. Je vous offre une autre bienvenu au TGP de loin, d'Amerique. Je crois que vous allez trouvez que la TGP est composé/ peuplé pour la plupart des Americains, avec des Anglais et Canadiens aussi. Alors, je me demande et je suis curieux si nos expressions/abréviations [comme ROFL, qui veut dire quelque chose rigolo] vont vous bouleversez...Mais je vous souhait bonne chance avec la guitar, et je crois que les gars [et les femmes] de TGP peuvent vous assistez.
[Et j'éspere aussi que vous pouvez pardonnez mes fautes d'orthographes et d'expressions. La dernier fois que j'etais en France était en Octobre 2004 pour quelques jours seulement; nous avons visitez Lille et Calais.]

Larry

[Kalik]

I already have musicians to play with, I'm just curious to know where to play. What venues? What towns? Which venues and towns are best for that type of music?
Oh yes, you can play jazz in St Tropez or Cannes, there are a lot of clubs and cafes for that. On the other hand there are a lot of rock bands in the Var, no matter where.
Salut, Kalik. Je vous offre une autre bienvenu au TGP de loin, d'Amerique. Je crois que vous allez trouvez que la TGP est composé/ peuplé pour la plupart des Americains, avec des Anglais et Canadiens aussi. Alors, je me demande et je suis curieux si nos expressions/abréviations [comme ROFL, qui veut dire quelque chose rigolo] vont vous bouleversez...Mais je vous souhait bonne chance avec la guitar, et je crois que les gars [et les femmes] de TGP peuvent vous assistez.
[Et j'éspere aussi que vous pouvez pardonnez mes fautes d'orthographes et d'expressions. La dernier fois que j'etais en France était en Octobre 2004 pour quelques jours seulement; nous avons visitez Lille et Calais.]

Larry

Hey Larry, your french is pretty good don't worry about that ;)
And yeah, i know all these words (rofl, stfu..) because I've been playing a lot of english-speaking video games :D

[Scott Peterson]

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