Denver musicians - let's get together and jam!

[colorado]

Don't know if this is the right forum but here goes...

Hi. I’m 55 and been playing guitar for many years. I have a day job and family that take up most of my time. Music is my hobby.

I'd like to find a similar age guitarist (acoustic or electric), bass player (electric or standup), drummer in the central Denver area for jamming, etc.

I have a small 5 watt tube amp that CAN get surprisingly loud but I run it clean and at low volume. I seldom play with distortion anymore but can (I use a pedal for overdrive). I mainly play my tele clean with just a little reverb (occasionally tremolo).

I play folk/rock/country/blues, basically old school hippie music. The standard classic rock suspects are influences. However – I do like to play mainly originals. I have a bunch of original tunes (with lyrics) and would be more than happy to work on/play your originals OR write new originals with you as well. I like jamming and stretching a song out.

As far as covers go, I am not against them but I’d rather do more originals than covers. Also I generally prefer reimagining a cover rather than trying to play it note for note. I can “sing.” I’ll leave it to others to decide how well. But am very open to others taking on some or most of the vocal duties.

No drugs, but a beer or two is fine with me. Mainly want to get together and jam. Wouldn’t mind recording some stuff (just with a computer, etc. in the "basement" not in a "pay" studio). I am not opposed to playing out (and have in the past) but would want to keep it pretty low key and strictly for fun (again this is a hobby – I’m not trying to make money with this).

About drums – my ideal is someone with just snare and hats (or a very small kit) who plays with brushes or rods and with a very light touch. I play at low volumes (somewhat louder than acoustic levels but not a lot) as I blew out my hearing as a youth. Not looking for anything fancy, just someone who can put it in the pocket and swing a little.

Again I live in central Denver, work days – nights and weekends are when I can get together. I just play in my basement so no “practice space or studio.” But certainly room for 3-4 people to get together and jam at reasonable volume. If you have a better space and aren’t hell and gone, I’m up for coming to your place.

As you might guess by now – low key, no drama, kicked back fun is what I’m looking for. So all you 40, 50 and 60 somethings let’s get together and make some music.

[Freejack]

Saw your post elsewhere and thought I'd check it out. You appear to be way too experienced for me though, sorry.

There is a Denver area Meetup group that seem to get together every so often. I haven't gone or anything but I did see the description. You might check them out.

Good luck.

Carl

[Paul in Colorado]

No drama? Where's the entertainment value in that?

Good luck with that. Have you posted on Craigslist?

We had a good TDPRI jam about a year ago and it was fun to connect with other forum folks and play. Maybe we could do it again this year and you can join us. It's a good way to meet other players.

[colorado]

Paul. Sounds like fun. Keep me in mind if it happens again.

I have definite opinions on CL. Se my Bad Dog Cafe Post.

Freejack, what is a meetup group? How does that work? Is that where everyone meets in one place and suddenly at 3 pm they all start dancing like the Thiller video?

[gpasq]

Hey,

I'm in Colorado, wouldn't mind getting together. I have a few different music commitments in the week, but there's always room for one more!

-Greg

[Freejack]

Check out Meetup.com. I tried to find the group last night after my post but couldn't figure out a good keyword. The group might even be gone.

Meetup is a same interests site. I'm a member (and co-organizer) of a gaming group with going on 600 members. The idea is a group of people with similar interests can use the simple forum and calendar feature to schedule get togethers.

Carl

[colorado]

Thanks Freejack