Guitar-wise my influences are (in no particular order btw) - Joe Satriani, Wayne Krantz, Eric Johnson, John Scofield, Tommy Emmanuel, Brett Garsed, Mike Stern, John McLaughlin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Blues Saraceno, Greg Howe, Eric Clapton, Slash, Tom Morello, Guthrie Govan, Richie Kotzen and way too many others to list.
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Here's a list of my gear I'm currently using - ELECTRIC GUITARS *Fender standard Stratocaster *Fender Stratocaster plus deluxe with Warmoth neck *Maton MS200DLX Les Paul *Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette Special *Ernie Ball Music Man Steve Morse Model *Charvel "San Dimas" Style 1C-2H Super-Strat ACOUSTIC GUITARS *Maton EM-808 Acoustic Electric Steel String *Godin La Patrie Nylon String AMPLIFIERS *Peavey Classic 50/410 combo with custom built transformer *Marshall Bluesbreaker 2x12 combo re-issue with rewired inside and roadcase *Carvin Legacy (Steve Vai signature) 100 watt head *Fender FM100H Solidstate head *Neale Amplification 6SL7 rack-mount preamp into 300w solid-state BIEMA poweramp *2 x VOX Pathfinder 15R combos CABINETS *1 Framus 4x12 with Celestion Vintage 30's with roadcase *2 Traynor 1x12's with Celestion Vintage 30's EFFECTS *Boss GT-8 *Samson S-Curve 2-15 EQ *Keeley Katana Clean boost *BBE Sonic Stomp *Boss PW-10 V-WAH *Ernie Ball Volume *Boss OD-3 Overdrive *Boss DD-3 Delay *MXR Carbon Copy Delay *MI-Audio Blues Pro *MI-Audio Crunch Box *MI-Audio Blues Boy deluxe *Peterson Virtual-Strobe tuners (VS-2, V-Sam and VS-S) *Boss RC-2 Loop Station *Wazinator KSB-219 percussion/stomp-box OTHER *Ernie Ball 10-46 & 11-48 nickel wound electric guitar strings *Ernie Ball 13-56 acoustic guitar strings *Planet Waves and George L's cables *Jim Dunlop 3mm "stubby" & 2mm "Delrin" plectrums STUDIO STUFF *Software - Pro Tools LE 7.4, Logic Pro 8, Abelton Live 7, Reaper, Garageband and Sibelius 5 notation software *Microphones - Shure SM57 and 58, Joe Meek JM27 and JM47 and an AKG D-310 *Other - Presonus tube preamp, Yamaha control surface, MBOX 2 audio interface, Intel Mac and Windows XP PC computer(s) with large capacity external hard-drives
BILL PALMER is a guitarist, composer/musician and an educational author. His style is a mix of rock tones, ambient sound-scapes and jazz-influenced harmony. Along similar stylistic lines to Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson but with a voice all his own, Bill's debut self-recorded album "Outlines" (ToneFreak records 2007) has garnered much critical acclaim from both music industry press and insiders and has been described as "awesome" (Mark Holden - Australian Idol), "a guitar players wet dream" (Rave Magazine Sept. 08), "epic sounding" (Australian Guitar Vol. 64) and "amazing" (T.J Helmerich) Bill received a nomination and was a finalist in the "Jazz Classical" category of the 2008 Music OZ awards for his song "New Rays from a Distant Sun" which also received a commended entry award in the 2008 UK Songwriting competition. Bill was also shortlisted from over 3000 entrants to receive an APRA professional development award in March 2009 and was a top 10 nominee but unfortunately did not make the final 5. Recently, Bill won the annual "ShredFest" guitar competition held at "The Music Spot" in Q.L.D and has also began writing some instructional material for "Guitarist Australia" magazine. The May 2009 issue will feature an artist spotlight on Bill as well as placing a track off the "Outlines" album and a recently recorded music video on the accompanying CD.
STUDY AND EDUCATION Bill studied at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney (for 1 year only) and completed his BMUS Jazz performance degree at Adelaide's Elder Conservatorium of Music in 2004. Presently Bill is enrolled in a Master's post-graduate jazz performance programme at the QLD conservatorium of music which he expects to complete in 2009. He's also halfway through a graduate certificate in Tertiary teaching
ALBUMS *Amaze by Squeaker (unsigned) 2002 *Lorem Ipsum by Jarrad Payne (unsigned) 2003 *Ellington's Heirs by S.A Jazz Archive Inc 2004 *Salty self titled by Salty (unsigned) 2004 *Free by Hannah (Soundbox records) 2007
TOURS *SuperAlterEgo by Avra (JSEM music) 2003 *Centre of Gravity by Tim Carter (Supersonic) 2003 *Silent Broadway by Ash Hansen (Upside music) 2006
PUBLICATIONS *Concepts of Jazz for all musicians Volume 1 (Self Published) 2004 -A non-instrument specific self help guide for would-be jazz musicians. Essentially a jazz theory "text book" with a conversational writing style and clear concise methods for getting into jazz orientated harmony. Described by Australian Guitar Magazine as "...just about the best we've seen in terms of de-mystifying the art of jazz guitar and teaching the theory in easy to swallow mouthfuls..."
*Amaze songbook (self published) 2003 -Bill contributed to the songbook/transcriptions published by Adelaide act Squeaker from their self-titled debut album. His contribution was essentially helping clear up the names of some of the chords; Bill scores a mention in the credits.
*Silent Broadway songbook (Upside Music) 2006 -Bill proofed and edited the songbook/transcriptions from Ash Hansen's debut solo album Silent Broadway. The tasks included checking the guitar voicings, notation, spacing, clefs and various other mundane eye squinting tasks. Bill receives a mention in the credits at the start of the book.
Hey dude, yeah that is a Yamaha Pacifica. It was a step up from my 1st electric ever...a Samick Strat. Had the Pacifica while at uni but sold it around 2002 after moving 2 Bris
Hey Bill, Great guitar work, very creative ! Some of my music is being played by FretNet right there in Australia, your tone is spot-on ! all the best, Will..
Hi Bill, I listened to your tunes tonight and it all sounds really good. I enjoyed them. Great guitar work and Some nice bass parts there also... hope to talk soon... Chris
