Graphic Design, Guitars! Fender Guitars, Reverend Guitars, Gibson Guitars, Rickenbacker Guitars, G and L guitars, Local Music, iPods, Macs! Good friends & family. Live Music! Live local music!
Music
Deathray, David Houston, Kevin Seconds, Jay Shaner, Mark Harrod, Bobby Jordan, Go National, The Miles, Christian Kiefer, the late Great Magnolia Thunderfinger! Seventy, the Ghost of California, Grub Dog, Sparkle Jet, Convoy, the Bella Fayes, AntiProduct
Classics like: Buck Owens, Hank Sr., Johnny Cash, Willie and Waylon, Merle Haggard, Elvis, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard... etc.
POP and Rock like The Beatles, The Stones, Van Halen (Sammy and Dave), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Cars, The Stooges, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Jet, Cold Play... etc
Singer songwriters, like Alejandro Escovedo and Ryan Adams
Movies
Wedding Crashers, The Red Violin, Long Way Round
Television
24,Studio 60, Seinfield, SNL, Star Trek, CSI: Las Vegas, Medium, Jeopardy.
Books
Zen Guitar - Awesome book, everyone should read it!
Heroes
Guitar Heroes: Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, Buddy Guy, Don Rich, Mike Campbell, Robbie Kreiger, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimme Vaughan, Jimmy Page, Rick Nielsen, Eddie Van Halen, the Edge, Vince Gill (he's a monster on guitar), Prince, Billy Gibbons, and my dad, Dennis Amaral!
Song writing heroes: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Keith and Mick, and Tom Petty
Comic Hero: BATMAN
Personal Heroes: my wife Annie, my parents, and my brother!
I'm a guitar player, and a graphic designer. I work for Circle Design in Sacramento California and love it! I have been playing guitar for over 20 years and have played for Red Star Memorial, POPGUN, Grub Dog and the Amazing Sweethearts, Jay Shaner, C.S. and Company, Joe Hardcore, MagnetHead.
the Mission Satellite!!! The Mission Satellite features Bobby J (vocals) from Red Star Memorrail and the Knockoffs, Chris Amaral (bass/vocals) from Red Star Memorial and the Happy Landings, Tom Amberson (drums) from The Knockoffs, Andy Vaughan (guitar/vocals) from the Hypnotic IV and me (guitar/vocals)!
Check out the Mission Satellite myspace page "here"
Check out my websites:
Steve Amaral dot com Check my website for a cool interview with guitarist
Tom Ayres from Persephones Bees
••• free MP3's from my bands
also my previous bands:
the HAPPY LANDINGs ••• We have a CD we have never released that will become available after the first of the year
Check out my good friends at
Reverend Guitars... A Great American Guitar Company with one of the most impressive import lines I have ever played! You'd swear the Stage King Series was made here in the USA. Check out Steve Amaral dot com for my review of the Reverend Charger 290!
Who I'd like to meet: Paul McCartney, Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, Jimmie Vaughan, Willie Nelson, Jerry Seinfield, Tina Fay, Will Farrel, Bill Clinton, Jerry Ryan (7 of 9), Ozzy Osbourne! Joe Naylor from Reverend Guitars
i got my tones! i might add to them(vibrato pedal, phaser or something for fun) but i got the main ones ive been wanting. "its all about good tone" right!?!?!
hey, i hope your doing well! i am getting close to buying a new guitar, put a ton of thought and searching into it, years. with the being left handed as a slight set back, i think im getting a epiphone dot and putting a long bigsby on it. try to get some of that warm feedback sound for some crazy cramps style songs and bluesy stuff! thought you'd be interested in hearing!
