About James Koontz Expertise Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Amplifiers, Most anything Music related... Also most anything related to security, Fire and access control, as well as CCTV system.
Experience 20 years as a sound engineer, part time luthier, and general all around technical dude for many local bands. One of which was fairly large in the 80's and 90's with multiple recordings, and was the opening act for David Allen Coe, as well as got a nashville recording opportunity. The band disbanded before making it mainstream.
Organizations Loyal Order of the Moose, Boy Scouts,BMI
Publications Highlights for Children, Mystery Magazine,several online Publications, multiple cd's from various artists.
Education/Credentials I have 20 years experience, some electrical college experience. Studied Law, philosophy, and theology.
Awards and Honors well, too many to listm and none worth much more than a paperweight to hold down the ones that are on paper.
Expert: James Koontz Date: 9/10/2007 Subject: question about guitar
Question i have been wanting to ask someone this question but no one can answer... how good exactly is the guy in this video clip? http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fh8JPm_Ll2s
this is a japanese singer/guitar player... he does a lot of rock... but im only interested in the acustic part
would it be very difficult to reach that level? (i aspire for this level but im not so sure)
Answer
This kid is pretty good, considering his age... but not Extrodinary... This level is not only attainable, but actually very easily attainable... The chords used are not that difficult, and the rhythmic pattern is pretty common rock and roll... How much experience do you have on the guitar? I mean, do you know your scales? Are you a beginner? There is a couple websites I would like you to check out to help get you advancing, one is http://guitarnoise.com the other is http://folkofthewood.com both have great online lessons, that will help you, no matter how far along you are, The thing is, no matter how far you get, you'll never be satisfied.. thus us the ever agonizing world of the guitarist.. hahaha.. But, this should be easy for you to learn... get a nice chord chart, and watch the video a few times, you can easily pick out the chords he's playing.. Then you can start working on the rhythm of it.. and your all set..
