John Trace's Page

About Me:

Hey guys! Most of you know me from the George Lynch forum. I post there all of the time! Anyway, I started off at an early age as a metalhead! I was 10 years old when I first started playing the drums. Then for some reason, I really wanted to play guitar, and started to learn at the age of 15.

I've been shredding for around 28 years now. As far as recording I use a Tascam Porta01 and Porta05 4-track recorders mostly for fun, but I have access to more professional recording gear and equipment. The amps I jam through are Randall's and Marshall's. I used a Randall RG-100 on Maggot Brain, and my Randall RG-80 on the other tracks. The guitars used were my '81 Gibson Custom Shop Explorer, and my '82 Ibanez Iceman II. Click on my MySpace page link below to listen to some of my tracks...

http://www.myspace.com/johntrace

Don't forget to check out check out my 80's Metal Mania Forum! There are TONS of topics, and it's easy to register!

http://z6.invisionfree.com/80s_Metal_Mania

As far as effects and pedals, I don't use many. Only a Boss Overdrive OD-1, Boss Digital Delay DD-2, Boss Flanger BF-2, Boss Equalizer GE-7. At the end of Maggot Brain I used a DOD Octoplus FX-35. As far as future recordings go, I'm all set.

Some of my musical influences:

George Lynch, Randy Rhoads, Doug Aldrich, Tony Iommi, Warren DeMartini, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dio, Scorpions, Queensryche, Dokken, Ratt, Livesay, Guns N' Roses, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Rush, Tesla, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, April Wine, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, Ronnie Montrose, Ted Nugent, ZZ Top, Ritchie Blackmore, Accept, Racer X, Mr Big, Paul Gilbert, Gus G, Nazareth, Triumph, Rik Emmett, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Jake E Lee, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kix, KISS, Warrant, Skid Row, Robin Trower, Steve Morse, Gary Moore, Jeff Beck, etc.

Rock On!