Chad Pike
Been playing guitar for 30+ years. Played in a band in high school. Played with church folk group doing folk masses in high school. Started writing songs in college. Got away from music until 1999 when I began playing with Praise Band at our church. Taught myself bass about 6 years ago. Began writing songs again in 2003. Began recording them in 2005.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Mainly Sundays at church. An occasional open mike night.
Your musical influences
Christian Artists: PFR, Phil Keaggy, Lincoln Brewster, Jennifer Knapp. I was in high school in the 70s so I am influenced by a multitude of Classic Rock bands. Also a big blues fan.
What equipment do you use?
Ibanez AS73 electric guitar, Alvarex AD60SC acoustic guitar, Ibanez GSR200 bass, Zoom G2 effects pedal, TASCAM 4-Track cassette recorder, TASCAM DP-02 8-track digital recorder
