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Bud Plays Guitar

About Me

Hi, my name is Bud Wilkinson. I play solo instrumental guitar, and I also work in the DC area as an accompanist for many of the local singer-songwriters.
I'm a big fan of music, most of my friends are also musicians, and I try to see as many shows as possible. I'm also an artist. Please click "Bud" in my top friends.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/1/2006
Band Members: Bud

Influences:
Beer Bottle:
Danny Gatton.
(He played slide guitar with this bottle.)
Guitar Back:
Charlie Byrd, Larry Coryell,
Duke Robillard, John Scofield.
Jimmie Vaughn, Adrian Belew, Adrian Legg, Steve Morse,
Steve Vai, Ronnie Montrose,
Guitar Front:
Eric Johnson, Allan Holdsworth, Tommy Emmanuel.Other Autographs:
Les Paul, Manuel Barrueco,
Paul Gilbert.
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Artworks
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Great Singer, Bex Marshall, from London, appearing in D.C. May 13th!

My friend, Bex Marshall from London, will be in the Washington, DC area on May 13th. She's got one Hell of a raspy, bluesy singing voice, and she writes her own songs, too! She's also got a personalit...
Posted by Bud Plays Guitar on Sat, 03 May 2008 08:30:00 PST

My Favorite Summer Gig is Back. Yay!

Starting on April 27, this Spring and Summer, I'll be playing again on Sunday afternoons, 2 pm-5 pm, at the Old Angler's Inn in Potomac, Md. Angler's Inn has a big outdoor stage under a covered awning...
Posted by Bud Plays Guitar on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:30:00 PST

Bands vs. Solo Playing...

I thought I had joined a cool band, but it appears to have disintegrated. It’s for the same old reasons why bands don’t stay together. I’m glad I play solo music. I don’t have ...
Posted by Bud Plays Guitar on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:24:00 PST

New Song. Why did I record "Amazing Grace"??

I was experimenting with DADGAD tuning, and I just started playing Amazing Grace without even trying. It just sort of happened, so, I recorded it. A lot of people have recorded this song, and it has s...
Posted by Bud Plays Guitar on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:31:00 PST

Name the Guitar Contest!

My friend, Bob, just got a new guitar. It needs a name. Bob's other guitars are named "Buster" and "Odie". Here is a photo of the new guitar. It is a small scale guitar. Much smaller than a regular gu...
Posted by Bud Plays Guitar on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:07:00 PST