Hey all, I've been here awhile and figured I should actually post something on the forum. I've been self teaching myself to play bass, and lead guitar for six years now. I still hope to make something with these talents of mine. I am currently trying to find some willing canidates which share my dream of making music, not for profit but for the music's sake. Feel free to comment.
It helps if you can post an example of your playing on your profile, in MP3 format. You can use the free program "audacity" for this. There's a thread on how to download & use it here - http://forum.bandmix.com/viewtopic.php?t=4951
Look over your profile closely - do you really want bagpipes? trumpet? violin? fiddle? dobro? in heavy metal/southern rock?
Wow! You really DO like "experimenting with new sounds" within your genre!
Just teasing you a bit. This happens all the time.
I think you're the 1st guy I ever saw list "Tenacious D" as an influence.
Best of luck & welcome to the forum.