User:OJJackson/Oli Jackson

Background
Oli Jackson was born in Bedford, England in 1993. He has primarily been described as a prominent keytarist/ keyboard player but is also known to play the guitar and bass, where he specialises in classic rock and slap bass funk respectively. Although currently not in any major bands, he has recently had a series of offers from different groups/ individuals to play keyboards. He is unoffically linked with talented vocalist and multi-instrumentilist Nick Hoare and the two are commonly known to be the primary members of band Oaklands Rd. Massiv.

Equipment
Jackson currently uses a Casio CTK 5000 keyboad synthesiser as well as sometimes doubleing up with the CTK 900. Although an earier product, the 900 contains many more variations in tones as well multiple effects but lacks the enhanced features of the 5000's system. Jackson has experimented with many of the top Korg models, but prefers the feel of wheighted keys. He also owns an impressive Yamaha upright piano, loved by Jackson for having near perfect action and this, with the superb tone and natural feel has been the work place for the composition of the majority of Jackson's original work. Jackson has always admired the keytar, an instrument combining his two favourite instruments and has tried near all the various models and hopes to aquire a roland AX-Synth (shoulder synthesiser) by 2010. The AX-synth is the first Keytar to contain it's on sound engine and contains sounds from all of Rolands latest synths, including the fantom series. Although the brand of Jackson's iconic Black electric guitar is unknown, the extreme heavy metal design is closely linked to B.C Rich. Jackson uses super light gauge strings and has a Floyd rose tremolo system fitted as well as a golden Whammy-bar. His Bass is a more commonly known model- the Ibanez SR 300 series in a candy apple finish.