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James "Jim" Christopher Adkins^[1] (born November 10, 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist in the American band Jimmy Eat World. Born in Mesa, Arizona, Jim was a member of the regional band "Dream" while still in high school, before forming Jimmy Eat World with childhood friends Tom Linton, Mitch Porter, and Zach Lind. Side projects include Go Big Casino, Secret Fox, and his local record label, Western Tread Recordings. He also played acoustic guitar on The Compromise and The First Single on The Format's live DVD, At the Mayan. Jim Adkins is married to Amy McCarthy, of Fryeburg, Maine. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Mesa (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Emo is a genre of rock music. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Alternative music redirects here. ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. ... Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State County Maricopa Government  - Mayor Keno Hawker (R) Area  - City  125. ... Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. ... Tom Linton plays guitar in the American rock band Jimmy Eat World. ... Mitch Porter was the first bass player in Jimmy Eat World. ... Zach Lind is the drummer for the american rock band Jimmy Eat World. ...

Musical career

MTV labeled Adkins "the chillest, most non-A-hole-ish guy in alt-rock", also saying he is the sort of guy they would like to have lunch with.^[2] This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

Gear

Guitars:

• In Studio: Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Telecasters
• Live: Fender Telecaster Custom, Gibson Les Paul and Gibson SG Standard

Pedals:

• Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer
• Boss GE-7 Equalizer
• Line6 DL-4 Delay
• Line6 FM-4 Filter Modeler

Amps:

• VOX Super Beatle

• VOX AC30 Custom Classic:

"I set it up mainly on the top boost channel, maybe a little bit of the normal channel. There’s not a whole lot of saturation. I like hearing individual notes over a chord. I can control the distortion and sustain by just dynamic playing, rather than stepping on a box for a boost."

http://www.voxamps.co.uk/artists/Jim_Adkins.asp

Record Company

Adkins has his own record label, Western Tread Recordings. He created the label to publish Jimmy Eat World's material on vinyl. A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ...

Discography

Studio albums

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