Guitar Great Tim Reynolds Takes Stage at Mulcahy's

Jam rock trio TR3 featuring Tim Reynolds took their countrywide tour to Wantagh on Nov. 30 performing for a packed house at .

Originally founded in the 1980's, frontman Tim Reynolds linked up with TR3's latest members, bassist Mick Vaughn and drummer Dan Martier, in the outerbanks of North Carolina back in 2007 following a long hiatus spent focusing on his solo career in New Mexico.

The newly resurrected version of TR3 has been spreading their funk rock fusion through the country over the last year after the release of their first live album, "From Space and Beyond", named after a Chicago venue where they performed in 2009.

"We're really focused and gelled - more than any other band I've been in," explained Reynolds, who has shared the stage with legends like Dave Matthews, Warren Haynes and Neil Diamond. "Early versions of this band kind of shifted around, but this is the longest consecutive personnel I've been in the band with, so it's really great to keep growing end evolving together."

Reynolds, who first picked up his father's guitar in the late 1960's, draws inspiration from all sorts of musicians, ranging from Jimi Hendrix and Peter Gabriel to Nine Inch Nails and Lamb of God.

"A string of different things have influenced me over the years - it's just natural to grab on to something that really turns me on," Reynolds explained. "I just keep looking for that."

Early in his career, Reynolds focused more on the vocal side of music, but a car accident at the age of 22 nearly took that away. Reynolds shifted most of his attention solely to the guitar, which he sees as his biggest challenge to date.

"I severed the nerve on my left vocal chord," Reynolds said. "Before that accident, I had a strong, very high voice. It really was tough to overcome, but the good thing was that it made me focus on making the guitar a voice, and I'm stilll trying to do that today. Learning the guitar is still the most challenging part - there's infinite ways to play and I'm still plucking away."

Reynolds said that in the coming months, fans can expect to hear some new studio work from TR3.

"I love to go into the studio and get lively and experimental," he said. "We've got a ton of new music, so we'll get that out soon."