You might try this:
http://www.musicians.4mg.com/ads/Let me tell you what I did that worked:
I live in a crappy, illiterate little redneck town in eastern Kentucky where they think that bluegrass & country are MUSIC. I'd rather listen to cats f******.
I had a notice up on the bulletin board of the ONLY guitar shop in town for 8 months with NO response. Problem is, half of these morons can't read, and most of those who CAN read don't know how to use a telephone.
I went to Ashland, KY and Huntington, West Virginia and posted notices in local guitar shops to find musicians. Most guitar shops have bulletin boards. Those towns are 30 and 40 miles from me, but it worked. Within two weeks, some guys called from Huntington and we've been jamming together for a couple of months now. It's hell driving that far, but I had no other choice.
At present, I'm looking for a place to live in Huntington. Five years in this rat's nest is enough for me.