John Alderete

[Ozzyman]

Does anyone know what bass he plays? He sounds amzing in Racer X.
Oh, and what amp/cab setup does he have?

[Rico_2212]

I've seen him with a Fender Jazz and an Ibanez. He used to endorse SWR amps.

[rulyøngo]

When Mars Volta played in Puerto Rico he used Fender Jazz Basses and Ampeg SVT Vintage amps...

it sounded mazing!!!

[FCM3]

in his instructional video he plays an off the shelf Fender Jazz bass.

[Ian Perge]

In the March '92 issues of Bass Player, it's reported that he "currently tours with several 80's Fender Jazz Basses and a Tobias 5-string, all with Bartolini 94J quadrophonic pickups" and that he's "really looking forward to seeing the new Epiphone John Alderte Signature Bass; it will incorporate my ideas of what a bass should be: a Precision body with a Jazz neck, Bartolini 94Js, a Gotoh bridge, and a graphite nut'".

I personally don't recall ever seeing any such signature bass on the market, however. Blame grunge if you must.

[The Mock Turtle Regulator]

recent BP interview here-

http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?...storycode=5325

[Halftooth]

It's "Juan" now as well.

[jerry]

I like Johns....I mean Juan's playing on the new Mars-Volta C.D.!