Bassist at Ringling Bros. Circus - Page 2

DudeistMonk · #21 01-09-2009, 03:19 PM

Hey Lamonica is that a Conklin GT in your avatar?

Mingo Sanders · #22 08-05-2009, 12:34 PM

<<wow I'm glad I did a search>>

I caught the circus in Dallas on Sunday. The bassist was great. Way better than I would have expected, and mixed in the PA so you could hear him when it mattered. Great show.

denhou1974 · #23 08-05-2009, 12:43 PM

Circus was in town here a couple weeks ago. I'm sure it was Micheal T Brown on bass and he was awesome.

JAUQO III-X · #24 08-05-2009, 08:36 PM

Here's Mike discussing some of the equipment he's using on the gig.

http://www.petersontuners.com/videoc...cfm?videoID=40

Joe Gress · #25 08-05-2009, 08:41 PM

"You can have an elephant come charging down"

Mad props to the dude!

PJSShearer · #26 08-06-2009, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GBGLJE

The ability of these players to play any kind of music and do it flawlessly is amazing, such as the band on "American Idol".

That, to me, is the essence of what being a musican (not just a Bass player) is - the ability to "play any kind of music and do it flawlessly".

....and I have played in a Circus Band - Circus Krone in Munich (Germany) January - March 1986.

steveksux · #27 08-08-2009, 11:03 AM

Hey! I'm the bassist at Ringling Bros. Circus!!!

Or have I just been playing with a bunch of clowns all this time??????

Randy

mrufino1 · #28 08-09-2009, 12:40 AM

I took lessons about 10 years ago with Rusty Springfield, who played with Ringling Bros. for a long time (I think about 7 or 8 years), I would guess late 80's through mid 9-'s. Great player, he was in NJ for a little while but as far as I kow he is living in Florida again. Bass Player did a little blurb on him because he used a 7 string for the circus gig, which at the time was unheard of. I haven't seen the circus in at least 25 years, but now that I have little kids it is only a matter of time, so I'll be sure to catch the band this time.