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ALMOST done screwing with my gear...almost.....
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Join Date: 01-08-2010
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Age:
38
Sex:
Male
Location:
Philly Area
Current Setup:
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- Self-Built "Frankenstein" Jazz Bass
--- Solid Swamp Ash Body
--- Moses Graphite Neck
--- Dimarzio Ultra Jazz Pickups
--- Custom Wiring Scheme
--- Hipshot Ultralite Tuners
--- Fender USA Deluxe Bridge
--- Rotosound SB66 Stainless 45-65-85-110 Strings tuned C-G-C-F
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- Ampeg SVT-VR Amplifier (w/JJ's and Winged C's)
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- Ampeg SVT-810AV Cabinet (w/Eminence B810 Legends)
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- Xotic BB Bass Preamp
- Boss PQ-3B Parametric EQ
- EHX Micro POG
- Digitech Bass Synth Wah
- Wren & Cuff Tall Font Russian
- 70's Morley Power Wah Boost
- Aguilar Agro Pedal
- DOD FX72 Bass Stereo Flanger
- BBE Opto Stomp Compressor
- Korg Pitchblack Tuner

- Self-Built Pedalboard in Roadie flight case
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- Levy's 2 1/2" Padded Leather Strap w/Schaller Strap Locks
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- Acoustic B20 (practice at home)
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Previously owned gear:
Stuff I really loved over the years:

Boss OC-2 Octaver
Way Huge Pork Loin
Mesa Boogie Big Block 750
Aguilar AG500 / Aguilar GS412
Fender MIM P-Bass (early 90's)
Fender 1974 P-Bass in Mocha Brown
Sunn Coliseum 300 / 2x15 Cab
Mesa Boogie 2x15 Road ready Cab
G.A.S. List:
GK MB500
MXR M87 Bass Compressor
Aguilar Agro Preamp
Mooer Shimverb
Fuzzrocious Rat Tail
Sanford and Sonny Bluebeard Fuzz
Ampeg SVT210AV
1974 Fender Precision (Year I was born, I miss the one I had)
Ampeg B15
Gigs, Bands, & Ensembles:
SWARM of ARROWS (all original metal/stoner/hardcore/sludge/punk/doom)
Influences and Teachers:
In roughly chronological order...
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Cliff Burton (Metallica)
Billy Gould (Faith No More)
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
Les Claypool (Primus)
Paul D'Amour (Tool)
Joe Lally (Fugazi)
Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine)
Tony Bono (Into Another)
Nate Mendel (Sunny Day Real Estate)
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains)
Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band)
Justin Chancellor (Tool)
Jason Black (Hot Water Music)

James Hetfield (Metallica - not a bassist, but VERY MUCH influenced my sense of rhythm, riffing, and song structure)

and Derrick Smalls (Spinal Tap), of course...
Favorite Genres:
Metal, Hardcore, OLD Emo, Punk...but I love anything that moves me...
Available for instruction:
Philly Metro Area
Areas of Instruction::
Bass Guitar
Teaching Credentials:
I'm no virtuoso, but I would be happy to help out beginners in my area and would NOT charge for doing so...I'm right outside Philly...
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