- Sex:
- Male
- Location:
- Denton TX, Kailua HI, New York
- Current Setup:
- Basses by build year:
2006 Sadowsky V4 P/J with...
Quilted maple top AAAA
Dark transparent cherry finish
Brazilian rosewood fingerboard
Parchment pickguard
Chambered Alder Body
Chrome hardware
Vintage amber headstock
Vintage Tone Control
Ahhh...gas relief!
2005 (?) Valente 5 string fretless (#019) "stealth"
2002 Lakland 5-String 55-01 Deluxe Quilted
2001 Fender Jazz Bass "'60s Classic" Lindy Fralin pups/BAII
1991 Fender MIJ 1951 RI P-bass
1971 P-Bass with '69 P-bass neck
1971 Fretless P-Bass neck (on the '71 P-bass at times)
1965 Silvertone single cut-away
1955 P-Bass, recently restored by RSGuitarworks
~1850 Tyrolean Double Bass
(with Gage Realist Pickup, LeMay French bow)
Amplification, Cabs, Effects, Interconnects, and Strings:
Countryman type 85
Tech21 Sansamp Para DI/preamp
Korg Orchestral Tuner
Mesa Boggie Carbine M9
Genz Benz GB Shuttle 6.0
Epifani UL1 410 4 ohm
Epifani 210 NYC & UL1 210
Monster Cables
Obligato Double Bass Strings
Sadowsky Bright Nickel
D'addario Extra Light Flatwound Chromes
Lakland Roundwound Stainless Steel
Lakland Roundwound Nickel Plated
Fender Roundwound 7150 Pure Nickel
Ernie Ball Light Steel Flats
Thomastick-Enfield Jazz Bass Flatwounds - Previously owned gear:
- Basses:
2006 Lakland 4-String 44-01 Natural Ash
2002 Eminence 4-String (loaned from Woodsongs)
1971 Kay Double Bass
1970 Fender P-Bass Fretless (loaned)
1969 Fender P-Bass
1969 Fender Jazz Bass
1967 Guild Starfire Hollowbody Bass (sunburst)
1964 (Japanese) Kingston Bass (tobacco burst)
Amplifiers and Speaker Cabinets:
BBE BMax Pre-Amp
Art Tube channel Preamp (wow!)
Crest CA-6
SWR 350 watt amplifier
Carvin R1000 series III 1000 watt bass amp
SWR Goliath II - 4x10 and foster horn, 8 ohm
SWR Son of Bertha - 1x15 and foster horn, 8 ohm
SWR Goliath III, Jr. - 2x10 and foster horn, 8 ohm
SWR Workingman's 15 combo, 12 combo
Peavey TNT 150 combo
Acoustic 301 1x18 bass cabinet
1969 Marshall major (200 watt 8x12) Amp and Cabs
1967 Fender Dual Showman (2x15 D140Fs)
1966 Vox Essex Bass Amp--borrowed other vox bass amps
1965 Fender Bassman 2x12 (loaned)
1965 Epiphone Constellation EA72 (loaned)
Strings:
Fender Steel Flatwounds (all gauges)
GHS Boomers
Effects:
Barge Concepts Compressor
Tech21 Bass Compactor compressor - G.A.S. List:
- New Carved Upton Professor Upright
Fishman Fullcircle Pickup - Gigs, Bands, & Ensembles:
- Backseat Molly (sub), Lennon Page Band, The Folk Boy Orchestra (www.woodsongs.com), hired gun-will travel, Polly Moller, Rusticators, Shine-ola, Momma Tried, HeckovaJob
- Influences and Teachers:
- Paul Chambers
Yuka Tadano
Ray Brown
Scott Lafaro
Dave Holland
Miroslav Vitous
James Jamerson
Duck Dunn
Max Bennet
Roy "Junior" Huskey
Norbert Putnam
Charlie McCoy
Rick Danko
Jaco Pastorius
Bunny Brunel
Marcus Miller
Dave Pomeroy
Michael Manring
George Perle - Other Hobbies & Interests:
- music composition and music education
- Available for instruction:
- Texas
- Areas of Instruction::
- Double Bass (Jazz), Bass Guitar
- Teaching Credentials:
- I am experienced in Jazz, Blues, Latin, Rock, Soul, R&B, Soca, Reggae, Country, Folk, Bluegrass, and Classical.
For 12 years, I taught music as a college instructor (Columbia, Stanford, San Francisco State, University of Kentucky) and later taught Elementary School Music, Pre-school through 4th grade, and hold teaching credentials in Texas and Kentucky. | Jim Carr is not a member of any public groups |
