- Date of Birth:
- August 4th
- Sex:
- Male
- Location:
- Visalia CA
- Current Setup:
- - '08 Schecter 004, strung w/Ken Smith Rock Masters (all the goodness of Rotos, but these last longer than 20 minutes)
- '08 Schecter Stiletto Extreme 4 w/ Bartolini TBT preamp, strung w/GHS Pressurewounds
- Rig 1; bass > Planet Waves tuner > Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso > kid-painted Fuzzrocious Kaeden OD #2 > Line 6 M5 w/Ernie Ball VP Jr 25k as an expression pedal > BBE OptoStomp v.1 (pedals on PT Jr; power by 1-Spot) > '94 Trace Elliot AH130SM (made in England!) > Dr Bass 1260/Dr Bass 115LF *
*both purchased used from the class-ads here, btw...which is the only way I'd recommend buying his cabs these days, unfortunately.
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- Rig 2; bass > Planet Waves tuner > Catalinbread Hyper Pak #76 > Tronographic Rusty Box > Epiphone Valve Junior head (re-tubed) > Markbass Traveler 102P (all sitting on an On-Stage amp stand)
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- Elixir, Monster and custom Mogami cables
...and I keep the picks that I rarely use in an Altoids tin that has Curious George on the cover...honest, wanna see?
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CLUBS - Acoustic Amp Owners # -- (retired), Ampeg Owners #256 (retired), Black 'n Maple Bass Owners#319, Fuzzrocious #34, Mediocre Bassist #193, Schecter Owners #60, Team Trace Elliot #167
------------- - Previously owned gear:
- - ESP Ltd Viper-104
- Fender 210/250
- MIA Ampeg BA210sp
- Acoustic B20
- DigiTech BP80 (...yuck...)
- EHX NYC Big Muff Pi
- Aphex 1402 Bass Xciter
- Boss BF-2
- Boss ODB-3
- Bogdan Polish Love
- Guyatone MC-3
- Barber Silver LTD
- Tech 21 VT Bass
- Barge Concepts VFB-2
- Fuzzrocious Momster #2
- ElectroniX/Zeibek Submarine v.2
- Fuzzrocious Grey Stache
- Fuzzrocious Broke Dick Peanut Gallery
- ElectroniX/Zeibek GeminiDrive, v.2 - G.A.S. List:
- BASSES - there are a number of basses that I'd like to own, but if I had the following I'd never GAS for another instrument. Ever.
- Ovation Magnum I; the bass I wanted when I was in high school
- Kawaii FIIB; closest I'll ever get to an Alembic
- some version of a Musicman Stingray
- Rickenbacker 4001, preferably mapleglo
AMPS -
- Hiwatt 200 head
- Trace Elliot V-somethingsomething
- Mesa M3 Carbine
- SWR Redhead
- Ampeg B-15n
PEDALS -
- Earthbound Audio Supercollider
- 3Leaf Audio Pwnzor
- Iron Ether Oxide
- ElectroniX Designer Submarine - Gigs, Bands, & Ensembles:
- Recording bassist for my instructor's album projects
- Influences and Teachers:
- First off, my instructor Brian Ruiz...I owe him a LOT!
After that, and in no particular order except for JPJ...my original bass hero!
John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin, Them Crooked Vultures
Chris Squier - Yes
Sir Paul McCartney - the Beatles, Wings
Flea - RHCP
Les Claypool - Primus, Sausage, Flying Frog Brigade, Oysterhead
John Entwistle - the Who
Graham Maby - Joe Jackson
Gail Ann Dorsey - David Bowie, B-52's, Seal
Robert DeLeo - Stone Temple Pilots
Stefan Lessard - Dave Matthews Band
Doug Wimbish - Living Colour - Favorite Genres:
- blues, rock, funk, whatever it is that Primus plays
- Other Hobbies & Interests:
- - Bicycling (road, mtn, 'cross), photography, computers/PC gaming, bonsai
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