- Sex:
- Male
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Current Setup:
- Bass:
1973 Fender Jazz Bass
Fender/Warmoth/Allparts/Dimarzio homebrew franken-jazz
Brother of Franken-jazz fretless
1998 Fender 5-string USA Jazz Bass
70's Aria '57 P-Bass copy
1978 Guild B-301
1978 Aria SB-700
1998 Carvin LB-20
1972 Aria Jazz Bass lawsuit copy
70's no-name Jazz Bass lawsuit copy
20?? Ibanez Artcore hollowbody
Silver Cort Slammer short scale bass
Eminence Detachable-Neck EUB
Palatino UEB
GK MB-500 head
GK 400RB head (vintage)
Behringer BX4500H head
2 Epifani UL2-112 Cabinets
Carvin Redline 410 cabinet
GK Backline Series 4x10 cabinet
80s Randall combo amp
Anvil flight cases (for jazz basses)
Mono M-80 case
Mono Vertigo case
Guitar:
1980 Fender Lead II
1980 Peavey T-60
1985 Aria Cardinal series
1977 Aria lawsuit strat copy
2009 Squier Classic Vibe strat
196? Tiesco
80s Seagull S6 acoustic
Epiphone AJ sce acoustic
70's Music Man HD-series combo
Peavey Backstage plus combo
Line 6 combo
Other:
Deering banjo
Lida banjo
Capitol uke
Yamaha drums
Various percussion
Various keyboards
Home studio running Logic on a Mac with Apogee, Mackie, Symetrix, E-mu, Ashly, DOD, Golden Age, Behringer, etc. gear - Previously owned gear:
- 1982 Gibson Victory Bass
Various MIM and MIJ Fender Jazz basses
70's Aria Hollowbody bass
70s Fender Mustang
Various Fender strats
Various acoustic guitars
Carvin PB-115 combo amp
GK MB150s combo amp
Peavey Basic 40 combo amp
Peavey TNT 130 combo amp
1/2 sized plywood upright
Various mandolins - G.A.S. List:
- Nice mandolin
Cool hollowbody bass (Guild Starfire, Epiphone Rivoli etc.-style)
'70s lawsuit jazz basses
Cool acoustic bass guitar
Rickenbacker 4001
Vintage Guild acoustic guitar
'70s hardtail Fender Stratocaster - Gigs, Bands, & Ensembles:
- Freelancer (have played with over 100 different artists)
- Influences and Teachers:
- Jack Bruce, Paul McCartney, Noel Redding, Bruce Foxton, David Brown, Billy Cox, Gene Simmons, James Dewar, Bruce Thomas, Geddy Lee, Jack Casady, Colin Moulding, Phil Lynott, Norwood Fisher, Phil Lesh, Jim Rodford, John McVie, Greg Norton, Nick Lowe, Carol Kaye, Rocco Prestia, Marshall Grant, Leo Lyons, Miroslav Vitous, Carl Radle, Gary Peacock, David Margen, Andy Rourke, John Entwistle, Jaco Pastorius, Phil Chen, Leon Wilkeson, John Paul Jones, Klaus Voorman....
- Favorite Genres:
- I own over 7000 CDs and LPs :-)
- Available for instruction:
- New York City
- Areas of Instruction::
- Bass Guitar
- Teaching Credentials:
- I hold a BA degree from Fordham University, have been playing bass (primary instrument) and guitar since 1983, and have been teaching since 1998. I've been signed to several labels including Elektra, toured nationally and internationally, and played 1000s of gigs with over 100 different artists. I'm also vocalist, sngwriter, producer, and a recognized expert on popular music history (I have written hundreds of published articles and reviews on the subject).
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