- Sex:
- Male
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Current Setup:
- Kay S-51 DB with David Gage Realist pickup (converted to 4-string by someone before I bought it)
Eminence 4-string fixed neck EUB
Fender 5-string American Jazz Bass
Fender 4-string Mexican Precision Bass
Hartke LH1000 head
Hartke HyDrive HX410 cabinet
Peavey MAX158 combo amp (for small gigs and rehearsals, as well as self-monitoring if I'm going through the PA)
ZZYZX SnapJack cables
(and some other backup gear that I don't even touch anymore)
STRINGS: Thomastik Spirocore Weich on DB, LaBella Deep Talkin' Flats on BG - Previously owned gear:
- Fender Rumble 100 amp
- G.A.S. List:
- A fretless bass and a tuba would be ideal!
- Gigs, Bands, & Ensembles:
- The Ross Kratter Jazz Orchestra (my own big band), Karachacha (Afro-Peruvian jazz), as well as lots of freelance work including with the Mike Longo NY State of the Art Big Band, Jack Jeffers NY Classics Big Band, Jay Rodriguez, Swiss Chris, and many more.
- Influences and Teachers:
- TEACHERS: John DeWitt, Frank Hansen, Mike Richmond, Ron McClure, Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, Anthony Wellington, John Benitez
INFLUENCES: Victor Wooten, Ray Brown, Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Christian McBride, John Clayton, Stanley Clarke, Michael Moore, John Patitucci, George Mraz, John Benitez, Tom Kennedy, Mike Hall, Scott Ambush, James Jamerson, Steve Bailey, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Paul McCartney, John Deacon, John Entwistle, Jimmy Johnson, Leland Sklar, Nathan East - Favorite Genres:
- Jazz, rock, Motown, funk, soul, classical, Afro-Peruvian, reggae, ska
- Available for instruction:
- New York
- Areas of Instruction::
- Double Bass (Classical), Double Bass (Jazz), Bass Guitar
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