- Age:
- 59
- Sex:
- Male
- Location:
- East Bakersfield, CA
- Current Setup:
- Luciano Golia 3/4 upright
Morelli 3/4 upright
Shen SB200 Willow flatback 3/4 upright
Gruggett Jazz bass by luthier extraordinare Bill Gruggett, Hallmark and Mosrite fame
Yamaha BB3000A fretless
Yamaha BB3000
'64 Fender Jazz L-series (For Sale)
'64 Fender Precision L-series (For Sale)
Walter Woods Electracoustic 'Green Light'
Euphonic Audio CXL112EV
Euphonic Audio Wizzy 10"
Electrovoice EV15L in Thiele home brew cabinet
Jim B. Lansing 15" D-130 in home brew cabinet - Previously owned gear:
- Wan Bernadel 3/4 carved wood upright
Dual Joy Chinese origin small 3/4 carved wood upright
Acoustic Image Focus 2R SIII
Euphonic Audio iAmp800
Mesa Boogie M-2000
Mesa Boogie D-180 modified with adjustable bias (punchy!)
Gallien Krueger 400B
Fender Showman preamp - homebrew
Peavey CS400 poweramp
Yamaha B100/McIntosh MC-30 bi-amp'd w/EV15B and dual hi-fi 8"s
Acoustic 220
Bogen Challenger tube p.a. w/homebrew Jensen 15" cabinet
Fender Bassman pre-CBS
Musicman Stingray pre-Ernie Ball
G&L 2000
Tobias Classic 5
Yamaha BB5000
Fender Precision '56, '58, '59, '64, '76
Fender Jazz '60 stacked pot
'78 Fender Jazz ash/maple modded with onboard home brew preamp/eq (great funk machine!, i.e. Marcus Miller)
Euphonic Audio Wizzy 12" M-Line
Electro-Voice B-115M
Epifani UL110 Series2
[all mods and home brews are self-inflicted] - Gigs, Bands, & Ensembles:
- freelance, mostly jazz combos, big band, The Bakersfield Jazz Orchestra, blues, some theater, any reading gig. Played with and backed up notable musicians such as: Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Bellson, Tommy Newsome, Chuck Findley, Ed Shaughnessy, Bennie Wallace, Pete Christlieb, Carl Allen, Jim Snidero, Javon Jackson, Ingrid Jensen, Dave Tull, Carl Saunders, Clayton Cameron, Barbara Morrison, Sherry Williams, Wayne Cook (actor/writer "An Evening With Langston Hughes") poetry with solo bass, Noah Howard, The Drifters. Other local Bakersfield area groups played in: Jim Scully 4tet, Ray Zepeda Quartet, Lawanda Smith Quartet, Zanne Zarow Trio, Kama Ruby & Company, Cold Sweat, Sneakers, Ain't No Thang, Fat Daddy Blues Band, Jerry Garone Blues Band, 1/4 to Four, Chesterfield King & the Sultans of Swing, Groove Factor, Jazz Alliance, The Old School Band (TOSB), Street Players, Dr. D's Debris, Sanctuary, The Numbers, The Now!, Mr. Hank, Reggie (Arvizu) & Alex (Canales), Charisma, The Integrated Corporation, The Tempos, The Internationals (Los Internationales), The Bunky Valdez Orchestra, The Electric Oil Sump Big Band, Southside Chicago Seven, The Bakersfield Symphony, Cal-State U. Bakersfield Jazz Band, Bakersfield College Jazz Band, Canyon Hills Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Valley Baptist Church First Presbyterian Church and Olive Knolls Church. Also toured with the Ice Capades Orchestra and played in numerous theater/stage productions, The Bakersfield Jazz Festival.
- Influences and Teachers:
- influences:
Ray Brown
Ron Carter
Jaco Pastorious
Marcus Miller
Jimmy Haslip
James Jamerson
Jerry Jemmot
Chuck Rainey
Tommy Cogbill
Bernard Odum
Israel Cachao Lopez
Doug Davis (legendary Bakersfield jazz educator/pianist)
Kristin Korb - Other Hobbies & Interests:
- electronics, computers, woodworking
- Areas of Instruction::
- Bass Guitar
- Teaching Credentials:
- retired with over 31 years experience in maintenance and repair of commercial 2-way radio communications, cctv (video cameras, recorders, monitors, associated equipment), commercial audio systems (p.a., sound reinforcement), consumer electronics (tv, stereo hi-fi, tape recorders, cd players, record changers/players, record players! - am I that old?),
B.S. in electronics, Industrial Technology | glenfong is not a member of any public groups |
