AlastairWatts

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Location

Melbourne Australia

Gender

Male

Current Setup

Double Bass (a no-name but she's my special girl!)
Fender MIJ P-Basses
Fender MIJ J-Basses
Greco P-Basses
Greco J-Basses
Ibanez Roadstar IIs
60s Harmony
Eden Amplifiers and Cabinets
D'Addario strings (flats, nylon and nickel rounds)
Various effects by: Boss, HAO, Dwarfcraft, Earthbound Audio, BBE, TC Electronic, Digitech, MadeByMike, Idiotbox, SubDecay, Fairfield Circuitry, EAR, Blacksheep Effects, Wren and Cuff, Zvex and DOD.

Favorite Genres

Jazz, Metal, Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Rock, Reggae, Baroque, modern Western Art music, noise.

Gigs and Ensembles

Slipper, Bohjass, Lo-Res, Emma Tomkin, The Boys, Jacob McGuffie Band, Tim Pledger's Product, Viaduct, Yurodive... A bunch of other standards and latin bands

G.A.S. List

A nice old Double Bass (circa 1850?)
Both 4 and 6 string Double Basses by luthier Warren Nolan-Fordham.
Some kind of 60s J- and a similar vintage P-bass... Heck! My wish list right? Make it a stack of them!!!

Influences and Teachers

Charles Mingus, Dick Lovegren, Charlie Haden, Larry Grenadier, Ray Brown, John Paul Jones, Malachi Maghostus Favors, Aston Barrett, Edgar Meyers, Paul McCartney, Ron Carter, Mike Watt, Colin Greenwood, Dave Holland, Jack Bruce, Troy Sanders, Chris Hale and Sting. The bands 'Low', 'Radiohead', 'The Beatles', Tom Waits, Mstislav Rostropovich, Bob Dylan, Bill Evans, Joni Mitchell and composers like H.I.F Biber, J.S Bach, Couperin; if you really want to know more? ASK!!! Hahaha!

Hobbies and Interests

Education, Politics, Love, Reading, Film, Life

Available for Instruction?

1. Bass Guitar Instruction
2. Double Bass Instruction

Teaching Credentials

B.A (Humanities, Hons.), Grad. Dip. in Education (Secondary School), B. Music Performance (Jazz); 20 Years as a working bassist in a variety of contexts and genres.

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