Bassdesires

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Location

Tokyo

Current Setup

MTD 634 - 24 - MTD - 534 ( both custom / 34" scale and custom pick-ups and electronics)- Sadowsky Modern V ( custom) - Roland V Bass - Warmoth 5 J-Bass - Aguilar Amps - Fender / Geddy - Demeter Pre-Amp - EH Pedals - Moogerfooger 101 / 102 - Line 6 - Atelier Z - Fender Jazz Bass (CIJ) - Radial DI - Demeter DI - SCV DI - EBS Pedals -

Gigs and Ensembles

Jazz - Funk - R&B - DnB - Latin - Soul - Ambient, Nu-Jazz, World ....From Senegal vibes wuth a stoever in India back to my roots of funk rnb onward and over to jazz , yes ALL on the electric bass! Got a problem?!

Previously Owned Gear

Eden Amps And Speakers
F Bass
Sadowsky
Alembic Bass
Pedulla Thunderbass
Fender (70`s - 90`s)
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Vintage pre CBS Fenders ( 12) yes this is not a joke. now long gone.
Suhr Bass
Tune Bass
Yamaha
OEM by - Tom Anderson, Phil Kubicki - Tak Hosono (now at Ibanez custom shop)
Ibanez
Tobias Bass
PJB - Bass Buddy
Ampeg SVT ( original)
SWR - Golaith 4x10
Bag End 15 - 10
Bergantino

what i played this week?

MTD (8)
F Bass ( 6 )
Atelier Z ( 6-8)
Fender ( countless
Sadowsky ( 5)
Bacchaus ( 6)
Several Fodera`s ( not in one week bit in a month 20+)
Suhr ( 1 )
Kinal (1 and many in the past)
Sadowsky - Japan ( several)
Sugi ( about 7)
STR Bass`s ( again about 7)
Rob Allen
Ritter
Elrick
STR
Smith

and many many more.

Influences and Teachers

will fill this in later - so many, too many to mention now.
short list:

jaco - james jamerson - w. weeks - john patitucci - scott lafaro - ron carter - dave holland - - gary willis - victor baily - bootsy - zawinul - larry graham - marcus - jimmy johnson - stevie wonder - john paul jones - chachao - pettiford - janek gwizdala - matt garrison..... all of my students past and present , some are some of te¥he leading bassist today!
every day a new bassline somewhere heard... most of all "life".

above is a partial listing for now. many omissions....will update.

Hobbies and Interests

biking, reading medical journals - is coffee and face a hobby? :)