
Followers 2
- Gender:
- Male
- Location:
- Petaluma, CA, USA
- Occupation:
- event professional, musician, audio engineer
Brad Maestas
Sono est omnia, Male, from Petaluma, CA, USA
Gold Supporting Member
- Brad Maestas was last seen:
- May 31, 2023
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About
- Gender:
- Male
- Location:
- Petaluma, CA, USA
- Occupation:
- event professional, musician, audio engineer
- Current Setup:
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Roscoe Club
Fodera Club
Sadowsky Club #95
Fender Precision Bass Club
Fender Jazz Bass Club #1507
Ampeg Portaflex Club #701
Black 'n Maple Club #26
Double Bass:
1998 Anton Krutz 3/4 Double Bass with C-ext
Pierre-Yves Fuchs #53 French bow
2017 CodaBow Infinity French bow
Electric Basses:
2020 Roscoe Custom LG-3006, Exhibition quilted Maple top, Antique yellow, Flamed Mahogany body trans red, Ebony FB, Maple/Purpleheart/Cherry neck, 5-knob Barts, reverse slant, 19mm
2006 Sadowsky NYC 24-5 P/J Black Pearl on Swamp Ash, Maple neck & FB
2008 Warwick Streamer Stage I 4-string, Honey Violin, Maple
2014 Fodera Monarch Standard Fretless 4, Curly Walnut on Light Walnut, Ebony FB, Red Oak one-piece neck
2022 Ibanez EHB1006MS Headless Multi-Scale 6-string (for sale)
1990 Fender '62 Precision Bass Reissue MIJ RW Sunburst
2018 Fender CS Time Machine 1960 Jazz Bass Journeyman RW Oly White
2019 Kala U-Bass Solid Cedar Pau Ferro Fretted, LaBella flats
Acoustic Amplification:
Ear Trumpet Labs Nadine Double Bass Mic
Realist LifeLine Double Bass Pickup
Grace Labs FELiX2 Preamp
Gallien-Krueger MB150S-III Bass Combo
Electric Amplification:
Millennia Media TD-1, NOS Mullard CV4024
Acme Audio MTP-66 Motown Tube Preamp, NOS tubes
Noble Amps Tube Preamp, stock
Bag End PQ10BX-N
Bag End IPS18E-N
Trickfish Bullhead 1K
Trickfish TF112 X2, TF408
PJB HA-2 Big Head Pro
PJB Bass Buddy
Tone King Imperial Mk II tube combo
Supro 64 Super 5W tube combo
Pedals:
Benson Germanium Boost
Benson Germanium Fuzz
Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus
Chase Bliss Audio Dark World
Chase Bliss Audio Mood
Chase Bliss Audio Thermae
Earthquaker Devices Avalanche Run v2
Empress Compressor
Free The Tone FT-2Y Flight Time Delay
Ibanez RC99 Rotary Chorus
Interstellar Audio Octonaut Hyperdrive
MXR M280 Vintage Bass Octave
TC Ditto X2 Looper
Walrus Audio Julia
Walrus Audio ARP-87
Walrus Audio Aetos 120V PS
Warm Audio Centavo Overdrive
Xotic Effects BB Preamp 1.5
Temple Audio Pedalboards
Sonic Research ST-300 Strobe Tuner
TC Polytune 3
Peterson VS-1 Strobe Tuner
Strings:
Spirocore Reds (Medium)
Fodera Stainless Steel or Nickel Medium, Heavy B
Sadowsky Blue Nickel Medium
Thomastik Flats on Precision
LaBella 760FD on Dano
Other instruments:
2005 Santa Cruz Brozman Baritone acoustic, Euro Spruce, Koa
2021 Grez Guitars Mendocino Baritone electric, Redwood
2018 Martin Custom Shop OM-28, AP Adi/Guat RW
2020 Bourgeois Heirloom D-LSH, AT AP Adi/Madi RW
1995 Taylor 855 12-string Sitka/EIR
2004 D'Aquisto New Yorker DQ-NYE-JR Archtop 15" Almond Burst
2020 The Loar LH-700-VS Archtop 16" Sunburst
2002 D'Angelico New Yorker NYL-2 Archtop 17" Blonde
2007 Alejandro Cervantes Hauser Signature Classical, Engelmann/Cocobolo
2016 David Hernandez 7-string Classical, Cedar/Palo Escrito
2001 Fender Custom Shop '51 Nocaster
2008 Suhr Classic S SSS Fiesta/Dakota Red
2022 Fender Vintera '60s Jazzmaster, Olympic White
1999 Summit Artist F5 Mandolin by Paul Schneider
1996 Larrivée US10KA Deluxe Koa Soprano Ukulele
2020 Kala Elite Limited Satin Koa Soprano Ukulele
2019 aNueNue UT200 Moon Bird Tenor Ukulele, Moon Spruce/EI RW
1960 Petosa AM-900 43/120 LMH/MMM Piano Accordion
2016 Buffet Crampon R13 Bb Clarinet, Backun Lumière barrels/bells
1946 King Super 20 Full Pearls Alto Saxophone Lacquer
1937 King Zephyr Tenor Saxophone Silver Plate
Many mouthpieces
1965 Conn 17B Director Coprion Bell Bb Trumpet
1963 Reynolds Medalist Tenor Trombone
1964 Ludwig 5-piece Hollywood drumkit in Champagne Sparkle
Haffner Perander walnut pandeiro, Choro platinellas
Haffner Perander cherry pandeiro, Choro platinellas
Möeck 236 Maple Alto Recorder, Aulos & Yamaha Recorders
Hammond 44 Melodica, Suzuki M37C Melodion
2013 Tony Dixon Heavy Brass D Irish Whistle
Jerry Freeman Tweaked Generation Brass Whistle Set
2016 Phil Hardy Chieftain Thunderbird Low D Whistle
Reference Playback:
VPI Classic 4 Rosewood Turntable
VPI JMW 12.7 3D Dual Pivot Tonearm, ruby-jeweled pivot
SoundSmith Paua Mk II Moving Iron cartridge
HRX pulley, 3 band drive, periphery ring, center weight, TruLift, TruKleen, TruSweep
VPI SDS Controller
ModWright PH 150 Reference Tube Phono Stage
Roon Nucleus Music Server
Keces P8 Linear Power Supply
MUTEC MC-3+ Smart Clock USB (USB-AES/EBU)
MUTEC REF10 SE120 10 MHz Reference Master Clock
SPL Phonitor xe + DAC Headphone Amp
RME ADI-2 DAC FS
Schiit Audio Yggdrasil Unison DAC
Pass Labs INT-60 Integrated Amplifier
Harbeth Monitor 40.1 Loudspeakers
EquiTech R1.5 Balanced Power Conditioner
SolidSteel S5-5 rack
ASC IsoThermal TubeTraps
Wireworld cable
Office Playback:
Apple iMac Retina 5K 27"
SPL Phonitor xe + DAC Headphone Amp
Schiit Audio Bifrost ΣΔ DAC
Schiit Audio Valhalla 2 Tube Headphone Amp
Rogue Audio Sphinx II Integrated Amplifier
ATC SCM 10 Studio Control Monitors
Audeze LCD-X balanced, iSINE 20, Sennheiser HD 800 S balanced, HD 600, HD 580, Grado RS1i, SR80e headphones
- Favorite Genres:
- Choro, MPB, Samba, Classical, Jazz, Afrobeat, Dub, Reggae, Funk, Soul, Bluegrass, Folk, Klezmer, Rock
- Gigs and Ensembles:
- Bill Frisell, Donald Fagen, Ben Monder, State Fair Band, The Crooked Jades, The Pitchforks, Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris & The Nublu Orchestra, David Sanford's Pittsburgh Collective, New York Mandolin Ensemble, Chop & Quench (The Fela Broadway Band), The Yards, DOJO, Chris Conly, Crispus Attucks, Third Space, Amie Amis, Tanner Walle, Hylofi, Thought, Danan Healy, Rockwood Music Hall, Nublu, Barbés
- Previously Owned Gear:
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Instruments:
Acacia Custom 6 zebra/wenge
Alembic Europa 5 quilt/ebony
Alembic Persuader 4 cocobolo/walnut
Alvarez MS-D1 3/4-size acoustic guitar
2020 Collings D1, Sitka/Hog
1993 Conklin Custom USA 7 flamed maple/purpleheart
2013 Danelectro Longhorn Short Scale Bass MIK
2020 Dingwall Afterburner I 5 Black Metallic, Black neck
Eastman AR805CE archtop
Eastman AR880CE John Pisano archtop
2021 Eastman DM2/V Selmer Style Guitar
Elrick Singlecut 6 maple burl/mahogany
Ernie Ball Stingray 4
Ernie Ball Stingray 5 fretless
Assorted European DB's
F Bass BNF5
F Bass Studio 5 ash/maple
1972 Fender Precision
Fender '57 RI Precision USA w/Fralins
Fender Precision Sting model
Fender P-lyte
Fender '64 RI Jazz USA w/Fralins
Fender '75 RI Jazz USA
Fender Jazz USA
Fender Jazz MIM, fretless conv.
Fender '52 RI MIM Telecaster
Fender Vintera Stratocaster
2002 Fodera Edward 6 all black, ash/maple/ebony
1989 Fodera Emperor Deluxe 4 P/J ebony top/fb, mahogany
2016 Fodera Imperial Elite MG 5, redwood burl, ebony, alder, ash
2007 Giannini GWNC4/7 EL 7-string classical
2005 Gibson J-45
Guild Ashbory
Guild Starfire RI bass
1970 Höfner 5000/1 Deluxe Blonde
Ibanez SR5, SR6
2019 Kanile'a KPA-C Premium Koa Concert Ukulele
1989 Ken Smith BT6 Walnut top
1990 Ken Smith BT6 Koa top (previously Chuck Rainey's)
Kubicki Factor
Larrivée 4-string ABG
2012 Larrivée SD-60, Sitka/EI RW
Linc Luthier 5 fretless zebra/birdseye/ebony
Loriente Clarita classical cedar/indian rosewood
2020 Martin 00-28 Standard, Sitka/EI RW
Martin HD-28LSV dreadnought sitka/indian rosewood
Modulus Graphite Quantum 5 (x3)
2003 Modulus Graphite Quantum 6 quilted maple/alder
2001 Modulus Graphite Genesis 5 fretless alder/pau ferro
1992 Peavey B-Ninety (first bass)
1994 Peavey Quad 4
2001 Roscoe SKB-3007 burl maple/alder/cocobolo
1999 Rick Turner Renaissance 5 fretless
2002 Rob Allen MB-2 5-string lined fretless flamed maple/mahogany/ebony
2004 Sadowsky Metro MV5 #M499 trans blue ash/maple
2005 Sadowsky NYC Modern 24-5 #4567 trans red quilt/ash/ebony
1992 Sadowsky NYC Modern 24-5 fretless trans white ash/ebony
2018 Santa Cruz 00-12H Swiss moon Spruce/EIRW
Squire Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster, lake placid blue
Surine Regency S1 6 string fretless cocobolo/mahogany/ebony
Tacoma CBKK50C Koa ABG
Taylor/Klein ABG
1995 Tobias Basic 5 maple/maple/ebony
1993 Tobias Classic 5 lacewood/alder/pau ferro
1994 Tobias Killer B 4
1994 Tobias Signature 5 quilted maple/walnut/pau ferro
1992 Tobias Signature 6 fretless zebra/mahogany/wenge/ebony
1993 Tobias Signature 6 zebra/mahogany/wenge/pau ferro
Warwick Streamer Stage I 5 flamed maple
Warwick Streamer Stage II 5
Warwick Thumb BO 5
Amplification:
AccuGroove Tri112
AccuGroove El Whappo
Acoustic Image Clarus I
Ampeg SVT-CL
Ampeg V4-B
Ampeg 410 Classic
Ampeg 810 Classic
Ampeg 465 Classic (4 x 6.5)
Ampeg 865 Classic (8 x 6.5)
Ampeg 1510HE (15+10+horn)
Bag End S15X-D
Bag End S15-D
Bag End D10X-D
Bergantino HT112
Bergantino EX112
Demeter VTBP-201s, NOS Mullard
Eden WT400
Epifani T-112, UL-110, UL-112
Fender Custom Shop Rumble Bass Head (300W tube)
Mackie 1400i amplifier
Markbass Big Bang
Mesa/Boogie Mark IV tube guitar combo
Mesa/Boogie 610 Road-Ready
SWR Baby Blue II
SWR Bass 350
SWR Big Ben
SWR Goliath I, II, III
SWR Goliath, Jr. II
SWR Henry 8x8
SWR SM-400S
SWR SM-900
SWR Studio 220
SWR Triad
TC Electronics TC 1140
Trace Elliot 15 combo + 15 extension
Walter Woods Electracoustic Ultra High Power
Effects:
ART Nightbass SE multi-effects + X15 controller
Boss OC-2 octave pedal
Boss DD-3 digital delay
Digitech S200 multi-effects
EH 16-Second Delay w/Controller
EH Q-Tron+
EH Bassballs
EH Bass Micro Synth
EH Deluxe Memory Man
EH Guitar Micro Synth
EH Holy Grail
Haz Labs Mu-Tron+
Ibanez RC-99 Rotary Chorus
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Korg Pandora Bass
SIB! VariDrive tube dist/overdrive
TC Electronics Stereo Chorus+
are you still reading this? :D
- G.A.S. List:
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1924 Gibson L-5
Alleva-Coppolo
1962 Jazz Bass
F Bass AC5/AC6
- Influences and Teachers:
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Studied with: Anthony Jackson, Reginald Veal, Bill Frisell, Ben Monder, John Patitucci, Chris Thile, Nathan Berg, Bob Bowman, Larry Rice, Gerald Spaits, Ornette Coleman, Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris, Frederick Fennell, Bob Duffer, Danny Embrey, Rod Fleeman, Gary Versace, Todd Strait...
Influences: J.S. Bach, Gary Karr, Jimmy Johnson, Edgar Meyer, John Grillo, Ray Brown, Dino 7 Cordas, Jacob do Bandolim, Hamilton de Holanda, Joe Macho aka Joe Mack, Jethro Burns, Tony Rice, Bryan Sutton, Hermanos Assad, Manuel Barrueco, Skúli Sverrisson, Hadrien Feraud, Willie Weeks, Baden Powell, Raphael Rabello, Guinga, Marcello Gonçalves, Chico Buarque, Tom Jobim, Ulisses Rocha, Charlie Haden, NHØP, David Russell, Gerardo Núñez, Jimmy Haslip, Ralph Towner, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Carpenter, Steve Swallow, Roland Dyens, Michel Alibo, Harry Partch, Lennie Tristano, Allan Holdsworth, Paul Jackson, Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitous, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian, Keith Jarrett, Frank Wakefield, Henrique Cazes...
- Hobbies and Interests:
- cycling, golf, audiophilia, fly & surf fishing, amateur radio, electronics engineering & repair, tennis, alternative darkroom chemistry, japanese kitchen knives, cast iron cooking, chess, languages, tea, coffee, darts, mechanical watches, astronomy, four-line kites
- Available for Instruction?:
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- Bass Guitar Instruction
- Double Bass Instruction
- Teaching Credentials:
- B.A. Music Theory/Composition with minors in double bass and percussion; 24 years private teaching experience on electric, acoustic, guitar, mandolin and percussion
Interact
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Signature
Sadowsky - Roscoe - Fodera - Warwick - Fender - A. Krutz
Trickfish - Millennia Media - Bag End - Noble - Grace - GK
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