- Gender:
- Male
- Home Page:
- http://www.chriscontemusic.com
- Location:
- Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Occupation:
- Musician
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About
- Gender:
- Male
- Home Page:
- http://www.chriscontemusic.com
- Location:
- Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Occupation:
- Musician
- Current Setup:
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-1940s American Standard (plain guts)
-1934 King Mortone (Upton Bass Carved Top)
-1880s French Guild 3/4 Bass
-1880s French Mirecourt 7/8 Bass
-Kolstein Busetto travel bass
Planet Wing pickups, Grace Design Felix, Full Circle, AMT mic, Fishman Model B preamp, MXR Ten Band EQ, Shure KSM8 vocal microphone
amps: AI Clarus, Tecamp Puma 900, GK 200MB (micro head), GK400RB
cabs: Assortment of MAS Big E cabs for both Bass and P.A. applications and a RevSound 210 that lives at a church job with my GK400RB
slabs: Warwick FNA 5 string, American Fender Jazz, Mexican Fender Precision, Epiphone short scale (piccolo bass), 1982 Gibson Victory Bass Custom
- Favorite Genres:
- West Coast Jazz, Funk/Groove
- Gigs and Ensembles:
- The Chris Conte Trio, The Phunk Philosophers, Freelance Bassist
- Previously Owned Gear:
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Gibson Victory Artist, Gibson Victory Custom (Fretless), Schecter Elite 4 String, Squire P-Bass Special, Squire Jazz Bass, MTD Fretless, Squire 5 String Jazz Bass, Fender Fretless P-Bass Special, Variax, KMD 130 watt head, Trace Elliot 2X10 cab, Traynor 200 watt tube amp head and 2 X 12 cab, Randall 300watt head, Fender BassMan 100, Double Big Twin pickup,
old german 3/4, Early 1900's 7/8 German, 1941 Kay 0-100, 3 1940s Kay M-1s, 1940s Herold Jaeger, 2 2007 7/8 Shen Willow Flatbacks, Swanson "Symphony" Bass (Pittsburgh, Pa maker c. 1960s), Czech-ease travel bass, Shen SB190, 2007 Christopher Plywood Bass, realist, Roland db-500, Underwood, K&K Dual Channel Pro Preamp, String Charger, K&K Golden Trinity Microphone, AI Ext. Cab, Wizzy 10, Crazy 8, Acme Low B1s
- Influences and Teachers:
- Nathan Santos, Jeff Mangone, Ray Brown, Charlie Haden, Eugene Wright, Rufus Reid, and Kenny Ewing
- Hobbies and Interests:
- Singing Jazz and Opera, walking, cooking, and watching movies
- Available for Instruction?:
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- Bass Guitar Instruction
- Double Bass Instruction
- Teaching Credentials:
- B.A. (Vocal and Double Bass Performance) 15+ years experience as fulltime musician. In addition to leading my own group I played electric and acoustic bass for National Touring Musical Theater Productions and Ringling Bros. Circus Showband.
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