dave64o

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Location
Southern NJ (Philly area)
Gender
Male
Current Setup
BASSES
- 2007 Stingray 5HH (JOEY SQUID 6/2007)
- 2019 Stingray Special 5HH (laneline 5/2022)
- 2011 Musicman Big Al 5 SSS (laneline 9/2023)
- Sire five string V5R Tobacco Burst (new - Sire, 6/2023)
- FrankenJazz 5 (an SX SJB-62 body with used parts mostly bought here on TB, looks like an SX but sounds FANTASTIC)
- Ibanez AGB-205 (Sam Ash Atlanta, 2/2019)
- 2024 Yamaha BB235 (new - Sweetwater, 2/2025)
- 2021 Kala Exotic Mahogany U-Bass (new - Kala, 6/2021)

AMPS/COMBOS
- Mesa D-800+ (PWV, 5/2019)
- G-K MB800 (NickFromNY 12/2016)
- Genzler Magellan 350 (The Bass Place 3/2018)
- G-K 1001RB-II (xcental34x 3/06)
- G-K MB150S combo - (GC)
- Roland Micro Cube Bass (Tommygunn 2/2011)

CABS
- 2 x Barefaced Big Baby II (azwipe, 12/2016; rick carter 9/2017)
- Barefaced One10 (gl1234, 1/2017)
- 2 x Hartke HD210 (Sam Ash 9/2019, GC 9/2019)

EFFECTS
- TC Electronic Polytune 3 Noir tuner
- Xotic EP Booster
- Broughton FlipTop preamp
- Bearfoot FX Blueberry Bass Overdrive
- Broughton SV-Pre
- Becos CompIQ Mini compressor
- Broughton Always On HPF
- Radial Stage Bug SB-2 DI

Plus quite a few other pedals, mostly ODs, not currently on my board that I rotate in once in a while.

STILL HAVE BUT PLANNING TO SELL
- 2008 Precision V (mrpackerguy, 9/2008)
- G&L L-2500 (StuartV 3/2016)
- fdeck HPF
- Walrus Audio Ages OD
- Bearfoot FX Queen Bee Overdrive
- MXR Bass Envelope Filter
- TC Electronic Polytune 2
- Joyo American Sound OD
- Ampeg Scrambler Bass OD
- TC Electronic Spectracomp Bass Compressor
- SX SJB-62 5 string fretted neck with original, more desirable Fender-style headstock
- SX SJB-62 loaded body, Lake Placid Blue
- Miscellaneous parts (bridge, tuners, strap locks, ...)
- Several sets of NOS strings

CLUBS: G-K #283 | 5-String #225 | Mediocre Bassists #53 | NJ Bassists #27 | Stingray Club #46 | Geddy Lee #4001 | P5 | "Daves of Our Lives" #12 | Crappy Bassist with Expensive Gear #353 | The Order of the Tort #2078 | G&L # 573 | Mesa Boogie Subway Club | PA Bassists (emeritus?) #856 | Hollowbody #435 | Ibanez Artcore Bass Club #31 | SX Club | The One Brain Celled Bassist Club #00001 | Fretless #29 (I no longer own a fretless, but would like to try it again someday) | T&B #1; | I Am Not Worthy #2 | Bacon #15
Occupation
IT
Favorite Genres
Progressive rock, classic rock, blues rock, southern rock, British invasion, blues, jazz, classical
Gigs and Ensembles
- GIgging band: No Alibis - Blues, classic rock, blues rock, southern rock, jazz rock, and more
- For fun: a weekly "basement jam" playing classic rock, acoustic-ish rock, and British Invasion.
Previously Owned Gear
- ESP LTD B204
- Eden Nemesis NSP115 cabinet
- MIM Jazz Deluxe V
- Lakland 55-02
- StingRay 5 HH
- Mid 90's Fujijen Ibanez SR1305PM fretless
- 50th Anniversary MIA Jazz Deluxe V fretless
- Peavey Millennium BXP AC 4 string
- 2006 Warwick FNA Jazzman 5
- Two Lake Placid Blue SX SJX-62's (bought to use for parts to "Frankenstein" a parts bass)
- 2 completely customized Dr. Bass Rx112 cabinets: 1) Eminence Deltalite II 2512 Neos, 2) Eminence APT 80 horn Marc was using in the original BL series, and 3) crossover from the original BL series. IOW it's a BL Neo in an RX cabinet. Marc also added a second Speakon jack for free, wired for bi-amping with my G-K head. (knigel, 4/2017)
- Bergantino AE410 (bought davidjbass, 4/2012; sold xnewyorka, 6/2017)
- G-K MB500 (bought JI99 (now gl1234) 1/2015; sold nervous 11/2017)
- G-K MB200 - (bought Joe Smithberger, 9/2016; sold gl1234 9/2018)
- Mesa D-800 (bought DiaperGeni 10/2016, sold KenMoore05 5/2019)
- Trace Elliott ELF head (bought WesW, 3/2020; sold RyanOh 12/2020)
- G-K MB500 head (bought Gecko 5, 4/2011; sold dpaul 12/2020)
- Markbass Marcus Miller 102 (GC, 7/2019, traded in at GC 1/2021)
- Tobias Toby Pro 4 string - Replaced stock preamp with a 4-band Audere Z-Pro (traded in at GC 1/2021)
G.A.S. List
- One VERY specific Musicman Bongo 5
- Musicman Stingray Classic 5
- Musicman Stingray 5 HS alnico (2008-2017)
- Musicman 25th Anniversary 5HH
- Serek Sacremento 5
- Roscoe LG 5
Influences and Teachers
The many talented and helpful people of TB, Dave Hope, Geddy Lee, Paul McCartney, Berry Oakley, Mike Rutherford, John Paul Jones, Roger Glover, John Wetton, Graham Maby, Sting, Leon Wilkeson, Michael Anthony, John Deacon, Adam Clayton, James Jamerson, ......
Hobbies and Interests
My family, music, photography, computers, wine making, exercise, reading, ....

Signature

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Dave O.

"Yeah, I suck, but at least I suck less than I ever dreamed possible." - Doner Designs (slightly paraphrased)

"
The funny thing is I really love my gear. I am just resisting the idea of buying more gear to love." - Dr. Cheese

I honestly don't mind that you despise my sunburst Precision with flats and a tort pickguard. What I don't get is why you feel like you're entitled to be an ass about it?

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