64-year-old retired misanthrope who is living-room hobbyist picking up where his teenage self gave up after losing access to a borrowed bass at the age of 17!
- Location
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Nacogdoches, TX
- Gender
- Male
- Current Setup
- 2013 Squier Classic Vibe Precision 50s (Butterscotch, BK)
2012 Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass 70s (natural, chrome w/covers)
2013 Squier Vintage Modified Precision Amber (natural, cream pearl w/covers)
2014 Squier Mikey Way Mustang (factory return, crack in silver metalflake finish)
2014 Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Bass (Vintage Blonde)
2014 Squier Vintage Modified Cabronita Bass (Black)
2014 Fender FSR Ash Jazz (Frankenstein Project, now with Maple Board, Bound & Black Blocks)
2015 Fender Precision (Dee Dee Ramone Special, White w/Black PG)
2015 Fender Rascal
1978 Peavey T40 (natural. Black)
1982 Peavey T40 (natural, Black) Project, in pieces
1983 Peavey T40 (White, Black)
1982 Peavey T40 FL (natural, Black)
1982 Peavey T20 (natural, White)
1982 Peavey T20FL (natural, White)
1982 Peavey T45 (TSB, none)
1982 Peavey T45 (White, none)
1985 Peavey Patriot (Mahogany, natural, black)
1984 Peavey Patriot (Red, black)
1985 Peavey Fury (Early, Slant-PUP, Natural, Black)
1980 Hondo II Professional (single pickup) walnut
2013 Rogue VB-100 Violin (Beatle-style) Bass
2013 Epiphone EB-3 (Cherry)
2015 Epiphone Jack Casady (Alpine White)
2014 G&L JB-2 (Tribute) Natural Ash, with Maple Board (done by swapping necks with a Burst JB-2 Tribby)
2014 Sterling Ray4 Walnut (with Maple Board (done by swapping necks w/another Ray4)
Custom-Made Hammertone B-100 100-watt all tube bass amp (4)6L6GCs, (2)12AX7s
Ampeg CL Mini-Fridge; 100 watt w 2 X 10 cab
AMPEG PR-410HLF 4 X 10 cab (600 Watts)
AMPEG SVT1000 (last of the great LEAD SLEDS...1000 Watt Transistor amp- HUGE!)
Empty Hartke 4X10 cab loaded w/Fender vintage 10"s
Peavey T-Max Bass Head Amp (350 watts SS, 1 tube preamp)-CURRENTLY FRIED
Peavey MegaBass Amp Head (SS, 200 watts X 2, biamp capable)
Carvin (1983)Series III Guitar combo amp (red oak cab) 100-watt all-tube amp (4)6L6, (3)12AX7s. Has original Electro-Voice 12" speaker with MASSIVE magnet
Kustom (vintage) K150-1 Bass Amp (silver tuck'n'roll) & 215-B Cab (2) CTS 15" speakers in silver tuck'n'roll cab.
- Occupation
- RETIRED
- Favorite Genres
- BLUES, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Blues, Motown, Blues & Classic Rock. Oh.......and. BLUES!
- Gigs and Ensembles
- None. Hobbyist at present. Still learning.
- Previously Owned Gear
- 2011 Fender AVRI '75 Jazz Bass (natural, mirror PG)
Fender Modern Player Telecaster bass
Squier VM Jaguar bass (TSB)
Epiphone Woody Allen Rumblekat bass
- G.A.S. List
- Fender American Precision (natural, blk PG)
MM Stingray 4-string (natural, black PG)
Rickenbacker 4004 MapleGlo (or WALNUT!)
G & L (vintage HH model in natural, blk PG)
G & L ASAT (natural, blk PG?)
A custom-made Telecaster basswith SCPU at the neck and diagonally-mounted SCPU in a chrome bridge plate (natural with black pickguard) (LANDING makes one!)
See a trend here? BTW, all of the above with maple fretboard.
ALSO:
Fender Starcaster (Natural)'
Fender Coronado (TSB)
Epiphone Jack Casady (Alpine White)
- Influences and Teachers
- Jack Bruce
Stanley Clark
Jaco Pastorius
Sting
James Dewar (Robin Trower Band)
Roy Mitchell-Cardenas (MUTEMATH)
Billy Cox (Band of Gypsys)
Mel Schacter (sp?) (Grand Funk Railroad)
- Hobbies and Interests
- classic European motorcycles, politics, gardening
Vintage Peaveys, VMs, CVs & stuff!
Peavey USA Club #333, Peavey T-40 Club, , HONDO CULT, Heavy Bass Club #15, Bassist w/Beards #309