Basses: Sadowsky NYC's, Lakland, Fender and various other upgraded knockoff 4's & 5's.
Aguilar Tone Hammer 500, Trace Elliot cabinets, DR strings, Planet Waves cables and straps.
Influences and Teachers
A short list would include a bunch of Nashville and LA cats: Tully Kennedy, David LaBruyere, Tim Marks, Hugh McDonald. Then you have the guys like Pino Palladino, Duck Dunn, Lee Sklar, Nathan East and Mike Porcaro. Can't leave them out.