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Website

http://2112.homestead.com/

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Gender

Male

Current Setup

A quick run down, but not everything:
Rickenbacker 4003: (Bartolini Pickups)
Geddy Lee Fender Jazz: (Bartolini Pickups, John Eastman Active Electronics)
Hartke Hybrid 4-10" and 15"
Ampeg SVT PRO preamp (Mesa EEC83 Tubes)

NEWEST: Eden World Tour Preamp

DBX 166: Compressor/Noise Gate/Limiter
Alesis Microverb
Crown 1800 watt poweramp
Triton Pro (all vintage synths and keys with a MOSS board
Sonic Projects OB-X: (Oberheim VSTi 12 voice with a Roland 800PRO Controller)
Roland PK5A MIDI Pedal.
Various other interesting things

Favorite Genres

Everything as long as it's well written and executed.

Gigs and Ensembles

Currently: 2112 (Rush Tribute in Tokyo, Japan.)
Doin' my own Thang...........

Previously Owned Gear

Way too much to list here....Just ask....Happy to answer...

G.A.S. List

Rickenbacker 4080 4/6 or 4/12
Prefer it with a 6 string....

Influences and Teachers

Forgive any mis-spellings.....
Geddy Lee, Percy Jones, Stanley Clarke, Steve Harris, Paul McCartney, Mike Rutherford (Genisis), Allan Holdsworth, Frank Zappa, John Paul Jones(ZEPPELIN!!) etc....

The majority of the "bass" teachers at the music school I attended were lame..I always ended up showing them how I did something new on the bass..UGH !!!!!

Hobbies and Interests

Travel, cooking, writing etc....