Mepelsteeltje

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Birthday

Mar 4, 1964 (Age: 62)

Location

Rotterdam area, Netherlands

Gender

Male

Current Setup

1994 Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray 4 Natural maple neck
2010 G&L L-2500 Tribute Sunburst Rosewood
2017 Fender Standard Jazz Bass LPB MN with John East preamp
2019 Fender Standard Precision Bass with a Fender '63 pickup and Emerson wiring and pots
2012 Sandberg California I TM4 Cream White rw neck
2005 Squire VM Fretless with Gotoh 201 bridge, DiMarzio J PU's and CTS pots
1979 Karl Höhner double bass with Evah Pirazzi Lights
Markbass Little Mark 250 Black Edition, Markbass Little Mark Tube, Markbass 104HF-8, Markbass Traveler 121H, Fender Rumble 40

Occupation

Producer/arranger and gigging musician

Favorite Genres

Soul, rock, funk, jazz or anything else that moves my mojo!

Gigs and Ensembles

Pepperoni Jazz Band, Ruben Weverling Band, Reuben Hoeksema, Yowsah - The Nile Rodgers Experience

Previously Owned Gear

Music Man Stingray 4 (1979!, ...I know), Custom made EB (Dutch builder in the '80's), Lakland Skyline 55-01, Ibanez SGR600, 2018 Sire Marcus Miller M7 5-string translucent black, Markbass CMD121P, Eden, Peavey, TC electronic.

G.A.S. List

A better fretless. Some nice stompboxes.

Influences and Teachers

Jaco, Jeff Berlin, Christian McBride, Mark King, Tony Levin, Ron Carter, Daryll Jones, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona, John Clayton, Pino Palledino, Jim Haslip, John Deacon, Leland Sklar, Stanley Clark, Scott Divine, Eddy Gomez, Verdine White and Bernard Edwards!

Hobbies and Interests

Playing keyboards, cooking and polishing my car.

Disclosures

Loud, low and lean!

Available for Instruction?

1. Bass Guitar Instruction

Teaching Credentials

More than 40 years of bass-experience. And since I also play keyboards and guitar, a lot of knowledge about harmony, chords an making music in general.