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Nick_B
Played upright bass in college orchestra and in a bluegrass band in the late 80s, gigged in a psych/garage rock band on fretted and jazz quintet on fretless until the late 90s. Gave it up to pay rent doing technical work. Getting back to it after 25-year break, making up for lost time.
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- Location
- Vallejo, CA
- Gender
- Male
- Current Setup
- 5 Ibanez: '83 Roadstar, SR-700, 3 x BTB: 4-string, 5-string, fretless 5-string. Markbass amps, Avatar cabs.
- Occupation
- Mass Storage Systems Analyst for large DOE compute center
- Favorite Genres
- jazz fusion, solo bass, blues, real book standards, psych & garage rock, new age, ambient, experimental, alt & industrial
- Gigs and Ensembles
- Guy Budd Band in SLO County, CA in the 80s and early 90s. Currently forming a blues/country rock project.
- Previously Owned Gear
- SWR Grand Prix preamp, Crown DC300A II, Reissue '62 American Fender P-bass from the late 80s.
- G.A.S. List
- Old rackmount tube preamps & preamp pedals, MarkBass amps, AccuGroove cabs, another 5-string and fretless 5-string.
- Influences and Teachers
- Currently study with Michael Manring in Oakland, CA - since 2023.
Studied with Tom Martin in Somoma County and Chris Robertson in SLO County, CA in the 80s & early 90s.
Influences: Damian Coccio, Jaco, Mick Karn, Pino Palladino, Joe Dart, John Paul Jones
- Hobbies and Interests
- Yoga, meditation, road & mountain biking, jogging