P_Robyn

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Location

San Francisco (East) Bay Area, California, U.S.A.

Gender

Male

Current Setup

1996 MIJ 1962 Fender P-Bass RI w/Rotosound SS roundwounds
2008 Mike Lull PJ4 w/DR Low-Riders
2011 Fender Tony Franklin fretless PJ4 w/DR Sunbeams
2014 Ergo 4-string EUB w/LaBella Black Tape DB strings
Fishman Platinum Stage EQ DI/preamp
Mesa Boogie Subway D-800 bass amp
Barefaced Big Twin II bass cab
Barefaced Super Compact bass cab
2 GK MB150S combo amps, 1 GK 112MBX cab
Tech 21 VT Bass pedal
Korg Pitchblack Advance tuner pedal
Yamaha Silent Guitar wide-neck nylon string
1975 Fender Stratocaster
1998 Esteve 1GR9C classical guitar
Protec Contego gig bag
Underground 2-bass gig bag

Occupation

retired musician, retired computer programmer

Favorite Genres

Rock, Jazz, Blues, Fusion, Brazilian, classical, world music ... pretty much everything

Gigs and Ensembles

last pro gig: Sylvester James 1976-1977
with backup singers Izora Rhodes and Martha Wash
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trfv6rL6MYM
(or search for 'J@ck Sylvester')

May 16, 2019: a couple of tunes
app.box.com/s/34yk38wkyp7wbef0b8l7n0hds8b6xwkg

Previously Owned Gear

most fondly remembered:
1970 blue-line Ampeg SVT w/two 8x10 flatback cabs
Sunn 200S w/JBL D140s

Influences and Teachers

(I began my bass-playing on Double Bass, not bass guitar.) Ron Carter, Red Mitchell, Leroy Vinnegar, Rick Laird with Victor Feldman and Mahavishnu, Zappa & Mothers, Freddie King & Duck Dunn, Chris Wood, SRV, Eric Gales, Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, Egberto Gismonti & Zeca Assumpcao, John Tropea and Neil Jason, John Scofield, Greg Koch, Josh Smith, Fernando Sor, S. L. Weiss, Agustin Barrios, Eva Cassidy, Dominic Miller, Ray Bryant, Tommy Guerrero, Roxane Elfasci, Elaine Horner ....

Hobbies and Interests

guitar, computer programming, cryptography, computational and recreational linguistics, basketball (Go, Warriors!), volleyball, current events, reading, old BMWs, caring for wife and dogs

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