- Last Activity:
- Aug 19, 2019 at 1:08 PM
- Joined:
- Dec 31, 2010
- Messages:
- 333
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- Trophy Points:
- 38
- Gender:
- Male
- Birthday:
- July 14
- Home Page:
- http://www.rosskratter.com
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Occupation:
- Bass, tuba, composer, arranger
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Ross Kratter
Male, from New York, NY
Gold Supporting Member
- Ross Kratter was last seen:
- Aug 19, 2019 at 1:08 PM
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About
- Gender:
- Male
- Birthday:
- July 14
- Home Page:
- http://www.rosskratter.com
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Occupation:
- Bass, tuba, composer, arranger
- Current Setup:
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Double bass and EUB:
1938 Kay S-51 with AMT S26i mic and David Gage Realist pickup (converted to 4-string by someone before I bought it)
Eminence 4-string fixed neck EUB
Electric basses:
Fodera Monarch 6 Bolt-on
Warwick Artist Series Steve Bailey 6-string fretless
Lakland Skyline 55-01 Deluxe Spalted Maple
Fender 5-string American Jazz Bass
Fender 4-string Mexican Precision Bass
Hofner 500/1V62
Yamaha BB425X 5-string P/J
Tuba:
RS Berkeley TUB-911
Amps:
Phil Jones Bass Suitcase Compact BG-400 and Compact 4 C-4
Pedals:
Ernie Ball JR volume pedal
Peterson Stomp Classic tuner
Radial Pro DI (not a pedal, but absolutely essential and mounted on my pedalboard)
MXR Bass Chorus Deluxe
MXR Bass Envelope Filter
EBS OctaBass
Zoom MS-60B
Fractal Audio AX8
Ultimate Ears UE-18 IEMs (indispensable on ships and in pits!)
STRINGS: La Bella 7720S on DB and EUB, LaBella Deep Talkin' Flats on Fender P bass and Hofner, La Bella RX-S6A on my Fodera and Warwick (30-118), La Bella Low Tension Flexible Flats on Yamaha BB425X
- Favorite Genres:
- Jazz, rock, Motown, funk, soul, classical, Afro-Peruvian, reggae, ska, tango
- Gigs and Ensembles:
- A Charlie Brown Christmas North American Tour 2018, FAME the Musical National Tour 2016-17, Ross Kratter Quartet, Cunard Line, P&O Cruises UK, Royal Caribbean International, The Ross Kratter Jazz Orchestra (my big band), Karachacha (Afro-Peruvian jazz), as well as lots of freelance work including with the Mike Longo NY State of the Art Big Band, Gabriel AlegrÃa Afro-Peruvian Sextet, and many more. Also many freelance theatre gigs including off-Broadway and other professional regional theatres. Also lots of work as a composer, arranger, and copyist.
- G.A.S. List:
- A Fodera fretless, La Bella Olinto
- Influences and Teachers:
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TEACHERS: Mike Richmond, Ron McClure, Felix Pastorius, Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, Anthony Wellington, John Benitez, John DeWitt, Frank Hansen
INFLUENCES: Victor Wooten, Ray Brown, Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Christian McBride, John Clayton, Stanley Clarke, Michael Moore, John Patitucci, George Mraz, John Benitez, Tom Kennedy, Mike Hall, Scott Ambush, James Jamerson, Steve Bailey, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Paul McCartney, John Deacon, John Entwistle, Jimmy Johnson, Leland Sklar, Nathan East, Bobby Vega, Rocco Prestia, Will Lee, David Wong, Andy McKee, Phil Palombi, Brian Bromberg, and many others
- Disclosures:
- Artist, RS Berkeley, La Bella Strings and Phil Jones Bass Amplification
- Available for Instruction?:
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- Bass Guitar Instruction
- Double Bass Instruction
I'm a bassist, tubist, composer, arranger, and copyist based in NYC. I mainly play jazz, but I also work a lot in musical theatre pit orchestras. I have also served as a Musical Director and bass player for P&O, Cunard, and Royal Caribbean Cruises. I was also the bass player on the national tours of A Charlie Brown Christmas and Fame the Musical. I'm very lucky to be able to make my living playing.Interact
- AIM:
- musicmanrak
- Skype:
- musicmanrak
- Facebook:
- rosskratter
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