SactoBass

I live in the Sacramento area of California USA (hence the name "SactoBass" as Sacramento is often referred to as Sacto). I started playing bass in 1972 and I've been in various classic rock cover bands off and on over the past 50+ years (strictly as a side hobby as my career was in civil engineering). I retired from my civil engineering career in 2018.

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Birthday
May 11, 1956 (Age: 70)
Location
Roseville, CA (Sacramento area)
Gender
Male
Current Setup
BASSES:
2017 Jazz Bass:
USA Customs J alder body (sonic blue)
USA Fender J neck (maple fretboard)
Lollar j bass pickups
Leo Quan Badass III bridge
Fender Deluxe Schaller Lite tuners

2019 Precision Bass:
USA Warmoth P alder body (unfinished)
Painted Lite Teal Pearl by Guitarpaintguys
USA Fender J neck (maple fretboard)
Lollar p bass pickups
Hipshot Kickass bridge
Fender Deluxe Schaller Lite tuners

PEDALBOARD:
Hands Custom Pedalboard Supreme Imbuia 12" x 20"
Peterson Strobostomp HD tuner
Broughton Studio One EQ/HPF/LPF
One Control 1 Loop Box Switcher
Providence Anadime Bass Chorus
Mutron Microtron IV Envelope Filter (forthcoming)
Eventide H9 with OX9 aux switch
API Select Tranzformer CMP compressor
Shift Line Olympic MkIIIS tube preamp/DI
Shift Line CabZone Bass
Two Cioks Sol power supplies

POWER AMP AND CAB GEAR:
none at the moment

OTHER ITEMS:
Ampeg SCR-DI
Sony MDR 7506 headphones w/Brainwavz ear pads
Occupation
Civil Engineer/Public Works Director (retired Dec 2018)
Favorite Genres
Classic Rock, Progressive Rock (I've been a YES fan since 1971)
Previously Owned Gear
BASSES:
'73 Fender Precision bass (bought new in 1973)
'75 Rickenbacker 4001 (bought new in 1975)
'99 Rickenbacker 4001 CS Chris Squire (bought new in 1999)
USA Fender P bass
USA Fender J bass
USA Lakland Joe Osborn J bass
Birdsong Cortobass
2010 Rickenbacker 4003 Mapleglo
EBMM HS Sterling w/Hipshot D-tuner
USA Lakland Bob Glaub P bass w/J neck
Fender Custom Shop Jazz, transparent orange
EBMM Sterling Classic, powder blue
Fender Custom Shop Jazz, transparent cobalt blue
USA Lakland Duck Dunn, Oly White, jazz neck width
Mike Lull P bass, orange, jazz neck width
2018 high-end (USA parts) "Pino" P bass w/J neck, Lollars
2016 Rickenbacker 4003S w/Nordy neck p/u, Hipshop drop D tuner, Mapleglo
2019 high end (USA parts) Jazz Bass, Lollars

AMP/CAB GEAR:
Fender Bassman 10 tube combo amp (bought new in 1972)
Sunn Concert Bass amp with two Sunn 215B cabs (bought new in 1976)
SWR 750 solid state head and Big Bertha 2x15 cab
Aguilar DB680 tube preamp and DB728 tube power amp
Mesa Buster Bass 200 tube amp
Ampeg SVT-CL tube amp and Ampeg 8x10 cab
Marshall VBA400 tube amp and two Mesa 4x10 Powerhouse cabs
Ampeg SVP-Pro tube preamp into Carvin 1500 power amp
Eden 4x10XLT cab and Eden 1x18 cab
BBE BMax-T tube preamp into QSC PLX 3402 power amp
Bergantino HT115 cabs (pair)
Reeves Custom 225 tube amp
Reeves 1x15 cabs (pair)
Bergantino NV215 cab
Accugroove El Whappo cab
Aguilar DB750 amp
Fender TBP-1 tube preamp
Fender MB1200 power amp
Eden D210XST's (pair)
Kern IP-777 tube preamp
Demeter VTHF-300M tube power amp
Fender Bassman 300 Pro tube amp
QSC PLX 3602 power amp
LDS nEarful 15/6's (pair)
USA Ampeg SVT-VR tube amp
Markbass Jeff Berlin combo amp w/NY151 ext cab
JuleAmps Monique tube preamp
Crest CA9 power amp
Genz Benz Uber 212 cabs (pair)
Mesa Walkabout Scout 12 combo amp
Trace Elliot V4 tube amp
'73 Ampeg B25B tube amp
LDS custom 4x10 cab for the B25B
'91 Ampeg SVT-II non-pro tube amp into a Berg NV610
'73 Ampeg V4B tube amp into a Fliptops 4x10 sealed cab
Alembic F-1X tube preamp into a Fender MB1200 power amp
Berg HD410 cab
Arkham Zephyr tube preamp
QSC RMX 2450a power amp
Epifani PS112 cab
Ampeg PF-50T
Pair of Barefaced One10 cabs
Broughton P15 Preamp/DI
Fender Super Bassman 300 watt tube amp
Bergantino Reference 112 cabs (pair)
Markbass Micromark 801
Fender Bassman 410 Neo cabs (pair)
Fender Bassman 100T tube amp

OTHER GIZMOS:
Moog Taurus One bass pedals
Roland PK-5 MIDI bass pedals
Novation Super Bass Station sound module (for PK-5)
Furman PL-Plus DMC conditioner/power strip
Korg DTR-1000 rack tuner
Furman M-8Lx power strip
Korg DTR-1 rack tuner
dbx 160a modded by Revive Audio
Roland PK-5 MIDI bass pedals (again)
Moog Minitaur sound module (for PK-5)
Voodoo Lab GCX Switcher
Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro
Shure GLXD14 wireless
Various effects pedals (too many to list)
Influences and Teachers
Chris Squire, John Paul Jones, Randy Meisner, Paul McCartney, Dee Murray, Geddy Lee

Signature

"All basses are parts basses." - A wise TB'er
"The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it." - Bob Ross
"I don't fear death, instead I fear a life where I could have accomplished more." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

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