SEEKING
Band to Join, Rhythm Guitar.ABOUT
Been making music for almost 40 years on a variety of instruments (someone once joked that if they cut me I'd probably bleed music...they weren't far off), but have focused primarily on bass guitar through the years.
I love a variety of genres of music but have been focusing mainly on jazz, blues and blues-rock. Of late, I've been sitting in on a local bluegrass jam on upright and am finding that's a blast...and re-discovering groups like the Grateful Dead, Seldom Scene, etc.
On a personal level, I'm pretty chill (but quite social), like to have fun and love to help others have fun. I'm generally very punctual, have a great sense of time, and can't stand it when people habitually show up to rehersals/gigs unprepared.
Give me a shout...I'd love to jam with you!
- Screen name:
- chrisk_bass
- Member since:
- Jul 07 2022
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 40
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
In no particular order (and more inspiration than influence?)...
SRV
Santana
Clapton
Joe B.
Eric Gales
Kingfish
Tom Morello
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
On Bass:
Victor Wooten
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Damian Erskine
Stu Hamm
Geddy Lee
Johnny Myung
James Jamerson
Jaco (of course)
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
- Lead Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Upright bass:
- Intermediate
- Keyboard:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Bass:
ESP LTD 6 string
SDGR 5 string
Stingray Sub 4
Harley Benton Progressive Series Fretless 6
Cecilio 3/4 Upright bass
Fender Rumble 500
various toys to make funny sounds (i.e. pedals)
Guitar:
Epiphone Franken-Les Paul
Gretsch
Ibanez AS53
Katana 100 2x12 w/GA FC
Other toys to make different, but still funky, sounds
MUSIC
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After Midnight Jam
After Midnight Jam Genre: Blues
Laying down the bass line on a jam track inspired by Gary Moore's After Midnight from SBL on a snowy day. Noticed some clipping at the start as I was mastering it but don't have time to re-mix (it's not clipped in the original).