Flacy

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Seasoned bassist open to stage and studio opportunities, a quick study in Rock, Blues, Funk, Motown, Beach, Country, a bit of Jazz and more. All pro gear. Have and can use in-ears.

A clean bass signal with a little compression, and perhaps a bit of tube breakup, is what I like to run. Have a full range of effects but use them only when appropriate for the song.

Played for most my life, professionally for more than a decade. Enjoyed opening for The Blues Magoos, Bob Segar, The Allman Brothers. Greg was super nice. Worked for two years with Adrian Belew In a Nashville band called Sweetheart. Another nice guy, Steven Tyler, liked our band so much that he took us to Columbia Studios where we promptly broke up over “artistic differences.” Adrian then answered a call to play with Frank Zappa. A bit tired of the music business, I became a software developer for Vanderbilt University, launching a career that kept me away from music performance for years.

Returned to regional music performance in 2006. Since then, one band at a time, have played for The 99 Cents Band, Fat Cat Daddy, The Jones Machine, Hands Down, The Doc Brown Band, Squeeze Play, The Vinyl Junkies, The Rent, Radio Mixtape, The Funktion, and lastly, Soul Legit. I have been fortunate to play with some exceptional musicians.

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Email: [email protected]
Text: (864) 279-1518

Screen name:: Flacy
Member since:: Dec 06 2005; Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 55
Gigs played:: Over 100

Influences

Some favorite bassists: Paul McCartney, James Jamerson, Chuck Rainey, Carol Kaye, Bootsy Collins, Victor Wooten, Peter Cetera, Nathan Watts, Pino Palladino, Bobby Vega, Bob Babbitt, Donald "Duck" Dunn, John Paul Jones, Rebecca Johnson, Verdine White, Leland Sklar.

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:: Advanced

EQUIPMENT

Basses:

Pedulla Rapture RBJ2-5
American Deluxe Fender Jazz Bass V
Several other basses

Amps & Cabs:

Markbass MB58R 102 Pure cabinets
Other cabs, Ampeg, Phil Jones
Markbass & GK heads
Various combos, Ampeg, Acoustic

Pedal chain:

MXR Bass Envelope Filter (Wah)
Mooer Tender Octaver (tracks to a low B)
tc electronic MojoMojo Overdrive
Source Audio C4 Synth (Phaser, OC-2, Mutron, 24-K Synth, Reverb, Saw Synth)
Peterson Strobostomp Tuner
Rocktron Micro Hush (for a pristine signal)
TC Electronic Spectra Comp compressor
Tech 21 SansAmp VT Bass DI (love that SVT sound)