ABOUT
I grew up in a little town called Medina, I’ve been playing bass now for 30+ years and served as the bassist in bands from New Hampshire to western NY.
I started playing when I was 16 (Thanks Kenny!) and then professionally when I was 18 (meaning paid gigs) after that I never could shake the rock and roll bug.
Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to play in bands with some top notch players such as Gary Holland (ex Drummer from Great White and Blue Cheer), Rick Basha (Ex Drummer from Reverend, Joe Precourt A shredder from Syracuse, I learned a lot from these people and hope I can pass on what they taught me as I continue to play.
see some of my videos here ://./nny_bassist
- Screen name:
- P-bass_5
- Member since:
- Oct 02 2010
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 35
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 1 time per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
My influences when I was young are where I get a lot of my style from. They were Geddy Lee (Rush), Leon Wilkeson (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Billy Sheehan (Talas, Mr. Big), Gene Simmons (Kiss...Duh) and Steve Harris (Iron Maiden). As I’ve matured I’ve had a lot of different influences besides those above such as John Myung, Flea and Les Claypool to name a few.
EQUIPMENT
My Rig is working GREAT and I'm VERY happy with my sound. I'm running (In order) a Audio Tecnica ATW-R3100 Wireless, a BOSS Bass chorus, an Ampeg SVP-CL preamp, BBE Sonic Maximizer, and a Peavey PV1500 watt power amp. My Fender American Precision Deluxe V5 sounds fantastic with this setup (With DR Low Riders or Hi beams). I run my custom built 2X10s and 2X12s when I play out.
