SEEKING
Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Banjo, Fiddle, Trombone, DJ, Electronic Music.ABOUT
Local session bassist, electric and upright, 30 years professional experience, played wide variety of genres and styles, from pop to punk, classic rock to classical, jazz to folk. No ego to stroke, just want to make the band and the music be as good as it can be. Available for sessions and gigs
- Screen name:
- tommyttoybass
- Member since:
- Jan 08 2017
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 45
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Sting/The Police, Marcus Miller, Jaco Pastorius, James Brown, James Jamerson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Will Lee, Brian Setzer, Nirvana, Steely Dan, Green Day, Aretha Franklin, Booker T & The MG's, Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue", The Beatles, The Power of Power, Rush, No Doubt, Elvis Costello, the 80's, David Sanborn, Cream, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock's "Head Hunters" & "Future Shock", The Beastie Boys, Vince Guaraldi, Men at Work, Foo Fighters, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, The Tubes, NWA, Violent Femmes, Theme to "Barney Miller"
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Upright bass:
- Moderate
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Keyboard:
- Intermediate
- Piano:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Fender Jazz Bass (American Elite, 2016), 4-string
Spector Bass (NS-2A, 1990), 4-string
Rogue Bass (LX200BF, 2006), 4-string fretless
Ampeg Portaflex amp (PF-500, 2015), 500w head
SWR Goliath Jr III cabinet (1999) 2x10 350w RMS
Engelhardt Upright Bass (EC1 2011), 4-string
Fishman Acoustic Bass Preamp (B-II, 2011)
Samson Airline Wireless Bass (AP1B & AG1, 2007)
Simpsons Lunch Box (Metal 2010) because grooving takes a lot of energy. And I get hungry.
MUSIC
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Salted
Salted Track number: 1 Year: 2015 Album: Salted (Single) Genre: Alternative
Used a mix of fretted and fretless bass on this great alt-indie tune. Ran my Spector both through a DI and mic'd my Fender Bassman 400 running clean through SWR 2x10" Goliath Jr cab. Cranked up the treble a bit and played with a pick to really get the driving attack and push the song. Later over-dubbed my fretless direct to the board. Maddy Toy on vocals, Dave Powell on electric guitar, Tony Perez on drums. Tracked at the Ex'pression College studios in Emeryville, engineered by the awesome Scott Miller. Mixed by the incredible Laura Dean at the Women's Audio Mission in San Francisco.
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Seaside
Seaside Track number: 2 Year: 2015 Album: Salted (Single) B-Side Genre: Acoustic
Me on upright bass on this great Indie tune (a little ukelele, too!). No amps or pickups, just mics capturing all the pure acoustics of the bass. Maddy Toy on vocals, Dave Powell on acoustic guitar, Tony Perez on drums. Tracked at the Ex'pression College studios in Emeryville, engineered by the awesome Scott Miller. Mixed by the incredible Laura Dean at the Women's Audio Mission in San Francisco.
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Wild Night
Wild Night Track number: 3 Year: 2008 Album: Greek Wooden Buddha Demo Tracks Genre: Classic Rock
My long-time cover band, Greek Wooden Buddha, covering Mellencamp & Me'Shell Ndegeocello's cover of this classic Van Morrison tune. Ndegeocello's bass line in this version is one of my favorites, so I tried to do it justice. Played bass and sang back ups on this live rehearsal recording.
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The Last Time
The Last Time Track number: 4 Year: 2008 Album: Greek Wooden Buddha Demo Tracks Genre: Country
Did electric bass and backing vocals of this live recording from my long-time cover band, Greek Wooden Buddha. With the recurring guitar line, I went for a simple, county-ish bass line (cut loose a little in the transition for solo), just keeping the song grounded and groovin'.
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Back In The Chain Gang
Back In The Chain Gang Track number: 5 Year: 1998 Album: Just a Peek! Genre: Pop
Did session bass work and some backing vocals on this band's (Jüke Box) CD. This was a slightly softened cover of this Pretenders classic, so instead of driving it bit like the original, I floated the bass lines a bit more to give it a little easier feel.
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Cold Shot
Cold Shot Track number: 6 Year: 1998 Album: Just a Peek! Genre: Blues
Did session bass work on this band's (Jüke Box) CD. Focus here was on staying in the pocket, but laying back just a bit to give it that Texas blues shuffle.
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Crossroads
Crossroads Track number: 7 Year: 1998 Album: Just a Peek! Genre: Classic Rock
Did session bass work on this band's (Jüke Box) CD. Had a ton of fun cutting loose on on this tune. Balls-out rockin'! Pushed the solos right up to the edge of the cliff without losing control of the tune.
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Big Time (Video)
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Likely Story at The Sweetwater (Video)
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