Gary Higginbotham
CONTACT

SEEKING

Band to Join, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.

ABOUT

I have 30+ years gigging experience locally and across the US. I play keyboards, bass, and sing background vocals well and can be a backup player on rhythm guitar. I've done studio work and am comfortable playing with a click track. I've done various sized venues from small clubs to 80,000 person concerts to CMT videos.

Screen name:
Gary Higginbotham
Member since:
Oct 05 2020
Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
30
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
2-3 times per week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

I have had different influences over the years. I started playing pop / R&B and was influenced by Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby, Elton John, and Tower of Power. In later years, I switched to country and took a lot of my influence from Diamond Rio, Garth Brooks, Rascal Flatts, and vocalists such as Lari White and Bryan White. I also play a lot of contemporary Christian music and am influenced by Chris Tomlin, Casting Crowns, among many others.

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:
Expert
Keyboard:
Expert
Background Singer:
Expert
Rhythm Guitar:
Moderate
Acoustic Guitar:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

For Keys, I am currently playing a Kurzweil Forte with an Ensoniq SD-1 as a second keyboard along with ProTools and various virtual instruments when in the studio.

For bass, I play Fender Jazz-5 and a Fender Precision-5 basses thru a MXR preamp, Bogner compressor and Ampeg combo amplifier.