Geritol
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Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Keyboard.

ABOUT

I have a wide range of musical genres that bounce through my stereo and head frequently. As I listed, my main focuses/interests/bands that draw me are posted below. Been doing the alternative /punk thing for years. Yes I iove Americana especially folks like Neil young, Neko Case, and the Old 97's. And then there's that wild industrial streak...

Screen name:
Geritol
Member since:
Mar 04 2017
Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
25
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week

Influences

This is the hard box. If it means who has influenced my bass playing, then the answer(s) would be Carol Kaye (if you ever see a bass player not influenced by her, pass them on by), John Paul Jones, Mike Watt, Kim Gordan, Victor Wooten, Donald Dunn, Jaco Pastorius, John X Doe, Sara Lee, Melissa Auf der Maur, and Sid Vicious (Even I play bass better than this dude).

Americana (Alt country, Cowpunk, or whatever we call it this week):Kelly Pardekooper, Shovels and Rope, Whiskeytown, The Jayhawks, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Townes Van Zant, Steve Earle, Hank Williams, Hank III, Neko Case, John Hiatt. Neil Young, Old 97's, Trailer Bride, Cowboy Junkies, The Blasters, Violent Femmes, The Sadies, John X Doe, The Knitters, Greg Brown, Billy Joe Shaver, Br 549, and far too many to list...

Industrial (alternative metal): Lacuna Coil, NIN, KMFDM, Nitzer ebb, Ministry, Slipknot, Rammstein, Fear Factor, Revolting Cocks, Filter, Gravity Kills, Stabbing Westward, Slipknot, Genitorturers, ChemLab, Throbbing Gristle, Mira, Killing Joke, Front 242, Sheep on Drugs, My life with the thrill kill cult, Razed in Black, Snake River Conspiracy.

Punk/Alternative, this is a tough list to make, it seems like everything has been an influence one way or another: Sex Pistols, L7, Babes in Toyland, Placebo, Jesus and Mary Chain, Husker Du, The Replacements, The Pixies, The Clash, My Chemical Romance, Sonic Youth, fIREHOSE, Minutemen, The Descendents, The Ramones, Soundgarden, The Rollins Band, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, X, Sugar, Fugazi, Minor Threat, Social D, Foos, Nirvana, Hole, bauhaus. And the list goes on and on.

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Ibanez Artcore Semihollow body bass
Sterling stingray bass
Sire V3 bass
TC electronics 500w head
Seismic 215 cab
a bunch of pedals (EQ, compression, overdrive, noise suppression)