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
35 Years experience playing bass, in studio and touring. Have performed on national tv, and have played on three different album releases. With former bands I have opened for many national touring acts (Kansas, Sawyer Brown, Kellie Pickler. A veteran bassist from Los Angeles, formerly with Sundown Recording Artist Asa Cruz, Zero recording artist Takara, and Retrospect recording artists Graven Image.
I am a former student of jazz bassists Jeff Berlin and David Friesen. He has performed with and/or recorded with Journey/Yngwie Malmsteen singer Jeff Scott Soto; members of Yes, Moody Blues, Armored Saint, Anthrax; Pearl Jam/Alice In Chains producer Rick Parashar, Capitol Records Artist Sonnet Simmons, and Chuck Meyers of Big Idea Productions. As a performer, he has opened for acts such as Kansas, Billy Dean, Ricochet, and Eric Paslay
- Screen name:
- rich1376399
- Member since:
- Jun 19 2019
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 35
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Jeff Berlin, Christian McBride, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, Steve Harris, James Jamerson, Catalin Rotaru, Renaud Garcia-Fons. Too many others to mention.
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Expert
- Upright bass:
- Expert
- Vocalist:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
1920's John Juzek 7/8 (German/Bohemian) flatback 5-string fully carved upright bass. Prochownik French bow. Ischell microphone system, Prodipe microphone, Acoustic Image Clarus 2R, Audiokinesis TC112AF cabinet, Yamahiko pickup, and Audiosprockets Tonedexter.
Several custom made 5 string jazz basses I built myself (both a fretless version and a fretted version) with Bartolini electronics and KSM Foundation Bridge, '69 Fender Precision, home-made black beauty Les Paul bass, Fender 5-String Jazz, Ampeg SVT Classic (previously owned by Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley). Also, a Hartke 4X10 cabinet and Hartke preamp.
