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GordonPetrie + Musician in Belmont, CA

GordonPetrie
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SEEKING

Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Violin, Keyboard, Piano, Other, Banjo.

ABOUT

I worked with the EZMotion Band for 4 years, but the band's gig schedules were consuming more personal time than I have to give. For this reason, I am now an understudy Bassist for the band, and I am looking to assemble a new band with a less aggressive gig schedule (maybe even recreational/jam and/or recording-centric), and expanding my experience into other music genres.

I played folk music and Dylan stuff for over 25 years with harmonica, my main limitation was that I was "passable" on guitar but couldn't get much better. In 2016 I picked up the bass (and loved it!), and started working with a drummer in about the same place as I was at the time. The drummer and I developed the EZMotion Band (a local cover band) by adopting a very talented band leader and vocalist and by bringing on a highly experienced and very talented lead guitarist/keyboard player/sound engineer from whom I have learned a great deal . . . been gigging paid gigs with our band now since 2016, love playing bass, love playing harmonica, and am working on a recording project.

All post-semi retirement! I just enjoy playing music!

Screen name:
GordonPetrie
Member since:
Dec 03 2019
Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:
Moderately Committed
Years playing music:
20
Gigs played:
10 to 50
Tend to practice:
2-3 times per week
Most available:
Days

Influences

Rolling Stones
Early Faces/Rod Stewart
Sheryl Crow
Nora Jones
Pink Floyd
Bob Dylan
Any and all traditional Bluegrass
Don Henley
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Beck (Yea, I know that's an odd one given the above, but hey, I like him)
Various Reggae
The Earls of Lichester
Lots of Others!

Instrument experience:

Harmonica:
Expert
Bass Guitar:
Advanced
Background Singer:
Moderate
Rhythm Guitar:
Intermediate
Banjo:
Beginner

EQUIPMENT

Access to a dedicated music studio/practice space in San Carlos
7 Bass Guitars - Prefer 5-String (one 4-String Acoustic, several performance and practice basses)
Favorite Bass Guitars: 1) Fender Jazz 5 Passive, 2) Steinberger Spirit 5-String (Weird looking but Fantastic Tone)
MarkBass Little Mark Tube 800 Head (tube-digital hybrid, 800 Watt)
MarkBass New York 122 Ninja 2x12 700W Cabinet
Multiple Ampeg Combo Amps
Roland Cube Combo Bass Amp (Cool Amp!)
Tsunami Harmonica Mics
Zoom B3 Bass Effects Processor
Yamaha 8-Channel Mixer
QSC 12 PA System (partial owner)
Dedicated Music Workstation (Mac with MIDI Processor, Vocal and Input Processor)
Misc Mics, Cables, Snakes, Stands, petals, etc.
Big box of deceased amps, petals, parts, that didn't work for me etc . . .

MUSIC