Author Topic: What is Everyone Doing? (Read 782 times)

rockbassist · « **on:** February 26, 2006, 08:03:59 PM »

I thought it might be fun for everyone to share what they are playing, what they are using for amplification, style of music, whether it is mainly original, covers or both, whether you are playing in a tribute band, size of venues, etc.
I am playing 2 1997 Epics 5 string, 1976 Fender Precision, all strung with Curt Mangan Strings, Gallien Krueger 1001RB-II running biamped through a GK 410 RBH and 115RBH cabs, Furman Power Conditioner, Sennheiser wireless. I am currently working on an original pop/rock recording project with country crossover possibilities. (Think Train meets Matchbox 20 meets Tim McGraw), I have also been asked to join a country artist on tour www.bobilly.com. He is getting airplay on over 300 radio stations. Whenever possible, I fill in with a blues band which plays original and covers. I play everything from small clubs to large outdoor festivals.

88persuader · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2006, 11:31:24 PM »

Cool ....... I'm playing a Stanley Clark Standard 4 string, a Modulus Quantum 5 string fretless, a custom Fender style doubleneck P. bass/Tele. 6 string guitar through an Ampeg SVT-PRO5 amps and Ampeg bottoms. I'm in a 90% cover band (10% originals) and work part time about two weekends a month. We play everything from CRS to Lincoln Park. My band web site is www.onefinemess.com
If you look at my equipmemt list on the site it's TOTALLY different than what I just wrote. My BIO was written long before I discovered Alembics and like many here I suffer from GAS and like to constantly update and change my equipment. Oh and in the trio I play with we are all lead singers and also play acoustic gigs where the full time guitarist and myself both play 6 string acoustic guitars and do the coffee house/folk thing. It's a lot of fun for a change of pace.

keavin · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2006, 06:16:40 AM »

serialnumber12 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2006, 06:22:33 AM »

Im going back on the road next month & im taking OLD #12 with me, im doin the las vegas strip for a couple of weeks I'll be @ the 'ATLANTIS' Hotel /casino in reno nevada from mar 27 - april 2nd.on a six night gig. & i got some other stuff pending....

811952 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2006, 06:37:09 AM »

'81 Alembic Series 1-1/2
Dean Rhapsody 12-string
Lakland Skyline 5-string
nameless 3/4 plywood upright bass, courtesy of the school corporation auction...
Yamaha DX-7 with a set of Fatar pedals
Any beer bottle to use as a slide (of course I must first empty it)

These days I'm playing through 2 Kustom 410H cabinets (which I love) and an Ampeg B5R head. I have access to a couple of folded horn cabinets, which sound wonderful for Jaco stuff.

Playing 98% covers, anywhere from 4 to 8 nights per month. Mostly rock (the Floyd, Grand Funk, Beatles, Badfinger, Jefferson Airplane, etcetera), funk (Sly, Parliament, AWB) and blues, with the occasional carribean or swing/big band gig thrown in to keep me humble. I can butcher a bassline at a moments' notice, and have been known to fit Heart of the Sunrise into Polk Salad Annie when the need arises. I'm the only member of the band who doesn't have a microphone, because my sense of humor *scares* the rest of the band. Really.

John

crgaston · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2006, 08:02:00 AM »

OK,
I play a Modulus Q5 as primary, with a G&L SB-2 and a G&L L-1000 as backups. A '99 Rogue should be on the way this week, so we'll see if the Q5 gets demoted. I have an F1-X which runs to a PLX2402. Cabinets are 2 Eden 12's and 2 Bergantino 12's and an old SWR 4x8. Just got the Berg's in a trade and used one each of the Eden and Bergantino at rehearshal yesterday. I like the blend of the two better than either one by itself. I'll be experimenting with the possible different configurations of running them, and will post a report soon.

Bandwise, I used to do regional (Southeastern US) touring with a couple of original acts (one country/rock, the other sort of the Indigo Girls on testosterone meets Widespread Panic) in the '90's, but over the past few years have been playing mostly for fun. The latter of the original bands has been getting together more often lately, and we plan to hit some of the cities where we had big draws just for fun. I am also involved in a new original project that is a classic country and rock band supporting a singer/songwriter who has been active in the area for the past 10 years or so. We plan on doing some support shows for the new CD at several clubs and then terrorizing the college scene in the area. Should be fun...

(Message edited by crgaston on February 27, 2006)

Bradley Young · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2006, 08:07:08 AM »

Keavin,

Dude! you need to stay in Vegas until the end of April so I can check it out.

Brad

keavin · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2006, 08:09:13 AM »

I caint I'm on probation!

george_wright · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2006, 08:38:28 AM »

As many of you already know, I'm a ringer here. I play an early-30's-vintage Conn 12M baritone sax in Moodswings. We play about fifty gigs a year, mostly wedding receptions, corporate parties, and the winery circuit. We'll play whatever it takes :-).

keavin · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2006, 08:59:56 AM »

george_wright · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2006, 09:23:11 AM »

Well, Keavin, close, but that's not I. The bari player there is Sam Fine, usually second alto. I didn't make that particular gig. (Sam looks ever so much older than I :-)!) I'm here.

keavin · « **Reply #11 on:** February 27, 2006, 12:25:03 PM »

Oh shit! my badd dude!.

musikdept · « **Reply #12 on:** February 27, 2006, 01:43:02 PM »

I am playing a 1986 Persuader with a G&L ASAT as backup through an Ashdown 300 head and Ashdown 4-10 cab. The only effect I use is a Boss Bass Chorus and I use a AT1400 wireless bass system.

I play in a party cover band...everything from Beatles to Grand Funk to Green Day with some Motown thrown in for good measure. We are weekend warriors (3-4 weekends per month) on the eastern shore of DE/MD/VA.

Here I'm playing my previous Rogue 5-string

daveo · « **Reply #13 on:** February 27, 2006, 07:04:17 PM »

I am playing my Tribute solely since I purchased it a few months ago. It is so much finer sounding, better made, and gorgeous looking guitar than any of my others. I also have a Heritage ES-335 copy, an Anderson Cobra, Anderson hollow T, an Andersen Streamline, a Carvin, and an early Klein (#69 I believe) that Steve Klein told me was signed by him using paint brush- before they put stickers on them. My main amp and gigging amp is a Mesa Nomad 100. It sounds creamy and can handle any size club. I wish I knew of a good solid-state back up amp that I could take to gigs in the event a tube goes bad, but so far just don't see anything likely on the market. I am a little interested in Alessandro's Working Dog amps that are all tube, lighter than most, and no frills good sounding amps. I've been playing around the CA bay area from Palo alto to San Francisco so far with the Shawn Evans Band (www.shawnevans.com), playing mostly his soulful, and introspective original tunes with the ocasional cover thrown in. Unfortunately we lost our awesome bassist to another cool band- Dave Stein's Bubhub recently, so if any of you Alembic thumping bassists live around here, please drop me a line. We are auditioning now, mostly through Craigslist.

bigredbass · « **Reply #14 on:** February 27, 2006, 07:23:45 PM »

At this time the inventory includes

1979 Yamaha BB5000
1981 Yamaha BB5000A
1983 Yamaha BB5000AII
... all three in what I call 'TV White', a yellowed gloss white with gold and brass parts.
I'm not much for collecting guitars, but this trio is a sentimental treasure to me. Certainly not Alembics, but of course the Japanese worship Alembic and I never have to wonder why all three of these have MIGHTY familiar-looking MOP oval fingerboard markers! I played fourstring BB1200s, 1600s, and 3000s in my cover band heuday of the 80s and 90s and could NEVER get my hands on these. So I found these over the last two years, and they're more special as my wife bought them for me. P(3+2) and J pickups, Gotoh hardware, Yamaha pickups, all neckthrus, just like the Almighty intended.

1992 Spoiler Five, the inestimable BigRedBass. Standard Omega body, long scale, Crown 5 peghead, deluxe laminates, Quilt tops over mahogany in see thru RubyRed tint, w/AXY56's. May soon morph into BigRedFatBass, if I ever get around to retrofitting FatBoy 56's. My mother got this for me, and it changed my life. It inhabits me. I often joke that it owns me, instead of the other way 'round. If it was a piano, it would be a Bosendorfer, it's THAT good.

Looking to add a PJ Elan Five, if I can ever run across the right one. Then I'd have two Alembic Fives, one with the humbuckers, one with Fender-ish Activators, and I'd rule the world with two axes. Can not possibly imagine the step up it must be to a Series, and I'm sure I don't want to know, would not want to feed THAT monkey on my back ! !

GHS Boomers, 45-135. Not nearly as sexy as some other strings, but I can find them anywhere cheap. Used them since the 70s. I would like to try the GHS Gary Willis Progressives set sometime, maybe the Markley Prestia roundwounds.

Monster Bass cables. I CAN hear the difference and you only buy them ONCE due to Monster's gracious warranty.

EDEN Metro + EDEN 115XLT extension cab: 600 watts, proper direct box, loud as hell, great tone, portable, and the nicest covers I've ever seen. Tried everything else, this was the best for me. Did NOT want more 10s in the extension cab, the 15 just fills out the bottom two octaves beautifully. The Metro would be OK alone if I only played 4 string, but not for the low Ds and Cs, that's just asking an awful lot from a cabinet about the size of a fat Twin Reverb.

Boss tuners. DBX160A compressor. TC M300 effects (chorus and reverb). Fender 355 heavy picks.

I am getting back to gigging and love cover bands. I like to play for people to dance and have a good time. Recording bores me to death.
Not much for originals unless they're REALLY good, usually aren't.

Love blues, rock, country, and soul music. Really dates me as a dinosaur, eh?

J o e y