Bassmusician
Member Profile - 02/22/2007
About Bassmusician
My name is Jack, I have played in many bands, since I was a teenager, until just a year ago, when my last band "Outtaline" broke up. I am currently trying to put a new Classic rock band together, we have Drums, Me on Bass and Vocals, and a Rhythm Guitar player, just looking for that right lead player.
I also write and record my own origionals playing all instruments, and singing myself. I started doing this around 1984 with a friend and his 4 track reel to reel, later his 8 track reel to reel, then around 1990 or so, I bought my first cassette multitracker, a little Fostex X-18 which I still have, and still works. I then bought another Fostex, which wasnt any good, cant remember the model number, but it constantly started dragging the tape midway into the song, I finally got Fostex to refund my money. (After they tried to fix it about 5 times) Then I graduated to the Roland VS-840 which I later converted to an VS840 EX and I removed the zip drive, and installed a small Laptop Hard Drive. It still works great, but I just Bought a Zoom MRS1608 because it is like 1/3rd the price my old Roland was over 10 years ago, with so many features. Problem now, I'm really having a Hard time programming the drums on my new Zoom. I play by ear, and it's hard for me to insert just the "right" amount of measures, breaks etc, as I'm not a drummer.
I started out a a singer in the 70's, then I learned some rhythm guitar to make my then band sound fuller. Well a couple years later, we lost our Bass player due to him getting married and his new bride insisting he quit, and we couldnt find Bass Players, so I learned Bass. My first Musicial love is Singing and writing songs, Bass is the best instrument I play now, but I can play Rhythm and some lead guitar for my recordings. I also record Demos for my bands, and for friends bands. (The 8 XLR inputs, and 8 tracks recordable at once, on the Zoom is another thing that greatly attracted me to it).
Anyway, the Roland was hard to figure out, and the Zoom is ALOT different than it was, so I thought I best find me a Forum. The Roland VS Planet, a forum of Roland users, really helped me out to do the HD upgrade on my RolandVS840 I'm hoping I can find a Zoom forum with such cool people.
Wow where do I start. (Glad I just sold more than half my guitars/Basses)
Guitars:
1968 Gibson SG (My Favorite guitar, strat holds very close second)
2001 Fender Strat
1997 Ibanez Artisit 6 string
Alveraz Acoustic 6 string
Hondo Acoustic 4 string Bass
1983 Fender American P-Bass
1999 Fender Jazz Bass
1993 Ibanez SR500 4 string (My Favorite Bass)
OLP 5 string Bass (My Sons, I hate 5 strings, but can use it if desired)
AMPS:
Fender Dual Bass 400 Head with Peavey 2-10" 1-18" can bi-amped
Behringer 1800 (Little wedge combo, think its 120 watts, with 1 12" speaker, this little practice amp will suprise you!! I've used it on live gigs)
SWR 400 WMA Amp with Peavey 2-15 cab.
Vox Pathfinder Guitar amp
Vox AC-15 Guitar Amp
Drums: 6pc Ludwig Americian Classics from early 80's with Sabian Cymbols
Guitar/Bass Effects:
Digitech RP300 floor modeling processor
Zoom 505 guitar
Zoom 506 Bass
PA:
2- Yamaha ClubIV series Speakers
2- Home built Sub Woofers loaded with Carvin 15" Speakers
Behringer 26 channel Board
2- Dual 15 Band EQ's
ART FXR Elite Effects processor
Behringer Compressor/Exciter/Limiter/Noise Gate
1- ART 250watt Power Amp for Moniters
1- Sound Tech 800 Watt Amp Power Amp
1- Sound Tech 600 Watt Power Amp
Recording and Mics:
1-MXL LD Conser Mic
2 Shure SM58's
6 Samson R-11 Mics
1- EV 267
1-AKG D118 Bass drum mic
1-EV Snare drum mic
1- old Zeron Mic that still works
Behringer Tube100 Mic Preamp
Fostex X-18 4 track tape recorder
Roland VS840EXHD with SCSI card
New Zoom MRS1608-CD
Computer with Optical/Coaxial Card input and
Magix Studio7 Deluxe and Soundforge 4.5
I doubt this is all I have accumlaited so much stuff in the 27 plus years that I've been playing, have bought and sold over the years, this should surfice.