gafbass02

glad you like it, i was floored wityh the power of mine, esp when i realised after a large outdoor gig that i hadnt plugged the jack into my 15" and id done the whole gig on just a 2X10 with the lmk!, it totally kicks ass

recently moved from Leicester to Cheltenham and find myself looking for a band, the text below is copied from my myspace page at myspace.com/gafbass02 I have been playing bass for around sixteen years now. During this time i have played a wide range of styles from europop to (very) heavy metal. I have extensive live and studio experience and have been lucky enough to share the bill with many great bands including STYX, DOKKEN, SIKTH, DANGER DANGER, THE JELLIES, MENDEED, STATETROOPER and many more. Over the years i have played at a huge range of events, from tiny pub corners to massive televised festivals and legendary venues such as Glasgows SECC, the Birmingham symphony hall and Hammersmith Apollo. I have also been featured in the press, television and radio both in the UK and in the foreign market. I have also done a variety of session work, for which i am always happy to be considered. In this capacity I have worked many different bands, artists and producers including work for sony music and Chris Sutton (Lucie Silvas. Starship, Smokey Robinson) I am primarily a groove based fingerstyle bass player although i do use plectrums when the song demands it. However it is my 'rapid fire' slap techniques and use of harmonics and chords that people seem to like to most! While with TB records I released the critically acclaimed album 'Time after Time' with the uk melodic rock band 'DOUBLECROSS' (now known as FATEMAKER) which sold well across the globe, topping many melodic rock/AOR boards and was toured across the UK. 'Time after Time' is still available to buy from record stores and online retailers. (cat no: tbcd0109) With the popular metal band 'BALANCE OF SILENCE' we self released the album 'Forcing Samsara' which has also gone on to sell well and the band have become hugely popular phenomenon on myspace and in the global metal scene, featuring on metal compilations, DVD soundtracks and on the favourite bands list of some of the biggest names in metal today. (Keep an eye out for Balance of Silence t-shirts being sported by the bands in many metal videos!) Another band i enjoyed playing with was LIPP LUCID who later became ASHDOWNE. Playing with them opened up a subtler side to my playing and helped me focus on 'less is more' while keeping the groove and keeping the bass interesting.They are a great band well worth checking out here on myspace. Playing with them saw me enjoying some excellent gigs at venues including SOUND in Londons Leicester square and the Liverpool Apollo as part of the Miss England show. I also occasionally play for my 'hobby' band 'MYRIADSONIX' who are easily my favourite band to have ever played with simply due to the enormous talent of the other musicians and the thought that goes into the songs. This band is an amalgamation of the bands i enjoyed my first sucesses with as a youth including SCREAM who were a great early 90's 'festival favourite' funk rock outfit with a reputation for always offering a 'lively' performance!

they do trip when a bulb blows, is this bad?, uh oh!

They hummed a bit in the last house, but the new house is really loud. Sadly as ive just moved to the city i dont have any friends, let alone a sparky sone.

Anyone know of a pedal i can use to remove the massive mains hum in my new home that has rendered my basses with passive pups just too noisy to use at home?, even my ray. I looked at the EHX hum debugeer but the reviews are bad, and worse it needs a special power supply making a non starter for my pedal board.

with a pearl plate and a matching headstock and you have my dream 'ray, let me know if it all gets too tasteless for you, could ben tempted to swap my matching headstock piezo black sparkle ray for that beauty!

oh go on then!

my first amp was also a VS-100 head with a farty valve sound setting, ex of the meteors, great amp, loved it

i love it!, if you decide you cant be arsed and think of selling let me know!