BassPlayer5000 + Musician in London, EN

SEEKING

ABOUT

I'm a bass player, electric and occasionally upright and fretless electric.

I have good kit, and can get myself to rehearsals and gigs.

I'm only allowed to choose 4 genres of music on this site, but I play most genres. Ska/Reggae/Pop/Rock/Covers/R&B for sure, but also Acoustic, Alternative, Blues, Folk and so on.

I have also played a lot of Jazz. I read, but not enough to interfere with my playing..

I've been playing in a Ska band in SE London, but now the players are moving to different parts of the country, we don't gig or play much anymore.

I'm easy going, and can offer moderate commitment to rehearsals, studio work and gigs mostly local-ish to SE London.
My last band lasted over 10 years!

I have a day gig, I can't ditch it to go touring. So you know..

Available in the evenings and weekends, generally.

Screen name:

BassPlayer5000

Member since:

Sep 26 2024

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Moderately Committed

Years playing music:

30

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Too many to list.

Specials, Union Station, Toots and the Maytals, Pat Metheney, Paramore, Violent Femmes, JS Bach, The Selector, Al Green, Anything from Stax or Motown, Miles Davis, Kings X, Led Zepplin, Bill Frisell, Bill Withers, The Meters, Corduroy, Beck, Prince..

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:

Expert

Upright bass:

Advanced

Background Singer:

Moderate

Ukulele:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Mostly 4-string Fender basses. But also 8 and 12-string, fretless, headless, 5-string and various other kinds. I have a problem..

Also acoustic and upright basses.

I have various amplifiers and cabinets depending on the size of the gig. Everything from a 1x10 to a modest stack. Eden, Markbass, Demeter, Crown and a couple of valve heads.

MUSIC