I play lead and sing the Jerry parts in my band, but I have played bass in several bands in the past and I relish a good bass workout every once in awhile. It's so liberating at times to be freed of the responsibilities of singing and soloing out front... to me playing bass is to be at the very center of the sound storm, the all-important "transmission" between the engine and the wheels.
I play an '96 Alembic Wenge-top 5-string Epic, either through a 70's SVT head, a 68 Showman preamping a Yorkville SS amp or (as is usually the case) whatever happens to be onstage...
I play an '96 Alembic Wenge-top 5-string Epic, either through a 70's SVT head, a 68 Showman preamping a Yorkville SS amp or (as is usually the case) whatever happens to be onstage...
"There, in huge black letters, was 'The Grateful Dead'. It just... cancelled my mind out."-Garcia