artguitarandbass + Musician in Mill Valley, CA

SEEKING

ABOUT

Expert lead guitarist, bassist and harmony vocalist with 40 years of playing, gigging and recording experience, currently playing and singing with the Paradise Drive band of Marin and with an active new lounge act.

Can play pretty much any genre you throw at me, though prefer professionally-written tunes, covers or original.

Health conscious and athletic but like to kick back too.

Screen name:

artguitarandbass

Member since:

Jul 24 2013

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

40

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

4-5 nights a week

Influences

Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Memphis Soul and Aretha Franklin, Pat Metheny, Billie Holiday, Bob Marley, Chess blues (Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf , etc) and Sun Records rockabilly, Marvin Gaye and James Jamerson, James Brown, Sly and Funkadelic, Frank Sinatra, Rolling Stones, Emmy Lou Harris, Byrds, Petty, Stephen Stills, Clapton. But also into more modern roots and jazz sounds like the Black Keys, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Snarky Puppy.

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:

Expert

Lead Guitar:

Advanced

Background Singer:

Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Fender Stratocaster, Gibson SG, Ibanez thin hollow body, pro/custom fretless acoustic-electric bass and 4 and 5 string electric basses,. Vintage Musicman guitar amp, modern modeling amps,, etc.

Solid transportation.

MUSIC