deste

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Birthday
Oct 20, 1968 (Age: 56)
Website
http://www.tangocreacion.com
Location
Bologna, Italy, Europe
Gender
Male
Occupation
musician (bass player, composer, teacher)
Current Setup
Anonymous bohemian bass (late XIX century);
Mic'ing: Etek condenser mic, GullanskyLab Allegro (custom model) piezo pu, Headway EBD-2 preamp/DI;
and/or (depending on the gig): GullanskyLab Notturno piezo pu, GullanskyLab AES piezo pu, Underwood piezo pu (very old one); Eden WTDI preamp/DI;
Electric upright, anonymous and very cheap (made in China, I think);
My main players: '87 Fender J MIJ fretless; '80 Ibanez Musician MC924DS; '87 Ibanez Musician MC2940 fretless; '91 Fender J MIM (modded); Cort B5 Element;
Then, seldom used: Squier J cv60 (heavily modded); Danelectro Longhorn (1999 MiK reissue); Squier P cv60; 1985 Ibanez RB850;
Amps: Gallien-Krueger MB500 + GK Neo 112; Gallien-Krueger MB150; DV Mark AC101H
Fx's: T-Rex, TC, Boss, Mooer, boutique, ...
Favorite Genres
jazz, classical, baroque, soul, tango, adult-pop, etc
Gigs and Ensembles
jazz, tango, funk, folklore, early baroque, MPB; sometimes pop;
BANDS: Anema, Libero ArbiTrio, MPve&Groove, Southside 3, Tango Creación, Mariano Di Nunzio Trio Barracina, Sandro Marra Quartet, Treenuje, Salon de Musiques, and more...
Previously Owned Gear
Peavey and Polytone amps, Rickenbacker 4003, Hohner (Steinberger-like), '80's MIA J, Fender J MIM fretless, Ibanez SRX355...
G.A.S. List
Too much stuff! Or maybe none, there's always something new hidden in your old gear... maybe a 1980's Musician fretless and, if I needed a 5er, a J-style Sadowsky
Influences and Teachers
Influences: Gary Peacock, Scott LaFaro, Ray Brown, Steve Swallow (both ub and bg), Charlie Haden, James Jamerson, George Porter jr, Jaco Pastorius, Jerry Jemmott, Kicho Diaz, and a lot more of them...

Teachers: Bruno Tommaso (jazz and classical double bass, composing and arranging), Furio Di Castri (jazz double bass);
Giancarlo Gazzani (big band arranging).
Hobbies and Interests
cinema, history, cooking
Disclosures
Endorsing Artist: GullanskyLab pickups
Available for Instruction?
  1. Bass Guitar Instruction
  2. Double Bass Instruction
Teaching Credentials
MA in Double Bass (Conservatory "G. Rossini", Pesaro) BA in Jazz (Conservatory "G.B. Martini", Bologna), MA in Jazz (Conservatory "A Buzzolla", Adria) MA in Musicology (University of Bologna);

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Irony and self-irony will save the world.
(and sorry for my english...)

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