Miles_ONeal

Trombone from 6th through 12 grade, and for a couple of years around age 30. Now I occasionally make cow noises on it.
Guitar player for years, with occasional songs on bass live. Realized I was never going to be a great guitar player. Switched to percussion, then added bass. Now mainly bass. After a few years, I'm better on bass than I ever was on guitar. I'm down with that.
Day gig is a geek thing. I also write a lot, especially fiction, lots of geek stuff in the past. Several published books, mainly YA fantasy.
Married 45+ years to an amazing woman. Two bio-kids, and too many to count who call us Mom & Dad. A few grands. No great grands AFAIK.
I miss motorcycling, but want to get everything paid off before getting another.
I plan to live to at least 120.
I love Texas (we live central; I miss the desert), but I could live on a nice beach or in the redwoods.

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Birthday
Dec 20, 1955 (Age: 69)
Location
Round Rock, TX
Gender
Male
Occupation
Perforce architect, author
Current Setup
Tbird (Cobalt flats) => SaturnWorks switch => Korg Pitchblack tuner => MXR Bass Compressor => Boss GEB-7 Bass EQ => Wampler Tumnus => Walrus Audio Polychrome => Morley 20/20 Volume Plus => Master Effects Super 800 Plus preamp => 2x Fender Rumble 100.
Djembe, cajon.
1988 Greco IV (Nikki), 1990 Greco IV (Suzi), 2019 Epi Classic Pro (Pattie), 2019 Epi Vintage Pro (?), 2012 Epi IV BEAD (Leon)
Favorite Genres
Most forms of rock, experimental, noise. No opera (except Celia Castro).
Gigs and Ensembles
Worship team at church, jamming with friends
Previously Owned Gear
Epiphone Pro V (active), MXR Bass distortion, MXR Phase 95, MXR Bass Preamp
G.A.S. List
A '62-64 Gibson Thunderbird. An original Ampeg SVT. Leon Wilkeson's Thunderbird. Phil Lesh's Starfire cum Alembic.
Influences and Teachers
Roger Glover, Roger Waters, Tina Weymouth, Kathy Valentine, Tal Wilkenfeld, Leon Wilkeson, Berry Oakley, Gary Thain, Adam Clayton, Dennis Dunaway, Jack Cassady, Phil Lesh, Michael Steele, Lemmy (from the Hawkwind days), Joe Bouchard, Suzi Quatro, Peter Albin, John Entwhistle, Nikki Monninger, Bob Babbitt, Mike Mills, Chris Squire, James Jamerson, etc.
Hobbies and Interests
tube guitar amps, writing, reading, bass, percussion, guitar, hiking, biking, travel, food, people

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author, musician, geek, hugger
The few. The proud. The bass players.
Clubs: THUNDERBIRD #693 / Epi #188 / Greco #33 / Rumble #1158 / Combo #216 (FL #2) / TX Bassist #219 (Round Rock) / Tone Is In The Purple Silks #1 / Mediocre Bassist #1109 / P&W Bassists #1588 / Crappy w/ Exp. Gear #485 / BEAD #106
"The further away you are the less you are aware that Texas is the center point of the galaxy." @Killing Floor
Proposed TC motto: "We may be a biker gang around here, but we play Thunderbirds and are pointy heads and highly refined dorks." @Gaolee
ALL YOUR BASS ARE BELONG TO US

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