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Grew up listening to classical until I heard Muddy Water's Greatest Hits. Changed from guitar to bass at 16 and have had 12 bars (some with scotch) in my soul my entire life. Among the high points was jamming with Lazy Bill Lucas after he relocated from Chicago to Minneapolis in the mid-60's. He'd played on many of the Chess recordings as the session pianist and was as remarkable for his joy in making music as the quality of his playing. John "Papa John" Kolstad played a tremendous 12-string rounding out our trio.

Tina Turner sitting in with a soul bar band for a song was pretty special too.

My favorite ensemble was a trio - Medium Rare - featuring Jim Matteson on drums and Dean Granros on guitar. Both were good singers and great players. We played the old Scholar Cafe for a memorable evening. Both are still playing - Dean has released jazz albums - the most recent in 2022.

An eight piece with horns was also great fun - nothing like hearing the horns come in on "Uptight" - always made everything Alright!

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Current Setup
1963 Gibson EB2 - Cherry
Ken Smith 5 string Burner
Rob Allen Koa MB2 fretless
2005 American Standard Fender Telecaster
Taylor 312ce, 312ce-N, 712ce-12 fret, GS Mini Bass
2006 Gibson SG Standard
2006 Gibson SG Reissue Bass
2019 Fender American Professional Mustang Bass
2010 Sadowsky NYC Std. 4 (546 Sadowsky Club)
GK 400RB w/410T
Budda wah-wah
Korg Digital Tuner DT-1
Furman PL Plus
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Blues, rock and jazz
Previously Owned Gear
Loved a Fender Dual Showman w/2x15 such a fine tone and durability to boot.
G.A.S. List
Gibson ES-335 in Cherry with Grover Tuners
Another Gibson SG Bass
Rob Allen Mouse in Koa
Sadowsky NYC with Rosewood Board
Bergantino 1/12 with new amp
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Ron Carter
George Duvivier
Mississippi John Hurt (I know, he's a guitarist)
Eugene Wright
Johney B. Gayden
Lazy Bill Lucas
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Cooking, wine, photography, gardening, scuba, art, sculpture, ...

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