The advent of the internet really has made it easy to find all sorts of equipment that would previously have been near impossible. I’ve always thought it cool that there are these small companies (many of which are one-two men operations working out of a basement or garage on off hours) making music equipment. While …
Monthly Archive: July 2010
Gigs Long Gone: the Pete VanderWaals Orchestra
This was a gig that I got strictly on the “It’s not what you know, but WHO,” meaning that I got the gig because my dad played trumpet in the group. I’d play a handful of gigs with them over the years as their regular bassist couldn’t do it. The Pete VanderWaals Orchestra was a …
Freelancing: Know your Gear
Those that know me will say firsthand that I’m a gear whore; I like knowing what’s the latest and greatest in bass playing technology, I like reading up on equipment, and I like playing through all of this stuff. On the one hand, it’s providing me with a lot of information that I can use …
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