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Griz

First airbrushed bass body

Closed The Leather Shop - Moving On...

Still interested in downsizing my music equipment drastically, probably only keeping my Carvin and the Landmark amp. If anyone is interested in the rest of my gear, send me a PM! Thanks!

Teaching myself the airbrush profession, hoping to do custom motorcycle work, and maybe some guitar and bass bodies down the road. Also involved in a project called "Harleys for Heros", where we build Harley Ironhead Sportsters for returning injured veterans, and present the bikes to them free of charge, as a thank you for their service and sacrifice. I've also recently completed an old school darkroom in my home, returning to my love of B&W film photography!

DSCN7976 Airbrush piece - "The Storm"

WaggonersBridge5_0005-1 B&W photo - "Waggoners Mill"

Completed Leather Shop projects:

S/N GL-001 - Sean Van Holder - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-002 - Geert (UNIT) - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-003 - Julian Farmer - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-004 - Dave Magaro - completed and delivered

S/N GL-005 - Brian Sharpe - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-006 - Pat Smith - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-007 - Derek Still - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-008 - Jay Renard - completed, shipped, & received

S/N GL-009 - Vern Mander - completed, shipped, & received

S/N GL-010 - Peter Sillery - completed, shipped, & received

Day Bag - Maurice White - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-011 - Liz Bevington - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-012 - Julian Farmer - 2nd strap! - completed, shipped & received

Other than strap product - Dave Magaro - Steel - design in progress - researching materials

S/N GL-013 - Elliott Gomez - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-014 - Brian Buckham - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-015 - Brian Sharpe - 2nd strap! - completed, shipped & received

Curt Underwood - Amp strap - completed, shipped & received!

S/N GL-016 - Mike Hoyt - completed, shipped & received!

S/N GL-017 - Peter Sillery - 2nd strap! - completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-018 - Maurice Carr - complete and picked up!

S/N GL-019 - Sean Van Holder - 2nd strap! - completed, shipped, & received

S/N GL-020 - Em Cee - Mike Currin - completed, shipped, & received

S/N GL-021 - Valtteri Wilen - completed, shipped & received!

S/N GL-022 - Vernon Mander - 2nd strap! - completed, shipped, and received!

S/N GL-023 - Josh Broughton - work completed, shipped & received

S/N GL-024 - Mike Evans, via Peter Sillery - completed, shipped, & received

S/N GL-025 - Flint Cowden - completed, shipped, & received

S/N GL-026 - Roger Gumbs - work completed and picked up!

S/N GL-027 - Peter Sillery - completed, shipped & received!

S/N GL-028 - Pete Wallace - work completed, shipped, & received

Ed LeFave - knife sheath - work completed, shipped, & received!

S/N GL-029 - Ed LeFave - work completed, shipped, & received!

S/N GL-030 - Bruce Humphrey - work completed, shipped, and received!

S/N GL-031 - Brian Sharpe - work completed, shipped, & received!

Thank you all for your support in this venture!

My friends call me Griz, or Grizman... I've enjoyed rock, metal, blues, and Harley-Davidsons all 55 years of my life, but didn't pick up a bass guitar until about ten years ago... I'm married, with two grown sons, the youngest of which plays some guitar... I also spent some time building and racing sprint cars, so if you have some methanol in your blood, and dirt clods in your beer, shoot me a note... GEAR: My main axe is a Carvin kit bass, that I spent a very happy week assembling and finishing. Peavey TKO 115S, a Peavey Minx, and a Pignose Hog 30 portable. I use a Sansamp Bass Compactor (very nice, and very affordable, does a great job quieting down my ham-handed technique), Furman PL8 power conditoner (from Payday Daddy's private stock) I've just picked up a Tech21 Landmark 60 combo to keep at my son's house. Seems I'm getting lazy in my old age, and prefer leaving gear to carrying it..lol! Excellent little combo, and my thanks to Thor for his recommendations.

Goals......

Like I said above, I've been playing for a while now....completely self-taught to this point (poor teacher = poor student..lol). My crystal ball says that there may be a professional teacher in my future (if I am to have any hope at all!) I'm really enjoying working on some blues/R&B riffs right now, but my main man is still Geezer Butler (just LOVE that intro to "Into the Void!"). I'm not in a band as of yet, but hope to be someday.... Many thanks to Patrick Pfeiffer, for his tireless work in the AB community! You've taught me a lot, bro!

Musical Influences

  • Geezer Butler..John Paul Jones..Tommy Hamilton...Tommy Shannon
  • Aerosmith..Sabbath..Zep..Metallica..AC/DC..AIC
  • Stevie Ray Vaughn..Kenny Wayne Shepherd..Robin Trower

Favorite Recordings

  • Electric Funeral..Into the Void..Supernaught..Snowblind
  • Same Old Song And Dance..Whatever..Man in the Box
  • Crossfire..Look at Little Sister...Blue on Black