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Just call me Mr. Revolving Door!!!

Raging Rog's HP!!!!!!!

I started playing bass back in 1991, while stationed at an Army base in South Korea. They were having a battle of the bands, and my band had nobody to play bass. I went out and bought a cheap $99 Samick bass, and learned my first songHollywood by Thin Lizzy. When I got back to the States I played a little death metal and then gave up playing for about 8 years. In 2003 my ex decided to buy me a bass as a gift, and Ive been playing ever since. Ive played in an 80s Metal band called Rust, and a Modern Rock band called The Nth Degree. When the Nth degree decided to call it quits I played in a cover band with some older gentlemen called De-Classified. The bands music was a concentration of 80s pop & classic rock. After almost a year with them, Ive decided to part ways so I can start playing in an original punk band called "The Snallygasters"

Aside from my love for Bass....I'm an avid baseball fan, and Die- Hard New York Mets & Jets fan!!!
Ive owned quite a few basses since 2003.below is the list. I may have missed one or two, but this is pretty accurate. I was a big Peavey fan a few years ago, then went to Fender camp, then Musicman/Ernie Ball camp, and now I'm back to Fender camp. It just seems so much easier to just plug and play, and actually used Fender basses the last couple of gigs I had with De-Classified. The guys in my new band love the classic chug of a P bass or Jazz bass...like all the punk bass heroes like Matt Freeman, Paul Simonon, & Dee Dee Ramone!!

BASSES IVE HAD...since 2003..


( Not in any Specific Order) 1. Ibanez SR305dx 5 string ) 2. Ibanez GSR 200 3. Fender Fretless Jazz bass(MIM) 4. Peavey Palaedium 5. 1983 BC Rich Eagle 6. Squier Bullet(80's) 7. Peavey T-40 8. Peavey Dyna Bass 9. Peavey Fury 10.Peavey Foundation 11.Warwick Rockbass 5 string 12.Warwick Corvette Standard 13.Traben Torrent 14.Fender MIM p bass 15.Aria Pro "The Cat bass" 16.2003 MusicMan Stingray Autumn redburst sparkle- X2 17.1983 Westone Thunder I 18. Ibanez ATK 300 19. Ibanez x-series (explorer copy) 20. SX Jazz Bass 21.2005 Rickenbacker Jetglo 22.2005 Rickenbacker Jetglo 23. 1984 BC RICH NJ series Eagle 24. Ibanez SR305dx 25. 2005 MusicMan Sterling 26. 1999 Fender Jazz deluxe 27. 2003 Rickenbacker Fireglo 28. Peavey Cirrus Peacock Blue 29. Peavey Cirrus bolt-on 30. 06 Musicman Sterling HS 31. Geddy Lee Jazz 32. Fender Hwy One P Bass 33. Modulus Flea bass 34. 2003 Fender P bass, 35. 2004 Rickenbacker Jetglo 36. 92 Peavey Palaedium. 37. 01 Peavey Cirrus- Bubinga 38. 01 Peavey Forum 39. 92 fender Jazz Plus 40. Michael Kelly firefly ABG 41. Warwick Corvette Standard 5 42. Peavey Axcelerator- . 43. Spector Legend 5 string 44. Ibanez SR530 45. 08' Fender Precision Bass 46. 1994 Musicman Stingray(Teal) 47. 2003 MusicMan Stingray(black) 48. 2007 Fender American Jazz Bass 49. Fernandes Tremor Deluxe 50. 2005 Fender American Jazz Bass 51. 1987 Fender Jazz Special(neck)/Squier(Body) 52. 1995 MusicMan Stingray SR5 53. 1999 Peavey Millennium USA 54. 2002 MusicMan Stingray-Black Sparkle-Maple neck 55. 2000 Fender American Deluxe Jazz 56. 2007 Fender American Deluxe Jazz 57. 77 Aria P bass 58. Dean Deamonator 59. Peavey Rudy Sarzo bass 60. Stingray SR5 lava pearl 61. StingRay SR4 HH Sapphire Black 62. StingRay 30th Anniversary 63. Bongo HH 64. MusicMan Stingray HH- Dargie Delight 65. Musicman Stingray Slo Special

MY CURRENT GEAR

66. 2010 Fender Jazz Bass Sunburst with EMG JVX pickups, and EMG BTC control and maple fretboard.

67. 1999 Fender Jazz Bass with EMG J Set pickups and maple fretboard.

68. 2008 Fender American Standard P Bass- Black with maple fretboard & dual Dimarzio Model P pickups...that's right, I have an extra pickup at the bridge position.

69. 2011 Fender American Standard P Bass Candy Cola Red- white pearl pickguard, and routed for a Jazz pickup...so it now has a Dimarzio DP 126 P/J set.

70. 2001 Musicman Stingray 4 H. Single pickup, in Autumn Redburst (Orange sparkle). Maple fretboard.

When playing live I use one of two rigs. The first is my MarkBass cmd 102p- 210 combo with a MarkBass 410 HR extension cabinet for 500w of rumbling power!! The second is Markbass LM III head with Peavey 410 cabinet. I also use a BOSS Tu-2 Tuner, & Monster Cables.

Musical Influences

  • The reason I picked up the Bass is a Talent show while in the army. The first song I learned was "Hollywood" by Thin Lizzy
  • The second time around I owe it to my ex who bought me a bass on our first Christmas together 7 years ago.

Favorite Recordings

  • Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Social Distortion, RHCP
  • Dropkick Murphys, Mastodon, Bruce SpringSteen, The Meters
  • Oldschool NY Hardcore, & 60-70's Funk&Soul