BIOGRAPHY
and EQUIPMENT
Bio Coming Soon
EQUIPMENT
:: Basses::
Sadowsky
P/J 5 String
My workhorse. Sends a great signal in the studio and
the preamp makes it a pleasure onstage. Fabulous low notes, all the way
down. It blends beautifully. The sound is rich with full fundamental,
beautiful overtones, and forty second sustain. Superb pitch definition. This
bass carries any band in any room.
http://www.sadowsky.com
’58 Fender Precision
My blues and oldies buddy.
It plays under the hands like dreaming. Fitted with flatwound strings the
notes resemble a kick-drum. Having been used, abused, and bluesed for nearly
fifty years, this thing is no longer a collectors’ item. But if I get stuck
on a desert island with only one bass, I hope it is this Fender.
Warwick
Corvette 4 String
Looks wicked. Barks, growls and rocks. Bass parts off
this thing stand out. A blast to play on stage. It has a wide range of
sounds from the two pickups and the deep-cut/boost, two-voice preamp. And
everybody in the house knows what the bass player is doing.
http://www.rudysmusic.com
Englehardt
3/4 Upright
This model is an even more basic version of a Kaye. This particular bass has
a very strong fundamental. The lack of richness in the overtones has
actually been helpful in controlling feedback when playing loud.
MTD 5
String
The “Blue Bass.” Michael Tobias’s own imported line.
This bass looks great and has great attack. As my other 5 string it serves
as an on-stage backup to the Sadowsky.
http://www.rudysmusic.com
Fender Squirer 4 String
The “Red Bass.” Fender’s own full size copy of a P
bass. Usefull for guerilla street playing, camping trips, letting 5 year-olds
experiment, potential sky-diving music videos, any use that needs a bass where
the bass may not exist after the use.
http://shop.firstflightmusic.com
::
Amplifiers ::
Crown
CE2000 Power Amp
What can I say: 1350 watts
bridged mono, also great in stereo mode. Whether back-line on a concert
stage, or filling a 750 person dance hall by itself, this amp has yet to show
any strain. It’s just strong. It’s circuit protected and faithful to
whatever signal is fed into it. Perfect for pushing the twin Bergantino
cabinets listed below, SVT 8x10s, or any other pair of big cabinets.
Gallien-Krueger 800 RB
400 watts. No BS. This
head works. Reliable.
Gallien-Krueger 400 RB
200 watts. Right now I’m
using its pre-amp section ahead of the Crown. Separately, this small head
works for rehearsals, and as a backup. Reliable
Kustom 200 (70’s vintage)
100 watts. Fuzzy and deep
old-school solid-state sound. Fat bottom at low and medium volume. Razory
bark and bite when turned up. Classic rock or blues in a small bar. And yes,
it is complete with a real vintage cigarette burn on the padded covering.
Ampeg
B-15 flip-top (60’s vintage)
35 watts, built-in 15" speaker. If you’ve heard blues played through one of
these, you know it’s like heaven. Blackie at Tubesville just brought this
amp back from the near dead to fine gigging form. I’ll be happily hauling it
to gigs in rooms small enough for this low power, very heavy, very
beautiful-sounding amp.
www.tubesville.com
Crate Taxi street amp
20 watts, built in 6" speaker, built in battery. Works
great, battery last for hours.
http://shop.firstflightmusic.com
:: Cabinets ::
Bergantino
1x12 w/ attenuated horn
(2 of them)
For those not familiar with
him, Jim Bergantino makes high-end cabinets for bass players. Surprisingly
big sound from this little cabinet, which needs (and handles) lots of power.
Deep like many 15s and quick like many 10s. I’ve used one cabinet alone to
fill packed blues bars. Medium throw.
Paired mono, they are very loud, deep, and throw further
than one alone. Great outdoors. Split across the stage, these cabinets fill
the house with bass. The twins paired in stereo allow for both the presence
of a clean channel and the buzz of a distorted or effected channel. Packed on
the road, their small size is a big help by leaving space for other
equipment.
www.bergantino.com
BLB 2x10 with attenuated horn
Fine back up. 4 ohms.
www.rudysmusic.com
:: Wheels ::
Toyota
Mini-Van
Reliable, holds a lot, easy
on long drives, and small enough for New York City’s tight spaces.
Aluminum-alloy air-wheel
hand truck
Don’t laugh, or not too
hard. This thing gets me, a bass, and an amp to gigs all over downtown New
York. Comfortable ride for the equipment (I’m told) and fantastic fuel
mileage.
