Spring Update

Rik Wright came by to add some excellent solos to a couple of tunes on my forthcoming solo album.

On another note- I started playing with an electronic, experimental music group recently: Blue Sky Void …and here’s the pedalboard I am using for this new adventure:


And here are a few sound files…

Cheers, sg

Recent J-Bass Brain Surgery

I recently performed a complete electronics surgery on a Mexican J Bass; opting instead for EMG pickups and electronics. Looking at the pic with the new chrome knobs (from L-R)…

1. Mid cut/boost with sweepable freq.
2. Stacked High & Low cut/boost
3. Neck pickup volume
4. Bridge pickup volume

The previous incarnation sported an active/passive toggle switch; and now the new version has removed that toggle switch and left a hole in the plate (I might bring the switch back). I absolutely love the sound and tone control I am getting from this particular set (EMG “J5 Set”) although, for the unacquainted, it is worth mentioning that these particular EMG’s will take you even farther away, from a “jazz bass” sound, than the previous Fender Noiseless pickup set already had. sg

Continued Woodshedding

Greetings all!  I have mainly been woodshedding my bass chops over this Winter. I have been working on specific combinations of different artists’ material to get my head around shifting from one type of chord composition to something totally different. I have found that it is easy to get stuck in a “mindset”, especially when it comes to muscle memory, if you work on too much of the same material all the time.  So my current mixture consists of works by: George Michael, Public Image Ltd and Porcupine Tree. Ok- they are all British- but that’s about where the similarity ends.

Lastly I’ll just note that I was at a fun show last night in Petaluma…

Psychedelic Furs!

Cheers!  sg

Happy New Year!

Happy new year! It’s been forever since my last post- I guess I got a little busy. Long story short- I spent the Summer searching for, and then buying, a new house. This has kept me really busy and past few months have been spent customizing my house to our liking. This Spring I will be starting work on the garage project studio.

For now- here is the latest incarnation of my bass rig’s pedalboard.

Cheers!  sg