ABOUT
Hi Everyone, I have a wide range of musical tastes and am always looking to play a gig. I can play Rock, R & B, Country, Jazz on either bass or guitar and am generally available on short notice and am also available to travel. Presently I play bass and sing for My Dog Sam, a corporate party band that rehearses Tuesday evenings, I play guitar for a 3 piece jazz combo called The Jazz Cats, I have just accepted a position as the guitar player for Gateway big band starting September with rehearsals Monday evenings and plays a couple of gigs a year at The Yardbird Suite, I play lead guitar for Backpages a classic rock cover band out of Stony Plain who play a few gigs a year, I play guitar once a month for the Stony Plain Alliance Church for their Sunday morning service, I play bass and sing backup for Garry Claypool of the Faithful Slaves, a versatile country rock act that plays a few gigs a year and I play guitar and sing for Parkland Drive a rock band out of the Stony Plain area. Over the years I have played hundreds of gigs including corporate events, outdoor gigs, parties, weddings, bars, etc and have done some recording. I'm versatile and love playing music and meeting new people. I'm professional in every way from helping to set up and tear down equipment at the gig, to entertaining the audience and talking to clients; I make sure all of my equipment is functional, I dress appropriately for the gig, make sure to meet and say hi to as many audience members as possible and always show up on time ready to go.
- Screen name:
- bernie141562
- Member since:
- Jul 20 2024
- Active within 2 weeks
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 50
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Bob Cairns, Randy Bachman, Pat Metheny, Marty Stuart, Jimi Hendrix, Eddy Van Halen, Lee Ritenour and several others
Instrument experience:
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
Fender Telecaster, Sire P8 Bass, fretless Bass, Squire Fender Precision, Strat Copy, LP Copy, Yvie Semi Acoustic, Ibanez RG, Ovation acoustic, Gibson Switchmaster Copy, Analog Pedal Board with distortion, looper, echo, reverb, harmonizer, compressor sustainer, octaver, wah wah pedal, volume pedal, JC 40 guitar Amp, 2 Red Stripe 110 Peavey Bandit guitar Amps, Peavey Ecoustic Guitar Amp, Fender Rumble Bass Amp, Peavey 200 watt Bass Amp, bass pedal board
