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I am 31 yrs old,a born & raised norwegian and have played the big B since
I was 14.Before that I played the drums for years,but switched when our band found
itself with two drummers....
My first encounter with stringed instruments was at school,and since everything was
strung righthanded,I just turned a normal guitar upsidedown and learned to play that
way.This never changed ,and I still play with the thickest string on the bottom.
Having played in a recording/touring band (Motorpsycho) for ten years, I'vebeen through
tons of different equipment,and my bass collection numbers approx 15 ex.
The most important/used ones are:
2 x Music Man Stingrey ;both lefties,one black (tuned two steps down) & one green
(norm tuning). These are my 'workhorses' and go on tour every time we hit the road:
1 x Gibson EB 3 1969. Slotted peghead,Cherry Red righty.Bought used in Munchen,mid
90's.
1 x Gibson EB 2 1967. Very 'tired' Cherry finish;almost Gold righty.Bought used in
Tr.h.1991.
1 x Rickenbacher 4001 1980.Blue lefty.Bought in the US 1992. 1 x Fender Precision 1978.My
first! White righty that I painted black at the age of 14.Broke neck at gig 1991,put
in Jazzbass neck & PU ,and 'scraped' it back to white later.
1 x Ibanez Jazzbass copy approx.1980.Orig.sunburst lefty,but painted day-glo purple
and green in a punkrock-fit.Used as workhorse up until 1999.Bought used in Molde for
100DM 1991.
1 x Jerry Jones sixstring/baryton longhorn 1995(?).Black 'Danelectro copy'righty. Fantastic
guitar/bass hybrid,used with open tunings and/or for bottleneck work.
1 x Gretsch Model 6072 (AKA Tennesseean,AKA Peter Tork Model) 1966. Mint with original
case! Too beautiful to take on the road, but useful for studio work. Bought used in
London 1998.
My Amps have varied through the years,but the best setups I have had are these:
2 x Hiwatt custom 100 amps (both early 70's models) through 2 x Ampeg 8 x 10"
cabinets.
1 x Ampeg SVT (also an early 70's model) through 2 x Ampeg 8 x 10" cabinets.
For the full-on John Entwistle growl & fury,the Hiwatts are unbeatable,but the
tone in that old 'peg is just mazing.Need 'singing mids'? try one of these! I have
tested the reissues of both equivalent Hiwatt & Ampeg models,but didn't get on
too well with any of them.
As far as effects go,I only use this one pedal I found i Gothenburg a few yrs back;
It's a huge, black electroharmonix fuzz-wah hybrid thingy that I've only ever seen
this one ex of! For instant chaos, press button!! Fun and useful for improvs.
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