Hi, I'm Jeroen Gahrmann from the Netherlands, 24 years old. I have been playing
bass since 2001 and still enjoy it very much. It's hard to find good lefthanded instruments
that suit you in music stores, so I have always heavily relied on second hand websites
like eBay or Marktplaats.nl. Arni's website has been a very helpful addition for me
so far, and I have also been able to help other lefthanded bass players find the bass
they were looking for in the Bass Wanted-section on this website. So I think this website
offers a great possibility to help eachother out :-)
Currently, my bass gear consists of:
-Ellio Martina Forza (Netherlands), fivestring, finished
in natural (my main workhorse);
-Sandberg Bullet (Germany), fivestring fretless, finished
in a beautiful tobacco burst;
-Jan Bak custom Precision Bass (Netherlands), finished
in sunburst, upgraded with Hipshot Bass X-tender;
-Ibanez
ATK305 (Japan), transparent black;
-Ibanez
ATK300 (Japan), transparent black;
-Kydd
'Big Kydd' (USA) 35" electric upright;
-Longbow
American Classic (USA) 2-string shortscale fretless (righthanded, with reversed
strings);
-Cort NTL-B FL (Zuid-Korea), fourstring acoustic fretless
with Fishman Prefix Pro
(all links are clickable and lead to a Photobucket album of each bass)
I play these basses through an Ashdown ABM300 C210T EVO II with an ABM115 Compact extension
cab and some effects. The Kydd goes through a Fishman Pro EQ Platinum Bass. For really
small gigs (and home practice sessions at low volumes) I use a Line 6 Lowdown Studio
110, a great little amp!
I also play a little guitar, my guitars are:
-Music Man Silhouette Special (USA), finished in purple
pearl;
-G&L ASAT Special (USA), finished in natural;
-Squier E-series Strat (Japan), olympic white, with some
upgrades;
-Squier Affinity Strat (China), brown sunburst, with Levinson
singlecoils from a Blade R2 and several other upgrades;
-Washburn D12S (China), with a B-band UST and Core 99 preamp;
-Crafter D7 (Korea);
-Taylor Baby BT-1 (Mexico) 3/4 western.
I play guitar through a Koch Studiotone head with a matching straight 2x12 cab (vertical).
My main band is The
Bullfight. We play a style of music that is sometimes referred to as 'pop
noir'. Dark, atmospheric, laidback pop music (but very intense at times). People sometimes
compare our music to Tindersticks and Nick Cave, which I think is a great compliment
(even though we never intended to sound like them). On stage, we like to try and offer
something special, not just to listen to but also to look at. We often wear suits on
stage, and we have a female cello player in the band (who also plays organ) to add
warmth, class and esthetics ;-). There's also always room for some fun, we all love
a good laugh. Hopefully our second album will be due by the end of 2008.
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