C-bus Bass Alliance

I'd like to meet:

Name: Daniel (Danny/Dann) Adams
Current Band: A Vicious Cycle (AVC)
Years playing: 10
Type of bass played: Spector Q5 (Black Cherry)
Amplification: Crate BT220
Misc. Gear: Line 6 POD Pro (as a preamp); BBE 362 Sonic Maximizer; ART PB 4x4 Power Conditioner.

Influences: Cliff Burton; Steve Harris; Geezer Butler; Billy Sheehan; Lee Sklar.

Bio/background: I started playing bass because it only had four strings and I figured it would be easier. All of my influences were finger players so I followed suit. I'm not nearly as good as I should be for the years I've played. I guess that's the beauty of being a metal bass player. :P

Dann's Myspace page

Name: Jeremy Bennett
Current Band: Hollow
Years playing: 7
Type of bass(es) played: Spector 5 String Euro, Wood finish, neck-thru body, EMG's, Schecter 5 string, 5 string EDA Ibanez Bass
Amplification: Ampeg, B4R Head, Ampeg 6 X 10 speakers
Misc. Gear: Uuumm... No effects, just my amp and basses

Influences: Ryan Martinie, Cliff Burton, Flea, Fieldy, Les Claypool, Jason Newsted, Justin Chancellor....

Bio/background: Started playing when i was 15, inspired by Korn & Metallica. I would watch their Music videos & I was like, damn I gotta be a part of this! I only missed one day of playing since i started out of my 7 years, 'Cause when i was 19 I got so sick I couldn't even get up or move! I thought I was gonna die! That's what it took to keep me away from it... So maybe now you understand, I am very, very determined. I have not Met anyone as determined as me about this..., & anyone who is, I respect that. But bass has been my life!!!

Jeremy's Myspace page



Name: Trey Bond
Current Band: Mardom
Years Playing: 2
Bass(es) Played: Ibanez
Amplification: Fender Rumble
Misc. Gear: Digitech BP200

Influences: Matt Freeman, Flea, Les Claypool, victor Wooten, Danny Growl, Billy Sheehan, Stu Hamm, Krist Novaselic

Bio/background: Well the reason I started was because I thought my friends and I were going to do a Nirvana cover band. But in doing so we totally sucked. After that I started out listening to the punk scene of Rancid. Matt Freeman was my real first influence. After that I got into RHCP and the I heard of Victor Wooten. Pretty soon I learned to love all these amazing soul/jazzy bassists. Les Claypool was formed in there somehow. But now I’m in a band called Mardom. We wanted it to be spelled Martyrdom, but have it pronounced Mardom. Weird I know. Anyways, we are a metal band…were not too bad actually. But that’s how it all began really.

Trey's Myspace page

Name: Brandon (AKA Bassface)
Current Band: Silent Surface
Years played: 3
Bass(es) Played: Dean Edge and soon to be a Schecter Stilleto Studio
Amplification: Mesa Big Block 750 amp with Ampeg 6x10 cab
Misc. Gear: Boss Bass overdrive pedal

Influences: Metallica, Alice in Chains, STP, Tool

Bio/Background: Started playing bass because my brother adam was great at guitar and Brock was on drums so I bought a bass to jam with them.

Brandon's Myspace Page



Name: Ryan Butcher
Current Band: Philo
Years playing: around 12
Type of bass played: Ernie Ball Musicman stingray 5, G&L asat bass 4, And vintage 73 Fender P-bass.
Amplification: Ampeg SVT 4 PRO, 2 HLF PRO 4x10's w/horns
Misc. Gear: Sans amp bass driver, MXR Blowtorch, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, Boss DD5 Digital Delay

Influences: Flea, Matt Freeman (Rancid), Rodger Waters

Bio/background: Started with a few punk bands. One of them was called The Fucks! Served a brief jail sentence. When I got out I joined Cringe. Played with Cringe for 7 years. Toured the country. Played a major record label showcase at the Viper Room. On the sunset strip in Hollywood. While searching for the a drummer Cringe disbanded. Me the guitarist (Tom Corbin) Agreed that we werent done yet. Asked Shawn who was out auditioning if he would want to be in our band. And we started Philo. Now Philo is recording our first REAL E.P. Keep on the lookout for it. Self Destructive in Dark (Part 1)

Ryan's Myspace page

Name: Joe Dameron
Current Band: Volume Dealer
Years playing: 12
Type of bass played: Fender jazz
Amplification: Ampeg SVT 3 and 8x10 cab
Misc. Gear: Woman pleasing fingers

Influences: Les Claypool, Rocco Prestia, Cliff Burton, Robert Trujillo, Vernon Porter

Bio/background: 29 years old from London, OH,Past bands are Raggedy Ann and Me Times Ten.

Misc. Thoughts: Bass players need love too!

Joe's Myspace page

Name: Nick Dean
Current Band: Sourblood
Years Playing: 2 or 3 years
Bass(es) Played: ESP B-205 FN(5-String), Ibanez EDB600
Amplification: Ampeg B5R, Ampeg SVT 410HE
Misc. Gear: Sans Amp Bass Driver DI

Influences: Clay Mase(L6T), Mike D'Antonio(KSE), Flea(RCP), Jerod Elder(OM), Mark James(BB), Fieldy(korn), Shavo(SOAD), Jerod Mankin(BF), Anything that I hear or feel that works.

Bio/background: I originally set out to be a guitarist, and was no good, I didn't have the ear for it at the time. I always loved bass tone, but never knew what it was exactly. The idea of a band and my playing bass all started because of local rock legends LIQUID6TEEN, if it weren't for them I probably would have never thought of picking up a bass. Outside of that we all picked up instruments and went from there... the rest is history, and it's looking good from here on out!

Misc. Thoughts: Bass is all about what you feel and can move too. My job on and off the stage is to create a mood with my playing, and make you move to the bass.

Nick's Myspace page

Name: Mike Dunn (AKA Dunny)
Current Band: Theft of Heart
Years played: 6
Bass(es) Played: Carlo Rebelli, Fender, Dean (Edge4)
Amplification: Hartke 3500 head, and Hartke 4.5XL cabinet
Misc. Gear: BP200 Digitech

Influences: Fieldy, Flea, and Les Claypool

Bio/Background: Started off back when I was 16 in a rock band called Sloth in middle school. Sloth broke up then i joined a band called The Holidays. We were together for a few years and decided to part ways because of different music tastes. Me and Jake, who was the guitarist in The Holidays decided to start our own band which I play in now, Theft of Heart. We have been together 3 years now.

Mike's Myspace Page

Name: Corey Gehring
Current Band: Kill What I Adore
Years Playing: 3 years solid
Bass(es) Played: Warwick, Ibanez
Amplification: Berhinger head, Berhinger 8x10 cab (cheap and loud just like your mother)
Misc. Gear: aphex bass compressor, samson wireless, .135 Bass strings

Influences: Sting...

Bio/background: started playin guitar/bass when I was 10 just recently stuck with bass for good when I joined KWIA 3 years ago.

Cory's Myspace page

Name: Josh (AKA Sixner)
Current Band: A Sense of Despair
Years played: 5
Bass(es) Played: Peavey Millenium BXP5 (for now)
Amplification: Galien Kruger 1001RB w/SWR Goliath III 4x10
Misc. Gear: About 10 effects pedals

Influences: Incubus, 311, Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Mudvayne, Metallica (Cliff era), Marcus Miller, Protest The Hero, All That Remains, Underoath, and more...

Bio/Background: I got my first bass for christmas because i wanted to start a band with a couple of buddies, and bass was the only insturment not taken. After about 2 months of messin around, i got really into it and have progressed alot since. Dirk Lance (formerlly of Incubus) is my idol. I play mostly finger style, but i really enjoy some slap bass and i mess around with tapping stuff also. I'm an incredibly driven player. Music is my life, and im going to make a living out of it, one way or another. If not with a band, then in the studio / business end.... On a side note, im a little dangerous on stage. i love moving around :)

Josh's Myspace page

Name: Steve Malone
Current Band: This Fires Embrace
Years playing: 8
Type of bass played: ESP TA-500
Amplification: SWR Working Pro 700 amp, Working Pro 1X15 & 4X10 4 ohm.
Misc. Gear: Sennheiser wireless & chromatic tuner.

Influences: (old)Metallica, Killswitch Engage, Primus, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Pink Floyd, Black Sabath, Open Hand, Pantera, Blindside, Haiste the Day, 30 Seconds to Mars, Queen, Journey, Victor Wooten, All that Remains, Unearth, Alexisonfire, Staple, and Dredg.

Bio/background: I started playing bass when i was eleven. My first bass was a metalic/orange Fender knock-off, and i played through a 50w Peavey Microbass. I've been in a lot of bands with my friends over the years, but my first serious band was The Dawn Chorus. We were together for about a year. A few months after we broke up, i got a call from my friend Josh Hall, wanting me to come and jam with some people. We later became This Fires Embrace.

Steve's Myspace page

Name: Ryan McLoughlin
Current Band: 13th Borne
Years played: 7
Bass(es) Played: Warwick 5-String
Amplification: Ampeg B2-RE 2x10's and 2x15's
Misc. Gear: None

Influences: Ryan Martinie, Jeph Howard, Victor Wooten, Jaco, Flea, and Matt Freeman.

Bio/Background: I started playing in a couple bands stretching across many different genres, all of which prepared me for the band I helped start in November 2003, 13th Borne. I mainly play fingerstyle with a large dose of slap/pop, and I rarely use a pick, only when it really fits the song. My credits and accomplishments include releasing a full-length CD with 13th Borne after being together for only six months, played Germain Amphitheater opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd, and played CBGB's in New York city in front of MTV.com camera's (they were getting footage for a documentary on underground bands).

My goal is to constantly improve my playing to be the most well-rounded, melodic, and technical bass player possible...oh and to one day find a strap that will support my Warwick so I can take off the half-role of black duct tape I have to use so it doesn't detach in the middle of a show!

Ryan Currently does not have a personal page, contact him through the band site.

Name: Sean Miller
Current Band: Thirty Ought Six
Years playing: 17
Type of bass played: (2) 2001 Godin BG-5 5-string basses, 80's Fender P-Bass
Amplification: Mesa Engineering M-Pulse 600, Mesa Powerhouse 1000 cabinet
Misc. Gear: Korg DTR-1000 tuner, Boss stereo Bass chorus, Shure Wireless, DR Highbeams.

Influences: Billy Gould, Cliff Burton, Steve Harris, Geezer Butler, Geddy Lee, Les Claypool, Tim Commerford, Fieldy, Justin Chancellor, Flea, Jaco....

Bio/background: Started playing seriously in 1990, back in Jacksonville, Florida in a band Called Sakajaweeda. Moved to Columbus in 1997 and played in a few local bands including Further Lo. Hooked up with some of the most talented musicians a few years ago to form Thirty Ought Six. Released a seven song EP with them in 2005, Represented Columbus in the Zippo Hot Tour Finals in 2006, and am currently working with the band finishing up our first full-length release called "Amazing Attractions for Rebellion" due out in March of 2007.

Misc. Thoughts: It doesn't matter what brand you play or how you play it as long as you do it with pride, feeling, and conviction. LOW END 4 LIFE! Columbus is slowly becoming a musical city that the rest of the nation will soon have to stand up and take notice. My hat goes off to all the musicians and clubs in this town. Keep it real - Support local music!

Sean's Myspace page

Name: Mark Nye
Current Band: The Filthy Habits, X-Rated Cowboys (a gig sometimes shared with Ben Lamb), sporadic stints on upright bass with singer/songwriter Aaron Tashjian
Years Playing: 11
Bass(es) Played: Fender USA Precision, MusicMan Stingray S.U.B., Terry Johnson electric upright
Amplification: Ampeg SVT-350H, 2 x Ampeg SVT210HE
Misc. Gear: Boss ODB-3, BBE "Sonic Stomp" Sonic Maximizer

Influences: Jason Black, Jared Reynolds, Josh Holden, John Paul Jones, Robert Sledge, Billy O'Neill, John Entwistle, Jeff Tweedy, James Jamerson, Jeff Ament, Larry Graham, Mark Schatz, Paz Lenchantin, Randy Adkins, Geddy Lee, Melissa Auf der Maur, Nick Harmer, Andrew Duplantis, Nate Mendel, Byron House, Jimi 'Jazz' Prescott, Dean Dinning, Richard Hammond, Heiko Schramm, Mike Mills, Cat Popper, Dan Lavery, Mike Dirnt, Billy Gould, John Gutenberger, Patrick Dahlheimer, Duff McKagan.

Bio/background: Grew up in Youngstown. Put myself through OSU playing bass in original and cover bands around Columbus. Lived in NYC for awhile as a full-time bassist after college. Moved back to Columbus a few months back, and damn, am I happy to be home.

As far as original bands, I've played and/or toured with Wolfgang Parker, X-Rated Cowboys, Semi-Precious-Weapons (NYC), Autumn Under Echoes (aka Swigtooth), Koga (now called Kobrakhai), This Day Forever, Chris Allen (Cleveland/NYC). The cover bands that have kept a roof over my head include The Radio Hounds, Rockhouse, and now The Filthy Habits.

Misc. Thoughts: Props to whoever started this page. This is a great idea, and I'd be proud to contribute anything I can to the effort.

Mark's Myspace Page

Name: Omar
Current Band: Scene of the Crime
Years playing: something like 5 or 6
Type of bass played: warwick(corvett)
Amplification: Ampeg SVT-3
Misc. Gear: Korg tuner

Influences: Kyle from my band, he teaches me everything and is the most amazing player. He's what gave me my intrest in music as far as players. Anyone who does their thing, you can learn something from everyone.

Bio/background: I have played in some local bands before S.O.T.C, such as 5 People, Kickdown, and Snapback. I love playing live more than anything. When not playing music I like to ride motocycles, hunting,learning to tattoo, playing xbox 360(all Madden players bring it on lol), and spend time with tracy.

Misc. Thoughts: I would love to thank you for letting me be a part of this and everyone support local music we play our hearts out for you and without you their is no us so please support go see bands ....

Omar's myspace page

Name: Dustin Rinehart
Current Band: ForTheDrive
Years Playing: 3 years for bass. I've had other roles in previous bands (vox, guitar, etc.)
Bass(es) Played: 2 Fender Jazz basses
Amplification: Gallien Krueger 1001RB-II, Ampeg SVT-215E
Misc. Gear: I'm partial to the ProCo RAT, but I don't use it in FTD.

Influences: Nate Mendel, Sergio Vega, John Paul Jones, Alan Robert, Greg Edwards, Duff McKagan, Henry Bogdan, Jason Black, Mark Nye...this could go on forever.

Bio/background: I was in Me Times Ten from '01 to '03 on vocals, played guitar very briefly for Closer Than Far, laid dormant for about a year, and then took up bass to join Kobrakhai. We were together from about '04 to July '06 when I left to join ForTheDrive which is who I'm currently with. I'm not a flashy, technical bass player by any means. I'm all about the meat and potatoes and being in the pocket. I play with a pick and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I try to do what is best for the song instead of playing for the other bass players in the room. I like a nice, dirty, distorted bass tone when it's called for. I also like green beers.

Misc. Thoughts: This profile is pretty rad. We live in a world where nobody cares about the bass player so it's nice to get a little recognition for a change!! We're part of the foundation, dammit!! We're usually the best looking guys in the band too.

Dustin's Myspace page

Put a CBA Banner on your Page! Copy the code below and paste into any html page, blog, or bulletin to help support and spread the word!

Music:

13th Borne
333
1931
7th Cycle
A Sense of Despair
All Known Aspects
A Vicious Cycle
Black Automatic
Buried By Angels
Caption
Embassy
Fall Of Man
Five Ton Tank
For The Drive
Further Lo
Gone Until Tomorrow
Halo Effect
Headchange
Hollow
Killing Santa Clara
Kill What I Adore
Lesson Learned
LIKSPITL
mayavirupa
Noise Auction
Odious
Once Pure
Only Flesh
Philo
Scene of the Crime
Semisextile
Sighlo
Silent Surface
Sophmore Year
Soundtrack to a Beating
Sour Blood
State Your Cause
Stretch Lefty
Teeth of the Hydra
The Bloodstain Prophesy
The Coast
The Pledge
Theft of Heart
Thirty Ought Six
This Day Forever
This Fires Embrace
Volume Dealer
Wolfgang Parker
X-Factor1
Alrosa Villa
Bernies Distillery
Basement, The
Billiards Club/Pub 161
C.B.R's
High Five Bar
LC Pavilion
Little Brothers
Newport Music Hall
Oldfield's on High
Ravari Room
Ruby Tuesday
Scarlet & Grey Cafe
Slapsy Maxie's
Skully's
Whiskey Dick's
Woo Doggie's