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John Bates

About Me

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Long story short - I’ve been playing bass since 1982. Had a band called "The Sage" with some good friends in high school. Met some great musicians in college. Played in a modern rock band called Model Mary in the 90s. We got to play at The Bitter End on Bleeker St. Tried to go big time with management, etc. - but everything fell apart. Went to plan B - Now teach high school full time, but would love to get an original music project going in the Southern Fairfield County area.
All of the material on this site I’ve written over the last two years or so - though many of them are the latest iterations of themes I’ve had rolling around my head for ten years. The recordings were done on a Boss all-in-one recorder CD burner console. Recording levels are very low unfortunately. The videos are done on a little digital camera with a pinhole microphone.
I’m self taught. I’m not much of a reader, but I’ve got a good ear and good instincts. I have a small SWR rig for acoustic/intimate settings and a larger Ampeg rig for bigger gigs. If you like any of the stuff you hear and are into getting something going, drop me a comment or send me a message.
I also love photography
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Member Since: 11/17/2007
Band Members: Just me as far as I know.


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Influences: Geddy Lee
John Paul Jones
Jimi Hendrix
Noel Redding
Tony Levin
The Beatles
Jack Bruce
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jaco Pastorius
Phil Chen
Morphine
G Love & Special Sauce
Steely Dan
Santana
Sugar
Stravinsky
Rolling Stones
Peter Gabriel
Queens of the Stone Age
Led Zeppelin
Yes
Rush
Pink Floyd
King Crimson
Zappa
Terry Bozzio
Adrian Belew
Michael Hedges
Beethoven
Victor Wooten
Bela Fleck
Jeff Beck
Golden Palominos
Crowded House
Elvis Costello
Bartok
The Posies
The Pixies
Nirvana
Stone Temple Pilots
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
Rage Against the Machine
XTC
Allman Brothers
Black Sabbath
David Torn
Mick Karn
Jonas Helborg
Weather Report
Radiohead
Michael Manring
Shankar
Bach

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A new solo composition

A little improvisational noodling
Record Label: Unsigned

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Doin' What I'm Doin' (part 1)

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Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 03:12:00 GMT