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Brad Jones

Keep it down low and in the pocket - GROOVE!!

About Me

15 plus years experience on electric bass guitar.Currently freelancing jazz, R&B, Gospel and Folk/Rock, a former member of The Sunny Taylor Band, Occupies the main bass chair at Fellowship Missionary Church - www.fmcfw.org - a large, multi-cultural, theologically conservative yet socially progressive church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Has also played with Edmund's Folly (Go watch Chronicles of Narnia), Everyman, 7past12, and various other projects. A former member of North River Agents, a Fort Wayne, IN based Americana/Roots band. Brad is now playing with White Hot Noise, a Fort Wayne, IN based funk/rock/jam band.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Website: bradjonesbass.com
Band Members: I AM NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE STUDIO AND LIVE WORK! Jazz, Gospel, Rock, Funk, R&B, Singer-Songwriter, etc... and I am taking new bass students if anyone is interested. Email me, or contact me through myspace.To hire me for out of town projects go to www.esession.com and search for my name.
Influences: Oteil Burbridge
Victor Wooten
Jaco Pastorius
Francis "Rocco" Prestia
James Jamerson
Abraham Laboriel
Norm Stockton
Dug Pinnick of King's X
Jeff Ament
Tony Levin (particularly with King Crimson)

Sounds Like: Hopefully no one else, but at the same time those influences are evident in my playing.

Gear I use and recommend:
G&L L2500
Fretless Carvin 6-string
MarkBass SA450
Custom LowDownSound 3-way cabinet
Radial Bassbone DI
MXR M188Q
Boss Chorus pedal (fretless only)

Recording Gear:
Macbook
MOTU 828 interface
Logic Express 8 software

Nice little setup.

I am hoping to replace the Carvin fretless with a custom made fretless before too long. I'm also hoping to add a 15"NEO LDS cabinet soon.
Record Label: EML Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

gas prices

Damn Hippies!!$71 fill up today! And the dopes in Congress and the dopes in the media make the dopes at home blame "Big Oil" and their "windfall" profits, whatever the hell windfall profits are. Well,...
Posted by Brad Jones on Thu, 15 May 2008 10:30:00 PST

no more html comments

Sorry about this, but some people are abusing it.  No more html in comments.
Posted by Brad Jones on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:34:00 PST

My Incredible Band - and a Ghost comes back from the dead...

This really should not work. How does this band manage to pull this off. Too many disparate influences, too many completely different musical elements attempting to come together as one, too many comp...
Posted by Brad Jones on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:22:00 PST

New Videos added

New videos just posted, which feature my old band, Edmund's Folly.  Edmund's Folly was Matthew Gates, vocals and rhythm guitar; Sam Smiley, lead guitar and all around coolness; Andrew Fleming, dr...
Posted by Brad Jones on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 04:14:00 PST

New label

I have made a decision regarding my future.  I am combining my passion for music and head for business and starting an indie record label!!  The label will focus on progressive, experim...
Posted by Brad Jones on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:38:00 PST

worship

For those who play worship music and are tired of "Lord Reign In Me", try playing it at about 118 BPM with a Steely Dan shuffle groove...  And suddenly, old and boring song has new life and energ...
Posted by Brad Jones on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:28:00 PST

Pray for Baby Doe

33 years ago yesterday...  More dead than all the wars of the last 3 centuries combined...  Pray for all the baby Does.  Pray for all the mother Roes.  Pray for our nation.&nb...
Posted by Brad Jones on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:01:00 PST

Band Name Change - Please Help!!!

Okay, so my band can't use the name "Triophonic" anymore...  Long story, don't feel like getting into it.  Your job is to help us come up with a new name.  Keep in mind we are a group ...
Posted by Brad Jones on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:42:00 PST

Brad's Wish List for Next Year

Okay, so in case any of you come into a sudden windfall of money, here's my wish list for next Christmas... all bass related... 1. Twins - Roscoe SKB 6-string basses - fretted and fretless 2. SSD Elec...
Posted by Brad Jones on Sat, 31 Dec 2005 09:26:00 PST

Check out this event: Triophonic@C2G Ministries

Hosted By: TriophonicWhen: Wednesday Dec 14, 2005 at 8:00 PMWhere: C2G MinistriesBaker StreetFort Wayne, IN 46801USDescription:Triophonic Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Brad Jones on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 02:02:00 PST