My new 6 string bass is a Performance Jazz 6. Made in Los Angeles by Yasuhiro Yokote. This bass can do it all. 3/4" bridge spacing so it feels like home. Great slap tone with a medium weight ash body, 70's pickup spacing, Aguilar OBP-3 preamp and a bound maple neck. This bass is the bomb!

My 5 string is a Marleux JB5. Traditional feel and look but very modern sounds. This is my best sounding slap bass. I don't know what whitewood is but it sounds like hard ash. It's heavy, too. Had a mod done to have the passive tone on all the time (like all my other basses). Single coils, 2 band pre and a bolt on neck. Excellent build quality and that bridge is the nicest I've seen. I can use this bass on any gig.

My old school bass is a 65 Fender Jazz. Those old pickups sound amazing and there is something about playing a 40 year old bass that just makes me play cool stuff. Wish it was mine. I'm borrowing it. If I can ever come up with the scratch, I'm buying it. L series Fender basses are my favorites.

My upright is a J. Christopher Ross 5/8 fully carved bass made in 1970. It has a full 41" scale though. I have not been able to find out alot about it other than Mr. Ross made alot of experimental instruments. For a 5/8 bass, it sounds big. It has a skinny neck and plays super nice. It has a ton of tone. I feel lucky to have found her. I use a K&K peizo pickup and also a no name magnetic pickup through a Fishman Pro EQ.

I use DR Fatbeams on all my electric basses. They are simply the best bass strings around. 'Nuff said. Thanx Tom.

My amps and cabs are all Mesa Boogie gear. Tone, durability and great build quality are all trademarks of Boogie gear. I have an MPulse 600 head going into 2 Powerhouse 1-12 cabs. Small and easy to carry cuz of the lightweight neo speakers. This setup is loud and super clean with plenty of thump. You can get lots of tones dialed in with the flexible EQ section on the amp. I use the footswitching for ultimate flexibility under the gun. Born and bred in the US of A. Thanx Tien.

I also bought one of the Boogie Scout 1-12 combos. This little combo is the SHIT! Loud and tons of beautiful tones. Upright and electric basses sound amazing through it. I use it on 80% of my gigs. It keeps up with most drummers. I can't say enough good things about Boogie bass gear.