Tonight at 6pm, catch my good friends in @marlonhoffmanband for a free live stream on @alerttheglobe (link in my Instagram bio).
Photo by @eyeshutter4u
It felt so good to be on stage in front of a live audience again with my bandfam in @gloria_estefan_tribute.
It felt so good to be on stage in front of a live audience again with my bandfam in @gloria_estefan_tribute. Given the current pandemic restrictions, the live audience was separated into pods and limited to a few hundred (it’s usually several thousand for this show). However, the City of Buena Park live-streamed the show on their Facebook page and YouTube channel. The band members were spaced much farther apart than usual, and any band members not singing wore masks. It’s gonna take a while for me to get used to the new normal, but it’s worth it in order to protect loved ones and still get to perform live shows.
I just posted the play-through for “Disguise” on the official We’re No Gentlemen YouTube channel as well as the ‘Melonhead On Bass’ channel.
I just posted the play-through for “Disguise” on the official We’re No Gentlemen YouTube channel as well as the ‘Melonhead On Bass’ channel. This song in from our second EP, ‘This is Home’.
throwbackthursday – 2015, “surfing with the alien” at a Halloween gig.
throwbackthursday – 2015, “surfing with the alien” at a Halloween gig. Playing in this morph suit was more tricky than anticipated because my field of vision was very blurry and having my fingers covered made it difficult to feel the strings and fretboard. I had a lot of fun anyways! Time to start thinking about my Halloween costume for this year. Any ideas?
You’d think by now I would have figured out the proper way to hold this thing.
You’d think by now I would have figured out the proper way to hold this thing…
Nobody puts Melonhead in the corner!
Nobody puts Melonhead in the corner! 🤘😜
Hey You!
Hey You!
Please caption this photo. I’m sure you’ll come up with something better than “Hey You!”.
Looking forward to rocking out with these non-gentlemen tonight (@werenogentlemen) at a rehearsal for an upcoming live video shoot.
Of all the fretless basses I’ve owned, this one is definitely my favorite.
Of all the fretless basses I’ve owned, this one is definitely my favorite. The rosewood in the custom @alperiouspickguard matches the rosewood in the neck, and features Alper’s signature ‘Exotic Shine’ design. This bass was originally a fretted Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray5H, but the team at @13thstreetguitars converted it to fretless using strips of rosewood to replace the frets, PLEK’d it, and set it up for me. The unfinished neck feels great and the tone is fantastic. I use @ernieball cobalt flatwound strings on this bass, which provide a nice blend of modern brightness and transients while still getting that classic flatwound thump. It’s easy to get this bass to produce those quintessential ‘growls & mewls’ that fretless instruments are known for, which is why I named it “Maulladora”.
45 years ago, Rush released their 2nd album, ‘Fly by Night’ with a new drummer named Neil Peart.
45 years ago, Rush released their 2nd album, ‘Fly by Night’ with a new drummer named Neil Peart. Their music has always been a big influence and inspiration for me. I posted a fretless 5-string bass cover of the title track on my YouTube channel.
We’re No Gentlemen is getting ready to record a live acoustic show in the next few weeks on a new sound stage.
@werenogentlemen is getting ready to record a live acoustic show in the next few weeks on a new sound stage. New videos and tracks coming soon…