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a very small bass market. I’m trying to build

Burns, who plays guitar with Huey Lewis. So

a bass that’s lighter, with a more ergonomic

we’re doing just some rock and roll trio dates.

design, maybe. Most of the stuff that Warwick

I’ll tour around Europe, I’m going to spend

has going will appeal to guys like me that take

some time in Italy, then it’s the Warwick bass

that stuff seriously or are older and have had

camp, then a Warwick tour with Chuck Rainey,

playing injuries, just taking that into account.

which I’m really, really looking forward to. Then

So I think I can help that way and that’s great.

there’s stuff I’m doing in London, then the Fall
I’ll be again in Bologna, where I’ll be teaching

Let’s close with what’s coming up for

at a school. Probably recording a record this

you in the near future.

summer – a completely solo bass record. I’m
just moving and grooving and doing my thing!

I head back East to do a two-week tour with
my band, Florida to Montreal. Alex Skolnick,
who is in Testament on guitar and who did my
first Stu Hamm Band tour back in the 90’s. Joel
Taylor will be on drums - He’s my friend here
in LA, he and I have toured a lot with Frank
Gambale and he’s been out with Al Di Meola
lately. It’s a great band – those two dudes have
never met, but it’s so much fun to know so many
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great musicians to put together combinations
of guys. It should be really interesting!

Then I’m back in LA for a few days in the studio,
then I’m in Texas, and then I fly directly from
there to Italy, to do a two week tour with Stef

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