Fretless
12-String Bassist
Mark "Surf Rat" Rowe
Mark "Surf Rat" Rowe and his 1999
Hamer B12L fretless 12-string bass.
On stage in Meridian, Idaho.
"Surf" was the sole 4x3 fretless
12-string bassist in the world for nearly seven years.
He has played fretless basses almost
exclusively since 1976.
All of these photos were taken on
the same night: Mark changes shirts every set.
He took two years off from playing
music to take care of family stuff but is now back on stage.
Guitarist Brian
Palmer
Brian is a G.I.T.
graduate and has played with bands such as The Drifters, The Coasters and
Pete Jacobs' Wartime Radio Revue.
Brian has headlined many jazz festivals throughout California.
Tony Samuel on Drums
Tony has been keeping the beat
for over 25 years, including four years in the Air Force marching band.
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Surf's black Waterstone TP-1 12-string bass is used for a few songs that require a Drop-D tuning. His rig combines an old SWR SM-400 bass amp head (tube pre-amp with solid state power amp) with two 2x15 cabs loaded with JBL speakers. No other gear is used except for a Samson Concert IV wireless guitar system occasionally. Get some more sun on those legs, dude! |
One is never alone when one travels with a Gumby!
Be sure to check out Surf's MySpace page
