Hey ya'll - DirtDog here. Lifelong Ottawa resident and amateur bassist and guitarist. Very cool to have a bb like this devoted to Canadian guitarists and bands.
Current gig: PUSH (blues/rock)
Former gigs: Lee Bowie Band (bluesy pop/rock), Rusty (classic rock), George Stryker and the Bandits (rockabilly/roots)
Gear: Fender guitars and amps, Fender basses and Eden bass amplification
Favorite local venue: The Rainbow Bistro
favorite local music shop: Steve's for price, L&M for selection, Songbird for attitude!! RIP Used Sound.
Influences: '60s and '70s British rock. Zeppelin, Stones, The Who; Chicago, Texas and Delta Blues artists such as Muddy, Stevie, Lightnin' and others. Funk - Parliament/Funkadelic, James Brown. Memphis Soul artists such as Booker T, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn. And, finally, Motown - Stevie Wonder's left hand, James Jamerson and the Funk Brothers.
Current gig: PUSH (blues/rock)
Former gigs: Lee Bowie Band (bluesy pop/rock), Rusty (classic rock), George Stryker and the Bandits (rockabilly/roots)
Gear: Fender guitars and amps, Fender basses and Eden bass amplification
Favorite local venue: The Rainbow Bistro
favorite local music shop: Steve's for price, L&M for selection, Songbird for attitude!! RIP Used Sound.
Influences: '60s and '70s British rock. Zeppelin, Stones, The Who; Chicago, Texas and Delta Blues artists such as Muddy, Stevie, Lightnin' and others. Funk - Parliament/Funkadelic, James Brown. Memphis Soul artists such as Booker T, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn. And, finally, Motown - Stevie Wonder's left hand, James Jamerson and the Funk Brothers.