Chris... I grew up listening to Motown and R&B and after hearing what James Jamerson did with the bass on those old Motown hits... knew that was the instrument, I wanted to play. My musical taste is quite diverse, everything from rock'n'roll to swing to funk to bluegrass... so I have to say, I draw musical inspiration from good songs of any style.
Originally living in San Francisco, I played live and did studio work up and down the northern California coast. To increase the number of gigs and studio sessions, as well as increase my musical aptitude, I began playing the upright bass in 1998. I moved to Greenville in mid 2002, where I played live and recorded with Hannibal Jones before joining The Oath and Party Of Four.
The reason I play music is simply because I love it... it's a form of meditation and a high which helps keep me sane (relatively) and I'll be doing it in some form or other... 'til I can do it no more!!!
CHRISTOF DICE:... BASS
MUSICMAN STINGRAY
G&L L 5500
TOBIAS KILLER B
KEN LAWRENCE FRETLESS 5 STRING
1940 KAY BASS UP-RIGHT
AMPEG BA210 BASS AMP
LMB-3 BASS LIMITER / ENHANCER
1 15" HARTKE SPEAKER CABINET