"He who dies with the most toys... is still dead."


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GEAR

Here's a shot of me playing at a recent Second Story performance. Behind me is my rig (minus my subwoofer cabinet.) From top to bottom, here is the list of components:
    Rack 1
  • Furman Power Conditioner
  • dbx Subharmonic Synthesizer
  • ADA MB-1 Preamp
  • Peavey Spectrum Analog Filter
  • Akai MB76 Patch Mixer
  • Yamaha G50 Pitch-to-Midi Translator


  • Not Shown (in rear of rack):
  • Alesis NanoBass Synth Module
  • Furman Pluglock


  • Rack 2
  • ADA B500B Power Amp


  • Cabinets
  • SWR Goliath Jr. 2x10"
  • SWR Big Ben 1x18" Subwoofer (not shown)


  • Miscellaneous
  • Digital Music Corp. Ground Control MIDI Pedal
  • Ernie Ball Volume Pedal (used as CV pedal for MIDI)
  • Axon AIX-103 Hexaphonic MIDI Bass Pickup
  • "Funk Fingers" by Tony Levin
  • Heet Sound E-Bow


BASSES

PBC (aka Bunker)
6 string fretted GTB 356 (headless)

Features:
Bookmatched AAAA figured Maple top.
Patented Tension Free neck, 5 piece, Maple fretboard
EMG Dual Coil soapbars, EMG BTC Circuit, 18v
Individual "Through Body" Bridges in Gold plated solid machined Bell Brass (one for each string)
Axon MIDI pickup installed


Hoyt
"Mark Gollihur Signature" 6-string Fretless

Features:
Neck-through construction
Maple neck with ebony fingerboard
Hand-carved ebony bridge with matching ebony control knobs
Wenge/Mahogany/Wenge body wings
Lane Poor pickup, under-bridge piezo element
Hand-made by a luthier to my specifications, including distinctive original body design


Galveston
12 string bass

Features:
Unique 12-string tuning
Active/passive electronics
Beveled top
Two-piece bridge


Other basses in my collection include a 1976 RickenFaker 4001 (Ibanez lawsuit copy with genuine Rick pickups and components), a Line6 Variax Bass 5-string, a MusicMan Stingray 5 copy, and a DeArmond Ashbory bass (a very short scale fretless with silicone strings). These instruments stay primarily in my home studio.