Jeff Dembiak
Rockaway, NJ
Experience: 40+ years playing, self-taught & disciplined bass player, performing/studio, songwriter
Genres: rock, pop rock, modern rock, classic rock
Goals: playing as an art form, regular rehearsing, continuous self-practice, selective performances, record, collaborating with like-minded musicians
Influences: 70’s, 80’s, and select modern rock
Playing style: create strong backbone, lay down melodic riffs, good timing & endurance, keeps patterns simple but continuous & flowing versus working the technical aspects of bass playing.
Writing/composing: focused on songwriting, structure/chord progressions, the bass is used as a foundation/tool to create the music
Basses: Gison Thunderbird, Gibson – Krist Novoselic Signature, Gibson IV, Fender Jazz, Fender Precision, MusicMan, Warwick Corvette Classic
Equipment: Hartke 3500 head-350 watts, Hartke-4x10 cabinet-400 watts, Kasino cabinet 1x15-150 watts
Effects: Boss Equalizer GEB-7, Arion Digital Delay DDM-1, Rocktek Distortion DIR-01, Hartke Compression