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   Darius
   January 28th, 2010 - 02:09

   Dean,

   First, let me congratulate you on a remarkable album.

   As a bassist I was immediately struck by the rich and varied tone of your instrument. How do you do this? Also, your right technique just blows me away and seems quite unique. Where did you learn this as most bassists seem to have a different technique?
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   michael menduno
   January 29th, 2010 - 14:12

   Hi Dean,
   great speaking with you the other day! I have a question for you. What wood is your Jonus bass made from? body? neck? fretboard? Is it a neck-thru or bolt-on? It sounds SO AMAZING!
3. 

   Dean
   January 31st, 2010 - 21:10

   Darius,
   Thank You! That is very kind and thoughtful of you to say that. My right hand technique is something I made up. I got the initial idea by watching a pedal steel guitar player named Glen Morton. I played with Glen on the road for about a year. My position on the band stand was always such that I was in close proximity to his right hand. He could play all these fluid expressive phrases and I wanted to be able to do that. Over the years I combined it with some Flamenco techniques I saw Miguel Espinoza use and some funk techniques I learned from Bill Whiteacre at the Naropa institute. To be honest, my playing is in a constant state of change. I develop techniques for the music I’m composing. I also have techniques and skill sets that have not made it onto records.
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   admin
   February 7th, 2010 - 14:14

   Michael,
   You should talk to Siggi at Human Base instruments
   The Bass was a gift from my wife and she had it customized for me. They list their wood choices and features on their web site.

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