Shawn Farrell - Bassist In Valparaiso, Indiana

What gear do you use?

I play mostly Fender Precision Basses and Ampeg SVT amplifiers. I have a variety of P's with subtle variations (fretboards, pick-ups), and a few options when it comes to amps and cabs. I love the Tech 21 Bass Sans Amp

Who was your biggest musical influence growing up?

Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy.

Are you in a band? Have you been in bands?

I am currently in a rock cover band called RockZilla covering music from the 70's thru current. I was in an original rock band called Steele some years ago, followed by an original rock band called Dying Breed, later Monkey Cocktail, that put out two CD's; Dying Breed - First Light which was later released as Monkey Cocktail - Twisted and our sophomore effort was Monkey Cocktail - Glisten. Steele was a melodic "metal" band, and Monkey Cocktail was a melodic rock band. I had also joined the original heavy metal band, GravelBone for a few live performance reunion shows. Monkey Cocktail has just announced a 1-off reunion show, 22SEP2012 at Catch22 Merrillville

If you could jam with anyone, who would it be?

This list is too long, but I would love to jam with Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall II, Marty Stuart, Butch Walker, Gary Clark Jr. ,

What's the biggest audience you ever performed to? What's the smallest?

Biggest? I don't know a thousand? Two? smallest......the bar staff and perhaps a drunk or three.