Rob Manego - Bass Player In Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

How long have you been playing?

Started playing keys at around age 9. Piano and organ in the house that my father played. started playing bass at around 15

What was the first concert you ever went to?

1975 at the Horden Pavilion in Sydney to see Status Quo who were supported by an unknown kiwi band called Dragon. Went with some mates from school who become the members of the first band I ever played in.

What gear do you use?

Guitars: Ibanez Axstar AXB50 Headless, Yamaha BB400 Fretless, 2010 US Fender Precision Deluxe
Cant go past the Precision.
Amplification: TC Electronic RS Systems

Who was your biggest musical influence growing up?

Didnt really have any one off influence. Music has always been a part of my life in one way or another. I'll listen to and appreciate most styles

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

Played the scene in Sydney from the late 70's to late 80's, Packed it in for quite a while and have returned in 2010. Playing shows here and there for enjoyment now, not for the money

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

Biggest crowd was 30,000 people (so the promoter told us) at an Australia Day concert in Parramatta in the early 80's The smallest was some gig in Griffith. Had more roadcrew than punters. Most memorable was the Highway Hotel in Wentworthville when the pyrotechnics we were using went off with a huge bang. The force of the explosion ripped every speaker on stage and sent a couple of people off to hospital with perforated eardrums.

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