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A picture of bass player Derek Frank with his collection of bass guitars

BASSES:

Sandberg California VM2 Superlight

Custom Sandberg California VM4

Sandberg California VM2 Fretless w/ Nordstrand Big Blademan Pickups

1979 Music Man Stingray

1979 Music Man Sabre

Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray

Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray Fretless

Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling 5

Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay

Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray Short Scale (2)

LaBella Olinto Short Scale

Nordstrand Acinonyx 

Fano JM4 

Serek Midwestern 2 custom

1963 Fender Precision

1976 Fender Precision

1985 Rickenbacker 4003

1966 Harmony H-22

Moollon P-Classic 4-string

4-string Celinder J-Update ('70s Fender Jazz Bass style)

Lakland Decade 4-string (custom) w/ Nordstrand Big Blade pickups

Warwick Adam Clayton signature 4-string

Early 70's Univox Coily (Hollowbody)

Hofner Club Bass (Hollowbody)

Roscoe LG-3005 fretless 5-string 

Rob Allen Fretless 5 String (semi-acoustic with nylon strings)  

NS Design Electric Upright

Lanakai Bass Ukuleles

all strung with La Bella Strings

SYNTHS:

Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Keyboard

Dave Smith Instruments Mopho SE Keyboard

Studio Electronics SE-1 analog synth module

Arturia Keylab Essential 49 Controller

AMPS/RECORDING:

Kemper Profiler

Aguilar DB 750 amplifier

Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 amplifier

Aguilar AG 700 amplifier

Aguilar DB 410 cabinets

Aguilar SL 112 cabinets

Noble tube preamp/DI

1965 Ampeg B-15 amplifier 

A-Designs Reddi tube direct box

Avalon U5 direct box

Universal Audio 610 mic preamp

Apogee Symphony Desktop interface

SWR Mo'Bass amplifier

SWR Mini Mo preamp

PEDALS/EFFECTS:

Noble tube preamp/DI

Origin Effects Cali 76 compressor

3 Leaf Audio Octabvre   

Darkglass Vintage Microtubes         

MXR Bass Envelope Filter

MXR Bass Fuzz Deluxe

MXR Bass Octave Deluxe

MXR Phase 90

MXR Phase 95

MXR Smart Gate

Source Audio Spectrum Intelligent Filter

Source Audio C4 Synth

MXR Mini Bass Crybaby Wah

MXR Mini Volume Pedal

Aguilar TLC Compressor

Aguilar Filter Twin

Dunlop Bass Crybaby

EBS Unichorus​

DOD Vintage envelope filter

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff distortion

Ernie Ball volume pedals 

Shure wireless

Radial Twin City Switcher

Radial JDI Direct Box

Digitech Dirty Robot

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