Bass Players

Scott Ambush - Spyro Gyra - Ambush Basses

Jeff Ament - Pearl Jam - Mike Lull Basses

Darryl Anders - MTD Basses, Lakland Basses

Leslie Baker - BSX Basses

Aston "Family Man" Barrett - The Wailers - Lakland Basses

Nick Bencivenga - Stuttering John - Lakland Basses

Ken Bindas - The Spanic Boys - Lakland Basses

Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley - NYC freelance bassist - Warrior Instruments

Tim Bogert - MTD Basses

Matt Bonelli - Bee Gees - Lakland Basses

Eliseo Borrero - Strunz & Farah - eliseo@earthlink.net

Brian Bromberg - BSX Basses

Reggie Carson - Underground Railroad

Oscar Cartaya - Dave Valentin, Spyro Gyra

Ed Chapa - Jungle Dogs - Lakland Basses

"Bootsy" Collins - Funkadelics/ P-Funk

Dave Daw - MTD Basses

Michael Dempsey - Lakland Basses

Bill Dickens ("Buddha") - Johnny Rock - Conklin / Groove Tools

Diz Dismore - Thiboudeau Basses

David Dyson - Wynton Marsalis, Me'Shell N'degeocello - MTD Basses

Hubert Eaves - Erykah Badu -MTD Basses

Mark Egan - Elements - M.V. Pedulla Basses

Harvey Estrada - Otis Day and the Nights - MTD Basses

Alex Evans - BB & CC Wynans - MTD Basses

John Forrest - Tom Carey Band - Lakland Basses

Jason Foster - Perfect Thyroid - MTD Basses

Adrian Garcia - KC & the Sunshine Band - MTD Basses

Richard Gates - Patty Larkin - Lakland Basses

Arnd Geise - Mettalex - MTD Basses

Melvin Gibbs - Henry Rollins Band - MTD Basses

Bob Glaub - Lakland Basses

Kevin Grant - Lakland Basses

Josh Gravelin-CottonMather

Jimmy Haslip - Yellow Jackets - MTD Basses, Roscoe Basses

Eric Hochberg - Lakland Basses

KC Hunter - Rhythm Nation

Jim Hyatt - Bass Frontiers Magazine - Lakland Basses

Dave Inamine - Michael Paulo - MTD Basses

David Jeffery - Lakland Basses

Walter Jones - The Four Tops, Patty Janura, Clint Holmes, The O'Jays

Glen Kawamoto - Tish Hinojosa - MTD Basses

Larry Kohut - Lakland Basses

Jake Kot - Kot Basses

Terry Lewis - MTD Basses

Jonni Lightfoot - Zon Basses - BSX Basses

Bob Lizik - Lakland Basses

Long Ly

Michael Manring - Zon Basses

Don McGriggs - Gil Scott Heron - MTD Basses

Jeff McLemore - Lakland Basses

Randy Melson - Lakland Basses

Marco Mendoza

Vik Momjian - Armen Basses

Duncan Mullins - Lakland Basses

Me'shell NdegeOcello - Modulus Basses

Juan Nelson - Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - MTD Basses

Eoghan O'neil - Riverdance - MTD Basses

 Adam Nitti- Warrior and Curbow -myspace 

Pino Palladino - Lakland Basses

Chris Parks - MTD Basses

Ritchie Patterson - Boz Scaggs

Patrick Pfeiffer - MTD Basses

Dan Pifer - God Street Wine - Lakland Basses

Dave Pomeroy - Lakland Basses

Taras Prodaniuk - Dwight Yoakam - Lakland Basses

Lou Reed - MTD Basses

Randy Riely - Cathy Richardson Band - Lakland Basses

Mike Rivard - Paula Cole - Lakland Basses

Michael Rhodes - Lakland Basses

Ben Rietveld - Santana - MTD Basses

Curtis Robertson - Lou Rawls - MTD Basses

David Roe - Johnny Cash - Lakland Basses

Greg Rzab - Buddy Guy - Lakland Basses

John "Baker" Saunders - Mad Season - Lakland Basses

John Sebastian

Ken Schwartz - Cassius Clay - Lakland Basses

Karl Sevareid - Robert Cray - Novax Bass

Skylark - The Doobie Brothers - Lakland Basses

B.D. Smith - L.A. Laker Band - MTD Basses

Eric Smith - The Tony Rich Project / Kenny Lattimore - Lakland Basses

Rhonda Smith - The Artist - Lakland Basses, MTD Basses

Tom Snellgrove - The Statler Brothers - MTD Basses

Troy Stansberry - Knee Deep Shag - Lakland Basses

Sting - Washburn Basses

Kim Stone

Dow Thomlin - Lakland Basses

Robert Trujillo - Zon Basses

Jim Tullio - Lakland Basses

Ross Valorie-Journey-Curbow Basses

Jerry Watts - Andy Summers, Wishful Thinking - MTD Basses

Mark White - The Spin Doctors - MTD Basses

Willie Weeks - Lakland Basses

Jake Willemain - Clint Black - Lakland Basses

Jim Williams - Spam Haiku, Hector Qirko - MTD Basses

Gary Willis - Alchemy Records / Innerviews

Craig Young - Jewel - Lakland Basses

...

and once upon a time, not that long ago

Jeff Berlin - the first "44L" in 1976 that later went into "the blonde"

Bunny Brunnel

Stanley Clarke - Spellbinder Bass (Tom Lieber)

Rudy Sarzo - Quiet Riot, Ozzy - Washburn

Andy West - Dixie Dregs - Modulus Graphite Basses

and many other wonderful bass players who helped to improve the product by asking us for special pickups...

Many thanks!

Bill and Pat Bartolini