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Rob Amster
Bassist with Kurt Elling, formerly with Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson. Rob reports the Eminence Bass is by far the best portable bass he has ever played.
  Mark Anderson Bassist with Minnesota-based bluegrass and gospel quintet, Monroe Crossing.
  Bearfoot

From Alaska , with bassist Kate Hamre on the Eminence.

Kate Hamre with Bearfoot (YouTube) View Bearfoot perform, with Kate Hamre on the Eminence.

  Adam Bowen

Member of the progressive / soul / folk band Lawa, of Maui, Hawaii. "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to play a truly masterful instrument."

 

Stu Brotman

Tours internationally with his Eminence Bass in the world-renowned klezmer and new Jewish music group Brave Old World.
  Terry Burns

Head bass instructor at McNally Smith College of Music.

  Creek Road Ramblers Illinois-based bluegrass band, with bassist A.J. Marsh and other members on the Eminence.
  cyberbass

Live electronics / jazz / jam band from Australia, with bassist Barry Hill on the Eminence.

Barry Hill with cyberbass (YouTube) Watch a performance by Barry Hill and cyberbass.

  Bob Denoncourt Member of Copper River Band, chosen Band of the Year by the Huck Finn Jubilee National Bluegrass Playoffs, 2007.

Bob Denoncourt with Copper River (YouTube) Watch Bob with Copper River at IBMA 2007.
  Corey DiMario With the alternative bluegrass group Crooked Still.
  Chris Donohue Currently performing with his Eminence in the Emmylou Harris band.
  Jerry Douglas Owns an Eminence Bass for The Jerry Douglas Band.

View Todd Parks with the Jerry Douglas Band performing "Senia's Lament" at Celtic Connections 2007: BBC Scotland (catch Todd's Eminence solo at around 3:20).
  Paul Erhard

Bass professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Paul spends his summers teaching bass master classes in India with his Eminence Bass.

  G2 Bluegrass Band

"Second generation" bluegrass from Sweden, G2 was voted #1 European Bluegrass Band 2007. Jimmy Sunnebrandt plays the Eminence.

Jimmy Sunnebrandt with G2 Bluegrass (YouTube) Watch Jimmy with G2 Bluegrass.

  Chris Gangi

Member of the Chicago-based bluegrass band, Cornmeal.

Chris Gangi with Cornmeal (YouTube) See Chris Gangi playing the Eminence at Dunegrass 2007.

  Tom Gray

Bluegrass bass pioneer, former bassist with Country Gentlemen, longtime member of Seldom Scene, and currently with John Starling and Carolina Star. Tom's Eminence Bass is nicknamed "Skinny Minnie."

  Bryan Horne

Hot Buttered Rum

Bryan Horne and HBR with Peter Rowan (YouTube) Watch Bryan Horne and HBR with Peter Rowan at Merlefest 2008.

  Hot Club of San Francisco

With bassist Clint Baker on the Eminence.

  Byron House Recording bassist with Amy Grant, Emmylou Harris, Michael Bolton, Wynonna, Travis Tritt, and many others. Currently touring with Sam Bush. Byron calls his Eminence Bass "The Puppy House."

Byron House with Sam Bush (YouTube) View Byron on the Eminence performing with Sam Bush (catch his solo at 5:33 or so).

Byron House with Nickel Creek (YouTube) Also watch Byron perform with Nickel Creek on the DVD Bluegrass Journey.
  Calvin Howell Jazz & blues bassist with C.H. KYO.
  Gareth Hughes Currently touring with Irish singer songwriter, Kieran Goss.
  Trevor Hutchinson Bassist with the Irish acoustic band, Lúnasa. "I bought my Eminence last year after yet another traumatic airline mishap, and I have to say I'm delighted with it!"

Trevor Hutchinson with Lúnasa (YouTube) Watch Trevor Hutchinson with Lúnasa.
  Marc Johnson

Jazz bassist, composer and bandleader, currently plays the Eminence on tour with the John Abercrombie Quartet.

Marc Johnson with the John Abercrombie Quartet (YouTube) View Marc Johnson play the Eminence for The Third Quartet (2nd part).

  Derek Jones

Formerly with Nickel Creek and The Jerry Douglas Band. Currently plays his Eminence Bass for the Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil.

Derek Jones with Jerry Douglas (YouTube) Watch Derek with Jerry Douglas at Telluride.

  Zev Katz

Bassist, composer, educator.

  Ben Kaufmann

Yonder Mountain String Band

Ben Kaufmann with Yonder Mountain String Band (YouTube) Watch Ben Kaufmann on the Eminence with Yonder Mountain String Band at Telluride.

  Tad Kinchla

Bassist with The Blues Traveler. "I'd just like to thank you guys for making such an impeccable instrument that has brought me back to the upright bass."

  George Koller

Canadian freelance bassist and multi-instrumentalist. Plays his Eminence Bass on tour with Holly Cole, David Clayton-Thomas, Rita Chiarelli, Ian Thomas, and Eliana Cuevas. Says George, "I am blissfully happy with the bass."

George Koller with Eliana Cuevas (YouTube) See George and the Eminence featured with Eliana Cuevas.

  Joe Kyle, Jr.

The Waybacks

Joe Kyle, Jr. and the Waybacks (YouTube) Watch Joe Kyle, Jr. and the Waybacks at Floydfest 2007.

  Doyle Lawson

Owns an Eminence Bass for his band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, with Carl White, bassist.

  Herbie Lewis

Jazz bassist with Thelonius Monk, Less McCann, McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard. Herbie recorded his latest CD Just a Lucky So and So with his Eminence Bass, which he called "Junior." Sadly, Herbie passed away on May 17, 2007. Read a tribute at JazzPolice.com.

Herbie Lewis at the Artists' Quarter (YouTube) View Herbie performing with his Eminence at the Artists' Quarter in St. Paul - December, 2003.

  Laurie Lewis Owns an Eminence Bass for her band, Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands.
  Erik Lillestol

Café Accordion Orchestra

  Mary Lucey

The Biscuit Burners

  Steve Mackey

Traveled with his Eminence Bass on Dolly Parton's 2007 European Tour.

  Dennis Marks

Jazz bassist, formerly with Arturo Sandoval. Currently professor of bass at the University of North Florida.

Dennis Marks with Arturo Sandoval (YouTube) Watch Dennis with Arturo Sandoval live at the Blue Note Jazz Club.

  Modest Mouse

Indie rock band with bassist, Tom Peloso.

Modest Mouse on the Letterman Show (YouTube) See Modest Mouse with the Eminence on the David Letterman Show.

  Paul Moore

Irish bassist currently touring with Van Morrison.

  Andy Moritz

Cadillac Sky

  Darrell Muller

Old School Freight Train

Darrell Muller with Old School Freight Train (YouTube) Watch Darrell Muller on the Eminence with Old School Freight Train.

  Andy Nall

Bassist with the country / folk / contemporary acoustic band, The Lovell Sisters.

  Bernard Paganotti

French bassist, arranger and producer. Recording bassist for the soundtrack of Winged Migration, and currently playing his Eminence Bass with the Gipsy Kings.

  Paris Combo

Parisian-based world music group with bassist-vocalist, Mano Razanajato, on the Eminence.

  Todd Parks

Acoustic / jazz / progressive bassist; plays the Eminence on tour with The Jerry Douglas Band.

View Todd on the Eminence with the Jerry Douglas Band performing "Senia's Lament" at Celtic Connections 2007: BBC Scotland (catch Todd's solo at around 3:20).

  Missy Raines

Congratulations to Missy for receiving the 2007 Bass Player of the Year award! She has been voted Bass Player of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association for a record-setting SEVEN times.

  Gary Raynor

House bassist for Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. Gary travels with his Eminence Bass on the PHC Rhubarb Tour.

  Andy Rice

Jazz bassist currently living and performing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Andy Rice on YouTube Catch Andy and the Eminence at his regular beach gig.

  Mark Rubin

Austin recording artist and bassist. Mark says his removable neck Eminence Bass paid for itself in nine months from the money he saved on oversize charges. His Eminence is strung with gut G and D strings.

  Karl Sevareid

The Robert Cray Band

Karl Sevareid with Robert Cray and Hubert Sumlin (YouTube) Watch Karl with the Robert Cray Band and Hubert Sumlin at the Crossroads Guitar Festival.

  Bob Sinicrope

Bassist and educator, jazz director at Boston area's Milton Academy, and a faculty member at Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops and Jazzwise Summer School in London. Bob tours and performs in South Africa, each time traveling with his Eminence bass.

Read the JazzEd Magazine article about Bob's work with jazz students, and their travels to South Africa.

  Bradley Smith

Formerly with the Creekbones.

Bradley Smith with the Creekbones Watch Bradley Smith play the Eminence with the Creekbones.

  Sons of Navarone

Bluegrass from Belgium, with bassist Guido Bos.

  Esperanza Spalding

Bassist, singer, composer, and the youngest faculty member in the history of Berklee College of Music.

Esperanza Spalding at the Montreal Jazz Festival Hear Esperanza Spalding with the Eminence at the 2007 Montreal Jazz Festival.

  Adrian Stout

Bassist with the cult punk-burlesque trio The Tiger Lillies.

The Tiger Lillies on YouTube View Adrian Stout on the Eminence in the Tiger Lillies & Alexander Hacke performance, Mountains of Madness.

  Robin Sylvester

Bassist with funk / acoustic / jam band Bob Weir & RatDog.

  Dean Taba

Studio and freelance bassist, clinician and educator.

  Triple L Band The Miller family, playing bluegrass and gospel bluegrass out of Portales, New Mexico.
  Gabriel Vivas Latin / funk / jazz bass player, writer, and producer.
  The Wailin' Jennys The Canadian acoustic folk trio owns a removable neck Eminence Bass for its national and international tours.

Heather Masse with The Wailin' Jennys (YouTube) Watch Heather Masse on the Eminence with The Wailin' Jennys.
  Cody Walters Bassist with the Canadian folk / bluegrass / acoustic group, the April Verch Band.
  Jon Weisberger Acoustic / bluegrass / country bassist.
  Marshall Wilborn Famed bluegrass bassist, currently playing with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper. Marshall ordered an Eminence Bass removable neck model after touring in Germany with the Lynn Morris Band, and says he could not be happier with the tone and ease of travel his Eminence provides.

Marshall Wilborn with Longview (YouTube) Watch Marshall playing with Longview at the 2007 River City Bluegrass Festival.
  Ross Willits The Whistlepigs String Band
  Garrett Wolfe Southern California bassist and instructor.
  Joshua Zucker Bay Area (CA) bassist.
  ZydeCohos Alaskan swamp boogie band with bassist Brian DeMarcus, who also performs with his Eminence in swing, bluegrass, Cajun and old-time bands.