Alex first picked up a bass guitar when he was thirteen years old, thus beginning his love affair with this instrument!
Alex says " The first bass I played belonged to my friend Colin's older brother Cliff. It had lain in its case in their loft for a number of years but when we got it down and I opened that case it was love at first sight! There before me was a beautiful dark red Selmer Precision! I picked it up and found I could play it straight away! Cliff said he'd be happy to sell it and my parents bought it for me for Christmas, complete with a set of red plastic-coated strings! I wish I had the bass and the strings today! Over the years I have had the privilege of working with some great musicians and playing some great music! I love being a bass guitarist!"
Alex first picked up a bass guitar when he was thirteen years old, thus beginning his love affair with this instrument!
Alex says " The first bass I played belonged to my friend Colin's older brother Cliff. It had lain in its case in their loft for a number of years but when we got it down and I opened that case it was love at first sight! There before me was a beautiful dark red Selmer Precision! I picked it up and found I could play it straight away! Cliff said he'd be happy to sell it and my parents bought it for me for Christmas, complete with a set of red plastic-coated strings! I wish I had the bass and the strings today! Over the years I have had the privilege of working with some great musicians and playing some great music! I love being a bass guitarist!"
Alex has worked with some of the finest musicians in the UK rock scene including Cliff Moore and the legendary rock drummer Ted McKenna (Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher, Greg Lake/Gary Moore, Michael Schenker Group, Ian Gillan) in his band McKenna's Gold.
Alex is known for his precise, dynamic and melodic bass playing as well as his soloing ability. He has been likened to the American virtuoso bassist Stanley Clarke and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin but has his own distinctive style and has delighted audiences with his dramatic 'Spanish' solos and all round bass-playing ability.
Alex is known for his precise, dynamic and melodic bass playing as well as his soloing ability. He has been likened to the American virtuoso bassist Stanley Clarke and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin but has his own distinctive style and has delighted audiences with his dramatic 'Spanish' solos and all round bass-playing ability.
Alex, who is a committed Christian, currently plays two vintage Gibson Ripper basses on stage. In his bass collection he also has Nathan East's Alembic Series 1 bass, a unique green Manson Merlin with specially-ordered Manson Kestrel wings, a unique RJ Foster bass with abalone toads inlaid in the fretboard, John Paul Jones's Line 6 Variax bass and two Manson JPJ Signature basses. Alex uses a TC Electronic bass rig and endorses Elites Player Series medium gauge strings.
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