Willoughby Spitt

SEEKING

Band to Join.

ABOUT

Pro Groovin' Melodic Singin' Bassist.
I play it all from Amadeus to Ziggy Marley.
Leaving ameriKKKa (Va Beach, Va.) & moving to Canada/Calgary within the next 6 months. Semi-retired with US passport & would literally move to Canada immediately for the right Professional Level opportunity. Looking for live, studio, teaching & touring gigs.

* American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) member
* Black Rock Coalition (BRC) member
* 32 years of Professional Electric Bass Guitar playing experience
* 10 years of Classical Upright Bass playing experience
* 8 Years US Navy Bandsman
* 6+ years as Electric Bass Instructor & Show Director at School of Rock
* Sings Lead & Background Vocals & Spitts (raps)
* Musically Literate: Reads, Writes, Produces & Arranges Music
* Lived in, taught Electric Bass Guitar & toured internationally throughout Japan for 11 years (1995-2006) & internationally in over 11 other different countries overseas – Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore & Thailand
* Extensive International Teaching, Live Touring, Studio Session & Television playing experience

Screen name:: Willoughby Spitt
Member since:: Jul 06 2025; Active within 1 month
Level of commitment:: Touring
Years playing music:: 35
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: 1 time per week
Available to gig:: 6-7 nights a week

Influences

Gwendolyn Jewel Lane, Michael Robertson Lane, Rudy Sarzo, Jimi Hazel & Rick Skatore of 24-7 Spyz, Living Colour, Stu Hamm, John Francis Pastorius III, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderly, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Randy Coven, Mozart, blah, blah, blah.

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:: Expert
Background Singer:: Advanced
Upright bass:: Moderate

EQUIPMENT

* Lakland Skyline Deluxe 44-02 (Steeler) 4 String Electric Bass Guitar (Customized * Blacked Out Hardware, Y Tuners)
* Lakland Skyline Deluxe 55-02 (Big Betty) 5 String Electric Bass Guitar (Customized * Blacked Out Hardware, Y Tuners)
* Lakland Skyline 44-64 Geezer Butler (Ari-ske a.k.a Purple Pasta Princess) 4 String Electric Bass Guitar
* Fender Squire Chris Aiken P Bass (White Girl a.k.a. Cocaina) 4 String Electric Bass Guitar
* Fender Squier Contemporary Active Jazz Bass V HH (Queen) Active 5 String Electric Bass Guitar
* Traveler Bass TB-4P Travel Size 4 String Electric Bass Guitar
* Fender Kingman V2 (Saint) Acoustic-Electric Bass Guitar
* Ampeg SVT Micro 200 Watt Bass Amplifier Head
* Ampeg SVT-210 AV Bass Cabinet
* Ampeg SVT-15E Bass Cabinet
* Bergantino Audio Systems Forte’ HP 1200 Watt Bass Amplifier Head
* Bergantino Audio Systems Forte’ HP Wifi Footswitch
* Bergantino Audio Systems HG 312 Holo Graphic Bass Cabinet
* Pig Hog Bass Cables
* EBS MicroBass 3 Preamp / DI / A-B Switcher
* DigiTech Bass Whammy Pedal
* MXR Bass Innovations Bass Pedals (DC Brick Power Supply, * Bass Compressor, Bass Fuzz Deluxe, Bass Octave Deluxe, Carbon Copy, Reverb)
* Boss RC 3 Loop Station Pedal
* NYC Pedalboards’ ‘Big Shot’ Pedalboard
* Behringer XR18 Digital Mixer
* Mackie PA system w/ Double Subs & Monitors
* Sure 5 Piece Drum Mic Kit
* 2 Pyle Overhead Condenser Mics
* 27" Apple iMac
* GarageBand
* Bass Clef “Real Book”