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Biography
Birthday: 08-18-1976 Personal Bio: Written By Dirk Lance What's up boys and girls, if you're reading this, you've clicked on my page. If anyone is looking for some really insightful info about me, you may be out of luck. Instead, I think I'll start with just a little background info. For instance, I'm twenty-three years old and have been playing bass for the last ten years or so. I never had what you would call any formal training, rather I learned by simply playing and making mistakes! Playing with Incubus for the last nine years has probably been about the best schooling anyone could have. Quite a few people have asked me what type of bass and other related gear I play. I guess you could say that's my most frequently asked question. Well, as far as basses go, I play: 2 Warwick streamer Stage II five string fretted, and 1 Warwick streamer Stage II five string fretless. Gear wise, I use Eden heads and cabinets. Obviously, there is a lot more to it than this, so sometime in the future, I'll post a complete description of my rig down to the last detail. Hopefully, I'll also be able to answer questions from other bass players out there about what it is that I'm doing in some of the songs. Quite a few people have tried to transcribe our music, and while I applaud the effort, most of the time, the transcriptions are just plain wrong. I'm also looking forward to feed back from everybody in cyberland; what it is that you want to know, what you want to see. So feel free to write in with any and all questions. I'll be talking to you soon! (The entire section above is taken from IncubusOnline.com becuase it was the only information I could find on Dirk.)
One of the things I like most about Dirk, is the way he combines some pretty hard rock with a strong influence of funk. I love listening to Incubus, mainly because they have a song for almost any mood I could be in, and many of those songs have great bass lines that help me have an enjoyment and appreciation of great music. His playing is inspirational to me, especially because he taught himself, which is what I am in the process of doing. I hope that in 10 years, I am as good as he is now.
Equipment: Warwick 5-String Streamer Stage II Basses Ying-Yang Inlays SWR Amplifiers SWR Golliath III 4x10" Speaker Cabinets Sovtec BOSS DF-2 Distortion Feedbacker Pedals BOSS BF-2 Flanger Eden Navigator Eden WT-1000 Power Amps Eden 410XLT Speaker SansAmp PSA-1 Amp Simulator dbx 120 Subharmonic Synthesizer Demeter Compressor Korg DTR-1 Big Muff |
