Jurjen Bergsma

I have been playing multiple instruments since I was 8 years old. I started off with the recorder, as many of that age might. After two years I wanted to continue with a classical instrument and chose the French Horn. Unfortunately there was no horn available for me (on lease from the orchestra I signed up for) at that moment so I took a year of Keyboard lessons and a year of Flugelhorn lessons to get the hang of music in general. After that the French Horn was available and I could finally start playing in the orchestra. I played there for about 6 years before I decided it was not entirely for me. In the meantime, when I was 14, I stumbled upon the bass guitar. From the very first moment I held one it stole my heart. I started playing some tunes, taught myself how to cover my then favorite musicians and joined a band. Since then I never stopped playing and still love it! My current equipment consists of a Yamaha RBX6JM2 (John Myung signature bass), a Yamaha RBX A2 and a Yamaha RBX375. I will mostly be using my RBX6JM2 and RBX A2 to emphasize the difference between active and passive bass playing in Silhouette. For a bit more body I use a Tech21 NYC VT Bass Overdrive stomp box. Concerning amplification I am currently using an Ashdown RM-MAG-420 Rootmaster top with RM-MAG-414T Rootmaster cabinet.