Dave Spindel - Son, Brother, Husband, Dad, Bass Player, Yankees Fan - Friend (Sept 1952 - Feb 2013)
Dave Spindel lost his battle with cancer in February of 2013. He was a great friend and bandmate. Five By Five will continue on, but Dave's driving force is and always will be missed. Our hearts go out to the Spindel family who has always been a big supporter of all of Dave's projects including Five By Five.
Dave is a long time bass player with roots in the New York music scene. Originally motivated to play by the late/great Motown session bassist, James Jamerson, and Paul McCartney's melodic memorable bass lines in the Beatles, Dave started out with a Hagstom bass (which he still owns) and an Ampeg B-15. A predominantly finger style player, greatly influenced by the late John Entwistle, Jack Cassidy, Tim Bogert, and later Chris Squire, his sound took shape as a more "front" oriented bass player with an absolute commitment to maintaining the groove of the song.
As the music world, and bass techniques, changed, Dave expanded his playing abilities while studying with Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten's bass tech). Over the years, he has played with a broad variety of original and cover projects, most recently in the Washington, DC area. Not only is "holding down the bottom" along with stage presence, of great importance to him, but he has a passion for all aspects of sound quality and sound reproduction, as a principal officer in Mid Atlantic Sound, Inc.
You can always count on hearing great sound coming from his "tricked out" bass rigs, to his arsenal of vintage and designer basses from Fender, Yamaha, Sadowsky, Zon, PRS, Azola and more. Don't forget to ask him about his bass Ukelele!
From rock to country to jazz, from electric bass to upright "Real Book" gigs or even with a bass ukelele, Dave will always "come to the table" looking to "add something to the mix" and he succeeds every time.
Dave Spindel lost his battle with cancer in February of 2013. He was a great friend and bandmate. Five By Five will continue on, but Dave's driving force is and always will be missed. Our hearts go out to the Spindel family who has always been a big supporter of all of Dave's projects including Five By Five.
Dave is a long time bass player with roots in the New York music scene. Originally motivated to play by the late/great Motown session bassist, James Jamerson, and Paul McCartney's melodic memorable bass lines in the Beatles, Dave started out with a Hagstom bass (which he still owns) and an Ampeg B-15. A predominantly finger style player, greatly influenced by the late John Entwistle, Jack Cassidy, Tim Bogert, and later Chris Squire, his sound took shape as a more "front" oriented bass player with an absolute commitment to maintaining the groove of the song.
As the music world, and bass techniques, changed, Dave expanded his playing abilities while studying with Anthony Wellington (Victor Wooten's bass tech). Over the years, he has played with a broad variety of original and cover projects, most recently in the Washington, DC area. Not only is "holding down the bottom" along with stage presence, of great importance to him, but he has a passion for all aspects of sound quality and sound reproduction, as a principal officer in Mid Atlantic Sound, Inc.
You can always count on hearing great sound coming from his "tricked out" bass rigs, to his arsenal of vintage and designer basses from Fender, Yamaha, Sadowsky, Zon, PRS, Azola and more. Don't forget to ask him about his bass Ukelele!
From rock to country to jazz, from electric bass to upright "Real Book" gigs or even with a bass ukelele, Dave will always "come to the table" looking to "add something to the mix" and he succeeds every time.