Bass luminary Dave Bronze joins the growing Italia fan club

March 10, 2011 - PRLog -- Bass luminary Dave Bronze joins the growing Italia fan club
 
Top four-stringer Dave Bronze has become the newest high-profile endorser of Italia basses, adding a Rimini in Honey Sunburst (Model ITR4HSB, RRP £549) to his armoury.

Distributed exclusively in the UK & Eire by John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd., Italia instruments combine classic, eye-catching looks and sounds with exceptional tone, feel and playability.

Speaking about his new instrument, Dave said: "I was looking around for something a bit different when I spotted the Rimini. I immediately loved the look of this bass, and also it's relatively light weight due to the semi-hollow design. The neck is really comfortable to play, the finish is absolutely superb and the bass balances very nicely on the strap. Amplified it has a lively and versatile tone, with a very useful range of classic sounds available between the two pickups. I have already used it on a few tracks in my own studio and it worked great!"

Bronze's involvement in music began in his teens, and he has now amassed more than 30 years of playing experience, backing a list of musicians that reads like a Who's Who of rock music.

Artists Dave has recorded with or shared a stage with include Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey, Bo Diddley, Duane Eddy, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the late Gary Moore. Dave can be seen playing alongside Clapton in the Live In Hyde Park DVD, and in the multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning tribute to George Harrison, Concert For George.

Bronze is currently working mainly with Welsh superstar Tom Jones and Andy Fairweather Low's Lowriders.

Other Italia converts include Kaiser Chiefs and slide guitar maestro Chris Rea, as well as bassists Nicky Wire (Manic Street Preachers), Chris Donohue (Emmylou Harris), and Dave Roe (Tennessee Three/Johnny Cash).  

For more information on the beautifully idiosyncratic range of Italia guitars and basses visit www.jhs.co.uk.

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Useful links:

Dave Bronze:
www.davebronze.com

Italia guitars and basses at JHS:
www.jhs.co.uk/italia.html