Introduction

This is John Tetley, the bass player for Jag Panzer. My hobbies and
interest include sci-fi and horror movies and collectibles, heavy metal,
CD collecting of all types of music including movie soundtracks,
DVD collecting, McFarlane movie monster action figures, concerts
I started playing around 18, I just bought a bass and a amp and I wanted
to learn how to play and it so happen that Mark, Harry and Rick Hilyard
where playing in a band called Purple Haze and there bass player had quit
and Mark ask me to join because I already had gear and so he started
teaching me basic idea's on how to play the bass.
Our band had several different names til we called ourselves
Jag Panzer when we had recieved our first record deal from Azra
(Iron Works) Records.

Influence

My early influences include bands like Rush, Yes, Styx, Thin Lizzy, Foghat,
Kiss, Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, UFO and then later bands like
Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Saxon, Angel Witch etc. had a major influence
on me in the early stages of our band. Bass players that I listen to and
influence by are Tony Levin, Mick Karn, Fabio Pignatelli- "Goblin",
John Myung, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire the list's goes on.

Equipment

You know what's funny but for the longest time and still, I've always been
on the quest for tone and I thought I was the only bass player on the planet
that was constantly trying different type of basses, amps and strings.
Every bass player that I have ever met in my entire musical life is on
the same quest for tone, so I'm glad I'm not loosing my mind. The basses
I play are Modulus 5 and 6 string basses, I've been playing Modulus
since 1992 and they FUCKING RULE!!!!! I'm using a Demeter HBP-1
and a Demeter VTBP- 201S bass preamps, Stewart Audio World 1.6
power amp, Epifani 210UL and 115UL bass cabinets and I also use a
Bass Pod Pro that I used to record "Casting the Stones".

John plays Modulus Basses Exclusively



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