Instrument: Bass
Specialty: Making sure Metallica thumps harder than ever
Birthday: March 4, 1963
From: Battle Creek, Michigan
Vitals: 5'9" & 150 lbs (1.75meters &68.04 kilos); brown/red hair &blue eyes

BASSES
Music Man 4 and 5 String
Stuart Spector Designs 4 - 5 - 6 String
Hamer 8 and 12 String
1 Sadowsky Vintage 4 string, Lake Placid Blue
1 Sadowsky Vintage 4 string, Black
1 Sadowsky PJ 4 string, Cherry Burst
1 Sadowsky PJ 4 string, Caramel Burst
1 Sadowsky Vintage 5 string, Cherry Burst
2 Sadowsky Vintage 5 string, Black
1 Sadowsky 24 fret 5 string, Black

PICKS
Dunlop Tortex Blue Triangle

AMPS
Ampeg SVT III (Live)
Ampeg SVT Vintage (Studio)
Ampeg SVT 8"x10" Cabinets
Ampeg ISO Vent 10"x15" Cabinets

EFFECTS
Alesis Mediverb II
BBE Sonic Masimizer
Morley Power Wah Boost

SPECIAL GEAR
Wilson "Last Built" Basketball
Custom Ibis titanium "Hand Job" Mountain Bike
Wildey .45 Auto Magnum

Marital status: Single
Drives: '94 Land Cruiser, IBIS Titanium, Cyclocross bike
Drinks: Bordeaux, Barolo, barbaresco wines. Evian, Metrx Shakes
Eats: Thai Curry, Frosted Flakes, Bananas, Ginseng
Sports teams: NBA: Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls; NFL: Detroit Lions, L.A. Raiders
Before Metallica: Flotsam and Jetsam, Dogz
Pre-Metallica career: Burger-flipper, pizza-maker, and truck-driver
Likes: Mountain biking, shootin' hoops, Elizabeth
Listens to:Kiss, Black Sabbath, Tom Waits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Machine Head, Sly and the Family Stone, Sepultura, Wes Montgomery, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Jaco Pastorius, Anything and everything
First concert: Ted Nugent, 1975, South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame University
Heroes: Gene Simmons, Al Pacino, B.B. King, my father, Zach Harmen, Bob Marley
Describes self as: Energetic, caring, goofy