Joe McGowan has been playing the bass professionally for over 25 years. Growing up in Los Angeles he cut his teeth in the nightclubs of the Sunset strip in Hollywood. Over the years he has done it all from original music projects to cover bands. Joe has played most of the venues San Diego and Los Angeles have to offer. Covering all types and styles of music from hard rock to folk music. Joe brings his steady groove and stage presence to Da Groove. His philosophy on the bass is that of an offensive lineman in football, stay in the trenches and the mud of the groove. He always says "The money is from the 7th fret down"

Equipment: Line 6 Variax 705 modeling bass; Lakland Skyline 5 String; Hamer 5 string USA Cruise bass w/2Tek; Hamer 5 string VEL fretless bass; Traben 5 string Chaos; Epiphone El Captain 5 string acoustic bass; Fender P bass; Hohner 4 string acoustic bass. His amplifiers are Galien Kruger 800RB; Ashdown EVO ABM 500; Ampeg B-100 Rocket. Cabinets are SWR Goliath 4x10; SWR Triad; Avatar 2x10; Genz Benz 2x10; Bullfrog 1x15; Effects: Line 6 bass pod XT Live; Boss ME50B

Favorite Movie: Papillion, Steve McQueen was the MAN and Cuckoos Nest

Favorite Actor/Actress: Jack Nicholson and Susan Sarandon (She's still a babe)

Favorite food: Any Thai noodle especially Lard Nah

Favorite Dance song: Atomic Dog, Parliament

Greatest band of all time: Led Zeppelin

Celebrity whose ass you'd most like to kick: Tom Cruise, what an arsehole

Favorite bassist: James Jamerson, The king of Motown

Biggest musical influence: Deep Purple and Grand Funk are the reasons I play bass

Favorite car: a 70's Pantera or a 70's El Camino

Favorite Cocktail: Irish Whiskey, neat (preferably Jamesons)

Favorite animal: Cat's, I have a whack Siamese and two others

Dead celebrity you'd most like to have dinner with: Thomas Jefferson, the original rebel