Justin Meldal-Johnsen

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Name = Justin Meldal-Johnsen


Origin = Eugene, Oregon, USA
Born = 1970 (Age 38)
Genre = Rock, Alternative rock
Occupation = Musician
Instrument = Bass Guitar
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Associated_acts = Beck Ima Robot Nine Inch Nails The Mars Volta
URL = http://www.justinmj.com

Justin Meldal-Johnsen (born 1970 in Eugene, Oregon, USA) is a bassist, best known for his work with Grammy Award-winning artist Beck.

Meldal-Johnsen, aka JMJ, grew up listening to his parents' records and received his first bass guitar at the age of twelve.Fact|date=June 2008 After high school, he worked the night shift as a janitor at Cherokee Recording Studios in Los Angeles, where he met Gene Simmons, Lou Reed and David Campbell, a prolific and successful string arranger. At 17, JMJ started working as Campbell's assistant and was introduced to his son, Beck. They formed a long-lasting career together—JMJ was the bassist and music director for Beck's band for almost a decade.

JMJ has recorded bass for a diverse roster of acts: Air, Tori Amos, Garbage, the Dixie Chicks, among others. He co-wrote several songs with singer Macy Gray, and acted as music director for Gnarls Barkley, assembling their live band for their first US performances in 2006. JMJ is currently playing as the touring bassist for Nine Inch Nails. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nineinchnails/sets/72157605441223672/] [http://www.nin.com]

Basses

*’67 Fender Coronado, wildwood green
*Fender 1975 Jazz Bass Reissue, black/maple
*Fender 1964 Jazz Bass Custom Shop Reissue Closet Classic, sunburst/rosewood
*Fender Mustang, Olympic white/rosewood
*Fender American Standard Precision, black/maple
*’75 Fender Precision, root beer brown/maple
*Fender 50th Anniversary Precision Reissue, blond/maple
*Fender 1951 Precision Reissue, natural/maple
*’74 Gibson Ripper, natural/maple
*Gibson Thunderbird, natural
*Gibson Thunderbird, pelham blue
*Gibson Thunderbird, natural sunburst
*’79 Gibson RD Artist, natural/maple
*’86 Gibson 20/20, silver
*Guild Ashbory
*Guild B30E acoustic bass guitar, natural
*Guild Starfire, transparent red
*Guild Starfire, natural
*’71 Guild JS100, transparent brown
*’73 Guild M-85, transparent brown
*Hofner Club hollowbody, sunburst
*Lakland Duck Dunn Signature, three-tone sunburst/maple
*Lakland Hollowbody, sherwood green
*’77 Ovation Magnum II, transparent brown
*Rickenbacker 4003, fireglo
*Two Roland G-77 Synth Basses, white (one of them has a Guyatone MD-2 Delay taped to it)
*Fretless Schecter Traditional J-style, black/rosewood
*Schecter Hellcat 8-string, black
*Schecter Hellcat 4-string, metallic blue
*’83 Steinberger L2, black
*’79 Wal Pro IIE, natural
*Wal Mark 1 Custom, African shedua
*Wal Mark I Custom, olive ash
*Yamaha BB3000, wine red burst
*Fender Jaguar Bass
*Two Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Basses
*King Double Bass

Effects

A list of effects that Justin has been known to have used.
* Guyatone MD-2 Delay
* Guyatone MD-3 Delay
* Guyatone PS-2 Phaser
* Guyatone PS-3 Phaser
* Boss OC-2 Octave
* Crowther Audio Prunes & Custared Harmonic Generator-Intermodulator
* Tech 21 SansAmp GT-2 Tube Amp Distortion
* Zvex Woolly Mammoth
* Tech 21 SansAmp VT Bass
* Prescription Electronics Depth Charge
* Malekko B:assmaster
* Moogerfooger MF-101 Low Pass Filter
* Moogerfooger MF-102 Ring Modulator
* Moogerfooger MF-105B MuRF
* Line 6 DL4 Delay
* Radical Tonebone
* Radical JDI
* Radical JDV
* Guyatone Ultron Autowah
* Electro-Harmonix Bassballs
* Boss TU-2 Tuner
* Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
* Electro-Harmonix English Muffin

External links

* [http://www.justinmj.com Official Website]
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* [http://www.jameshannah.com/JMJ.html Interview with "Bassist" January 2000]
* [http://www.bassplayer.com/article/justin-meldal-johnsen/feb-04/598 Inteview with "Bass Player" February 2004]

References

*Bass Player October 2008, pg.26-35, 86
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