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Gitti
Constanze Lindner, what first attracted you to playing bass?
I was married to the bass player of
the 360's from Boston, and when we met he asked me if I wanted to start a
band with him....I was 25 and had never picked up a bass in my life, but
said yes. We started a band, the Leather Cadavers, and I was the bass
player! I literally learned song by song, and by the time I joined The
Skirts, had managed to learn to play.
Where are
you based? Sacramento, CA, U.S.
Did you play any other instrument
before you started playing bass?
I played a little piano and had
played violin for a while as a little girl.
Can you remember the first piece you
ever learned on bass? Yup, the
Leather Cadavers theme song, "Leather Cadaver."
What was your very first public
performance?
The Halloween show at Old Ironsides
in Sacramento, 1996 with The Leather Cadavers.... it was a theme show, so
we did Iggy Pop & Bowie songs.
What’s your current band?
The Skirts
What’s your main bass?
A black BC Rich Warlock
What strings to you like best?
GHS
What is your backline bass amp
setup?
Ampeg 8x10 cab (the refrigerator!),
Gallien Kruger head
Fingers, pick or both?
Fender heavy pick
What type of music do you play?
pop rock - getting heavier each
album. I'm working on a new project, doom metal.
Who do you listen to when you’re not
playing?
Lately, My Dying Bride, Opeth, Type
O Negative....kind of obsessed with them.
Have you recorded/released any CDs?
Yes. I was on The Skirts last two
albums that were released on Black Liner Records, "Take Off" and "Smashing
the Sky". The first album, "Look Up" had a different line-up. We just
recorded a new album this last year but it hasn't been released
yet...We're also on two X-Box games, Amped 1 & 2.
What was your best gig/venue ever?
Best show was probably one of the summer in the park Summer Sammies
shows....there were probably close to 2000 or so people there and it was a
perfect summer evening.
What was your worst moment onstage?
Blanking on a new song about halfway
through - I just totally blanked and couldn't play a lick further! A bunch
of guys came onstage to check out my amp because they thought there was
something wrong with the gear....I was fine with letting people think
that... ha!
Were you ever on a TV show?
Yes, Good Morning Sacramento, the morning
of the Sammies, I think it was 2001? We won a Sammy that year and played a
couple of songs, acoustic, on the show.
Did you ever make the cover of a
magazine? No, sadly
What’s your favourite album/CD?
Type O Negative, Bloody Kisses
Do you play/own any other
instruments? old standup piano
Do you sing?
I try....and have sung in bands before, but I'm definitely not great....
Have you ever performed onstage
without your bass? Yes....The Skirts
like to perform acapella sometimes....mostly Prince songs
Have you played outside of the USA?
no
What’s your opinion on basses with
more than 4 strings? I think they're
awesome, but my little fingers could never play it!
What do you feel is the bass-players
function in a band? Keep the rhythm
and tempo with the drummer....we're the "heartbeat".
Did you ever have a famous person in
your audience? We played with Kevin
Bacon's band (a very odd man, that one)....and a show with Kathy Valentine
from the Go Go's..... I don't know if we have actually had famous people
in the audience!
What are your ambitions?
To be an interior designer and travel the
world.
Thanks Gitti. See our Links page
for The Skirts website - Ed.
thanks to Gitti for being part of BassGirls.Com
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