What’s that bass you play?

My main axe started as a mid seventies Fender Precision, which I bought from my dad’s bassist. Around 1990 my father and I stripped it down and made it into a one-of-a-kind Frankenstein that really plays like a Fender Jazz. The changes consist of putting on a Warmouth jazz neck, installing P&J EMG pickups, as well as a Bad Ass Bridge. To really make this instrument personal I had artist Gail Chapple carve a beautiful figure into the horn. I will occasionally take out my Tobias Killer “B”, but it’s my “Fender” I use as my workhorse.


What’s your rig?

I’m a big fan of Mesa/Boogie and currently only use their amps and cabs. My gear consists of a Walkabout amplifier, 1x15 cab, and their cute but killing Scout combo. Both basses are strung with DR Hi-beams which I change about three times a year and all my beautiful straps are made by Moody Leather Straps. I have a few pedals (chorus, octave) I bring out now and then, but I mostly use my Moogerfooger lowpass filter if I’m using any effects.


What name do you prefer to be called by?

Casandra Licia (pronounced Leecha) Faulconer is my full name and has many variations, all of which I answer by. Growing up I was called Cassi, and still to this day, family, dear old, and new, friends use it. More commonly, people call me Cass and in the last few years, I’ve been also known as 2 Funky. I allow my friends to choose whatever they’re comfortable with.


Who are your influences?

My first influence is guitar player and father Wayne Faulconer. The presence of music around the house was undeniable while growing up. He helped direct me in my early development and is still a huge supporter of my playing. As bass players go, Jaco really threw a curve ball at me. Knowing that I could never be a innovator like him, I felt his playing taught me that beyond all his wizardry, most important was sound and feel, which unmistakably, he made both his own. Chuck Rainey has been on so many of my favorite albums from Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan and the Crusaders. He has created some of the most grooving and creative bass lines ever. There are so many bassists that I love and admire, but to keep a short list I’d have to include, James Jamerson, Willie Weeks, Aston “Family Man” Barrett, George Porter, Jr., Donald “Duck” Dunn, and the legendary upright players Paul Chambers and Ray Brown.


Where’s Thunder Bay?

Located on the coast of lake Superior in North Western Ontario, T-Bay lies about 200 miles North on Hwy. 61 from Duluth MN.


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