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Meet The Band The Arbogast Band is the collaborative efforts of4 seasoned professionals to bring “live performance” to the ultimate level. Whether they're playing soulful blues or straight-up rock and roll, these guys always leave an audience spellbound with both their individual and collective performances. Hailed as “The Best in Classic Rock in St. Louis ” they've established a large fan base and will stop at nothing to deliver a high-energy performance at every show. Guitarist/singer Mark Arbogast has twice been voted one of the “Top Ten” guitarists in St. Louis and also garnered awards from Billboard magazine for producing. Whether Mark's playing a blistering Hendrix tune or Stevie Ray Vaughn, his abilities and styles are evident with an appreciative audience always wanting more. And of course, he always delivers………
Check out Mark's STLBlues.com page. Mark uses Fender, PRS, and Ibanez JS series guitars as well as Fender and JSX series amps. He highly recomends D'Addario strings. Mark also uses an impressive array of pedals from several manufacturers, including Fulltone, Carl Martin, TC Electronics and Boss. You can check out Mark's equipment setup on YouTube.
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Chris Black: Bassist/singer Chris Black pulls out all the stops. If he's playing a progressive Steely Dan piece or singing a BB King tune, his command of the 5-string bass and vocal abilities are nothing short of amazing. Chris's stellar history of working many years ”on the road” along with his talent and drive add yet another dimension to the group's success.
Chris plays Lakland, Alembic and Yamaha Basses and uses David Eden Amplification
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Harold Draper: Keyboardist Harold Draper adds the finishing touches to band's sound. From his classically trained background to recording work at A&M studios Harold adds the “icing to the cake” for a complete musical banquet. Whether on a screaming B3 solo or delicate piano intro his passion and ability to reach out and touch an audience with his performanceis amazing!
Harold uses a Kurzweil K2000R, Roland D-50 and a Korg CX3 (B3’s
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Drummer Joe Donahue is the driving force behind this multi-talented powerhouse. His solid command of the drums and awesome skills are evident on each and every song they play. From jazz to blues to high energy rock & roll, Joe covers all the bases with the ease and power only seen from a true pro! Most talk the talk – Joe rocks the rock!
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Jake Arbogast: The Arbogast sound just wouldn't be complete without the talents of Jake Arbogast! Jake is the guy who keeps things sounding sweet out front.
Classic Rock from a Class Act - The Arbogast Band! |
