John E. Pappas: Guitar
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Scot Campbell: Bass
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HOMETOWN
Born in Las Vegas, NV,
John's family moved to San Diego in 1975; he has remained in the North County area ever since and currently resides in Carlsbad. |
HOMETOWN
Scot is a true native of San Diego, growing up here and attending college at local schools. After spending time in Orange County and Northern Cal, he returned to his childhood home of City Heights in 2005. |
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INFLUENCES
He lists Jimmy Page, Alex Lifeson, David Gilmour, Tommy Castro, and Stevie Ray Vaughan as his favorite guitar players. |
INFLUENCES
Scot lists James Jamerson, Chuck Rainey, Victor Bailey and Ron Carter as top influences. |
BACKGROUND
John began playing professionally in 1987 as a soloist in coffee shops and on local college campuses. In 1996, as a founding member of San Diego's Black Cat Bone, he turned to the blues. John played alongside international recording and touring artist Earl Thomas before founding Triple Shot in 2001. |
BACKGROUND
After playing drums in grade school and French horn in early high school, Scot picked up the Bass at 15. Red Rabbit was his first pro band and during the 70's he worked in several incarnations of San Diego's popular King Biscuit Blues Band. |
EQUIPMENT
American Standard Strats ('95, '03)
Takamine and
Martin acoustics
Fender and Music Man amps
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Boss Chorus and Delay
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah. |
EQUIPMENT
Fender Precision Bass
Gallien Krueger Amplifiers |
OFFSTAGE
John is a former High School English teacher and now works from home teaching guitar. In 1995, he married his high school sweet-heart, Kristin; together they enjoy movies, reading, travel, cooking, drinking good wine and hanging out with their cat, Mocha. |
OFFSTAGE
An avid cyclist and wine enthusiast, Scot is the father of two children. He has had success running an eclectic mix of businesses, from Self Storage to Candy retail and is a former Regional Manager and Buyer in the Art and Picture Framing industry. |
