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Alun Vaughan
12+ albums
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Alun Vaughan ( b.1974) is a UK bass guitarist who has played in a wide variety of settings from dixieland jazz through Turkish folk, pop, soul, funk and even thrash metal. At present, he is most widely known for his work with UK rock band Panic Room and as house bassist at the extremely successful Jazzland club in Swansea, South Wales. Alun is also rapidly becoming known as an accomplished solo bass guitarist, receiving positive comments and accoloades from the likes of Seth Horan, Tom Kennedy, Trip Wamsley and Todd Johnson. Alun became interested in playing bass after seeing Gene Simmons with Kiss on TV in the late 80s ( that's right - it wasn't even the make up era, it was the dodgy wig Crazy Nights era!). Unable to afford a bass, he set about dropping hints for the following Christmas ( this started in the Spring!) and set about learning everything he could about the bass and music . For reasons best known to himself, he strung a 15" ruler with four elastic bands and used that for nearly a year. Alun later said that "Using the Ashbory (which has silicone rubber strings) feels like I've come full circle." Alun started off playing in rock and metal bands which rehearsed a lot but never actually gigged until he met guitarist Ian Simmons (currently playing in Chasing The Monsoon) in the early 90's and joined Nothing Personal, a jazz-rock 5 piece featuring Ian's brother Steve on sax. This band played various festivals, including the Vienne Jazz Festival in'94, and played m
