Blast Cult’s “The Great White”
This bass is a true piece of art! It was custom made specially for Djordje in 2011 and it became his main instrument ever since. It has 3 pickup system (BC piezo on the bridge, BC piezo under the fingerboard and BC/EMG magnetic at the end of the fingerboard) that allows him to slap it, play pizz or arco as loud as possible without any feedback problems. And how about that beautifully pinstriped gold Djordje logo?
Cremona SB3
“When I moved to the States in January 2004 I was penniless, homeless, bassless and I desperately needed an instrument to practice for my final exam at the Music Conservatory. My friend Mark Rubin hooked me up with some Serbian ladies at Saga music and they helped me get a great deal on this one. At that time I couldn’t afford much so I bought one of the cheapest basses available. Despite the fact of its low price I used it on hundreds of gigs and on dozen records including Fishtank Ensemble’s Woman in Sin. This is also the bass I played on the Atomic Boogie video.”
1950′s Russian hybrid flatback
Djordje’s first bass used on Atomic Sunset, Havana Whisper, Shira Utfila, Marsya, Kal and many other records. It has been broken and fixed many times. It still sounds amazing!
1900′s Hungarian full carved
This beautiful instrument has amazing tone for classical music and jazz. Djordje used it mostly for playing at his Conservatory and small jazz clubs in Belgrade, Serbia.
Blue Vera Kvark
“This is the bass that is on the cover of the Atomic Sunset’s first album and video clip “Hot Rods & Pin-Ups”. It belongs to my great friend and my first bass hero Veljko from the Serbian rockabilly band Vera Kvark. I used it for some photo shots, video clips, but never in the studio.”
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Thomastik Spirocore Orchestra (Medium)
“I play Spirocores for more than 20 years and I’ve been their endorsee for more than 5. I probably tried all the strings that are available on the market and always came back to them. These are the only ones that give me nice balance between slapping, pizzicato and bowing. And they always sound great!”
Planet pickups
All Djordje’s basses, except the Great White, have Planet pickups installed on them. If you ever saw him using other basses while on tour, it had this one on it. Planet pickup is always in Djordje’s pocket and ready to go!
Blast Cult’s “Channel Blaster”
Another secret why “the Great White” sounds as awesome as it does. This vintage looking pedal with modern electronics combines signals from 2 different pickups and has separate EQ for both channels. Why all Blast Cult stuff has to look that cool?!
Ampeg Amps
Rocket B-100R
SVT-VR 810
Boss pedals
EQ, Tuner, Chorus
Pops rosin
One and only – handmade in Texas!
Zvecka “Bass tambourine”
Once often used among Serbian Gypsy musicians this tambourine technique almost completely disappeared. Djordje uses this particular zvecka to play some es-tam songs with Fishtank Ensemble.