Lawrie MacMillan
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Lawrie MacMillan is a freelance bass guitarist and bass teacher from Rosyth
in Fife
, Scotland
.
MacMillan is best known for his work with the chart-topping group Stiltskin
, fronted by the vocalist Ray Wilson
, who in the late 1990s also fronted the band Genesis
, replacing Phil Collins
.
MacMillan has also performed, toured and recorded with artists and bands including Stuart Adamson
, The Raphaels
, Ironhorse, Willie Logan and was featured as Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
's house bass player on the BBC Two
series, Ealtainn.
He endorses Elixir Strings
and plays Sadowsky Bass Guitars (1959 Burst Standard 5 and Ice Blue Metallic Vintage 5). He also uses Aguilar Bass Amplifiers (DB750) and Eden Cabinets (4x10" XLT and 2x10 XST).
In the past he has been known to use a fretless Warwick Streamer Stage One 5 and a fretted Warwick Streamer Stage One 6 string.
Rosyth
Rosyth is a town located on the Firth of Forth, three miles south of the centre of Dunfermline. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the town has a population of 12,790....
in Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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MacMillan is best known for his work with the chart-topping group Stiltskin
Stiltskin
Stiltskin is a Scottish post-grunge/rock band, who first achieved widespread popularity in the mid 1990s. Currently, Stiltskin's only original member is vocalist Ray Wilson...
, fronted by the vocalist Ray Wilson
Ray Wilson (musician)
Ray Wilson is a Scottish musician, best known as vocalist in the post-grunge band Stiltskin, and in Genesis between 1996 and 1998.Wilson started off in a band called Guaranteed Pure in the early 1990s...
, who in the late 1990s also fronted the band Genesis
Genesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
, replacing Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
.
MacMillan has also performed, toured and recorded with artists and bands including Stuart Adamson
Stuart Adamson
Stuart Adamson , born William Stuart Adamson, was an English-born Scottish guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, described by legendary music journalist John Peel as “Britain’s answer to Jimi Hendrix”...
, The Raphaels
The Raphaels
The Raphaels were an alternative country music band, fronted by Scottish guitarist Stuart Adamson, formerly of The Skids and Big Country. The duo also featured Nashville songwriter Marcus Hummon. The duo never toured, however, their debut album, Supernatural, was released on August 14, 2001 via...
, Ironhorse, Willie Logan and was featured as Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is an arts venue, in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is operated by Glasgow Life, an agency of Glasgow City Council, which also runs Glasgow’s City Halls and Old Fruitmarket venue...
's house bass player on the BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
series, Ealtainn.
He endorses Elixir Strings
Elixir Strings
Elixir Strings, manufactured by W. L. Gore & Associates, are strings for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars as well as banjo and mandolin. Elixir strings are noted for their patented coating that extends the strings' life and tone by blocking damage from elements like skin oil; however, they are...
and plays Sadowsky Bass Guitars (1959 Burst Standard 5 and Ice Blue Metallic Vintage 5). He also uses Aguilar Bass Amplifiers (DB750) and Eden Cabinets (4x10" XLT and 2x10 XST).
In the past he has been known to use a fretless Warwick Streamer Stage One 5 and a fretted Warwick Streamer Stage One 6 string.