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Ben Engstrom


Last Updated: 11/30/2009

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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 26
Sign: Gemini

City: TOPEKA
State: Kansas
Country: US
Signup Date: 3/6/2005

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September 18, 2008 - Thursday 

Current mood:  bummed
Category: Life
 Jim Bryant has been one of my students for the last few months and tragically passed away on monday.  I have had a ton of students over the last year or so but none have impacted my life like this one.  I would show up to teach on saturdays after a long week of working nights, and band practices and church, and honestly by the time saturday rolled around i was so worn out and mentally drained that i often felt like i couldnt teach.  When i met Jim that all changed, he was someone that could just brighten up your day just by talkin to ya.  He always told me these amazing stories from his life like when he met James Brown for the first time and standing 6 feet from Jimi Hendrix back in the day at a concert.  He was always bragging about his son and talking about all the trips him and his wife had taken over the years, and how much he loved his family.  Jim was battling cancer when i met him and things looked like they were getting better and the cancer looked like it was gone, but it ended up spreading to another part of his body and sadly took his life.  He was a guy that could really paint a picture with words, when he told you a story you could almost picture what he was saying as if you were there.  He had the ability to inspire you and totally make a bad day not really so bad.  He played an amazing bass too, he had a 1971 fender P-Bass that he bought back in 1971 and he would let me play it during lessons (man that thing is amazing).  Im not sure why things like these happen to such amazing people, but im so glad that God put him in my life and it was truly an honor to be his teacher.  I will never forget him, my prayers are with his family.  The world has lost an amazing man and Heaven has gained one.  I will never forget.
February 9, 2008 - Saturday 

Current mood:  crunk
Category: Music
hey everybody just wanted to let yall know that im in a few new bands?projects!! Im in a sweet worship band called "Matt Goodwin Band"-its the craziest worship style band ive ever been in!! Incorporating funk, alternative, classical, and contemporary christian music. Ill post dates on here as soon as we book our next show!! Current members include "jordan hymon (drums), Matt Goodwin(guitar, keys, Vocals), Bonnie Goodwin(backup vocals), Chip Janda (face melting lead guitar), Erick Deener (percussion)-Alumni: Cheasare Gray (guitar), Ray Toyne(guitar),Daniel Rench(keys)
Im also in a christian hip hop group called "sound origin", all live hip hop!! Members include-Abe Barron (m.c.),Jordan Hymon(drums),Erick Deener(percussion), and Rick Barron(face melting Guitar),  and Samuel Cho(keys,strings).
Im also playing bass in a christian rock band called "Define Beautiful" with my brother Josiah (drums) and some long time friends i have played in bands with in the past (Jeremy Hall, Ray Toine) so im stayin busy "Doin work Son"!! lol

Currently listening:
Marcus
By Marcus Miller
Release date: 04 March, 2008
January 29, 2008 - Tuesday 

Current mood:  bouncy

my bro just found these hilarious chuck norris jokes so here ya go.

The grass is always greener on the other side, unless chuck norris has been there, then its full of tears and blood.

chuck norris doesnt sleep-he waits.

behind chuck norris's beard there is no chin, just a cold hard fist.

chuck norris's house has no doors, just walls that he walks through.

the quickest way to a mans heart is chuck norris's fist.

Chuck norris's tears are a cure for cancer-too bad he never cries, ever.

chuck norris wipes his butt with 8by10 sheets of plywood.

Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in only 3 moves.

There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is based on a true story: Chuck Norris once swallowed a turtle whole, and then pooped it out, the turtle had grown to six feet tall and had learned karate.

Time waits for no man, Unless that man is Chuck Norris.

There are no steroids in baseball.  Just players Chuck Norris has breathed on.

A Chuck Norris-delivered Roundhouse Kick is the preferred method of execution in 16 states.

Chuck Norris doesnt actually write books, the words assemble themselves out of fear.

Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.

When Chuck Norris does a push-up, hes not actually pushing up, hes pushing the earth down.

anyways thats good fondoo.

Peace all funkateers

Ben

Currently listening:
Too Much Stereo
By The Urge
Release date: 18 July, 2000
March 26, 2006 - Sunday 

Current mood:  chipper

Alot of people are mailing me askin about my gear so here it is. 

My main axe is a Fender American Deluxe FMT Jazz bass-its kinda frankinsteined though- i have rewound 1973 fender jazz pickups in it and also an omp-3 Aguilar Onboard Preamp in it which switches the midrange frequency with the "pop" of a knob to get extra funky. The Finish is called "Tobacco Sunburst" and it has a maple neck. I also just put a Leo Quan Badass 3 bridge on it-those bridges give you crazy sustain!!!  I can melt faces with this bass if i want-the action is so low and clean that you can play crazy fast!!

My new axe is a Fender signature Marcus Miller 5 string (american made).  It is amazing!!!  Im using d’addario XL Prosteels on it, and i have a Leo Quan Badass V bridge goin on it in a month or 2 (i have to modify it to get it on there without messin up the new bass)

My Amps-I did have an Ampeg Svt-classic (until a crackhead broke into a church and stole it).  I just put in an order on the Fender 300 watt (all tube) bass head, after playin through it I liked the sound better than the svt i had-and it has better E.Q. options-with 2 seperate channels (so i can switch between my four string, to the five string-or fretless without havin to turn a bunch of knobs)

My cabs are an ampeg classic 1by15 and a ampeg classic 4by10.  Im workin on just gettin a 8by10 ampeg classic but for now this stuff is workin good!

All my basses get strung up with d’addario XL prosteels guages 40-105.

My Effects i use: Boss ODB-3 bass overdrive, Boss BF-3 Flanger,MXR-M-30 Bass Octive Divider,Electro-Harmonix Q-Tron envelope filter,Boss Bass Chorus, Boss Bass Limiter Enhancer,DOD-Fx-25 Envelope Filter(the old one that "Flea" used to use), a electro harmonix bassball (nano),and a Boss Tuner stompbox. My pedal board is a SKB with a power conditioner on it-its cool!!

I also use Planet-waves Cords-they are expensive but i have yet to break one-lifetime warrantee.

Well i hope that answers the questions-i have most of my pedals set to sound like Vintage "Larry Graham/ Bootsy Collins with my rig-vintage is where its at.

Peace and Keep It Funky

Ben-Matt Goodwin Band, Sound Origin

Currently listening:
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux 2004
Release date: 31 May, 2005