User:Benthebassman

Born to Annette Claire Jenkin and James Frederic Clacy 31st October 1971,(Halloween) Ben Clacy 'Bass-Player' was the youngest of the three children that were Born of three children, the other two being;'Sister' Marissa Terese Helen December 1967 & Lee James Clacy that was Born in 1963. Fortunately Ben was blessed to be a musician in the family as a 'Guitarist ' then Bass player. From the early age of around 6 yrs old, Ben Clacy 'Bass' was given a 'UKULELE' on his 4th birth=day and 'DAd'one night' had sparked Ben's initial interest in the 'music business..." time Brother' Lee James Clacy' was undiagnosable & Neurologically imparted through possible 'Autism' or..at the time was called a 'Minimal Brain Dysfunction' .,.. Still 'miraculously' he (Lee) began to teach his 'Little brother' Ben how to play Guitar..'at first then onto bass he went, and by the age of 13, Ben was performing in front of crowds at the local Hotel(Rolling Stone Hotel Qld.)( with his father (Jim Clacy) Dad, 'James Clacy' who was in a band called the 'Stilettos' with (Barry Lyde) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LobbyLoyde1971.jpg[]   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobby_Loyde#Early_years_and_Barry_Lyde new band later on was formed in 1984 called 'Three Phase' after lobby and the other guys decided that when Jim Clacy got married it was "not such a 'cool thing to do in those dayz" Annette Jenkin had been Romanticaly involved with Billy Thorpe when working at Myers Department store Brisbane  and even after an brief 'Afair'she had been in Brisbane but decided to call it quitz and move to north queensland after speculation in 1971 Was that there an affair that no one was aware of????,.. the family decided to move to Townsville north Queensland (16 malbon road)in Australia to get away from it all and bill re- kindled his relationdship with Lyne who he had met while in Melbourne walking down the road near mornigton-ish Area around the same time (At first ste he new that Lyne WAS THE ONE THAT WOULD 'PUT UP WITH HIS MOMENTUS PRESENCE AND LATE NIGHT RECORDINGSS SESSIONS" THOUGH HE PROMMISED HE WOULD NOT SMOKE CIGGERETTES, LOBB KEPT ON OFFERING THEM TO HIM AND IT WAS HARD TO REFUSE AFTER A "GIG although lyde sais his blood pressure was "Terrible" and I should stop 'offering him ciggerettes" Gill Mathews mentioned that the "two of us!" in the same Room was just too much "PERSONALITY"        that's when I phoned him (billy) thursdat and asked for a gig,,,,he passed away 5 days later        Ufter sayin that he would help me out               20 years before a 'family'had formed and now lost in time a new family band        there was how ever a band called,'ACE OF HEARTS' with a great singer guitarist called'Marc Lawson ,he was related to henry Lawson ,,but nothing could of prepared me after LOBBY LOYDE went on and Died of lung cancer, but he smoked like a "Chimney"! frigen a hell of a lot o smokes and even when he was on stage there was smoke "blooming off his guitar an a 'Fag hanging from the side of his mouth !           It was on Watching the members playin some awsome guitar at only age '19' but as it ended early in the 1980's Ben was now only 19yrs of Age but now "Hooked' on Music"!!!! age.& Forced to 'Progress & Joined a band witch would 'shape his career as a Bassist with the Larrie Cook Blues Band.AKA Blues Brother Show in Australia.Such blues bands as Larrie cook Blues 'moved to and from Brisbane (Australia)touring & supported bands such as BB King, George Thourogood,Divinyls, Screaming Jets, Vanessa ammorossi, among others.When Bens mother died of Liver Cancer in early 2000 his father moved away from Townsville,And 're-married to a 'Chinese' woman named 'Anna, (lovely women) ,,but at the time seemed so very quick' when Ben found out jim had sold the house he had grown up in with his family and moved from 'Towns-ville to Brisbane" Only a few years later Bens father 'Jim' continued to contact his son ,for which he had faith in as a (Bass-Player) after the millennium had now 'turned Around.' As the Father 'Jim' had mentored and Played with such artist as Billy Thorpe in his younger years at Salisbury state high- school Brisbane with Barry lyde and other Now well known Musicians & had always 'Versioned' his 'son' Ben to achieve better gratification then he had ever done playing with bands. such 'Bands' as the Fire-Birds & STILETTOES in 'Brisbane' Australia.. NOW he had 'only one 'life-Line' Left' and that was the opportunity to 'master' the music industry ...And as a 'Professional Bass Player)and that would 'Require much skill'...'But. Ben had 'learnt those skills.from years and years of persistence and gigging around the world'! And as a 'Session' Bass Player to this 'Day', BEN 'BASS' CLACY, still has the 'Skills' to deliver... & now with Over 20 years and possibly almost 2000+ performances, Touring with hundreds of professional Bands in the U.S,Canada & Australia, Ben Clacy HAS finally returned to his home town of Melbourne as a 'Seasoned musician finally making his mark as one of the most versatile Session Bassist in the Globe so much that, in 2007 he was 2 promote & 'Endorse Mark Bass Amps' Ben still uses the 'photo-type' 'Bass Amp' made by 'Mark' Himself' from( Italy) .... Ben uses 'Warwick' Basses or  Stein-burger Basses 'But Sum times i use the  The 'Black'  "RICKENBACKER:?? i love this bass its my "fave' I(Played it with Farren Jones 'Live' & on the Blinder Album MOVIE with my Warwick'  it was a Difficult decision ?) Warwick (Germany ) and Many others Bases r hand made in Germany and my '1' a 'custom 1-OFF" altered Bass guitar with active 18volt Circuitry  EMG Pick-ups Double-Stack ..But with only 2$ Volume Pots from Jay-Car Electronics (after a reality bad gig!!)..volume knobs are stuck on with 'Chewing Gum; & Gaff tape on the back to hold the battery housing 2gether ect' ....The Bass Guitar that was originally purchased by Robert Little from the John Farnham Band in Melbourne Australia 1999 when new, but was aquired by Ben Clacy through 'Chance'..... Ben clacy's Bass guitar was Cusomized & 'personally' Modified By 'James Cargill' in Seaford Australia .The Bass then became an 'Entity' .... Ben uses it to this day and ....only uses 'Boiled up' Strings that are Stainless Steel'(Cause they don't 'Rust') any brand doesn't matter !!'Bold "be new strings sound too 'Twangy' and thus adopts the 'Boiled up "Rotten" string believe-ring that strings are 'Time=Less"!!! and 'Music is 'Fickle"

Ben is now married to Melanie Mawson Clacy Has 3 Children named Saffron moon Spice, (Born1998). Bass 'Royale' rock (2007) and Rocker Star Riff. (2010) (All are Crazy-'Rocking kids and never 'Sleep ....ever.....(Sum-Times)