Full Name : Michael Pritchard
Plays : Bass, Backing Vocals
Born : May
4, 1972
Family : daughter, Estelle Desiree (born April 1997 to ex-wife, Anastasia)
Also Plays
: Farfisa, Guitar, Drums, Baseball Bat
Has Also Played With :
The Frustrators, Screeching Weasel, Crummy Musicians, Squirtgun
Mike was born of a heroin-addicted mother and was put up for
adoption. His adoptive parents divorced when he was seven, at which point he began dividing his time between their separate
households. He met Billie Joe in the fifth grade, and ended up working with his mother at Rod's Hickory Pit. At fifteen he
rented a room on the side of Billie's house. Though he & his ex-wife, Anastasia divorced, they are still good friends,
and he visits their daughter, Estelle, as often as possible.
Mike mainly plays a Gibson G-3 bass, but he has
recently been using Fender '66 and '69 American Standard Precision basses. He has also used a Fender '62 Vintage Precision
bass. Mike uses a Mesa/Boogie "Bassis M-2000" (MB2000) amplifier through custom made 6x10" and 1x18" Mesa/Boogie cabinets,
custom made yellow Dunlop .73mm picks, and Ernie Ball strings.
