On Dean Guitars :

"I am really enjoying My Dean Bass Guitars ! I am Very very Picky about my Tone...and I must say,by using EMG pick-ups, That I have had No trouble finding the tone that personally love on all the Deans I own. Also The"Feel" of the Improv 5 That I play the most plays like a Dream. It is without a dout my favorite playing bass I have ever Owned I am Very Happy to be Associated with and a part of "Dean Guitars" and the Dean Family !"

Dink ....Indy Car Driver !!!

Dink Cook

BIO

My Passion for Playing Bass Guitar has exceeded 24 Yrs and has taken me on a Journey to Every State in the United States, Thru Canada and to places all over the World, such as Germany, England, and recently Korea. Ever since finding DEAN Guitars I have made sure that I will never hit the Road without My DEAN GUITARS.

I Consider Myself a perfectionist when it comes to my Gear and Take Great Pride in Representing the Finest Instruments Made and My Choice is DEAN BASS GUITARS!!!

You can See me with My Dean Basses with Gold and Platnium Album Selling Country Music Artist "Mark Wills" ... Soon to come I will be Doing A SOLO Bass Project ... " It Ought To Be Interesting " !

Main Axes are:

DC1 / Edge Pro 6 String "Neck thru"(This is a Custom Guitar ... See Pics)

Edge Pro 5 String (Neck thru)

Pace Bass

Stylist Bass

OBJECTIVE

I firmly believe I am in a great position to represent your company's product. Visually your product could be seen on more than 120 shows per year, not counting tv shows and album covers. Realistically, your product will be seen and heard by musicians of the highest caliber, thus helping to create an industry standard. I can't think of any better way to expose your product to the Oaverage Joes' or the road and recording pros of the music business.

WORK HISTORY

1998-Current Bass Player, Mark Wills

Mark Wills has been signed by Mercury/Nashville since 1996. Mark's first album, self titled Mark Wills, landed him his first two top five singles, "Jacob's Ladder" and "Places I've Never Been". The second album, Wish You Were Here, went both Gold and Platinum and produced songs such as "I Do" (Cherish You), "Don't Laugh At Me", and "Wish You Were Here", which all went number # 1.

Mark's current album, Permanently, went Gold in the 3rd week of it's release and produced his 4th # 1 song,'Back At One'. The Academy of Country Music named Mark Wills as the 1999 New Male Vocalist of the Year and Mark has received several other nominations in different categories from the Country Music Association and the Music City News awards. People young and old alike are able to relate to Mark and his music. This gives Mark airtime on radio stations of other genres, a perk not every country artist is able to enjoy.

PERSONAL HISTORY

Birthday: October 6 Marital Status: Single

I have been playing bass for 19 years. I got my first job two weeks after finishing high school, playing clubs throughout the South until 1988. At that time, I went to work for Tom Wopat, star of the television series "The Dukes of Hazzard", for over 2 years while he pursued a career in music.

It was while I was traveling all over the US, Canada, and Europe, entertaining thousands of people, that I knew this was a part of the music industry I wanted to be involved in. Doing television shows such as "Austin City Limits" and "Nashville Now" brought me closer to my goals in music. After that, and playing a year and a half at Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida, I took a gamble on pursuing a group deal on Giant Records with a group called Southern Xposure, which fell through one day prior to shooting the first video. That is when I was offered the job with Mark Wills.

For the last two years I have made several appearances on TV shows such as The Grand Ole Opry and Prime Time Country. I was on the 1999 George Strait Country Music Festival tour, performing along side such artists as Martina McBride, Wynonna, Tim McGraw, The Dixie Chicks, Neal McCoy, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Reba McEntire, and many more.