Sid Ringsby


Øystein "Sid" Ringsby is a Norwegian bassist best known for playing with Road, TinDrum, The Snakes, TNT, Ken Hensley, Wild Willy's Gang and JORN, Jørn Lande's solo band.
His recording rock career started 1984 as he became a member of the band Road, and since then he has been in bands such as Tindrum, The Snakes, Diezel, Jorn, Vestlandsfanden, Ken Hensley & Live Fire and TNT.
He is recognized as one of the most versatile bassplayers in the Norwegian Rock scene, with a lot of other recording artists to his credit

Equipment

Sid mostly uses Stuart Spector basses, both NS-2 basses made in the US and NS-4 and Euro 4LX models made in the Czech Republic. He uses Ampeg SVT-CL heads and Ampeg Enclosures.

Selected discography

TinDrum

Drums of War How About This?!
  • ''Cool, Calm & Collected''

Diezel

  • ''Willpower''

Diesel Dahl &; Friends

  • ''reCYCLEd''

The Snakes

Jørn Lande

TNT

All the Way to the Sun
  • ''Hidden Treasure''