Anthony Esposito has carved out quite a career for himself by being the go-to bassist for some of the most prodigious guitar heroes in hard rock and heavy metal. He landed his first professional gig at the age of 21 in 1989 with Lynch Mob, the partial namesake of ex-Dokken guitarist George Lynch. Esposito’s tone and musical temperament on the debut, Wicked Sensation (Elektra, 1990), provided Lynch with the perfect, rock solid foil to his guitar histrionics. Since then, Esposito has gone on to play with former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, Guns N’ Roses axe-man Richard Fortus (in Pisser, a monster New York rock and roll band that never landed a record deal for some odd reason) and now, Jake E. Lee, in the ex-Ozzy Osbourne axe-slinger’s Red Dragon Cartel (RDC). But what makes Esposito so in-demand isn’t just his solid approach to bass. It’s also the fact that he’s a crafty songwriter and arranger and a well-respected producer/engineer, who owns and operates his own recording