Scott thunes steve vai biography

scott thunes

Scott Carter Thunes, aka "Nektor", aka "Throkton", was raised in San Anselmo, CA, and took up the bass at age ten, when "his mother and guitar playing older brother decided the family needed a bassist".

In 1981, Thunes contacted Frank Zappa at the behest of his brother, who had himself tried unsuccessfully to audition for Zappa's group. 

Scott Thunes recorded and toured with Frank Zappa until the last concert of the Zappa band, June 1988.

The picture on the right was taken at the Zappa 1982/06/05 Schüttorf concert in Germany by Hanzo53.

Scott toured with Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa, and toured with Steve Vai.

He performed with The Lewinskys at the 13th Zappanale Festival in Bad Doberan, Germany.

Happily married, living in Marin after a hiatus of several years in LA, and working for a software firm, Scott has no imminent plans to return to professional music.

Thunes: "The music business treated me fairly poorly, and after Frank