Jim Rios - Bass Guitar

Jim Rios picked up the bass at age 15 after seeing Led Zeppelin and Kiss in 1977. Jim would later join his high school buddies’ rock band “Wraith” featuring Todd Huth (Primus) and Dennis Manzo (Hexx). 

For the next decade, Jim played famous Bay Area rooms like The Stone, The Omni, and Ruthies’s Inn. Around 1990, Jim took up low-end duties for Razor Sharp featuring current Whytesnake drummer Andrew Alva, creating the rhythm section that is more than 30 years in the making. 

In the ensuing 20 years, Jim cemented his skills, style, tone, attitude, and bottom-end mastery in the Bay Area scene playing in bands from metal to punk to pop to top 40, making him a hot property for any band that needed a solid bass man. 

In 2017, the hard work paid off. Jim steps into the massive shoes of the legendary Roger Waters, playing in the amazing “House of Floyd” Bay Area tribute to Pink Floyd. The band plays up and down the coast touring many casinos and theaters in California and also in Washington and Arizona. 

Jim came highly recommended and joined Whytesnake in the fall of 2022, bringing with him the skills and experience of his long career, even as he continues playing with House of Floyd. 

We are very lucky to have him.