Eric Wilson (born February 21, 1969), was the bass player for Sublime (1988-1996)
and also bassist for Long Beach Dub Allstars (1997-2002). He was the bassist for the
band Long Beach Shortbus, which was comprised of several members of Long Beach Dub Allstars
and Sublime.
Wilson and Bud Gaugh met in 1979 and later started their first garage punk band, called
The Juice Bros., consisting of drums, bass, and vocals; they founded Sublime in 1988 along
with the singer Brad Nowell.
After the death of Sublime's lead vocalist Brad Nowell in 1996 which disbanded Sublime,
Eric temporarily joined up with 60's style Surf-Rock band Del Noah & the Mt. Ara Ratfinks,
with whom he played the stand-up bass. At the same time, Eric and Sublime drummer
Bud Gaugh --
along with many friends -- started to experiment with the unique Sublime sound, eventually
forming many Sublime-related bands, most of whom signed with the Long Beach record label
Skunk Records. Eric plays in many of these follower bands. In 1997, Long Beach Dub Allstars
formed, but broke up in 2002 due to alleged personal conflicts.
Long Beach Dub Allstars' first album was released in 1999 called Right Back (DreamWorks).
Long Beach Dub Allstars' second album was released in 2001 called Wonders of the World (Dreamworks).
He then joined a band with lead singer of Long Beach Dub Allstars RAS-1 called Long Beach Shortbus.
The band later split for unknown reasons in October 2007. Eric currently plays the drums in a
psychadelic rock band called StoneWing and plays in an Iggy Pop cover band called The STyMiES.