Steve Di Giorgio
American bassist
Steve Di Giorgio (born November 7, 1967) is an American musician. He is known for playing the bass guitar for many heavy metal bands, such as Death, Testament, and Megadeth. He has been on over 50 different albums.[1]
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Background information | |
Born | Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. | November 7, 1967
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Bass guitar |
Years active | 1983–present |
Member of | Sadus, Testament, Charred Walls of the Damned, Futures End, Spirits of Fire, Act of Denial |
Formerly of | Death, Control Denied, Sebastian Bach, Dragonlord, Soen, Ephel Duath |
Website | stevedigiorgio |
He is thought to be one of the first people to play heavy metal music using a bass with no frets.[2][3] Most of the time he plays using only his fingers, but has used a pick when playing some songs.[2]
References
change- ↑ moonsolis. "Steve Di Giorgio - Official website". www.stevedigiorgio.com. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Steve DiGiorgio - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ ""Steve Di Giorgio" INTERVIEW". Metalheads Forever Magazine. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2022-10-11.