Frank Bello (born July 9, 1965) is the
bass guitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
player for the metal band
AnthraxAnthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene and is notable for being the first to combine heavy metal with rap music...
. Originally he was a guitar technician for the band, but later he replaced
Dan LilkerDan Lilker is a musician from the United States, most known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer and vocalist...
on the
Spreading the DiseaseSpreading the Disease is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax and the first with vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello...
album. After leaving Anthrax in early 2004 Bello joined
HelmetHelmet is an American alternative metal/post-hardcore band from New York formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....
- another
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-based band, for a brief stint. Bello has since reunited with Anthrax and on March 14, 2009 was the featured guest on
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's
That Metal ShowThat Metal Show is a talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk with co-hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson. It premiered on VH1 Classic on November 15, 2008. New episodes air on VH1 Classic on Saturday nights and are rebroadcast throughout the week....
. The rest of the band was part of an interview segment while at the
Red BullRed Bull is an energy drink which is produced and sold by the Austrian company Red Bull GmbH. In 2006, more than 3 billion cans were sold in over 130 countries.The beverage's slogan is "It gives you Wings."- History :...
Snowscrapers event on February 15, 2009 at East River Park in New York City.
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Frank Bello (born July 9, 1965) is the
bass guitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
player for the metal band
AnthraxAnthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene and is notable for being the first to combine heavy metal with rap music...
. Originally he was a guitar technician for the band, but later he replaced
Dan LilkerDan Lilker is a musician from the United States, most known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer and vocalist...
on the
Spreading the DiseaseSpreading the Disease is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax and the first with vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello...
album. After leaving Anthrax in early 2004 Bello joined
HelmetHelmet is an American alternative metal/post-hardcore band from New York formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist/guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....
- another
NYCNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
-based band, for a brief stint. Bello has since reunited with Anthrax and on March 14, 2009 was the featured guest on
VH1 ClassicVH1 Classic is an American television network started on May 8, 2000. It is operated as part of MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom. It primarily features music videos and concert footage from the 1970s through the mid-1990s, though it formerly included a wider range of genres and time periods...
's
That Metal ShowThat Metal Show is a talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk with co-hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson. It premiered on VH1 Classic on November 15, 2008. New episodes air on VH1 Classic on Saturday nights and are rebroadcast throughout the week....
. The rest of the band was part of an interview segment while at the
Red BullRed Bull is an energy drink which is produced and sold by the Austrian company Red Bull GmbH. In 2006, more than 3 billion cans were sold in over 130 countries.The beverage's slogan is "It gives you Wings."- History :...
Snowscrapers event on February 15, 2009 at East River Park in New York City. Bello is the nephew of Anthrax drummer
Charlie BenanteCharlie Benante is the drummer for the heavy metal bands Anthrax and Stormtroopers of Death...
.
Bello has a signature model Fender electric bass. The model combines a Fender Aerodyne body with a Precision Bass-width neck and a mix of Precision and Jazz bass pickups along with non-standard custom-chosen hardware. Pickups used on the bass are Seymour Duncan SPB-3 precision bass pickup in the neck position and a Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Jazz Bass pickup in the bridge position.
Bello also has a signature
SquierSquier is a musical instrument brand name owned by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.-History:Fender, under the ownership of CBS, acquired the Squier brand name in 1965 when it bought a USA based string making firm, but it lay dormant for many years...
electric jazz bass. This bass also features a P/J pickup combination, but also features a black and white skull graphic on the body, and a skull graphic inlay on the twelfth fret.