Steve DiGiorgio
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Steve DiGiorgio is an American
bassist
and musician.
DiGiorgio has played bass guitar
in heavy metal
bands such as Death, Autopsy
, Control Denied
, Testament
, Vintersorg
, Iced Earth
, Sebastian Bach
, Charred Walls of the Damned
, Obituary
, and is a founding member of Sadus
. He is widely renowned for his technical skills, on the fretless bass. He is also a founding member of the jazz-band Dark Hall
and is currently the bass player for Futures End
. Along with his bass duties in Sadus he also plays keyboards.
Within his genre, Steve DiGiorgio is respected for his playing skills. He is noted for his ability to execute very fast 32nd notes with his plucking fingers, as opposed to using a pick.
DiGiorgio uses a custom Mjollnir by Thor Bass, and also plays custom ESP basses
. He is mostly seen with a F-series fretless 5-string bass in a dark green finish, but also uses a very unusual double-neck construction with a fretted and a fretless neck in one body. He uses Ampeg SVT Classic amps and cabinets by Ampeg and Randall.
Albums:
EP:
Demos:
Compilations:
DiGiorgio uses a custom Mjollnir by Thor Bass, and also plays custom ESP basses
. He is mostly seen with a F-series fretless 5-string bass in a dark green finish, but also uses a very unusual double-neck construction with a fretted and a fretless neck in one body. He uses Ampeg SVT Classic amps and cabinets by Ampeg and Randall.
All basses except the Ric's are fitted with Hipshot Extender Keys. Strings - Rotosound swing bass 66. Gauge: 110-85-70-50-30. Cables - Monster Cables. Amplifiers - Ampeg SVT Classic, Randall, Ampeg 8X10, Ampeg 1X15, Ampeg 2X10 w/horn, Randall 2X15. Wireless - Nady 101. Effects - DOD: Stereo Chorus, Stereo Flanger, Octoplus, Bass EQ, Envelope Filter, 270 A/B. Digitech: Two Second Digital Delay, Digital Stereo Chorus/Flanger. Ibanez: BP10 Compressor. Korg: AX1B. Keyboard - Korg: DW8000. Soundmodule - Yamaha: TX81Z. Alesis: Microverb III, SR16. Misc. - The Bass Hammer, EBow. Cases - A&S Custom flight cases.
Steve's bass guitars:
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bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and musician.
DiGiorgio has played bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
in heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands such as Death, Autopsy
Autopsy (band)
Autopsy is a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert. They disbanded in 1995, but have reunited as of July 2009.-Biography:...
, Control Denied
Control Denied
Control Denied was a band formed by Chuck Schuldiner to create progressive heavy metal, mixed with elements of power and death metal . The band started in 1996 as Schuldiner wanted to procure a more melodic style than was possible with Death...
, Testament
Testament (band)
Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
, Vintersorg
Vintersorg
Vintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
, Iced Earth
Iced Earth
Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. Originally formed under the name "Purgatory" in 1984, Iced Earth has released a total of ten studio albums, one live album, three EP's, two compilations and boxsets...
, Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
, Charred Walls of the Damned
Charred Walls of the Damned
The band's first single, "Ghost Town", was released on December 1, 2009. Their debut album, Charred Walls of the Damned, was released on compact disc and iTunes on February 2, 2010. Blabbermouth.net reported around 2,200 copies were sold in the United States in its first week of release...
, Obituary
Obituary (band)
Obituary is an American death metal band formed in 1984 in Tampa, Florida under the name Executioner, then changed the name's spelling to Xecutioner, and later changed their name to Obituary in 1988. The band comprises vocalist John Tardy, drummer Donald Tardy, guitarists Trevor Peres and Ralph...
, and is a founding member of Sadus
Sadus
Sadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
. He is widely renowned for his technical skills, on the fretless bass. He is also a founding member of the jazz-band Dark Hall
Dark Hall
- Biography :The band started out as a trio with bassist Steve DiGiorgio, drummer Chris Dugan, and saxophone/flute player Flamp Sorvari. They were initially only a studio project, but soon after forming, they added guitarist Eric Cutler to the lineup. They recorded a demo they named Solace and...
and is currently the bass player for Futures End
Futures End
Futures End is a Californian progressive metal band formed by guitarists Christian Wentz and Marc Pattison.Once their first few demos were completed, Fred Marshall, formerly of progressive metal band Zero Hour, was chosen to be their vocalist for his powerful vocals and great melodic sense...
. Along with his bass duties in Sadus he also plays keyboards.
Within his genre, Steve DiGiorgio is respected for his playing skills. He is noted for his ability to execute very fast 32nd notes with his plucking fingers, as opposed to using a pick.
DiGiorgio uses a custom Mjollnir by Thor Bass, and also plays custom ESP basses
ESP Guitars
, located in North Hollywood, California, is an American-based, Japanese-owned manufacturer of electric guitars and basses.- History :In 1975, Hisatake Shibuya opened a shop called Electric Sound Products in Tokyo. It provided custom replacement parts for guitars. In 1976, ESP gained a reputation...
. He is mostly seen with a F-series fretless 5-string bass in a dark green finish, but also uses a very unusual double-neck construction with a fretted and a fretless neck in one body. He uses Ampeg SVT Classic amps and cabinets by Ampeg and Randall.
Discography
Albums:
- SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- Illusions (1988) - AutopsyAutopsy (band)Autopsy is a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert. They disbanded in 1995, but have reunited as of July 2009.-Biography:...
- Severed SurvivalSevered SurvivalSevered Survival is the debut album by Autopsy released in 1989. This album somewhat continues in the style of Reifert's former band Death, blended with odd drum fills and breaks, more extreme vocals and the technical bass playing of Steve DiGiorgio. Lyrically the band thrives heavily on horror and...
(1989) - SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- Swallowed in BlackSwallowed in BlackSwallowed in Black is the second full length album by Sadus released in 1990.Reissued by Displeased Records in 2007 with 3 bonus tracks and a videoclip-Track listing:# "Black" – 5:25# "Man Infestation" – 4:06# "Last Abide" – 2:18# "The Wake" – 4:21...
(1990) - Death - Human (1991)
- SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- A Vision of MiseryA Vision of MiseryVision of Misery is the third full-length album by the thrash metal band Sadus, released in 1992.Reissued by Displeased Records in 2007 with a bonus DVD.-Track listing:# "Through the Eyes of Greed" – 4:17# "Valley of Dry Bones" – 2:22...
(1992) - Death - Individual Thought PatternsIndividual Thought PatternsIndividual Thought Patterns is the fifth album by the death metal band Death, released in 1993. The album continues to expand on the technical, progressive style that began with Human, and incorporates elements of jazz as well...
(1993) - SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- Elements of Anger (1997) - Control DeniedControl DeniedControl Denied was a band formed by Chuck Schuldiner to create progressive heavy metal, mixed with elements of power and death metal . The band started in 1996 as Schuldiner wanted to procure a more melodic style than was possible with Death...
- The Fragile Art of ExistenceThe Fragile Art of Existence- Credits :* Tim Aymar - vocals* Chuck Schuldiner - lead & rhythm guitar* Shannon Hamm - lead & rhythm guitar* Steve DiGiorgio - bass* Richard Christy - drums-Production:* Produced by Jim Morris & Chuck Schuldiner* Engineered, mixed & mastered by Jim Morris...
(1999) - James Murphy - Feeding the Machine (1999)
- TestamentTestament (band)Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
- The Gathering (1999) - DragonlordDragonlord (band)Dragonlord is an American symphonic black metal band that was formed in 2001 as a side project by Eric Peterson & Steve DiGiorgio of Testament, and Steve Smyth of Nevermore. The band is a result of Eric Peterson's interest in darker music, and not being able to do that with Testament he formed...
- RaptureRapture (Dragonlord album)Rapture is the first album by the Black metal band Dragonlord.Though essentially a black metal album, much of Eric Peterson's thrash roots can still be heard, likening the sound that to the faster thrash style on Testament's "The Gathering" album mixed with symphonic black metal...
(2001) - Iced EarthIced EarthIced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. Originally formed under the name "Purgatory" in 1984, Iced Earth has released a total of ten studio albums, one live album, three EP's, two compilations and boxsets...
- Horror ShowHorror Show-Limited Edition:The Initial Pressing was presented in a standard 2-CD jewel case with no reference to the tracks on the bonus disc except for a sticker on the front.-Disc one:-Disc two:- Personnel :...
(2001) - TestamentTestament (band)Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
- First Strike Still DeadlyFirst Strike Still DeadlyFirst Strike Still Deadly is an album released by Testament in 2001. It consists of re-recordings of songs released on The Legacy and The New Order, as well as a re-recording of "Reign of Terror", which was originally on Legacy's Demo 1 and was also a b-side from the "Trial by Fire" single...
(2001) - VintersorgVintersorgVintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
- Visions from the Spiral GeneratorVisions from the Spiral GeneratorVisions from the Spiral Generator is the fourth full-length album by Swedish progressive/folk metal band Vintersorg. It was released on June 24, 2002. This album saw a drastic shift in style in the band that was foreshadowed on the band's prior album, Cosmic Genesis...
(2002) - Artension - Future World (2004)
- Lunaris - Cyclic (2004)
- Quo VadisQuo Vadis (band)Quo Vadis is a technical melodic death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 1992 by Bart Frydrychowicz, Yanic Bercier, and Arie Itman and is named after the novel by Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz...
- Defiant ImaginationDefiant ImaginationDefiant Imagination is the third full-length album by the Canadian melodic death metal band Quo Vadis. It was released on November 4, 2004 by Skyscraper Music.-Quo Vadis:*Stéphane Paré – vocals, guitar...
(2004) - Takayoshi OhmuraTakayoshi Ohmura' is a Japanese musician popular as a rock guitarist. He was born on December 26, 1983 in Osaka. He started learning piano at the age of three. By the age of 11 he had started to play acoustic guitar moving to electric guitar at the age of 14...
- Nowhere to Go (2004) - VintersorgVintersorgVintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
- The Focusing BlurThe Focusing BlurThe Focusing Blur is the fifth full-length album by Swedish progressive/folk metal band Vintersorg. It was released on February 16, 2004. This album was the most progressive album to date, with many experimental and avant-garde elements and the lyrics were now all written and sung in English.-Track...
(2004) - Rob van der Loo - Freak Neil inc. Characters (2005)
- NecroNecroRon Raphael Braunstein , better known under his stage-name Necro, is a Jewish-American rapper, producer and director from Brooklyn, New York...
- Death Rap (2007) (on track "Suffocated to Death by God's Shadow") - PainmuseuM - Metal for Life (2005)
- SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- Out for BloodOut for Blood (Sadus album)Out for Blood is the fifth full-length album by Sadus. It was released on Mascot Records on February 27, 2006 in Europe and it was released on May 2, 2006 in USA.This album saw bassist Steve Digiorgio experimenting with vocals for the first time....
(2006) - Various artists - Roadrunner UnitedRoadrunner UnitedRoadrunner United was a project organized by the heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. It culminated in an album released worldwide on October 11, 2005, entitled The All-Star Sessions...
- Constitution Down (fretless bass), Annihilation by the Hands of God (fretless bass) (2005) - ScariotScariotScariot is a Norwegian progressive metal band founded by Daniel Olaisen in 1997. The band has been through several lineup changes, and Olaisen is the only original member still remaining....
- Momentum Shift (2007) - Sebastian BachSebastian BachSebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
- Angel DownAngel Down- DVD :The Angel Down DVD features a documentary titled "Roadrage" which was made by Sebastian Bach himself and features a close look at the making of the album and also includes backstage vision with The Trailer Park Boys....
(2007) - Death - Symbolic (Re-mastered) (only at 4 demo-tracks) (2008)
- Futures EndFutures EndFutures End is a Californian progressive metal band formed by guitarists Christian Wentz and Marc Pattison.Once their first few demos were completed, Fred Marshall, formerly of progressive metal band Zero Hour, was chosen to be their vocalist for his powerful vocals and great melodic sense...
- Memoirs of a Broken ManMemoirs of a Broken ManMemoirs Of A Broken Man is the 2009 debut album by Futures End. It is the band's first release, and features guest appearances from Nightmare Records president Lance King...
(2009) - FaustFaustFaust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Faust's tale is the basis for many literary, artistic, cinematic, and musical...
- From Glory To Infinity (2009) - Charred Walls of the DamnedCharred Walls of the DamnedThe band's first single, "Ghost Town", was released on December 1, 2009. Their debut album, Charred Walls of the Damned, was released on compact disc and iTunes on February 2, 2010. Blabbermouth.net reported around 2,200 copies were sold in the United States in its first week of release...
- Charred Walls of the Damned (2010) - Control DeniedControl DeniedControl Denied was a band formed by Chuck Schuldiner to create progressive heavy metal, mixed with elements of power and death metal . The band started in 1996 as Schuldiner wanted to procure a more melodic style than was possible with Death...
- When Man and Machine CollideWhen Man and Machine CollideWhen Man and Machine Collide will be the name of a posthumously released second album from the progressive metal band Control Denied, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the death of guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner. The band initially began work on the album around 2000, but never...
(2011) - Christian MuenznerChristian MüenznerChristian Muenzner is a German metal guitarist, best known for playing for technical death metal band Necrophagist from 2002 until 2006, appearing on their 2004 release Epitaph. Prior to being in Necrophagist, he was in the German death metal act Defeated Sanity, featuring on their debut promo,...
- Timewarp (2011)
EP:
- AutopsyAutopsy (band)Autopsy is a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert. They disbanded in 1995, but have reunited as of July 2009.-Biography:...
- Fiend for BloodFiend for BloodFiend for Blood is an EP by Autopsy released in 1991 on Peaceville Records. The whole of this release is available as bonus tracks on the 2003 version of Acts of the Unspeakable.-Track listing:# "Fiend for Blood" – 0:28...
(1991)
Demos:
- SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- D.T.P. (1986, 2003) - SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- Certain Death (1987) - SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- The Wake of Severity (1989) - SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- Red Demo (1994) - Dark HallDark Hall- Biography :The band started out as a trio with bassist Steve DiGiorgio, drummer Chris Dugan, and saxophone/flute player Flamp Sorvari. They were initially only a studio project, but soon after forming, they added guitarist Eric Cutler to the lineup. They recorded a demo they named Solace and...
- Demo (1995, 1998)
Compilations:
- Death - Fate: The Best of DeathFate: The Best of DeathFate: The Best of Death is a compilation album by Death. It contains songs collected from:* Scream Bloody Gore - 1987* Leprosy - 1988* Spiritual Healing - 1990* Human - 1991...
(1992) - SadusSadusSadus is an American thrash metal trio from Antioch, California.-History:Sadus was formed in 1984 in Antioch, California. While their very first efforts were influenced by early thrash metal bands, such as Slayer or Death, the band would later develop its own musical style by adding complicated...
- Chronicles of Chaos (1997)
Equipment
DiGiorgio uses a custom Mjollnir by Thor Bass, and also plays custom ESP basses
ESP Guitars
, located in North Hollywood, California, is an American-based, Japanese-owned manufacturer of electric guitars and basses.- History :In 1975, Hisatake Shibuya opened a shop called Electric Sound Products in Tokyo. It provided custom replacement parts for guitars. In 1976, ESP gained a reputation...
. He is mostly seen with a F-series fretless 5-string bass in a dark green finish, but also uses a very unusual double-neck construction with a fretted and a fretless neck in one body. He uses Ampeg SVT Classic amps and cabinets by Ampeg and Randall.
All basses except the Ric's are fitted with Hipshot Extender Keys. Strings - Rotosound swing bass 66. Gauge: 110-85-70-50-30. Cables - Monster Cables. Amplifiers - Ampeg SVT Classic, Randall, Ampeg 8X10, Ampeg 1X15, Ampeg 2X10 w/horn, Randall 2X15. Wireless - Nady 101. Effects - DOD: Stereo Chorus, Stereo Flanger, Octoplus, Bass EQ, Envelope Filter, 270 A/B. Digitech: Two Second Digital Delay, Digital Stereo Chorus/Flanger. Ibanez: BP10 Compressor. Korg: AX1B. Keyboard - Korg: DW8000. Soundmodule - Yamaha: TX81Z. Alesis: Microverb III, SR16. Misc. - The Bass Hammer, EBow. Cases - A&S Custom flight cases.
Steve's bass guitars:
- 4001 Custom Rickenbacker (1981)
- Fully Custom Homemade Fender-Like Fretless (1991)
- 4001 Rickenbacker (1975)
- Custom Carvin BB75F (1996)
- Custom Carvin BB75 (1999)
- ESP - LTD F-205 (1999)
- ESP Custom Forest Fretless (1999)
- ESP Doubleneck Bass (????)
- Thor Bass 5-string fretless (2008)
- Thor Bass 6-string fretless (2010)