Dean Bernardini is the bass guitar player for the hard rock band Chevelle, as well as being a brother-in-law to the Loefflers. His bass rig is fairly simple as are most, but it sounds good.
Let's look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in the Chevelle bass players rig.
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Bass Guitars
- Gibson Thunderbird basses
Amps and Cabinets
- Two Mesa Engineering Big Block 750 heads with three 8x10 cabinets and 4x12 Vintage Powerhouse cabinets (live)
- Mesa Engineering Walkabout Scout combo (practice)
- vintage Ampeg V4 head with Mesa 8x10 cab (studio)
Effects and more
- Boss ODB-3 Overdrive
- BBE Sonic Maximizer pedal
- Tascam CDBT1mkII Bass Trainer
- Digitech Bass Driver
- EHX Big Muff USA
- MXR 10 Band Graphic Equalizer
- Boss DD-6 Delay
- Boss TU-2 Tuner
- Mesa Boogie V-Twin Pedal
Strings
- GHS Bass Boomers (.065–.126 or .065–.130)
