Liam Wilson
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Liam Wilson on bass performing live with The Dillinger Escape Plan at Gods Of Metal in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Liam Wilson |
| Born | December 22, 1979 (age 35) |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Mathcore, experimental metal, jazz fusion, metalcore, progressive metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Associated acts | The Dillinger Escape Plan, Starkweather, Frodus |
Liam Wilson (born on December 22, 1979) has been the bass player for the band The Dillinger Escape Plan since the Fall of 2000 and former bass player of the band Starkweather.
Personal life
A vegan who is concerned about environmental causes, Liam wore a shirt with the homemade message "Stop MTM/VF" on The Dillinger Escape Plan's February 2, 2008 appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Liam has been vegan for over ten years, and has appeared in several pro-vegan advertisements for PETA.[1][2]
Other work
Liam was featured on the cover of Bass Player Magazine's September 2013 issue and has also written several columns for Bass Player magazine in which he extols the virtues of Bikram Yoga in relation to his bass playing.[3][4]
Liam also performed with the band Frodus (aptly labeled 'Frodus Escape Plan') for a few reunion shows March 2009 as a statement in response to the bank-bailouts and the uncovering of corporate corruption in the financial sector.
Equipment
Basses: Zon Sonus Special 4-string G&L L-2000 (fretted and fretless) and ASAT; Spector 4-string (studio); custom First Act
Rig: Ampeg SVT-VR head, Ampeg 8x10 cab
Effects: Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI or RBI, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Hardwire Polyphonic Tuner. Other effects in his aresenal include Dark Glass B7K and B3K; Hardwire DL-8, Bass Synth and Tube Overdrive; Fuzzrocious Custom Pedal; Dwarf Craft Robot Devil; Sound Audio Soundblox Pro Distortion and Programmable EQ; Trex Octamizer; Taurus Qube Amp, T-Di and Abigar.
Other: Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings (.045.105); Dunlop Custom Black Tortex picks (.73mm) with Sri Yantra foil stamp.
References
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