Steve Di Giorgio Explained

Steve Di Giorgio
Birth Date:November 7, 1967
Birth Place:Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Instrument:Bass guitar
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1984–present

Steve Di Giorgio (born November 7, 1967) is an American bass guitarist. He is known for his work with numerous heavy metal bands such as Sadus (of whom he was one of the co-founders), Death, Testament, Megadeth, Sebastian Bach, Iced Earth, Autopsy, Obituary, Control Denied, Dragonlord and Charred Walls of the Damned, and he has performed on over 50 albums as a guest, session or full-time band musician.[1]

Career

Di Giorgio has played bass guitar in heavy metal and death metal bands such as Death,[2] Autopsy,[3] Control Denied,[4] Ephel Duath,[5] Obscura,[6] Artension, Faust, Memorain, Painmuseum, Suicide Shift, Soen,[7] Vintersorg,[8] Dragonlord,[9] Iced Earth,[10] Sebastian Bach,[11] Obituary,[12] Megadeth,[13] and is a founding member of Sadus.[14] He is a founding member of the jazz band Dark Hall and has played bass in other bands such as Testament,[15] [16] Futures End,[17] Synesis Absorption, Mythodea, Charred Walls of the Damned,[18] Anatomy of I,[19] Gone in April, and Spirits of Fire.[20] Along with his bass duties in Sadus, he also plays keyboards. In October 2019, he founded the fusion-world-metal group Quadvium with fellow fretless bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling.[21] [22] [23] A year later, he formed the death metal supergroup Act of Denial.[24] [25] [26]

Musical style and influences

Within his genre, Di Giorgio is respected for his highly technical playing skills.[27] [28] [29] [30] He is also credited with being the first bassist to bring fretless bass playing into the heavy/extreme metal genre, and often plays bass by using his fingers, although he has been seen using a pick on certain songs. Di Giorgio has stated that his main influences as a bassist are Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Sheehan, Dave Pegg and Charles Meeks.[31] [32]

Personal life

Di Giorgio has been married for years,[33] and is the father of a daughter who was born in April 1994.[34] [35] [36] The family currently resides in Antioch, California.[37]

Equipment

Di Giorgio endorses Ibanez Guitars and primarily plays a number of different fretted and fretless BTB basses. He previously played two custom Mjolnir basses by Thor Bass; a custom made 5-string fretless model which he has converted to a 3-string and a custom-built 6 string fretless. He's also played custom ESP basses, mostly 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 currently uses an EBS Fafner head as his main sound, but has also used Ampeg and Randall in the past.[38]

Di Giorgio's bass guitars:

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Di Giorgio – Official website. stevedigiorgio.com. October 18, 2020.
  2. Web site: Interview with Bassist Steve Di Giorgio. Bassmusicianmagazine.com. October 1, 2011. April 9, 2015.
  3. Web site: Eduardo Rivadavia. Autopsy | Biography. AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  4. Web site: tacia Proefrock. Control Denied | Biography. AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  5. Web site: Marco Minemann, Steve Digiorgio, Karyn Crisis To Appear On New Ephel Duath Ep. Blabbermouth.net. December 7, 2011. April 9, 2015.
  6. Web site: Obscura To Be Joined By Bassist Steve Digiorgio For Japanese Dates. https://archive.today/20130427191637/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140277. dead. April 27, 2013. Roadrunnerrecords.com. May 18, 2010. April 9, 2015.
  7. Web site: Former Opeth Drummer Joins Forces With Sadus Bassist. Blabbermouth.net. May 28, 2010. April 9, 2015.
  8. Web site: MusicMight: Artists: VINTERSORG. Rockdetector.com. April 9, 2015.
  9. Web site: Dragonlord | Biography . AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  10. Web site: MusicMight: Artists: ICED EARTH. Rockdetector.com. April 9, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090216102157/http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/united+states/florida/tampa/iced+earth. February 16, 2009.
  11. Web site: Steve Digiorgio Confirms Sebastian Bach Gig, Says Sadus Will Record New Album Soon. Blabbermouth.net. November 7, 2004. April 9, 2015.
  12. Web site: Steve Digiorgio To Tour With Obituary In Europe. Blabbermouth.net. June 10, 2010. April 9, 2015.
  13. Web site: DAVE MUSTAINE Confirms STEVE DIGIORGIO Played Bass On New MEGADETH Album. Blabbermouth.net. March 31, 2022. March 31, 2022.
  14. Web site: Sadus | Biography. AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  15. Web site: Eduardo Rivadavia. Testament | Biography. AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  16. Web site: Testament Part Ways With Bassist Greg Christian, Announce Return of Steve DiGiorgio | Music News. Ultimate-guitar.com. April 9, 2015.
  17. Web site: Lehtinen. Arto. News, Interviews, Concert Reviews » Steve DiGiorgio – Testament; Death To All; Sadus etc. Metal-rules.com. February 27, 2014. April 9, 2015.
  18. Web site: David Jeffries. Charred Walls of the Damned | Biography. AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  19. Web site: ANATOMY OF I's Steve DiGiorgio Checks In From The Studio; New Album Title Revealed . Bravewords.com. April 9, 2015.
  20. Web site: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, CHRIS CAFFERY, STEVE DIGIORGIO And MARK ZONDER Join Forces In SPIRITS OF FIRE. July 26, 2017 . Blabbermouth.net. July 15, 2019.
  21. Web site: Blabbermouth.net Staff . Testament and former Obscura bassists team up in Quadvium . Blabbermouth.net . November 2, 2019 . December 9, 2019.
  22. Web site: D'Auria . Jon . Jeroen Paul Thesseling and Steve Di Giorgio's band Quadvium completes line-up . Bassmagazine.com . December 3, 2019 . December 12, 2019.
  23. Web site: Staff . Bravewords.com . Quadvium completes lineup with guitar virtuoso Raphael De Stefano . Bravewords.com . December 9, 2019 . December 9, 2019.
  24. Web site: ACT OF DENIAL Featuring Members Of SOILWORK, TESTAMENT, KOZIAK, SEPTICFLESH And THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Gearing Up To Release New Single And Full Band Video. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. October 3, 2020. October 18, 2020.
  25. Web site: ACT OF DENIAL Featuring Members Of SOILWORK, TESTAMENT, KOZIAK And SEPTICFLESH Release Debut Single / Video "Puzzle Heart". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. August 31, 2020. October 18, 2020.
  26. Web site: Supergroup ACT OF DENIAL Finish Recording New Album 'Negative', New Single 'Down That Line' Coming October 25th!. Metal Rules. October 18, 2020. October 18, 2020.
  27. Web site: Steve DiGiorgio. Everything2.com. December 11, 2002. April 9, 2015.
  28. Web site: Forgotten. Emptywords.org. April 9, 2015.
  29. Book: Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal – Jeff Wagner. 978-0-9796163-3-4. April 9, 2015. Wagner. Jeff. 2010. Bazillion Points Books .
  30. Book: To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton – Joel Mciver, Kirk Hammett. September 27, 1986. 978-1-906002-24-4. April 9, 2015. McIver. Joel. Jawbone Press .
  31. Web site: Interview with Bassist Steve Di Giorgio. bassmusicianmagazine.com. October 1, 2011. December 23, 2017.
  32. Web site: Steve DiGiorgio: Back to Basics with Testament. bassplayer.com. March 17, 2017. December 23, 2017.
  33. Web site: EmptyWords 11-99 Interview Steve. emptywords.org. December 15, 2021.
  34. Web site: The Metal Crusade Vol. 1 no. 3. emptywords.org. December 15, 2021.
  35. Web site: The Metal Crusade Death For Life. emptywords.org. December 15, 2021.
  36. Web site: STEVE DI GIORGIO Release Bass Playthrough For DEATH's 'Zero Tolerance'. metaladdicts.com. August 30, 2020 . December 15, 2021.
  37. Web site: Testament Frontman Says Band's Current Lineup Is Best Ever, Shares Surprising Fact About His Songwriting. Ultimate Guitar. December 15, 2021.
  38. Guitar World's Bass Guitar Magazine (June 2007)
  39. Web site: Steve Di Giorgio . Fretlessbass.com . February 4, 2015 . April 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140626044144/http://www.fretlessbass.com/Di_GiorgioSteveInterview-01.html . June 26, 2014 .
  40. Web site: Steve DiGiorgio, Extreme Metal Session Ace. Bassplayer. March 9, 2010. April 9, 2015.
  41. Web site: Bay Area Metal Scene. Bayareametalscene.com. April 9, 2015.
  42. Web site: Bryan Beller. Machines of Death – The Complete Interviews. Bassplayer. May 11, 2012. April 9, 2015.
  43. Web site: Sdgb1 | SDGB | Electric Basses | Products .
  44. Web site: Illusions – Sadus | Credits. AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  45. Web site: Severed Survival – Autopsy | Credits. AllMusic. June 19, 1989. April 9, 2015.
  46. Web site: Swallowed in Black – Sadus | Credits. AllMusic. September 11, 1990. April 9, 2015.
  47. Web site: Human – Death | Credits. AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  48. Web site: A Vision of Misery – Sadus | Credits. AllMusic. April 28, 1992. April 9, 2015.
  49. Web site: Individual Thought Patterns – Death | Credits. AllMusic. June 22, 1993. April 9, 2015.
  50. Web site: Elements of Anger – Sadus | Credits. AllMusic. August 18, 1998. April 9, 2015.
  51. Web site: Jason Hundey. The Gathering – Testament | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards. AllMusic. June 8, 1999. April 9, 2015.
  52. Web site: The Fragile Art of Existence – Control Denied | Credits. AllMusic. November 30, 1999. April 9, 2015.
  53. Web site: Feeding the Machine – James Murphy | Credits. AllMusic. January 26, 1999. April 9, 2015.
  54. Web site: Horror Show – Iced Earth | Credits. AllMusic. June 26, 2001. April 9, 2015.
  55. Web site: The Focusing Blur – Vintersorg | Credits. AllMusic. July 20, 2004. April 9, 2015.
  56. Web site: Memoirs of a Broken Man – Futures End | Credits. AllMusic. October 13, 2009. April 9, 2015.
  57. Web site: Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions – Roadrunner United | Credits. AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  58. Web site: Out for Blood – Sadus | Credits. AllMusic. May 2, 2006. April 9, 2015.
  59. Web site: Angel Down – Sebastian Bach | Credits. AllMusic. November 20, 2007. April 9, 2015.
  60. Web site: Death Rap – Necro | Credits. AllMusic. September 10, 2007. April 9, 2015.
  61. Web site: Charred Walls of the Damned – Charred Walls of the Damned | Credits. AllMusic. April 9, 2015.
  62. Web site: Cold Winds on Timeless Days – Charred Walls of the Damned | Credits. AllMusic. October 11, 2011. April 9, 2015.
  63. Web site: New album "Here and Now" to be released June 7th.. www.geoda.com.ar. June 3, 2019.

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