CHAD THOMAS - BASS
AGE: Old enough to know better, and young enough to do it again!
HOMETOWN: Kent, WA
DAY JOB: Wage Slave
MARITAL STATUS: There is a “BETTER” half
FAVORITE COLOR: Black and Red
YEARS PLAYING: Bought my first bass right before my 16th birthday.
HOBBIES: Movies… lots of movies. No chick flicks, sorry.
I should own stock in REGAL cinemas!
FAVORITE MOVIES: Too many to list. Bad Santa, SuperBad, Crank, Transformers…..
Got to be bustin a gut, or blowin stuff up!
FOODS: Mexican
FAVORITE BASS PLAYERS: No favorite, just a bunch of PLAYERS I like and try to learn a few things from.
FAVORITE BANDS RIGHT NOW: My I-Pod has everything from Sevendust to the Spice Girls, AC/DC to Yanni. Current rotation is: Labyrinth (Italian power/prog metal), Pyramaze, Pagans Mind, Into Eternity (Canadians), there is a soft spot for Megadeth, and hands down, all time favorite…. W.A.S.P.!!
DRINK OF CHOICE: FIREBALL!!!
FAVORITE QUOTE: Pull your head out of your A$$!!

I picked up a bass when I was about 15, loved the feel. Loved the deep tone. Everyone wanted to play guitar, no one wanted to play bass. Bass guitars are bigger, strings are bigger, cabs are bigger, amps have more power (BIGGER), so….. size matters!!

For my live rig I use:
TC Electronics BH500 amp, TC Electronics RS410 cab, TC Electronics Nova System effects, and TC Helicon VOICELIVE vocal effectsprocessor.
The basses I use:
Conklin GT-7  7 string basses, Carvin LB76 6 string bass, Yamaha RBX6JM “John Myung” 6 string bass, Ibanez ERGODYNE EDC705 5 string bass

I have been in several different bands, playing a lot of different music. From original "PROG" Rock/Metal in TREMORCORDIS and LYRANTHE, to Top 40/Classic Rock in cover bands BENT, Last Call, 2EZ, and more modern rock/metal in Undercover.
Oh yeah….. I have even spent a little time doing a Country/Rock project, but we can keep that a secret, right?

Several years ago, while in TREMORCORDIS, we played a show with a little band called Chiaroscuro. This is where I first encountered Richard. Great sound, great players, and I even bought their CD. I became a fan. A couple years after that, while in Lyranthe, we were auditioning for a keyboard player. In walks Andy. After a couple weeks of kicking material around, “Try it before you buy it” auditions, Andy pursued a different musical path. Two years ago, John came out and auditioned for a start up band I was a part of. Nedless to say, that didn’t work out, or we wouldn’t be here now. It is funny how people can come in and out of your life.

Now, I find myself in the house of Dread.
Great musicians, great people.
Looking forward to this chapter of the story, and the adventures we will encounter.

GEAR
http://www.carvinguitars.com/
http://www.tcelectronic.com/
http://www.conklinguitars.com/
http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php
http://www.morleypedals.com/dpba-2.html
http://www.sabine.com/
http://www.kensmithbasses.com/Strings/default.html

PLACES
http://www.americanmusical.com/
http://www.bassnw.com/
http://www.edroman.com/

BANDS
www.labyrinthband.com/
http://www.pyramaze.com/
http://www.intoeternity.net/
http://www.waspnation.com
http://www.megadeth.com/home.php
http://www.pagansmind.com/front/
http://www.sonicsyndicate.com