Dave Schools
David Allen Schools (born December 11, 1964) is a bass player and founding member of American rock band Widespread Panic. He is also a record producer, songwriter and journalist with articles published in a wide variety of music magazines. Schools lives in Sonoma County, California with his two dogs; when not on tour he likes to garden.
Dave Schools | |
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Dave Schools performing with Widespread Panic | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Allen Schools |
| Also known as | Schools, DAS |
| Born | 11 December 1964 Richmond, Virginia United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, jam band, rock, psychedelic, Southern Rock, Experimental, heavy rock, blues, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Widespread Records, Capricorn Records, Sanctuary Records, Landslide Records |
| Website | http://www.widespreadpanic.com |
Schools is an innovator on the bass with a non-traditional approach that has given him a unique voice on the instrument. With his primary band, Widespread Panic, he plays a six-string Modulus Quantum 6 bass that affords him a wide range of sounds that are further enhanced by an envelope filter and octave pedal. Influenced by an early desire to play drums and childhood piano lessons, Schools has deviated from, though not abandoned, the established rhythm role of the bass and created a more melodic, improvisational style that has been referred to as “lead bass.”