Brian Marshall ( – ) is the former bassist for Creed, and the current bassist for Alter Bridge. He originally came up with the name Creed for the band, which had been called "Naked Toddler". He was in Creed until 2000. He left because of professional and personal problems mainly between him and Scott Stapp. Married Donna M. Reynolds, February 2001 A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Creed was a post-grunge/hard rock group, that became one of the biggest selling rock bands of the late 90s and early 2000s. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Alter Bridge is a hard rock band whose sound is an intermixing of 1970s classic rock and contemporary hard rock. ... Creed was a post-grunge/hard rock group, that became one of the biggest selling rock bands of the late 90s and early 2000s. ... Creed was a post-grunge/hard rock group, that became one of the biggest selling rock bands of the late 90s and early 2000s. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... It has been suggested that Scott Strapp Controversies be merged into this article or section. ...