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Chris Wolstenholme
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Tony Wolstenholme
Born	December 2, 1978 (1978-12-02) (age 29) Rotherham, England
Genre(s)	New prog, alternative rock, progressive rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active	1992 - present
Label(s)	Warner Bros. Records Eastwest Records Atlantic Records Helium 3
Associated acts	Muse

Christopher Tony Wolstenholme (born 2 December 1978, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England) is the bassist for the rock band Muse. He also sings backing vocals to some of the band's songs, and sometimes plays guitar instead of bass. He has also played keyboard at some live shows however he no longer does this due to the arrival of Morgan Nicholls. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Chris_Wolstenholme. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... There is also a Rotherham, New Zealand , Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... New Prog (sometimes called Nu Prog or post-prog) is a term used to describe a number of recent alternative rock bands who incorporate elements from progressive rock. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A backup vocalist is a vocalist that sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, with other backup vocalists, or alone but in the background of a song. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Warner Bros. ... old logo current logo Eastwest Records was started in 1955 as a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... This article is about the elemental isotope. ... For other uses, see Muse (disambiguation). ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... There is also a Rotherham, New Zealand , Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... For other uses, see Muse (disambiguation). ... Morgan Nicholls is a British musician, who has formerly played in early-90s band Senseless Things, a semi-solo project called Morgan and The Streets, amongst others. ...

Biography

Chris Wolstenholme is very famous in the towns and villages of Pembrokeshire from his years at Greenhill School where he famously announced himself as THE 'Batman'.

Wolstenholme grew up in Rotherham before moving to Teignmouth, Devon in 1989. While living there, he played drums for a post-punk band, while Matthew Bellamy and Dominic Howard played in another. After two years of failed bassists in Bellamy and Howard's band, Wolstenholme gave up the drums and joined with them as bassist to create The Rocket Baby Dolls (later renamed Muse). , Teignmouth (IPA: ) is a town on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign in south Devon, England. ... For other uses, see Devon (disambiguation). ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... Matthew James Bellamy (born June 9, 1978 in Cambridge, England) is the lead singer, guitarist and pianist of the Alternative/Progressive Rock group Muse, known for his falsetto voice and guitar/piano playing ability. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Muse (disambiguation). ...

He currently lives in Teignmouth with his wife Kelly and their three children Alfie, Frankie and Ava-Jo. , Teignmouth (IPA: ) is a town on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign in south Devon, England. ...

Musical equipment

Wolstenholme has used many different basses since the start of Muse's career, starting out with Warwick and Bass Collection basses, alongside an electric double bass for use in the song Unintended. He favoured the Ampeg SVT amps, with 1x18, 2x10 and 2x12 cabs. Warwick Streamer LX Broadneck 5-string bass Warwick is a bass guitar company founded in Germany in 1982. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... Unintended is a single by the British rock band Muse from their debut album, Showbiz. ... Ampeg is an instrument amplifier manufacturer. ...

Part of Muse's distinctive sound is produced by Wolstenholme's use of distortion. Favouring the Electro Harmonix Big Muff distortion / sustainer, this was used alongside a BOSS Bass overdrive and other effects. The Electro-Harmonix logo Electro-Harmonix is a company that makes electronic sound processors based in New York. ... NYC re-issue & a Russian Sovtek version The Big Muff is a famous distortion box produced in New York City by the Electro-Harmonix company, along with their Russian sister company Sovtek, primarily for use with the electric guitar. ... Look up boss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ...

In the Origin of Symmetry era, Wolstenholme had many Pedulla basses. Only using the Pedulla Rapture SB4 basses with a single humbucking pickup, the JB4 bass with two jazz pickups shown in the Plug In Baby video was sold on eBay. Wolstenholme also changed to use two Marshall amplifiers (3 cabs in total counting his combo amp), he had two separate channels, one for clean bass and one for distorted bass. Chris has also been known to use his Marshall Bass State b150 which he drives to the edge because "it distorts nicely". His effects rig also expanded to include some Line6 effects and more BOSS effects. Origin of Symmetry is English rock band Muses second album, released in the summer of 2001 on Mushroom Records in the UK. Plug In Baby, New Born, Bliss, Feeling Good and Hyper Music were the singles from this album; the latter two were released together as a double-A... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Origin of Symmetry track listing Hyper Music (4) Plug In Baby (5) Citizen Erased (6) Plug In Baby is a single by the English progressive rock band Muse from their second album, Origin of Symmetry. ... This article is about the online auction center. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the British rock band of the same name, see Amplifier (band). ... In popular music a bassline, also bass line, is an instrumental part, or line, which is in the bass or lowest range and thus lower than the other parts and part of the rhythm section. ... In everyday speech, to distort something is to force it out of its natural shape. ... Line 6, founded in 1996 and based in Agoura Hills, California, is a manufacturer of digital modelling electric guitars, amplifiers and effects processors. ... Look up boss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

For Muse's third album, Absolution, Wolstenholme kept the Pedulla basses but also recorded using Warwick basses (his old ones) and others. He also added a Fender Jazz Bass into his lineup for Sing for Absolution and a Zon Sonus Studio 4. For live performances of "Stockholm Syndrome" Wolstenholme used a beat up Pedulla Rapture SB5 - so beaten up that a tuning peg has been lost and is now only used as a four-string bass. No surprise that Wolstenholme threw it onto the stage from the audience, then into Dominic Howard's bass drum at the UK's biggest festival, Glastonbury. For other uses, see Muse (disambiguation). ... Absolution is the third studio album by English rock band Muse. ... Warwick (pronounced or War-ick (silent w in middle)) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). ... The Jazz Bass (or J-Bass) was the second model of electric bass guitar created by Leo Fender. ... Sing for Absolution is a song by English rock band Muse from their third studio album, Absolution. ... Absolution track listing For the meaning of the term, see Stockholm syndrome. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... For other uses, see Glastonbury (disambiguation). ...

He still kept his Marshall amps, and also included more rackmount effects in the form of Line6 Bass Pods and filter modelers, and more. His effects rig became so big that Rocktron All Access MIDI controllers are used both on and off stage to control everything. Also adding in an Akai Deep Impact synth pedal for the hit single "Time Is Running Out" and a Digitech Synth Wah alongside more effects. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Line 6, founded in 1996 and based in Agoura Hills, California, is a manufacturer of digital modelling electric guitars, amplifiers and effects processors. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Akai () was a Japanese consumer electronics producer founded in 1929. ... Time is Running Out is a single by British rock band Muse. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

For the latest album, Black Holes and Revelations, Wolstenholme has changed his rig almost completely. Now favouring Rickenbacker 4003 basses and Fender Jazz Basses for new and old songs alike, he also uses a pick on a few new songs, including Assassin, the beginning of "Map of the Problematique", the beginning of "Invincible", and the beginning and middle of "Knights of Cydonia", according to Muse's August 26, 2006, performance at the Reading Festival. He also plays an upright bass in "Soldier's Poem". The Electro Harmonix Big Muff is used more often in this album, nearly in every track, and his vocals are sometimes sung through a vocoder, most noticeably in "Supermassive Black Hole". Singles from Black Holes and Revelations Released: June 19, 2006 Released: September 4, 2006 Released: November 27, 2006 Released: April 9, 2007 Released: June 18, 2007 Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by English rock band Muse, released on July 3, 2006. ... Rickenbacker 330JG Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker (pronounced ) [1]), is an electric guitar manufacturer, notable for having invented the first electric guitar during the 1930s. ... The Jazz Bass (or J-Bass) was the second model of electric bass guitar created by Leo Fender. ... Black Holes and Revelations track listing Supermassive Black Hole (3) Map of the Problematique (4) Soldiers Poem (5) Map of the Problematique is a song by English rock band Muse and is the fourth track on their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Electro-Harmonix logo Electro-Harmonix is a company that makes electronic sound processors based in New York. ... A vocoder (name derived from voice encoder, formerly also called voder) is a speech analyzer and synthesizer. ... Alternate cover DVD Black Holes and Revelations track listing Starlight (2) Supermassive Black Hole (3) Map of the Problematique (4) Supermassive Black Hole is a song by English rock band Muse and is the third track on their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations. ...