Dave Knudson
Dave in concert.
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, USA
Genre(s)	Indie rock, Mathcore
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1993 - Present
Associated acts	Minus The Bear Botch

Dave Knudson plays guitar with Seattle based indie band Minus The Bear, and was previously the guitarist for mathcore band Botch. Other credits include additional guitars on the These Arms Are Snakes' album Oxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home. Dave is known for getting extremely sweaty during live performances. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Official language(s) English Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,827 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Mathcore (also known as tech. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Minus the Bear is a Seattle band with five releases to their credit. ... Botch was a mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Minus the Bear is a Seattle band with five releases to their credit. ... Mathcore (also known as tech. ... Botch was a mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002. ... These Arms Are Snakes is a Seattle-based post-hardcore quartet currently on Jade Tree Records, featuring members of Kill Sadie and well-known mathcore band Botch. ... Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home is the first album by These Arms Are Snakes. ...

Equipment

• Guitars
  • First Act Guitars Lola 22 fret guitar with two humbuckers.
  • PRS Goldtop 22 fret guitar with two humbuckers.
    

• Amplifiers:
  • Mesa Boogie Lonestar with custom white Tolex through a Mesa Boogie 2X12" extension cabinet
  • Fender Twin Reverb (as seen in the above picture) (not used live anymore)

• Effects pedals:
  • 4 x Line 6 DL-4s (Dave also keeps 3 additional DL-4s as backups, and there are 7 on stage in total between Dave, Jake, and Cory)
  • Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
    
  • Digitech Whammy
    
  • BOSS RV-3 Reverb / Delay
    
  • BOSS DD-20 Giga Delay
    
  • BOSS GE-7 EQ
    
  • BOSS CS-3 compressor
    
  • Barber Tone Press compressor
    
  • FMR Really Nice compressor
  • Electro-Harmonix HOG Guitar Synthesizer (recently added in 2007)

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Technique

Dave Knudson is well known for his use of two-handed tapping. He uses this technique to create polyphony, whereby his right hand will tap a treble melody, whilst his left hand plays a bass accompaniment. This technique is most apparent on the album Highly Refined Pirates, where it is used on every single song (except the electronic interludes.) Dave is also known for his use of Line 6's DL-4 delay modeller's sampler capability. The DL-4 can be used to record a phrase which can then be played back instantly by standing on one of the DL-4's buttons. The sample can also be reversed, slowed down or sped up, effects which Dave makes use of both in the studio (notably on Menos El Oso), but can also be replicated live. Dave can often be heard recording and preparing the samples before the start of songs when playing live. Tapping is a playing technique generally associated with the electric guitar, although the technique may be performed on almost any string instrument. ... Polyphony is a musical texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony). ... Highly Refined Pirates is Seattle band, Minus The Bears debut full length CD. Tracklisting Thanks For The Killer Game Of Crisco® Twister (3:35) Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!! (3:32) Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse (5:23) Hey, Wanna Throw Up? (0:32) Get Me Naked 2: Electric... Menos el Oso is the second full length album from Seattle band, Minus the Bear. ...

Graphic Design

On top of playing and touring with Minus The Bear, Dave has also designed the artwork for the band's releases and the majority of apparel, as well as artwork for other bands such as Pretty Girls Make Graves. Girls wearing formal attire for dancing, an example of one of the many modern forms of clothing. ... Pretty Girls Make Graves was an indie rock band, formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths song of the same name[1] (which came from a Jack Kerouac quote). ...

External links

• Minus the Bear
• Botch on Myspace