Michael Todd or Mic Todd (pronounced as "Mike") (born 1980 in Kingston, New York) is the bassist for progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria. Todd left the band in August 2006 because of personal issues, but officially rejoined the group on April 25, 2007. Upon the time of his initial departure, he had been with the band for ten years. During the time he was absent, Matt Williams of pre-Coheed band Jumblehead was Coheed's substitute bassist. Kingston is a city in Ulster County, New York, United States. ... Coheed and Cambria is a progressive rock[1][2] band from Nyack, New York and Kingston, New York[3]. Coheed and Cambria have released four studio albums, two live albums, and various special-edition re-releases. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Matt Williams can refer to different people: Matt Williams: a Major League Baseball player Matt Williams: a Rugby Union coach Matt Williams, a television show producer of shows like Roseanne and Home Improvement. ...

Shabutie

When the band Shabutie needed a new bass player to replace founding member Jon Carleo, drummer Nate Kelley suggested a former bandmate named Mic Todd. Originally a guitarist, he was asked to join the band to fill out their rhythm section. Picking up the bass solely for the new band, Todd became the band's steady bassist through their alt-rock days of Shabutie into the band's transformation to progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria. Coheed and Cambria is a progressive rock[1][2] band from Nyack, New York and Kingston, New York[3]. Coheed and Cambria have released four studio albums, two live albums, and various special-edition re-releases. ... Jon Carleo was Coheed and cambrias original bassist. ... Nate Kelley was Coheed and Cambrias original drummer. ...

Playing Style

While most bassists in the Prog-Rock genre prefer five and sometimes even six string basses, Todd plays traditional four string basses exclusively - similar to Geddy Lee and Chris Squire. His preferred bass is a Spector Euro model which can be seen used heavily in the band's music videos and live performances. Though in the past he has utilized ESP basses (Delirium Trigger video) and Fender's Geddy Lee signature bass (Live At The Starland Ballroom), and most recently on the Vans' 2007 Warped Tour, Mic has been seen using Fender Basses exclusively. Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953 in Willowdale, Toronto) is a Canadian musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ... Christopher Russell Edward Squire (born 4 March 1948), better known as Chris Squire is an English musician and the bassist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes, and is the only member of the group to appear on every album (co-founder Jon Anderson appeared on all but...

Mic Todd plays bass using the traditional finger approach, fingering the strings with the index and middle finger of his right hand, and more recently with all four fingers during live performances at Vans Warped Tour 2007; though he has been known to use the slapping technique. His playing style is marked by rapid fire single notes and complex basslines, particularly during the Second Stage Turbine Blade era. He often arpeggiates the chords played by guitarists Claudio Sanchez and Travis Stever and makes heavy use of 5ths and octaves of the root of the chord being played. Claudio Paul Sanchez (born March 12, 1978 [1]) is the lead singer and guitarist for Coheed and Cambria, a progressive rock group. ... Travis Stever (known to fans as Trav or The Bone) (b. ...

Vocals

During live shows, Todd provides the screaming vocals when playing older songs such as: "Devil In Jersey City", "Everything Evil", "Delirium Trigger", "Hearshot Kid Disaster", "Junesong Provision", "In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3", "Three Evils (Embodied In Love And Shadow)", and "The Velourium Camper III: Al The Killer". During live performances he has also performed the backing vocals on "The Suffering" - using a falsetto voice as the original lines were sang by a female friend of the band. Recently Todd has provided backing vocals on Coheed and Cambria's new song "The Running Free"

Todd's basses

Spectors

• Rebop4: fretted four-string bass guitar, orange in color. Called "Amber" by Spector.

It is of the bolt-on construction, with two passive EMG-HZ bass humbuckers and a Spector "Tone Pump" active preamp and EQ. It was made in the Czech Republic and has black hardware with a phenolic nut (a black nut). This bass was used mainly during the Second Stage Turbine Blade and most of the In Keeping Secrets era. This bass can be seen on the Live at the Starland Ballroom DVD. Traditional humbucker pickup, uncovered A conventional humbucker (or Humbucking pickup) is a type of electric guitar pickup that uses two coils, both generating string signal. ...

• EuroLX 4: A fretted four-string bass guitar with a natural maple oil finish.

It is of the neck-thru construction, with two EMG pickups, one P style and one J style pickup (the P at the neck position and the J at the bridge position). It has the same Tone Pump circuitry as the ReBop. Its hardware is finished in gold and has a brass nut. It is tuned to Eb as Coheed And Cambria currently play all their live songs in this tuning. This is currently the most popular bass of choice for Todd. This bass has been used since the "Good Apollo..." era and can be seen in the videos "Welcome Home" and "The Suffering." He is also known to own a Black Cherry (a Spector custom colour) EuroLX 4. It can be seen in the "Ten Speed (Of God's Blood And Burial)" video.

• Q4: A fretless four-string bass guitar in a black stain finish. It is the same bolt-on construction as the Rebop, and has the same pickups, hardware, nut, and electronics. The Q4 is the prequel series of basses to the current "Legend" Spector series. It is used mainly for recording, very rarely showing up at live performances.

Fenders

• Geddy Lee Jazz Bass: A fretted four-string bass guitar in a black finish.

It has two Vintage Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups (stock). In the Live at the Starland Ballroom DVD, Todd is seen using this bass to play the Coheed and Cambria song "A Favor House Atlantic". He just recently removed the pickguard to give it an all black look.

• American Jazz Bass in alpine white, kept stock (The Running Free music video)

Mic Todd has favored Fenders recently; using them exclusively with Coheed and Cambria on the 2007 Van's Warped Tour. These basses include:

• American Precision Bass in red with white pick guard
• American Jazz Bass in black with black pick guard
• American Precision Bass in black with white pick guard

Solo Project

In an interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Todd stated that, during his hiatus from Coheed and Cambria, he was working on his own music. He confirmed that he will, at some point put out a solo album, and that it will be "more folky and more simplistic" than bandmate Claudio Sanchez' solo project, The Prize Fighter Inferno.^[1] Ultimate Guitar Archive, also known as Ultimate-Guitar. ... Claudio Paul Sanchez (born March 12, 1978 [1]) is the lead singer and guitarist for Coheed and Cambria, a progressive rock group. ... The Prize Fighter Inferno is an acoustic/electronica solo side project of Claudio Sanchez, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the band Coheed and Cambria. ...

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