Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American bass player and musician who has played for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and currently for the band Army of Anyone . He is the younger brother of Dean DeLeo, who plays guitar. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (350x779, 43 KB) This is a shot of Robert Deleo, the bassist for the new band Army of Anyone. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is an electrically-amplified string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Talk Show was an American alternative/hard rock band consisting of Dave Coutts (vocals), Dean DeLeo (guitar), Robert DeLeo (bass), and Eric Kretz (drums). ... Army of Anyone is a rock band formed by Filter frontman Richard Patrick with two of the former members of rock band Stone Temple Pilots. ... Schecter Guitar Research is a respected guitar company whose instruments are favored by hard rock and metal musicians. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Montclair is the name of several places in the United States of America: Montclair, California Montclair, New Jersey Montclair, Virginia With a different spelling: Mont Clare, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is an electrically-amplified string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Talk Show was an American alternative/hard rock band consisting of Dave Coutts (vocals), Dean DeLeo (guitar), Robert DeLeo (bass), and Eric Kretz (drums). ... Army of Anyone is a rock band formed by Filter frontman Richard Patrick with two of the former members of rock band Stone Temple Pilots. ... Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961 in New Jersey) is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the 90s grunge band Stone Temple Pilots. ...

His bass playing is primarily inspired by James Jamerson, and in an interview with Bass Player magazine he even called his entire style "a Jamerson rip--that's all it really is." James Jamerson (January 29, 1936 - August 2, 1983) was an American musician. ...

Stone Temple Pilots

Robert bumped into Scott Weiland (who would eventually become lead singer of STP) at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach. They soon realized that they were both dating the same woman. After she moved to Texas, Weiland and Deleo moved into her San Diego apartment, where they tried to form a band. They eventually hooked up with drummer Eric Kretz, and Robert managed to convince his brother Dean to play guitar in their new band. The band took the name Mighty Joe Young, which was inspired by a movie of the same name. They played many gigs around LA bars, and were eventually signed onto Atlantic Records in 1992. However, the name "Mighty Joe Young" had already been taken, so the band was forced to change their name to "Stone Temple Pilots" (which ironically has no real meaning, according to Weiland). Scott Weiland (born October 27, 1967 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American musician, lyricist and vocalist. ... Black Flag may refer to: Black Flag (insecticide), a brand of insecticide made by the Fountainhead Group Black Flag (band), a hardcore punk band Czarny Sztandar (1903), a Białystok anarchist organisation Chernoe Znamja (1905), a Geneva anarchist newspaper Black Flag (newspaper), an anarchist newspaper Black Flag Army, a bandit... Eric Kretz (Born June 7, 1966) is an American drums player musician who played mostly for Stone Temple Pilots. ... Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961 in New Jersey) is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the 90s grunge band Stone Temple Pilots. ...

During their years, Stone Temple Pilots came to be one of the most successful bands of the 90's. Robert is credited with much of the band's music, including the famous intros for the songs "Plush" and "Interstate Love Song". Although sales of their records eclipsed over 25 million, the band disbanded due to Scott Weiland's continuous problems with drug abuse. Plush is a song by Stone Temple Pilots from their 1992 album Core, and is arguably their most successful single ever. ... Interstate Love Song was a song written by the grunge band Stone Temple Pilots, from the album Purple. ...

Talk Show and Army of Anyone

While Stone Temple Pilots's hiatus in 1997 due to Scott's bouts with the law, Robert, his brother Dean, and Kretz joined with singer Dave Coutts of Ten Inch Men and formed Talk Show. Scott went into rehab and and released a solo album during this time. Talk Show released their self titled and only record in 1997 with Atlantic Records. Although largely a critical success, the album failed to chart and became a commercial flop. Dave Coutts was eventually fired and the band disbanded. Stone Temple Pilots reformed once again in 1998 and would soon again break up in 2003. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Long Beach band Ten Inch Men formed in 1983. ... Talk Show was an American alternative/hard rock band consisting of Dave Coutts (vocals), Dean DeLeo (guitar), Robert DeLeo (bass), and Eric Kretz (drums). ... Twelve Bar Blues is the debut solo album from former Stone Temple Pilots and current Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

After the break up, Robert and Dean joined Filter front-man Richard Patrick and drummer Ray Luzier to form the group Army of Anyone. The group met after Patrick contacted the DeLeos on writing material for Filter's fourth album. The band eventually called in Luzier in for an audition, found the formula worked, and the band was formed. The band's self titled album was released on November 14th, 2006. The album became a critical success; some went as far to label the album as one of the bests of the year. Robert summed up his sound on the album as follows; “I kind of combined bass stuff with some guitar stuff to achieve my sound—I’ve really been going nuts on eBay! I’m still trying to achieve this one bass sound I keep hearing in my head—kind of taking [Motown legend] James Jamerson’s feel and mixing that with John Entwistle’s or Chris Squire’s sound. So it’s a funky bottom, with a really aggressive top. The sound on this record is the closest I’ve gotten to that.”[1] Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 by Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. ... Richard Patrick is an American rock musician, born May 10, 1968 in Bay Village, Ohio. ... Ray Luzier (pronounced Lose-Ear) is an American drummer musician. ... Army of Anyone is a rock band formed by Filter frontman Richard Patrick with two of the former members of rock band Stone Temple Pilots. ... Army of Anyone is the debut album from American rock band Army of Anyone. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Equipment and Style

Robert is known for his wide use of Schecter basses, although he makes considerable use of other basses during recording sessions. DeLeo is a former employee of Schecter Guitar Research and built the prototype of what later became his signature model while working there. The Schecter Model T was his primary live instrument during his years with STP. The bass features a 34" scale neck and Duncan pickups. Variants of this bass include a 5-string model, and several different pickup configurations. [2] Schecter Guitar Research is a respected guitar company whose instruments are favored by hard rock and metal musicians. ...

In Army of Anyone "Goodbye" video, he played a Rickenbacker bass. Army of Anyone is a rock band formed by Filter frontman Richard Patrick with two of the former members of rock band Stone Temple Pilots. ... Mod revivalist band The Jams Bruce Foxton (left) on a Rickenbacker bass and Paul Weller on a Rickenbacker guitar Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker (IPA pronunciation: ) [1]), is an electric guitar manufacturer, notable for having invented the first electric guitar during the 1930s. ...

He is known for his smooth style of playing, with infusions of jazz, '60s rhythm and blues, and hard rock creating a rather unique tone. His primary influence is legendary bassist James Jamerson. Other influences include the late John Entwistle of the seminal rock band The Who, Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power, and Chris Squire of Yes, and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. Robert is known for being a master riff maker; he created most of the riffs for STP which was the band's trademark style, and wrote and arranged most of the band's songs. He also uses a bass Wah-wah pedal to change his tone accordingly (a great example being the song Vasoline by STP). He mostly uses Marshall and Fender amplification, but has been seen using vintage Ampeg amps as well. James Jamerson (January 29, 1936 - August 2, 1983) was an American musician. ... John Alec Entwistle (October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, and horn player, who was best known as the bass guitarist for rock band The Who. ... It has been suggested that Bob Pridden be merged into this article or section. ... 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... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A Vox wah-wah pedal. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Vasoline (song). ... Ampeg is an American instrument amplifier manufacturer. ...

During the STP years, DeLeo used a wide variety of equipment; though he used the Schecter live, for recording purposes he used a wide variety of basses, and had a fondness for oddball off-brand basses from the 1960s, particularly short-scale hollowbody basses which he strung with flatwound strings.(Bass Player Magazine, November 2001 interview)

De Leo's usual live rig while with STP consisted of an Alembic FX1 preamp, a QSC MX1500 poweramp, three Eden 2x12 cabinets and three Eden 4x10 cabinets. One 2x12 and one 4x10 cab were placed on either side of the drum riser, and the third stack was placed on DeLeo's side of the stage and kept in reserve as a backup. (Bass Player Magazine, November 2001 interview)

Core was recorded with a Jazz-type bass prototype version of his Schecter model T bass, a G&L L2000, and an Ampeg SVT amplifier with an 8x10 cabinet. Purple was recorded with his live rig.(Bass Player Magazine, November 2001 interview)

De Leo's usual studio rig for most of Tiny Music, all of No. 4, and all of Shangri-La-Dee-Da was more complicated; He split his signal, bi-amping it to a '67 50-watt Marshall Plexi guitar head with '69 Marshall keyboard 8x10 cabinet, and a '59 Fender Bassman amplifier with a custom 1x15 cabinet. This configuration, which DeLeo noted in a Bass Player Magazine article as being an idea he lifted from Chris Squire of Yes, allowed DeLeo to use distorted and clean sounds simultaneously and produce more workable sounds on tape by blending the signals to taste. (Bass Player Magazine, November 2001 interview)

Among the basses DeLeo is known to have used are his Schecter Model T signature basses, a '66 Fender Precision bass with flatwound strings (e.g. Sour Girl), several shortscale hollowbody basses with flatwound strings ("Creep" is a Limgar, Big Empty is an Orlando), and a'76 Rickenbacker 4001 (Art School Girl), '50s Danelectro Longhorn, an unknown type of upright bass (Pretty Penny) and Fender Musicmaster. Occasionally uses Sansamp BDDI for extra drive, and used an MR phase 90 on "And So I Know" and an EHX Micro Synth on Transmissions from a Lonely Room and Lonely Again.(Bass Player Magazine, November 2001 interview)

Trivia

• Is the younger brother of guitarist Dean DeLeo.
• His wife Kristen gave birth to a baby boy, Duke Vincent, on August 7th, 2005.
• He and his brother were producers on the album truANT, the sophomore album by the alternative rock band Alien Ant Farm.
• Was invited to write for Aerosmith during their 1996 tour. His favorite record by Aerosmith is Rocks.[3]
• Among the songs he has written, "Still Remains" from the STP album Purple is one of his favorites. [4]
• Wrote 3 unreleased songs with rock legend Ozzy Osbourne.

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References

• http://www.guitaronemag.com/archives/2006/11/army_of_anyone.html
• http://www.stonetemplepilots.com/bio_robert3.html