Doug Wimbish

Doug Wimbish ( born September 22, 1956 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American bass player and played for Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Madonna, George Clinton, Depeche Mode, Mos Def and Tarja Turunen. He became known through the use of effects in the bass game.

Doug began playing guitar at age 12, and with 14 years of bass. In 1979 he was employed with together with guitarist Skip McDonald and drummer Keith LeBlanc as rhythm section for Sugar Hill Records. There he played among others Grandmaster Flash's in "The Message". Along with McDonald and Wimbish 1984 LeBlanc went to London and worked with producer Adrian Sherwood. At that time the group Tackhead was founded.

He was bassist with Living Colour in 1992 after Muzz Skillings left the band. He was a sought-after studio musician, he played in 1997 on the album " Bridges to Babylon" by the Rolling Stones.

According to the preliminary end of Living Color, he formed with drummer Will Calhoun and vocalist Vinx the Jungle Funk band which started the successful eponymous album. This constellation of the band headfake was developed.

Discography (selection)

Solo

With Living Colour

In other