Jeph Howard

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Jepharee Michael Howard
Jepha Howard
Jepha Howard
Born January 4, 1979
Alias(es) Jepha Howard
Genre(s) Alternative Rock, Screamo, Emocore
Affiliation(s) The Used
Label(s) Reprise
Notable guitars Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass
Years active 2001 - present
Official site The Used Official website

Jeph Howard (born Jepharee Michael Howard)[citation needed] was born on January 4, 1979 and plays bass guitar for band The Used. A common nickname of his is Jepha. His other co-members of the band include vocalist Bert McCracken, guitarist Quinn Allman, and drummer Dan Whitesides. Howard began playing bass when his childhood friend Korby Connell played guitar. Jeph figured that if Korby played guitar, he must pick up bass. Prior to Bert joining The Used, Jeph was the singer, but he prefers to play bass.

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[edit] Background

Howard is an only child, and in one time in his life, was a boyscout. Before The Used became signed to Reprise Records, he worked as a cook and baker. At the start of the band, Howard had dreadlocks that producer, John Feldmann, liked to say looked almost like "poo". He currently owns a long haired dachshund - also known as a "weiner" dog. Her name is Zelda after one of his favorite Nintendo video games, "The Legend of Zelda".

[edit] Interests

Howard says he listens to all kinds of music - he likes everything from "noise and super screamy metal to hip hop." He believes that this is partly because his father would play records for him growing up. Howard also says he enjoys Japan/Japanese culture and horror films. He says he drinks six to eight cups of green tea daily as that is his favorite kind of tea. Jeph is said to believe in UFO's. Howard is a vegetarian and appreciates PETA and is featured on their "Save #99" DVD. He is known to drink alcohol in moderation, and thus he travels on The Used's "Party Bus" periodically.

[edit] Tattoos and Piercings

He has a tattoo of an angel on the right side of his neck and a devil tattooed on the left side of his neck with the word luck tattooed between them on the back of his neck. He says he believes it's the only way to get through both of them. He has his best friends face tattooed on the back of his left leg, and his friend has Jeph's face on the back of his right. Jeph has a tattoo of a typewriter on his stomach, and also has a severed unicorn head on his left thigh. He also has a 'cock sleeve'. Howard also has fifteen piercings, including a penis piercing - a Prince Albert, snakebite lip piercings and a tongue piercing. Also he has a tattoo on his left middle finger of a lightening bolt which would be his first tattoo he got before he was of age to get a tattoo.

[edit] The Tonight Show

Howard has had to fill in for 30 Seconds to Mars bassist, Matt Wachter, on The Tonight Show.

[edit] What He Uses

Jeph uses a Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass.

Jeph uses Aguilar Amplification.

Two Aguilar AG500 Amplifiers.

Two Aguilar DB810 (8x10 Cabinets)in chocolate thunder.

One Aguilar DB750 (as a backup).

DBX 160A Rack Compressor.

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The Used
Members
Bert McCracken | Quinn Allman | Jeph Howard | Dan Whitesides
Previous Members
Greg Bester | Branden Steineckert | Dean Butterworth
Discography
Studio Albums: The Used | In Love and Death | Lies for the Liars
Live and Compilation Albums: Maybe Memories | Berth
EPs & Demos: Demos from the Basement | The Used's EP | The Used's Second EP
Singles: A Box Full of Sharp Objects | The Taste of Ink | Buried Myself Alive | Blue and Yellow | Take It Away | All That I've Got | I Caught Fire | Under Pressure | The Bird and the Worm
Record Labels
Reprise Records
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