Chi Cheng (musician)
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| Chi Cheng | |
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| Birth name | Chi Ling Dai Cheng |
| Born | July 5, 1970 Stockton, California |
| Genre(s) | Experimental rock Alternative metal Trip-hop |
| Occupation(s) | Bassist |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Label(s) | Warner Music Maverick Records |
| Associated acts | Deftones |
Chi Cheng, (born July 15, 1970) is an American musician, the bass guitarist in the rock band Deftones.
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[edit] Personal life
Cheng holds a BA in English Literature from UC Davis and is the only member of the band with such an accomplishment. He is the author of a collection of poetry entitled The Bamboo Parachute released in 2000 as a spoken word album.
He is also a practicing Buddhist, and maintains an interest in Taoism and Shamanism.
Cheng also sponsors a community service group based out of the band's hometown of Sacramento, California. The group aids homeless citizens in developing their musical talents, among other things.
Cheng is also a vegetarian. During college, he read No Denial by Neil Cohen and decided to make the switch. Some of the Deftones' lyrics can be interpreted to reflect this practice. Many songs make reference to animals or the consumption of meat, implicitly portraying the practice in a bad light. Cheng also is an active supporter of PETA. The song "Elite" on White Pony repeats "when you're ripe you'll bleed out of control." This perhaps describes, in a criticizing manner, the way in which animals are treated in meat packing plants.
[edit] Equipment
Chi Cheng exclusively uses Fender Basses. On tour, Cheng uses around 5 or 6 basses. His main basses are two 59' Fender Precision Bass Reissues, made by Alex Perez of the Fender Custom Shop. Cheng has about 20 Fender Precision Basses of recent vintage, each of them has stock double-humbucker pickups which are all passive. Cheng also uses a Fender Telecaster Bass tuned in EADG, for Adrenaline songs. Currently, Chi uses two 300-watt, all-tube Ampeg SVT 2 Pro Heads, two Ampeg 8x10 Cabinets and a rack-mounted Tech 21 SansAmp PSA-1 for extra distortion. He also uses a Boss OD-3 OverDrive and Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble pedals. Cheng uses heavy-gauge (.065-.120) Fender strings on his basses. Although he generally perfers to stick to four strings, Cheng acknowledges that he pulled out a couple of Fender 5-Strings during the making of Deftones.
- Fender 59' Precision Bass (x2)
- Fender 57' Precision Bass (w/Maple Neck)
- Fender 51' Precision Bass (x2)
- Fender Roscoe Beck V 5-String Bass
- Fender 59' Precision Bass heavy-gauge String (.065-.120)
- Ampeg SVT 2 Pro Heads
- Ampeg 8x10 Cabinet (x2)
- Tech 21 SansAmp PSA-1 (rack-mounted)
- Sennheiser Wireless System
- Boss OD-3 OverDrive
- Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble
Bass -> Wireless -> SVT 2 Pro Heads -> Rack -> Cabinets
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Deftones
- Adrenaline (1995, Maverick Records/Warner Bros.)
- Around the Fur (1997, Maverick Records/Warner Bros.)
- White Pony (2000, Maverick Records)
- Deftones (2003, Maverick Records)
- Saturday Night Wrist (2006, Maverick Records)
- Eros (2008, Warner Bros. Records)
[edit] Trivia
- Korn named their song "Chi", from 1996's Life is Peachy, after him.
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