| Frédéric Leclercq | |
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Frederic live in Sydney, Australia on May 9th, 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 23, 1978 |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | Power metal, speed metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal, progressive metal, black metal, hard rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Sanctuary Noise Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | DragonForce Maladaptive Heavenly Carnival in Coal Souls of We Jaded Heart Sabaton [1] |
| Website | dragonforce.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| ESP FL600 Signature Series Bass ESP Horizon Electric Guitar Mister Fof Modele FL-4 Bass Guitar Mister Fof Modele FL-666 Electric Guitar |
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Frédéric Leclercq (born June 23, 1978 in France) is the bassist and backing vocalist for power metal band DragonForce and the guitarist/vocalist in his own band, Maladaptive. He is a session musician for various other bands, including George Lynch's Souls of We.[2][3] He is also an ex-member of the French power metal band Heavenly and played several shows with Carnival in Coal in 2006.
According to his profile on Dragonforce.com, Leclercq can speak "French, English, German, and some dirty words in almost every language," and his signature stage move is "Black metal whiskey sculling."[4] He was asked by Herman Li to help DragonForce on a few shows in North America and Japan as they needed a bassist. At first, he was only supposed to play on a sessional basis, but he played with so much skill and professionalism that he was offered the position permanently.
Leclercq played sessional rhythm guitar for Swedish power metal band Sabaton on their European tour in 2011, as regular guitarist Rikard Sundén had just become a first-time father.
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Leclercq is influenced by various guitarists such as Uli Jon Roth, Adrian Smith, Trey Azagthoth, and Marty Friedman.
Leclerq uses ESP basses, and has a signature model, the LTD FL-600, as one of only three bassists (the others being Tom Araya and Henkka Seppälä). He uses an ESP horizon electric guitar whilst performing in Sabaton. For amplification he uses Peavey Tour 700 bass amps and 8x10 bass cabinets, along with a Samson UHF Wireless System.[5]
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