Dean DeLeo

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Dean DeLeo

Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961 in Glen Ridge , New Jersey ) is an American rock guitarist who became known as a member of the grunge band Stone Temple Pilots .

Together with his younger brother, bassist Robert DeLeo, he is the band's musical engine and, as a composer, is responsible for the recognizable style of music. He prefers to play older Les Paul Standard and Fender Telecaster guitars, but has also been seen on stage with the PRS and Gibson J-45 and J-100 XT. In the 1990s he mainly used the stereo chorus BOSS CE-1 and a modified Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Wah pedal as well as the Rocktron Intelliverb, which were controlled by a Rockman Octopus Midi Controller, as effects . As an amplifier, he preferred the combination of Marshall 4x12 cabinet boxes in connection with a Demeter TGP-3 preamplifier and a VHT Classic amplifier for the clean solo passages. His live equipment can be described as simple but effective and is suitable for reproducing the studio, i.e. album, sound.

During Scott Weiland's drug problems and the resulting break for the Stone Temple Pilots, Dean, his brother Robert founded the short-lived side project Talk Show, along with drummer Eric and singer Dave Coutts. Under this band name, however, only one album named after himself was released, as Weiland apparently got his addiction under control and STP worked and performed together again.

After the Stone Temple Pilots disbanded, he played in the band Army of Anyone , which emerged from a creative collaboration with Richard Patrick (Filter) in 2005.

Nuno Bettencourt said in Guitar & Bass 02/97: “For me personally, Dean DeLeo from the Stone Temple Pilots is an extraordinary guitarist, he's fucking great! He plays cool solos, has crazy sounds and writes unusual songs with even more unusual structures. He's one of the most interesting guitarists I've heard in a long time. "

literature

  • Guitar & Bass Magazine - Issue: February 1997
  • Guitar One Magazine Issues: December 2001, November 2006

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personal data
SURNAME DeLeo, Dean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rock guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd August 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Glen Ridge , New Jersey , United States