Robbie Merrill
- Hard rock
- post-grunge
- heavy metal
- nu metal
- alternative metal
Robbie Merrill (born June 13, 1963)[1] is an American bassist, best known as a founding member of the rock bands Godsmack[2][3] and Another Animal.[4] He was featured in the Behind the Player interactive music video.[5]
Biography
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Merrill started playing bass at age fourteen, having traded in his train set for the instrument.[6] Before joining Godsmack, Merrill worked as a self-employed carpenter, a trade likewise pursued by Tony Rombola.[7]
Merrill lives in St. Augustine, Florida, with his wife Heather and three daughters. Although he is righthanded, Merrill plays lefthanded due to a birth defect that renders him unable to move the middle finger of his left hand.[8]
Musical style
Merrill uses Dunlop Clear "D" plastic fingerpicks on his plucking-hand index and ring fingers, which contributes to his distinctive style of play.[9]
Discography
Godsmack
- 1998: Godsmack
- 2000: Awake
- 2003: Faceless
- 2004: The Other Side
- 2006: IV
- 2007: Good Times, Bad Times... Ten Years of Godsmack
- 2010: The Oracle
- 2012: Live & Inspired
- 2014: 1000hp
- 2018: When Legends Rise
- 2023: Lighting Up The Sky
Another Animal
- 2007: Another Animal
Gear
- Bass Spector Euro 4LX-35.[9]
- Fretless Spector 4-string D'Addario XL strings tuned DADG or CGCG; Dunlop Clear "D" fingerpicks.[9]
- (Up Through the Oracle album)-Rig SWR 750x heads and SWR 4 x 12" 12-STACK cabs.[9]
- (Current)-Gallien-Krueger Fusion 550 head, and Gallien-Krueger RBH410 cabs.[9]
- Effects Line 6 PODxt (studio), Line 6 Bass PODxt (live).[9]
- Aurora Strings.[9]
- On the back cover of the April 2010 Bass Player magazine issue, Robbie is now an official Gallien-Krueger user. It shows him with a Fusion 550 amp and a NEO412 cabinet[9]
According to Merrill, when he is in the studio, he runs a Line 6 guitar POD direct for growly, midrangy distortion, and he blends that with miked cabinets."[9]
References
- ^ "Robbie Merrill - Biography". The Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Godsmack - AskMen.com". AskMen.com.
- ^ "Godsmack – Bio". Godsmack.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
- ^ "Metal News - Godsmack Celebrating 10th Birthday With Boxed Set". Metal Underground . com. May 7, 2007.
- ^ "Sheet Music Plus - Behind the Player: Robbie Merrill". Sheet Music Plus.
- ^ "Godsmack - AskMen.com". AskMen.com.
- ^ "Cover Story: Hard rock smack down; Godsmack remains close to its working-class roots". Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "Karr's CD & Music Reviews: Godsmack Interview with Bassist Robbie Merrill". Karr's CD & Music Reviews. September 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Robbie Merrill". BassPlayer.com. September 28, 2006.
External links
- Robbie Merrill at IMDb
- Robbie Merrill bass solo – YouTube
- IMV Trailer: Robbie Merrill, bassist for Godsmack - YouTube
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- Sully Erna
- Robbie Merrill
- Tony Rombola
- Shannon Larkin
- Lee Richards
- Joe D'Arco
- Tommy Stewart
- All Wound Up... (1997)
- Godsmack (1998)
- Awake (2000)
- Faceless (2003)
- IV (2006)
- The Oracle (2010)
- 1000hp (2014)
- When Legends Rise (2018)
- Lighting Up the Sky (2023)
- The Other Side (2004)
- Live & Inspired (2012)
- Live (2001)
- Smack This! (2002)
- Changes (2004)
- "Whatever"
- "Keep Away"
- "Voodoo"
- "Bad Religion"
- "Awake"
- "Bad Magick"
- "Greed"
- "I Stand Alone"
- "Straight Out of Line"
- "Serenity"
- "Re-Align"
- "Running Blind"
- "Touché"
- "Speak"
- "Shine Down"
- "The Enemy"
- "Good Times Bad Times"
- "Whiskey Hangover"
- "Cryin' Like a Bitch"
- "Love-Hate-Sex-Pain"
- "Saints and Sinners"
- "1000hp"
- "Something Different"
- "Inside Yourself"
- "Come Together"
- "Bulletproof"
- "When Legends Rise"
- "Under Your Scars"
- "Unforgettable"
- "Surrender"
- "Vampires"
- "Sick of Life"
- "Releasing the Demons"
- Discography
- Avalon
- Sinner's Prayer
- Another Animal
- The Apocalypse Blues Revival
- Rockin' the Corps
- Category:Godsmack