Reginald Arvizu
| Reginald Arvizu | |
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Fieldy playing bass for Korn in 2014
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Fieldy Reggie |
| Born |
November 2, 1969 Los Angeles County, California, US |
| Genres | Nu metal, funk metal, hard rock, alternative metal, west coast rap, hardcore rap, g-funk, rap rock |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar, vocals, programming, backing vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | EMI, Virgin, Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | Korn, Fieldy's Dreams, StillWell, L.A.P.D., Ragtyme, Pierct |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
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Ibanez K5 Ibanez Soundgear |
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Reginald Quincy "Fieldy" Arvizu (born November 2, 1969 in Los Angeles County, California) is an American musician. He is best known as the bassist for the nu metal band Korn, and guitarist for the hard rock band StillWell.
Prior to Arvizu's time in Korn, he and Brian Welch, who would later become one of Korn's two guitarists (alongside James Shaffer), had played together in a number of bands, having become friends while still at school. Upon their graduation from high school, Arvizu, Welch, Shaffer, and drummer David Silveria relocated from Bakersfield to Los Angeles and Arvizu, Shaffer, and Silveria formed L.A.P.D. (the name first stood for "Love and Peace, Dude", but this abbreviation was later changed to "Laughing As People Die"). Although L.A.P.D. did succeed in signing a record deal, their success was limited until the band hired singer Jonathan Davis and changed their name to Korn.
The name "Fieldy" is said to have come about as an inside joke. Originally, his band mates called him "Gopher", due to his large cheeks. Gopher quickly became "Gar", Gar became "Garfield" (based on the comic strip character of the same name), and eventually "Gar" was dropped and a "y" was added to "Field", which became Fieldy.
He plays a five-string Ibanez model SDGR SR1305, named the K-5, which is his signature bass.
His playing style consists of bass slapping, standard finger-style plucking, and left-hand muting; his standard tuning is: A, D, G, C, F. He states Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as being one of the main influences towards his playing style. He has also stated to have been influenced by Billy Gould from Faith No More, Cliff Burton from Metallica and Les Claypool of Primus.
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