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Chi Cheng
Birth nameChi Ling Dai Cheng
BornJuly 5, 1970 (1970-07-05) (age 37)
Stockton, California
Genre(s)Experimental rock
Alternative metal
Trip-hop
Occupation(s)Bassist
Instrument(s)Bass guitar
Years active1988-present
Label(s)Warner Music
Maverick Records
Associated actsDeftones

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Personal life

Cheng holds a BA in English Literature from UC Davis and is the only member of the band with such an accomplishment. The term English literature refers to Literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by Writers not necessarily from The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis, He is the author of a collection of poetry entitled The Bamboo Parachute released in 2000 as a spoken word album. The Bamboo Parachute is a Spoken word album by Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Spoken word is a form of literary Art or artistic performance in which Lyrics, Poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public

He is also a practicing Buddhist, and maintains an interest in Taoism and Shamanism. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions

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. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea During college, he read No Denial by Neil Cohen and decided to make the switch. For the New Jersey Assemblyman see Neil M Cohen. Neil Cohen (b 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. White Pony is Deftones ' third album released in 2000 It is the follow up to Around the Fur, which was released in 1997 and marks a significant " This perhaps describes, in a criticizing manner, the way in which animals are treated in meat packing plants. The meat packing industry is an Industry that handles the slaughtering, Processing and distribution of animals such as Cattle

Equipment

Chi Cheng exclusively uses Fender Basses. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the 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. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the 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. The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. 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. Ampeg is a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington. Tech 21 is a New York based manufacturer of guitar and bass effect pedals, amps, and DI boxes which allow the user to recreate the tone of He also uses a Boss OD-3 OverDrive and Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble pedals. Boss is a manufacturer of Effects pedals for Electric guitar and Bass guitar. 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. Deftones is the self-titled fourth Album by Sacramento California -based Alternative metal group Deftones.

Bass -> Wireless -> SVT 2 Pro Heads -> Rack -> Cabinets

Discography

With Deftones

Trivia

External links


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