Eric Bass

Eric Bass used Music Man Sterling bass guitars during live performances with Shinedown, as shown in a photo from Pollstar.

For most of his career with Shinedown, he uses his signature model bass while playing live and he used it to record Amaryllis.

In a photo of Eric's rig, there are two Ampeg SVT-4 pros in the rack.

When Shinedown returned to the road, Eric is currently using an Ampeg SVT-VR into his rig

In a photo of Eric Bass' tech, behind him are 3 Ampeg SVT heads that Eric is now using in his rig.

Eric Bass of Shinedown has utilized the Hartke LH1000 Bass Amplifier throughout much of his career, often pairing it with a Kilo head to shape his bass tone, as detailed in Premier Guitar's Rig Rundown by Chris Kies.

Eric Bass, bassist for Shinedown, has predominantly used the Hartke Kilo Bass Amp paired with an LH1000 head to shape his bass tone throughout much of his career. This setup is detailed in Chris Kies' article for Premier Guitar, "Rig Rundown: Shinedown's Zach Myers & Eric Bass."

With many of signature model basses, he uses a classic white Hillsboro bass for lower tunings. The particular bass is equipped with an EMG pickup

Eric Bass, a PRS artist, is seen using the PRS Grainger 4-string bass, as captured in a photo by Atherton Photography on Flickr.

His pedalboard boasts a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2, a Radial SGI 44 Studio Guitar Interface, a Boss TU-2 Tuner, an Electro-Harmonix POG2, a HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper, an EBS UniChorus, and a DigiTech Whammy.

His pedalboard boasts a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2, a Radial SGI 44 Studio Guitar Interface, a Boss TU-2 Tuner, an Electro-Harmonix POG2, a HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper, an EBS UniChorus, and a DigiTech Whammy.

The secret to Bass’ tonal setup is his usage of the solid-state Dime guitar head that he uses as a stompbox (with the switcher on his pedalboard) for overdrive and distortion tones because he grew tired of bass overdrive and dirt pedals adding gain but killing his low-end thump.

This is Eric Bass' newest Signature model from Prestige Guitars.

During a Rig Rundown with Premier Guitar, Eric shows the Acoustic guitar he uses live, which is a Taylor 616ce Grand Symphony. He keeps the guitar on a gracie stand.

on Eric Bass' pedal board, he's using a Voodoo lab Pedal Power 2 plus to power his effects.

In this concert photo from Sioux City, Eric Bass is using a Gibson EB-2 bass live.

Eric Bass can be seen using a Fender Jazz Bass in his rig, as shown in a video on YouTube.

Eric Bass uses a Fender Precision Bass, as seen in his rig on YouTube.

"As a musician in a band that is on the road 300 days a year, I can depend on my Traveler EG-1 to aid my creativity. But as a producer, engineer, and songwriter who is on the road that much, I have to be able to rely on it to give me the tones I want on my recordings. It never lets me down. I have recorded many internationally released hits using my EG-1. I love it!!!"

His pedalboard boasts a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2, a Radial SGI 44 Studio Guitar Interface, a Boss TU-2 Tuner, an Electro-Harmonix POG2, a HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper, an EBS UniChorus, and a DigiTech Whammy.

His pedalboard boasts a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2, a Radial SGI 44 Studio Guitar Interface, a Boss TU-2 Tuner, an Electro-Harmonix POG2, a HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper, an EBS UniChorus, and a DigiTech Whammy.

His pedalboard boasts a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2, a Radial SGI 44 Studio Guitar Interface, a Boss TU-2 Tuner, an Electro-Harmonix POG2, a HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper, an EBS UniChorus, and a DigiTech Whammy.

His pedalboard boasts a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2, a Radial SGI 44 Studio Guitar Interface, a Boss TU-2 Tuner, an Electro-Harmonix POG2, a HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper, an EBS UniChorus, and a DigiTech Whammy.

All of his basses use his signature SIT Power Steel .050–.110 string sets.

Eric Bass is seen playing Zach's PRS Dustie Waring CE 24 Floyd guitar in a video shared by Eric on Instagram. In the post, he humorously suggests, "Get yourself a whammy bar on your guitar, kids. Especially if you’re really a bass player. It will always make you seem like you know what you’re doing. (Even when you don’t.)" The video was credited to @sanjayparikhphoto.

Eric Bass is confirmed to use the Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster, as evidenced by a photo he shared on Instagram on December 17, 2020, with the caption, "Still not sure what the other two strings are for. But, to each his own I guess."

In this video from Dean, Eric Bass discusses his signature model Hillsboro.

At around 20:24 in the Sweetwater YouTube video titled "Shinedown: 'Hell or High Water — This Is the Plan' | Giveaway, Interview & Rig Tour," Eric Bass is shown using the MXR M306 Poly Blue Octave pedal.

At around 20:24 in the Sweetwater YouTube video titled "Shinedown: 'Hell or High Water — This Is the Plan' | Giveaway, Interview & Rig Tour," Eric Bass can be seen using the DigiTech Drop pedal during the rig tour segment.

At approximately 20:24 in the Sweetwater YouTube video titled "Shinedown: 'Hell or High Water — This Is the Plan' | Giveaway, Interview & Rig Tour," Eric Bass is shown using the Line 6 HX One pedal during an in-depth rig tour segment.