Dean Bernardini

When not playing the Loux, Bernardini pounds one of his highly modified Ibanez BTB basses.

Thunderbird IV Bass Guitar

Around 13:20, Dean explains that he loves the Ibanez BTB 570 because of its neck-thru body, the long scale, and the active pickups. He also comments that he got the model NTF (Natural Wood) and he made a new paint job and he also design and built the pickguard. He has 5 of them.

Much like his bandmate, Bernardini plays through Boogie amps. Two Mesa/Boogie Big Block 750 heads drive a pair of Mesa/Boogie PowerHouse 4x12 cabinets

Much like his bandmate, Bernardini plays through Boogie amps. Two Mesa/Boogie Big Block 750 heads drive a pair of Mesa/Boogie PowerHouse 4x12 cabinets. He has painted the latter to give them an ashy, white washed patina.

Much like his bandmate, Bernardini plays through Boogie amps. Two Mesa/Boogie Big Block 750 heads drive a pair of Mesa/Boogie PowerHouse 4x12 cabinets. He has painted the latter to give them an ashy, white washed patina.

He then turns up the crunch with a DigiTech Bass Driver and a Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI.

He then turns up the crunch with a DigiTech Bass Driver and a Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI

Bernardini uses a Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb and a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay to the imbue the Chevelle sound with a spacey, scary ambiance.

Bernardini uses a Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb and a Boss DD-7 Digital Delay to the imbue the Chevelle sound with a spacey, scary ambiance.

He also uses a Boss GE-7 Equalizer for a boost.

The path starts with a Peterson VSS-C Stomp Classic tuner, and from there a XLR cable runs a clean signal out to the front-of-house mixer.