Peter Steele

From Bizarre Festival 1999 in Germany.

At 0:30, Peter Steele can be seen singing to a Neumann U87, the song "In Praise of Bacchus".

In this photo Steele is playing an Alembic spoiler bass in a Burl Finish.

This bass was later Refinished Black and modified with Green accessories as can be seen this photo, it is also missing the neck pickup as the pickup chamber has been taped over.

This photo from theatlantic.com Steele can be seen preforming live with a custom painted Fernandes 4 String Bass.

In this photo we can see Steele performing live with a custom painted Washburn M10 Bass Guitar.

These models were only made from 2001-2003 in a very limited number. Steele's model has a single MusicMan MM Style pickup in the bridge position.

In this video Steele can be seen playing the Steele Bass

This is a custom bass made for Peter Steele by Fernandes that fans have dubbed the "Steele Bass".

This Bass known by many as the "Steele Bass" is a custom made Fernandes bass with a Rickenbacker-style Alder body, Ebony full 34" inch 21 fret fingerboard, Neckwood is unknown.

The Headstock, Sustainer System and Acompanying Controls seem to be from a varity of different Fernandes basses and a Rickenbacker-style bridge.

This bass had two soapbar pickups however, the neck pickup is strangly wider than the bridge pickup and is thought to be a Prototype Fernandes Bass Sustainer pickup as it is not availible to the available to the public.

In this video Steele is seen holding a 4003 Rickenbacker bass in a Mapleglo (Natural) finish.

This bass is missing the neck pickup and Steele appears to have replaced the bridge pickup.

Peter is only seen in this picture using a BC Rich Warlock Bass

In this video Steele can be seen preforming live using a ESH Stinger Bass.

This bass has Steele's signature style of Black Finish with Green Accessories (e.g. Knobs. Green glow-in-the-dark whole-fret inlays Pickups etc.). This was a trend that all of Steele's future basses (aswell as some of his previous basses) would follow. Steele also installed Piezo Double Bass pickups right next to the bridge on this bass.

In 2009 ESH honored Steele with a Tribute Bass based on this model.

Another version has also been seen on Carnivore reunions shows and some Type O Negative shows, this version is exactly the same exept for the fact that it had Red accessories.

In this video at 5:28 Steele can be seen useing a light green Frettless BC Rich Warlock Bass with a Reversed Headstock.

This appears to be the only photo where steele uses this bass.

In this video at 5:18 Steele can be seen using a Gibson Thunderbird III.

This bass appears to have been customized with Steele's signature style of Black finish and Green accessories.

It was further modified later as Steele had cut entire chunks out of the body and sheered the bottom horn clean off.

In this video at 2:42 a young Steele can be seen playing a Kramer DMZ 4001 in a Natural Finish

In this video at 5:23 Steele can be seen useing a Fender Jazz Bass in a natural finish on a Carnivore Reunion show.

In this photo we can see Steele playing an Alembic Spoiler Bass in a Natural Finish.

This Bass was used back in his time with his old band Carnivore, and while Steele was already using an Alembic Spoiler, the model he was using had a Burl Top, it can be seen that this is not the same model as the Bodywoods and Woodgrains don't match.

Other photos of this Bass can be seen here, here and here.

Peter usava,probabilmente un rack con il Peavey tour 700 insieme all'accordatore della Boss

In Tour usava sia una TVX 412 e una TVX 115 da 8 omhs

The Peavey 3620 was a favorite of Peter's, and can be seen in this video behind him. Rest in Peace, Pete.

In this photo we can see where Steele used a mosvalve 500 final amp on tour.

In this photo of Steele's pedalboard you can see a Boss DS-1. You can see a picture of Peter with his board here, and the DS-1 is recognizable to his right side with its bright orange color.

The settings apper to be glued into place using hot glue.

Here you can see Steele's pedalboard with the Boss TU-3. You can see a picture of Peter with his board here, where the pedal layout matches the closeup view by color.

Here you can see Steele's pedalboard with the Boss DD-3. You can see a picture of Peter with his board here, where the pedal layout matches the closeup view by color.

Here you can see Steele's pedalboard with the Boss CH-1. You can see a picture of Peter with his board here, where the pedal layout matches the closeup view by color. The CH-1 blue is seen closer to Peter.

This photo from langologitarok.blog.hu shows the late bassist and singer of Carnivore and Type O Negative Peter Steele performing live. To his right (our left) we get a glimpse at his rack gear and fourth unit from the top is the Korg DTR-1 Digital Rack Tuner.

Steele can be seen playing and upright bass throughout the video.

However he isnt playing it upright as he can plainly be seen playing it horizontaly useing a chain as a strap.

In this photo Steele can be seen with a Light Green Upright Bass, its is unclear if this is different Upright Bass or if Steele kept the Bass used in the video and modified it at another date later on.

In this photo Steele can be seen with a pack of Rotosounds taped to his Alembic Spoiler bass.

On his mic stand, you can see his siganture picks.