Richie Edwards

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Richie Edwards
Background information
Born (1974-09-25) 25 September 1974 (age 49)
GenresHard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, glam rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass
Years active2005–present
LabelsAtlantic, Must Destroy
Websitethedarkness.co.uk

Richie Edwards (born 25 September 1974) is an English musician. He is the former bassist of the British

Toby McFarlaine taking over on bass. With original Darkness members Ed Graham and Dan Hawkins
completing the new line-up, they recorded under the new name of The Stone Gods.

Edwards grew up in

guitar technician. He is quoted as saying that when he was young his hero was John Deacon, the bass guitarist of Queen
.

Before joining The Darkness, Edwards worked for nearly two years as a guitar technician for the band. He was also a member of the band

Onion Trump
.

Equipment

For playing live with Stone Gods, Edwards uses Gibson Explorer and Gibson Les Paul guitars into a Diezel VH4 Amplifier with Marshall 1960 Vintage Cabinets. For the song, "Magdalene St." he uses a Martin acoustic guitar.

References

  1. ^ "Out of Darkness cometh Stone Gods". Expressandstar.com. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2011.