Trevor Bolder
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Trevor Bolder (born June 9, 1950) is an English rock bass guitarist.
[edit] Biography
Trevor Bolder was born in Kingston upon Hull.
His bass guitar work has been in demand for most of his adult life. A stalwart of his local R&B scene in the mid 1960s, he first came to prominence in The Rats, which also featured Mick Ronson on guitar. His big break arrived in 1971, when he replaced Tony Visconti in David Bowie's backing band, which would soon be known as the "Spiders from Mars". Bolder's bass (and occasional trumpet) work can be heard on Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Aladdin Sane (1973) and Pin Ups (1973), the Spiders' swan-song with their leader.
In 1976 Bolder was recruited to join Uriah Heep, replacing the since much-travelled John Wetton, who has played bass with King Crimson, Roxy Music, Family and Asia. Bolder's tenure with Uriah Heep was, initially, relatively short-lived. Although he did contribute to the albums Firefly, Innocent Victim, Fallen Angel and Conquest, his place was eventually usurped in the great 1981 Uriah Heep fall-out.
Undaunted, he was head-hunted by Wishbone Ash, a band who much earlier had tenuous links with Hull. In 1982 he co-incidentally again swapped places with John Wetton, becoming The Ash's bass player for their album Twin Barrels Burning. It was another short-lived connection, as by 1985 he returned to the rhythm section with Uriah Heep.
He remains with Uriah Heep to this day, having greatly shaped their present-day style and overall sound.
He has also played with Cybernauts.
[edit] Equipment
Throughout his career Trevor Bolder has used many different basses including...
- Fender Mustang
- Gibson EB series
- Rickenbacker 4003
- Fender Precision Bass
[edit] External links
- Uriah Heep official website
- Exhaustive interview with Trevor Bolder
- Wishbone Ash's official site
- NNDB website
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