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Tim Lefebvre

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Tim Lefebvre
Lefebvre with Tedeschi Trucks Band, Hitomi Kinen Kōdō, Tokyo, 2014
Lefebvre with Tedeschi Trucks Band,Hitomi Kinen Kōdō,Tokyo, 2014
Background information
Also known as
  • Tim Lafave
  • Skip Herbertson
  • Johnny Fever
Born(1968-02-04)February 4, 1968(age 56)
Foxboro,Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, double bass
Websitewww.timlefebvremusic

Tim Lefebvre(born February 4, 1968)[1]is an American bass guitarist. Both as a session musician and band member, he has worked with a wide range of musicians, includingDavid Bowie,The Black Crowes,Elvis Costello,Sting,Empire of the Sun,The Sleepy Jackson,Wayne Krantz,Patti Austin,John Mayer,Jovanotti,Chuck Loeb,Mark Guiliana,Jamie Cullum,Chris Botti,andKnower.[2][3]A member of theTedeschi Trucks Banduntil 2018,[4]he also performed on film and television soundtracks, includingOcean's Twelve,The Departed,Analyze That,The Sopranos,and30 Rock.[3][5]

Called a "musical linguist" byBass Musicianmagazine, Lefebvre is proficient in various genres, includingrock,jazz,fusion,electronica,andR&B.[3]

Lefebvre played bass on David Bowie's final studio album,Blackstar,which was released two days before Bowie's death in 2016.[4][6][7]

Equipment

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Lefebvre's equipment as published inBass Player:[1]

Bass guitars
  • Moollon P-Classic (with flatwounds and roundwounds)
  • Moollon J-Classic 5-string
  • Moollon fretless J-Classic
  • CallowHill OBS5, "Lafave" Model, "Asshole" bass
  • Fender Precision Bass('63 and '68)
  • Fender Jazz Bass('65 and '77)
  • Serek Midwestern Bass
  • Guild/DeArmondStarfire
  • Mathias Thomaacoustic basswith Gage Realist pickup and Pirastro Evah Pirazzi strings
  • American Standard acoustic bass with Realist andD'AddarioZyex strings
  • J5 Tim Lefebvre Signature[8]
  • LEH Offset 5[9]
Rig
  • Jad Freer AudioSISMA – Hybrid Tube/Class-G Bass Head _ VENERE series cabinet
  • AmpegSVT-VR head with SVT-810E cabinet
  • Ampeg vintage B25-B head
  • Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 head with SL 112 cabinet
Effects
  • Jad Freer AudioCAPO, multiple preamp & dual D.I.
  • BossOC-2 Octave and RE-20 Space Echo
  • DunlopWay Huge Pork Loin Overdrive, Carbon Copy and Carbon Copy Bright Analog Delay, EchoPlex
  • Custom 3Leaf Audio pedalboard with Octabvre octave pedal and You're Doom fuzz pedal, Wonderlove Envelope Fliter
  • DarkglassMicrotubes Vintage and Microtubes B7K bass preamp
  • Electro-HarmonixFrequency Analyzer
  • TC ElectronicRöttweiler Distortion
  • Line 6Tap Tremolo
  • Pigtronix EP2 Envelope Phaser
  • Mantic Vitriol, Density Hulk, Proverb
  • Pedaltrain 18
  • DODMeatbox
  • Daredevil Fuzz
  • Pike Amplification Vulcan XXL

Discography

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As co-leader

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(in Boomish he went under pseudonym Skip Herbertson)

As sideman

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WithDavid Bowie

WithTill Brönner

  • 1999Love
  • 2000Chattin' with Chet
  • 2010At the End of the Day
  • 2014The Movie Album

WithUri Caine

With Carmen Cuesta

  • 1996One Kiss
  • 2004Peace of Mind

WithBill Evans

  • 1999Touch
  • 2001Soul Insider

WithWayne Krantz

WithChuck Loeb

  • 1996The Music Inside
  • 1998The Moon, the Stars, and the Setting
  • 2001In a Heartbeat
  • 2007The Love Song Collection

WithDonny McCaslin

  • 2010Perpetual Motion
  • 2012Casting for Gravity
  • 2015Fast Future
  • 2016Beyond Now

With Chris Potter

  • 2019Circuits

With Andy Snitzer

  • 2011Traveler
  • 2013The Rhythm

WithKnower

  • 2012 Paying The Price Now
  • 2012 Till The World Ends
  • 2013 Get Lucky
  • 2014 Lady Gaga
  • 2015 Hanging On

With others

References

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  1. ^abJisi, Chris (November 3, 2014)."Tim Lefebvre Brings His Musical Moxie to the Mainstream".Bass Player.Archivedfrom the original on September 23, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
  2. ^Kahn, Ashley (May 5, 2014)."Before & After with Tim Lefebvre".JazzTimes.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
  3. ^abcGregory. Steve (November 1, 2013)."Tim Lefebvre: Musical Multilinguist".Bass Musician.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
  4. ^ab"'Blackstar' Bassist on Bowie: 'The Greatest Musician I've Ever Heard'".Rolling Stone.January 11, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon February 21, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
  5. ^Micallef, Ken (February 16, 2012)."Tim Lefebvre: Bicoastal Badass".Bass Player.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
  6. ^Hum, Peter (January 12, 2016)."David Bowie remembered by Blackstar musicians Donny McCaslin, Jason Lindner, Tim Lefebvre and Mark Guiliana".Ottawa Citizen.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
  7. ^Weiner, Natalie (January 11, 2016)."Jazz Musicians Behind David Bowie's 'Blackstar' Remember the Late Legend".Billboard.RetrievedJanuary 17,2016.
  8. ^"J5 Tim Lefebvre Signature".Maurizio Über Basses.RetrievedAugust 22,2022.
  9. ^"LEH Offset 5".Instagram.RetrievedFebruary 22,2024.
  10. ^"Angelenos, by Emily Zuzik".
  11. ^"Tim Lefebvre | Credits | AllMusic".AllMusic.Retrieved22 July2017.
  12. ^"Music Albums".Tim Lefebvre.Retrieved2021-02-07.
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