 | Name: Dave Michael Phoenix Farrel Born: January 8, 1977
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Farrell was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts but moved to Mission Viejo, California when he was five. He attended Mission Viejo High School. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he met future bandmate Brad Delson in 1999. He plays the bass guitar, electric guitar, cello and violin. On occasion, he has played an upright bass at concerts.
Farrell was a member of a Christian punk/ska band known as the Tasty Snax. While attending college, he practiced with Brad Delson. The two shared a dorm room for three years out of the four they attended UCLA.[1] Farrell, with Delson and others then started a band called Xero, which later became Linkin Park. After changing their name to Snax, Farrell continued playing bass guitar before leaving to join Linkin Park full-time. Farrell's former bandmate Mark Fiore became Linkin Park's videographer. As described in the liner notes for Reanimation he uses an Ernie Ball MusicMan Bass. During live performances of the song "The Little Things Give You Away", Farrell aids Bennington and Shinoda on vocals. He also plays rhythm guitar on live performances of "Leave Out All the Rest".
Farrell has cited his influences as being his mother and his brother, Joe. Musical influences include Weezer, The Beatles, Deftones, The Roots, Bob Marley, Sarah McLachlan, Hughes & Wagner and Harrod & Funck
* Personal life
He has been married to Linsey Farrell since December 28, 2002, and, in 2007, he became a father. He has an older brother, Joe who is a pastor and looks just like him, and a younger brother, Tyler.
* Equipment
* Basses
- Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray basses
- Fender Precision Bass (MTM & Live)
* Amps
- Ampeg SVT Classic heads
- Ampeg SVT Classic cabinets
* Accessories
- Dean Markley Blue Steel strings
- Dunlop Picks (.88)
- DBX 160 compressor
- Monster cables
- Sans Amp
- Boss pedals
- Whirlwind direct boxes
- Shure wireless
