Paul D'Amour

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Paul D'Amour


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Birth_name = Paul D'Amour
Born = birth date and age|1967|5|12
Spokane, Washington, United States
Origin = Los Angeles, California, United States
Instrument = Bass guitar
Genre = Progressive Metal
Alternative Rock
Industrial Metal
Hard Rock
Experimental
Active = 1985–1987, 1990–present
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Associated_acts = Feersum Ennjin
Lusk
Replicants (1995-1996)
Tool (1990–1995)
URL = [http://www.feersumennjin.net/ Feersun Enjin.net]

Paul D'Amour (born May 12, 1967 in Spokane, Washington) was the original bass guitarist for "Tool". His bass sound was recognised by the aggressive picked tone he developed with his Rickenbacker 4001CS, which can clearly be heard on Tool's first full length album, "Undertow".

Originally a guitar player, D'Amour became Tool's bassist after being introduced to the band by guitarist Adam Jones. Like Jones, D'Amour was in Los Angeles because of his wish to enter the film industry.

In 1995 D'Amour was released by Tool, although the band allowed him to claim he left. After his departure from the band, he formed the psychedelic pop band Lusk with Brad Laner, Chris Pitman, now of Guns N' Roses, and ex-Failure member Greg Edwards, now of Autolux. In 1997 they released their only album to date, titled Free Mars.

Soon after his departure from Tool, D'Amour played guitar in a group named Replicants, a cover band that included Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards from Failure, as well as Chris Pitman. They released one self-titled album in 1995, with a guest appearance from former Tool band-mate, Maynard James Keenan [cite web
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As of early 2005, D'Amour has been writing and performing under the name Feersum Ennjin, which owes its phonetically spelled name to the science fiction novel Feersum Endjinn by Iain Banks, an author whose novel The Wasp Factory was conceptual inspiration for Lusk as well. The project has one self-titled EP released on Silent Uproar Records.

Paul's Bass Gear

-Ovation Magnum 2 Bass (Used in the recording of 72826 and Opiate)

-Rickenbacker 4001cs (Used in the recording of Undertow)

-Ernie Ball MusicMan Stingray 4 (Switched to this bass during the 1995 Tour, Used to record Aenima Demo)

-2 Mesa 400+ all tube heads. ('94)

-2 Mesa Roadready 1x15 cabs ('94)

-2 Mesa Roadready 6x10 or 8x10 cabs ('94)

External links

* [http://toolshed.down.net/bio/paulbio.html Short biography]
* [http://toolshed.down.net/bio/paulbio2.html References Rickenbacker bass.]
* [http://www.feersumennjin.net Feersum Ennjin official band website]
* [http://surecords.com/artists_detail.php?id=2 Artist page on Silent Uproar Records]
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