- Pete Loeffler
Infobox musical artist
Name = Pete Loeffler
Img_capt = Pete Loeffler performing at the 2007 MyCokeFest in Atlanta, Georgia
Background = khaki
Birth_name = Peter Loeffler
Born = birth date and age|1976|10|19Grayslake, Illinois , U.S.
Instrument =Vocals Guitar
Genre =Alternative metal Hard rock
Occupation =
Years_active = 1994 - present
Label =Epic Records
Associated_acts =Chevelle Pete Loeffler (born
October 19 ,1976 inGrayslake, Illinois ) is the lead guitarist and lead singer for the Chicagoalternative metal bandChevelle . His vocal delivery varies from clean melodic singing to loud screaming.Equipment-wise, Loeffler plays PRS (Two of which were custom-built for Pete) tuned to Drop A#, Drop B, C# Standard, and D Standard. He also uses two PRS Custom 22s, one red, one green, the red one tuned to either drop B or C# standard can be seen in the music video for "Send The Pain Below", 2 Custom 24 Guitars one of which is a baritone with red "X's" on the neck as inlays, the other is gold and tuned to Drop A#, and it is also known he uses a PRS McCarty Soapbar which can clearly be seen in the music video for "The Red". Pete also owns two Fender Stratocaster Baritones, both were stolen along with the rest of the band's gear on May 9th, 2007. He uses six Boss pedals, including a BF-3 flanger, PH-3 Phase Shifter,TR-2 Tremolo and a TU-2 tuner, DD-3 Digital Delay, and a OC-3 Octave. It is known Pete heavily uses a SansAmp GT-2 on tracks such as "Wonder What's Next". His amp of choice has long been a
Mesa Boogie Mark IV. His onstage rig has two Mark IV heads, with one as a backup. Pete also owns a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, A Road King and a Mark III which is briefly seen in the music video for "The Clincher". He handles channel switching with an Axess Electronics MIDI pedal. He is also well known for always playing guitar with his foot propped on his toolbox, although the toolbox has been "retired" as of March 2006 [http://chevelleinc.com/] .Pete tends to write abstract lyrics, but often directs them toward specific and sometimes humorous ideas. The track titled "Get Some" from their 3rd album "
This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) " was actually written as an ode to the greed sparked by the contest American Idol--this was announced by the band onstage at the May 25th, 2007 show at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York. Pete has said that "Forfeit", on the "Wonder What's Next" album, was written about overaggressive people in concert mosh pits."We gravitate toward making fun of big bruisers. That song "Forfeit" is all about when there's a mosh pit, you always have that big tough guy out there who's trying to kill people. That song is making fun of those people. It's like, "Yeah, I want you to jump around. Have a good time. . . . Vent. Go to a show and get lost for an hour or two in the music and enjoy. But don't go out and kick people's butts."
[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20050106/ai_n11496455 read article] Fact|date=April 2007 And "Brainiac", from 2007's release of "Vena Sera ", is about a friend of the Loefflers' father who was sarcastically nicknamed "One Cell", referring to a one brain cell.Fact|date=April 2007Pete also collaborated on a track titled "Forever In Our Hearts," with Brian McKnight, Mya, Nate Dogg, Sonny Sandoval, Jacoby Shaddix, FeFe Dobson, Ben Jelen and Ben Moody. The track was recorded to in response to the 2004 tsunami and is exclusively available on iTunes.
External links
* [http://www.guitarfxdepot.com/rigs/pete-loeffler-chevelle-guitar-rig/ Pete Loeffler (Chevelle) guitar rig]
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