Tim Foreman

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Name = Timothy Foreman


Img_capt = Tim Foreman in concert
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Timothy David Foreman
Alias = Tim
Born = birth date and age|1978|8|15
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Origin = U.S.
Instrument = Bass, backing vocals
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Years_active = 1996-present
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Associated_acts = Switchfoot
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Timothy David Foreman (born August 15, 1978) is the bassist for the band Switchfoot. He was born in Lake Arrowhead, California but grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and Norfolk, Virginia. He and his family later moved to San Diego, California, where he now resides with his wife Andrea (whom he married in 2001) and their son, born in April 2005.

He graduated from San Dieguito Academy in 1997, where he graduated under the title of 'Scholar Athlete' for his high achievements in surfing and education. He is the youngest member of Switchfoot at 30; their first album "The Legend of Chin" was released only four days after he graduated high school. His brother Jon Foreman is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Switchfoot. He has also cowritten a number of Switchfoot's songs along with Jon.

Among Foreman's main musical influences are Paul McCartney and The Beatles. He has been playing bass since the 5th grade, but has never taken any formal lessons.

Gear

Tim Foreman has used several different amps and basses throughout his career with Switchfoot. Towards the beginning of the band's career, he used a Fender Precision Bass and an Ampeg SVT amplifier. Presently he endorses Gallien-Krueger amps and Lakland Basses. His basses are a Lakland 4-94, a Lakland Hollowbody, a Lakland Decade, a Gibson Thunderbird, a Fender Mustang Bass, a Line6 Bass PODXTL, a Music Man Sterling, a Music Man S.U.B, a Gallien-Krueger 2001RB head,Two 410 rbh cabinets with horn /a Neo412 cabinet. Also Claytondn guitar picks, he uses 1.00mm triangle picks.

Trivia

* Tim designed the cover for Switchfoot's albums "Learning to Breathe" and "The Beautiful Letdown".