Dean Bernardini

Dean Bernardini (born December 27, 1973 in Illinois) is the bass guitar player and backing vocalist for the hard rock band Chevelle, as well as being a brother-in-law to the Loefflers. He joined the band in 2005 after the departure of Joe Loeffler, who had been a member of the group since 1994. The cover of the 2009 album Sci-Fi Crimes was an original 24x48 oil on canvas painting created by Dean. In May 2006, he injured his left hand forcing them to cancel 8 concerts (from June 30 to July 26) with Nickelback and Hoobastank. Dean uses Gibson Thunderbird bass guitars with Mesa Boogie Big Block 750 amplifiers and Mesa 8x10 cabinets for both clean and distorted tones. In the past Bernardini has also used Ampeg SVT's and matching cabinets...