Reginald Arvizu

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Reginald Arvizu
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Fieldy with Korn in 2016
Background information
Birth nameReginald Quincy Arvizu
Also known as
  • Fieldy
  • Reggie
  • Fieldy Snuts
  • Dog
Born (1969-11-02) November 2, 1969 (age 54)
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Bass
  • guitar
Years active1989–present
Member of
Formerly of L.A.P.D.

Reginald Quincy Arvizu (born November 2, 1969),[ citation needed ] also known as "Fieldy", is an American musician, best known as the bassist for nu metal band Korn. He is also the guitarist/bassist for rock band StillWell.

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Career

Prior to Arvizu's time in Korn, he and Brian Welch, who would later become one of Korn's two guitarists (alongside James Shaffer), had played together in a number of bands, having become friends while still at school. Upon their graduation from high school, Arvizu, Welch, Shaffer, and drummer David Silveria relocated from Bakersfield to Los Angeles and Arvizu, Shaffer, and Silveria formed L.A.P.D. (the name first stood for "Love and Peace, Dude", but this abbreviation was later changed to "Laughing As People Die"). Although L.A.P.D. did succeed in signing a record deal, their success was limited until the band hired singer Jonathan Davis and changed their name to Korn.

The name "Fieldy" is said to have come about as an inside joke. Originally, his bandmates called him "Gopher", due to his large cheeks. Gopher quickly became "Gar", Gar became "Garfield" (based on the comic strip character of the same name), and eventually "Gar" was dropped and a "y" was added to "Field", which became Fieldy. [1]

He plays a five-string Ibanez model SDGR SR1305, named the K-5, which is his signature bass.

His playing style consists of bass-slapping, standard finger-style plucking, left-hand muting, and an ultra-scooped tone. His standard tuning is: A, D, G, C, F. He states Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as being one of the main influences towards his playing style. He has also stated to have been influenced by Billy Gould from Faith No More, Cliff Burton from Metallica and Les Claypool of Primus.

In August 2012 it was reported that Fieldy would be taking a brief break from Korn as his wife Dena was expecting a child. Korn began touring through Eastern Europe, Russia and India throughout August and September 2012 with fill-in bassist Ryan Martinie from Mudvayne. On June 21, 2021, Fieldy announced that he would not be accompanying Korn on their upcoming tour, later taking an indefinite leave of absence from the band. In a Facebook post to fans, he stated:

"To all Korn fans worldwide. The past 6 years I’ve been dealing with some personal issues that at times have caused me to fall back on some of my bad habits and has caused some tension with the people around me. It’s been suggested to me to take some time off to heal. I’m going to respect what was asked of me and take that time. Unfortunately you will not see me on stage with my band. I will be working towards getting the bad habits out of my system. In the meantime I will be staying creative to keep my mind & soul in a good place."

Life outside Korn

In addition to Korn, he has a rap side project called Fieldy's Dreams. Fieldy's Dreams has released one album titled Rock'n Roll Gangster . Like Head, Fieldy is a Christian.

Fieldy has been married three times. He married his current wife, Dena Beber, on May 13, 2006. [ citation needed ] Fieldy has five children: two daughters from his second marriage to Shela Colton, and three children from his current marriage to Dena: two sons and a daughter. Following the death of his father, Fieldy became a born again Christian. [2] [3] [4]

Fieldy has stated that his second album, Bassically, was originally intended to be a hardcore rap album, but scrapped the original idea in favor of a jazz fusion style. [5]

Fieldy worked with independent rap artist Q-Unique on a side project called StillWell. The song "Killing Myself to Live" can be heard on their MySpace page. Stillwell's debut album, Dirtbag, released in 2011.

Fieldy was also working on his own clothing line 'Immanuel one twenty three'; when asked about it while backstage at the West Palm Beach stop of the Mayhem Festival in 2010, he stated that it was "much harder than he had previously expected" to start a clothing line, and has moved on to the side project that he can "be more proud of, opposed to his first solo CD under Fieldy's Dreams titled Rock'n Roll Gangster". Got The Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery and Korn is a memoir Fieldy penned, which hit shelves March 10, 2009. His autobiography tells the story of how he found God, quit drugs, and found the better part of himself. [6]

Discography

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Fieldy in Italy 2008

Solo albums

L.A.P.D.

Korn

StillWell

Other appearances

Guest appearances (videos)

Bibliography

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References

  1. Arvizu, Reginald Quincy (2009). Got the Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Korn . Harper Collins. ISBN   978-0-06-166249-2.
  2. "Korn Bassist Fieldy on the Christian Life - CBN TV - Video". Cbn.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  3. "From Korn to Christ--Part 2: Interview with Fieldy". beliefnet.com. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  4. "Fieldy @ R.O.C.K. Ministries". youtube.com/user/StrawnK. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  5. "KORN's Bassist To Play 15-String Basses And More On His Solo Bass Album - Metal Injection". Metal Injection. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  6. Fieldy of Korn's Road To Redemption