| Reginald Arvizu | |
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 Fieldy at the Manhattan Free Korn Show, August 1, 2007.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Fieldy |
| Born | November 2 1969 Bakersfield, California |
| Genre(s) | Nu metal Alternative metal Industrial metal Hip-hop |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Associated acts |
Korn Fieldy's Dreams Capital Q L.A.P.D. |
| Website | www.korn.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Ibanez K-5 bass guitar | |
Reginald "Fieldy/Reggie" Arvizu (born November 2, 1969 in Bakersfield, California) is the bass guitar player for the band Korn. Prior to Arvizu's time in Korn, he started the band L.A.P.D with Munky and David Silveria, who are also founding members of Korn, and Richard Morrel (another Bakersfield native unrelated to Korn). L.A.P.D stood for "Love and Peace, Dude". The name "Fieldy" is said to have come about as an abbreviation for "Garfield", based on the comic strip character of the same name. Originally, his band mates called him "Gopher", due to his large cheeks. Gopher became "Garf", Garf became Garfield, which became Fieldy. His full moniker is "Fieldy Snuts", which when spoken aloud sounds like "Feel these nuts", or "Fieldy's nuts". This is also the name of his record label. He plays a 5-string Ibanez model SDGR SR5005, named the K-5, which is his signature bass. His playing style consists of slapping, double slapping, double-popping, standard finger-style plucking, and palm muting; his standard tuning is: A, D, G, C, F. Fieldy is the only left handed member of Korn, yet he plays the bass right handed. The majority of Fieldy's bass riffs are hip-hop inspired. He says he gets inspiration from anything hip-hop. On the business side of Korn, Fieldy is responsible for all Korn merchandise, its buying and selling. He will come up with a number of designs, shows them to the band and they either approve or disapprove. It is said he titled every Korn album. When Korn was playing a show in Jacksonville, Florida, Fred Durst, who happened to be a tattoo artist at the time, made friends with Fieldy and guitarist Head while fixing them up. The new friends promised to hang out again the next time Korn passed through town. By the next time the Korn Krew came to Jacksonville, Durst had a Limp Bizkit demo to play for them. The suitably impressed Fieldy and Head passed the tape on to their producer at that time, Ross Robinson, who in turn was impressed by the band's sound and produced Limp Bizkit's first album, Three Dollar Bill, Yall$.
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Life outside Korn
In addition to Korn, he has a rap side project called Fieldy's Dreams. He has released one album, Rock'n Roll Gangster. It turned out to be a disaster on the charts, and a second album is not expected. Fieldy married his girlfriend Deena Beber on Tuesday, 16th of May 2006. Korn's guitarist, Munky played nylon guitar at the wedding. It is her first marriage and his second. Fieldy has two daughters, Serena and Olivia Arvizu, from his first marriage from Sheela Arvizu; he and his current wife Deena had a son earlier this year and named him Israel.
Fieldy has stated this on his second album still in the works: "I'm working on another solo record," says Fieldy. "It's heavy, man. It's gonna be totally the flipside of Fieldy's Dreams." Fieldy will be working alongside producer Polarbear on his new solo project, whom also contributed to "Rock N Roll Gangster." "I've got about eight songs, instrumentals with hooks in them," Fieldy said. "I'm singing and it's just more heavier hardcore, not really like the goofy, funny rap thing." There is no current release date for the CD, as Fieldy is fully focused on Korn right now. He was chosen bassist of the year 2005 in UK's Metal Hammer Reader's Poll. Fieldy is currently working with independent rap artist Q Unique, Sevendust and Dark New Day guitarist Clint Lowery on a side project called "Capital Q". The song "Killing Myself To Live" can be heard on their myspace page, the album does not yet have a release date, for it is still in the works.
Fieldy's Equipment
Basses
Fieldy's bass sound has been a major hit (due to the tuned down, low, crackily sound which has been featured on Korn albums.
- Ibanez Soundgear SR1305 5-string (Natural finish, Lollapalooza '97 bass)
- Ibanez Soundgear SR1305 5-string (Maroon, w/ sand paper scratches on it)
- Ibanez Soundgear SR885 5-string (black, woodstock '99, origin of K5)
- Ibanez Soundgear 505's (Black w/ face scratched out & Natural)
- Ibanez ATK305 (Amber/ash body)
- Ibanez K5TKF 5-String (Fieldy Signature/black & red)
- Ibanez "K15" custom 15-string (5 courses of 3 strings, tuned Aba - Dfd - Gcg - Cec - Faf) - a 5-string bass with additional sets of octave strings (akin to a 12-string guitar), will be heard on the next Korn studio album.
Amps
- Hughes & Kettner BC 410's
- 2 Mesa/Boogie M-2000 heads (no mids, and a heavily tweaked 18-band EQ)
- Hughes and Kettner 2x15 cabinet (on tour)
- Mesa/Boogie 4x10 cabinet
- Recently he is using Ampeg PR410HLF cabinets.
Effects
Sans Amp Pedal EQ Boost Pedals
Guest appearances (videos)
- Limp Bizkit - Faith (1998)
- Ice Cube - Fuck Dying (1999)
- E-40 - Automatic (2002)
- Bubba Sparxx - Back In The Mud (2003)
Discography
Solo albums
- Rock'n Roll Gangster (22nd January, 2002)
- Fieldy's Nightmare - Sobriety (TBA)
Producer
- Videodrone - Videodrone (February 23, 1999)
Clothing Line
Immanuel One Twenty Three
Trivia
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- Fieldy's first job was selling plants door to door, and after that he cleaned carpets.
- Fieldy's favorite resturant is Del Taco
- Some of his favourite foods are hamburgers and Kabab Koobideh
- His favorite Korn Song is Freak on a Leash.
