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The
Thunderbirds Bernardini plays are custom built by Ryan Loux of Loux Custom Instruments. One is black with a 35 in (890 mm) scale and Chevelle logo inlays, and another is a white bass that features a custom inlaid fretboard inspired by a Picasso painting, and featuring Nordstrand pickups
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Chevelle, Bernardini played drums in the Chicago band Liftpoint. Bernardini taught himself to play bass by listening to and attempting to copy bass lines on albums. The first album he played to was
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and an extended 35.375 in (898.5 mm) scale length. The Ibanez BTB570s are modified by
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Big Block 750 amplifiers and Mesa 8x10 cabinets for both clean and distorted tones. He is also a featured artist by both
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oil on canvas painting by
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