Richie Edwards (born 25 September 1974) is an English musician. He was briefly the bassist of the British

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band The Darkness and the guitarist/vocalist of their successor band

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. He was confirmed as a member on 13 June 2005 replacing

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on bass. When The Darkness disbanded following

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' departure, Edwards switched to lead vocals with Toby McFarlaine taking over on bass. With original Darkness members

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and

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completing the new line-up, they recorded under the new name of The Stone Gods. Edwards grew up in

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and was a member of bands at Netherstowe School. Subsequently, on leaving school he was employed in S&J Music, a local music shop on Bird Street and was involved in other local bands, including Gloy, who almost secured a recording deal themselves. This work ultimately led to London and becoming a

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. He is quoted as saying that when he was young his hero was

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, the bass guitarist of

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. Before joining The Darkness, Edwards worked for nearly two years as a guitar technician for the band. He was also a member of the band Onion Trump.

Equipment

For playing live with

, Edwards uses

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and

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guitars into a Diezel VH4 Amplifier with

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1960 Vintage Cabinets. For the song, "Magdalene St." he uses a

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acoustic guitar.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Richie English rock bass guitarists British male bass guitarists 1974 births Living people Musicians from Staffordshire People from Lichfield The Darkness (band) members 21st-century English bass guitarists 21st-century British male musicians Stone Gods members