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Johny Chow, born John Mark Bechtel on February 1, 1972, is an American bass guitarist and songwriter. Chow has toured and recorded with Echo 3, Systematic, My Ruin, Fireball Ministry, Souls of We, Cavalera Conspiracy, Soulfly, and is currently touring with Stone Sour.

Echo 3
1997-?

Systematic
Johny Chow played as Johnny Bechtel with Systematic, an American hard rock band from Oakland, California, from 2002-2004. They were one of the first bands to sign with Lars Ulrich’s label, The Music Company (via Elektra Records). Chow was on the recording lineup for the band’s second record ‘Pleasure to Burn’ in 2003.

My Ruin
2004-2005

Fireball Ministry
Conceived in Cincinnati in the late '90s by James A. Rota II, and Emily Burton, Fireball Ministry is a hard rock band that moved to New York City before settling in Los Angeles. Johny Chow made it into the lineup as the fourth bassist to be in the band in 2004 (and is still listed as a current member) by taking the place of L7 bass player Janis Tanaka for the Their Rock Is Not Our Rock album, which was recorded in 2005 at Dave Grohl's 606 West studio. Like their previous works it was produced by genre legend Nick Raskulinecz.

Souls of We
Johny Chow has played bass guitar since 2007 in Souls of We, also known as George Lynch's Souls of We, which is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2007. The lineup consists of vocalist London LeGrand, guitarist George Lynch, and Johny Chow (bass) and drummer Yael. Since 2009, Jordan Mancino has been the band's drummer, replacing Yael. In 2007, Chow recorded ‘Let the Truth be Known’ with the band at several locations and with several guest musicians. [1] Chow is still listed as a current member.

Cavalera Conspiracy
2008-2010 toured, recorded ‘Blunt Force Trauma’ Cavalera Conspiracy have acquired the services of Soulfly, etc. bassist Tony Campos for their November Latin American run. The move comes as a result of their bassist Johny Chow having recently signed on for Stone Sour‘s upcoming touring commitments. [2]

Soulfly
2010-2011 toured

Stone Sour
Currently touring and full time bassist Chow was invited to play with the band after Rachel Bolan’s schedule with Skid Row would not allow for him to tour with the group. [3]

Equipment
Endorsements Johny plays: Warwick basses including: Streamer $$ 4-String, Streamer Stage II Custom Johny Chow [4] Blackstar HT-DUAL pedal [5] ESP Vintage-4 bass guitar (non endorsement) Seymore Duncan Quarter Pound pickups [6]

Chow Monstro
Viper Room Former celebrity bartender/manager at the Viper Room [7]

Independent Film

Print Credits

Television Credits

References

1.	• ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Let the Truth Be Known (CD booklet). Under a Deadtree/Shrapnel. 2005 2.	(http://www.theprp.com/2012/10/08/news/cavalera-conspiracy-tap-soulfly-bassist-for-latin-american-tour/) 3.	(http://loudwire.com/stone-sour-officially-name-johny-chow-touring-bassist/) 4.	(http://www.marshallmusic.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=209:warwick-endorser-johny-chow-usa-joins-stone-sour&catid=7:endorsed-artists&Itemid=112) 5.	http://www.blackstaramps.com/artists/quotes.php?page=8&id=135 6.	(http://www.sonicstate.com/amped/2011/04/08/messe11-soulflycavalera-conspiracy-bassist-talks-gear/) 7.	(http://thesunsetstrip.com/blog/thesunsetstripcom-exclusive-interview-johny-chow-cavalera-conspiracy) 8.