Jake Snider

Jake Snider
Snider performing with Minus the Bear in 2014
Background information
Born	(1976-03-22) March 22, 1976
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock, experimental rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Suicide Squeeze

Jake Snider (born March 22, 1976) is the lead vocalist and guitarist in the band Minus the Bear. He also plays guitar in Onalaska. He has previously been a part of the bands Sharks Keep Moving and State Route 522.

Discography

• State Route 522 7" - State Route 522 (1994, Henry's Finest Recordings)
• The Excursion Compilation - State Route 522 (1995, Excursion Records)
• Forecast Compilation - State Route 522 (1996, Excursion Records)
• State Route 522/Lying On Loot Split 7" - State Route 522 (1996, Excursion Records)
• Samson is Apollo - State Route 522 (EP 1997, Henry's Finest Recordings & Excursion Records)
• Sharks Keep Moving/The Kentucky Pistol 7" split - Sharks Keep Moving (1997, Henry's Finest Recordings)
• Desert Strings and Drifters - Sharks Keep Moving (EP 1998, Second Nature Recordings)
• Full Length album - Sharks Keep Moving (1999, Status Recordings)
• Retrospective - State Route 522 (2001, Status Recordings)
• Pause and Clause - Sharks Keep Moving (2002, Status Recordings)
• This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic - Minus the Bear (EP 2001, Suicide Squeeze Records)
• Bands Like It When You Yell "Yar!" at Them - Minus the Bear (EP 2002, Suicide Squeeze Records)
• To Sing For Nights - Onalaska (2002, Dim Mak Records)
• Highly Refined Pirates - Minus the Bear (2002, Suicide Squeeze Records)
• They Make Beer Commercials Like This - Minus the Bear (EP 2004, Arena Rock Recording Co.)
• Menos el Oso - Minus the Bear (2005, Suicide Squeeze Records)
• Planet of Ice - Minus the Bear (2007), Suicide Squeeze Records
• You and the Fishermen - Onalaska (2007)
• Acoustics - Minus the Bear (2008)
• Omni - Minus The Bear (2010, Dangerbird Records)
• Infinity Overhead - Minus The Bear (2012, Dangerbird Records)
• Acoustics II - Minus The Bear (2013, Tigre Blanco Records)
• Voids - Minus The Bear (2017, Suicide Squeeze Records)

Equipment

• Guitars
  • Gibson Les Paul Deluxe with two mini humbuckers
  • Gretsch Roundup early Japanese reissue with two Filtertron Pickups
  • Fender 1952 reissue Telecaster
  • Gibson Les Paul 295 Goldtop (April 2008 Guitar of the Month)
• Amplifiers:
  • Just as guitarist Dave Knudson has done, Jake switched to a Mesa Boogie Lonestar (although Jake's is a 1x12 special) with custom white Tolex (with the exception of the 2X12" extension cabinet) circa Planet of Ice
  • Fender Twin Reverb (used as rental abroad)
• Effects pedals:
  • 3 x Line 6 DL-4s
  • BBE Green Screamer
  • Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (No Longer Used Live)
  • Moog Moogerfooger MuRF
  • Maxon Phase Tone
  • Electro-Harmonix HOG Guitar Synthesizer with foot controller
  • Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Nano
  • Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb
  • Loop Master five switch system which acts as an effects loop, making the pedals true bypass and allowing Jake to switch between effects while singing without having to "tap dance".
  • Boss RC-2 Loop Station
  • Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner Pedal
  • FX Doctor-The Scalpel. Neat pedal which cuts the volume without losing tone.
  • Line 6 M13

External links

• Minus the Bear official site
• Onalaska site run by Tom Harpel