10 Facts About Klaus Flouride

Klaus Flouride started learning to read music, but the guitar was unmanageable for his small hands.

Klaus Flouride moved to Boston in 1967, where he bought his first bass to play in a power trio named Thursday Parade.

Klaus Flouride became involved in punk rock after moving to San Francisco in 1977 and spending time at the Mabuhay Gardens.

Klaus Flouride joined Dead Kennedys after answering East Bay Ray's ad in a local music magazine.

Klaus Flouride played on all their records, and co-wrote many of their songs.

Klaus Flouride played a Lake Placid Blue Fender Jazz Bass from 1966 that he purchased for $200; this was his main bass guitar during his years with the Dead Kennedys.

However, in March 2013 the bass was stolen in Brazil; Klaus Flouride believes that the airlines lost it.

Klaus Flouride has played with a Fender Bass VI, particularly on the Bedtime For Democracy album.

Klaus Flouride used "an Acoustic 150b amp, and an Acoustic 402 cabinet with stock speakers at least thru 'In God We Trust'", before getting a Traynor Mono Block B amp to replace the Acoustic head.

Klaus Flouride primarily uses a Gallien Krueger MB 500 and an Ampeg SVT cabinet when he is on tour.