Chloe Peacock

Biography

Chloe is a classically trained multi-instrumentalist and bass guitar tutor living in Surrey and currently playing bass for Gina Larner, Sound of the Sirens, Alana Springsteen’s UK band and Queen Beats Function band. 

Having started on the Cello (amongst others) from a young age, she picked up the Bass guitar at age 13 and embarked on a journey into pop music. In 2009, she started to gig professionally with the Folk-pop group Unkle Bob. With Unkle Bob, she toured the country extensively supporting the likes of James, The Goo Goo Dolls and Tim Booth and recording albums with critically acclaimed producer Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Gomez, Feeder, Paolo Nutini) and Saul Davies (James), recording the band’s second album ‘Shockwaves’ in 2010. Performances from this time included prestigious venues, including Brixton Academy and The Royal Albert Hall. 

Chloe then went on to play for orchestral art-pop band The Irrepressibles on both Cello and Bass Guitar, touring around the globe, including Europe, America and Australia, and featuring on recordings with the band for several of their albums and eps. As well as this, Chloe has been featured twice in Bass Guitar Magazine and iBass Magazine and performed for the London Bass Guitar Show for Elixir Strings and Overwater Basses. In 2018, Chloe also played with ‘Back N Black’: one of Europe’s leading all-female ACDC tribute bands. 

Chloe rejoined Unkle Bob after a nine-year hiatus, recording and contributing songwriting to their new record ‘Invisible’ released in October 2022. The record features Chloe’s original song ‘The Girl Who Stole The Boy From Scotland’ which gained praise from online and print media. ‘It’s a high point of an already fantastic album’ (Iain Key, 4/10/2022, www.louderthanwar.com) 

2023 has seen Chloe playing for Gina Larner on her headline tour and supporting Scouting for Girls at Boisdales and Simply Red at the Coca-Cola arena in Dubai. As well as this, she has performed with Tik-Tok viral sensation Remember Mondays at their EP launch in London, at the C2C festival at the o2 arena in London and BST Hyde Park supporting Billy Joel. In August, Chloe made her debut performance as Alana Springsteen’s UK bassist at The Long Road festival in Leicestershire.

Which model Overwater bass do you play?

It’s a white J4 series with a tortoiseshell scratch plate. It has a 33″ neck and an undersized body, so I’ve named it “Frodo” as an old teacher once commented it was built to match my hobbit-like dimensions. It has J-Retro East pick-ups, which sound lovely and zingy, and I have Elixir strings on it. It looks and sounds wonderfully shiny!

Why do you choose to play Overwater basses?

They are beautifully crafted instruments made by some of the nicest humans on the planet! As instruments, they do everything you need them to and without fuss. Chris and the team have looked after me so well from the word go and listened to what I needed from the instrument they would make me. It’s a real honour to be surrounded and supported by understanding individuals who happen to be incredibly talented at what they do!

How long have you owned an Overwater bass?

I got Frodo in September 2012, jet-lagged to hell after coming home from a few gigs in Beijing.

Instagram: @chloe_p_bass

Website: www.chloepeacockmusic.com