Current:
Dave has been touring and recording with the Dixie Dregs and the Steve Morse Band since 1988, and has just completed two tours with the Dregs. When not working with the Morse band, LaRue is keeping busy working with other artists, including Dream Theater's John Petrucci, Vinnie Moore, and the L.A. based band Planet X. In December, Dave did tracks for Petrucci's solo CD, which will be released later in 2002. He has also released through his web site his book of transcriptions, titled "Dave LaRue: On the Record", and is working on wrapping up his second solo record. He is also writing, playing and producing for various artists in the central Florida area.

Dave will be touring the world in 2002 with the Steve Morse Band in support of their new release "Split Decision", and expects to tour with John Petrucci upon the release of his solo CD.

Education is a big part of Dave’s career, so he will continue to write his instructional column for Bass Player magazine (for whom he also serves as a member of the Advisory Board), do clinics nationally for the Ernie Ball - Music Man Co., and teach privately in the Orlando area when his schedule permits. Dave is an adjunct professor at Stetson University in Florida. He has also done seminars at the National Music Expo’s and at the National Guitar Summer Workshop in Connecticut.
In addition, Dave will be doing a second instructional video, to follow up his internationally released Warner Bros. video, “Essentials”, as well as a bass method book.
If you would like to study with Dave, click here for information on his correspondence course.

Education:
Bachelor of Music, the Berklee College of Music, Boston.

Awards:
Two Grammy nominations with the Dixie Dregs, in 1992 for “Bring ‘Em Back Alive”, and in 1994 for “Full Circle”. Dave has finished in the top 10 in the “Best Overall” category in the Bass Player magazine Readers Poll in 1993, ‘94, ‘95 and ‘96. He also finished third in the “Best Rock Bassist” category in Guitar Player magazine in 1994. Dave received the “Lifetime Achievement Award for the Advancement of Bass Guitar” at the 1996 Florida Guitar Show.

Recordings/Performances:
In addition to 6 Steve Morse Band and 3 Dixie Dregs albums, Dave has released a solo record entitled “Hub City Kid”. This past year also included recordings for Vinnie Moore, John Petrucci, and Planet X, among others. A full discography is available on request. This past summer Dave did a month long tour of the U.S.A. as part of G3, which featured John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai. A partial list of the people or bands Dave has recorded or performed with includes the London Symphony Orchestra, Deep Purple, Bruce Hornsby, Mike Portnoy, the Hellecasters, Pat Travers, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil (Motley Crue), guitarists John Petrucci, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani, Mike Stern, Andy Timmons (Danger Danger), Steve Vai, Albert Lee, Vinnie Moore, Rik Emmett (Triumph), and Ace Frehley (Kiss).

For information on how to obtain "Hub City Kid", and other recordings, click here.

Equipment:
Dave plays fretted and fretless MusicMan Sterling and StingRay 5 basses. One Sterling is equipped with a Kahler tremolo bridge, and one has a HipShot de-tuner. One of his StingRay 5's is strung high, from low E to C. All of his basses are strung with Ernie Ball Extra Slinky strings.
For amplification, Dave uses Ampeg SVP Pro preamps, into the new SVP 1500 mosfet power amps. His speakers are the SVT Classics, which are 4 x 10 cabinets with a bullet. The rig also contains various signal and effects processors.