Chris Barker

Christopher Lee Barker (born May 13, 1980), more commonly known as Chris #2 and Chris Barker, is the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the American political punk band Anti-Flag. Chris plays a Fender Geddy Lee Signature Bass, along with a Japanese Fender Vintage Re-issue PB70 Precision Bass, with a Leo Quan Bridge and Emg pick-ups. He also played an Ibanez ATK300 and Music Man StingRay in his early years. For an amplifier, he plays an Ampeg SVT 5 a... more

Christopher Lee Barker (born May 13, 1980), more commonly known as Chris #2 and Chris Barker, is the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the American political punk band Anti-Flag. Chris plays a Fender Geddy Lee Signature Bass, along with a Japanese Fender Vintage Re-issue PB70 Precision Bass, with a Leo Quan Bridge and Emg pick-ups. He also played an Ibanez ATK300 and Music Man StingRay in his early years. For an amplifier, he plays an Ampeg SVT 5 and more recently an Ampeg SVT 4, sometimes coupled with a Billy Sheehan signature Ampeg preamp. On a few occasions he has been seen using an Ampeg SVT-VR versus his usual rig. Most recently on the 2009 warped tour he has been playing a Mesa/Boogie bigblock 750. He usually plays all of these through a single Ampeg SVT 8x10AV cabinet. Chris also played lead guitar and sang in a band called Whatever It Takes on A-F records. Due to busy schedules, they are no longer together today. He is also a vegan and animal rights advocate, who helps PETA with... less