Bob Mothersbaugh

Robert Leroy Mothersbaugh, Jr. (born August 11, 1952), or by his stage name "Bob 1", is an American songwriter, composer, musician and singer. He is a younger brother to Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh. He has been a member of Devo since their second live performance in April of 1974, and has co-written numerous songs for the group.
While normally playing the role of lead guitarist and a background singer, Bob has sung lead vocals on songs such as Secret Agent Man and Baby Talkin' Bitches.
== Guitars And Gear ==
=== Guitars ===
* Fender Mustang (seen in the "The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize" music video)
* Fender Telecaster (Hardcore DEVO concert film)
* La Baye 2x4 (Bob uses these guitars for Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA at live shows)
* Modified Gibson Les Paul w/ inverted horn (used on the DNFTF tour and "Whip It" music video)
* Gibson Custom Michael Bloomfield 1959 Les Paul (Bob's main guitar in most live performances since 2010)
* Gibson L6-S (first seen circa 1976, identical model also played by Bob 2)
* Gibson SG
* Ibanez Iceman (first seen circa 1979, used on TV appearances and FOC tour)
* Ibanez Destroyer (Gibson Explorer copy, only seen once in 1977)
* Ibanez Custom "Spud" Guitar (Custom-made for Bob by Ibanez, first seen in 1980)
* G&L SC-2 (Bob used at least two of these, one in blonde and one in red. First used on ONID tour)
* G&L F100 (used on the Nutra tour)
* G&L Comanche (1996 Sundance Film Festival concert for Mr. DNA)
* Chopper Guitars "Spudocaster" (apparently used on the SFE tour, seen in the Rig Rundown w/ Bob1 and Bob2 video)
File:Bob Mothersbaugh Les Paul 1979.png|Bob's "Whip It" Les Paul in 1979
File:New Traditionalists Tour- Bob 1 with 2nd La Baye 2x4.png|Bob's 1980-82 era La Baye 2x4
File:Bob Mothersbaugh JB Player Buick.jpg|Bob's J.B. Player Buick in 1982
File:Bob Mothersbaugh Telecaster.png|Bob's Telecaster in 2014
File:SpudGuitar.png|Bob's Ibanez Spud guitar in 1980
File:Bob1Mustang.png|Bob's Fender Mustang as seen in the "The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize" music video
=== Pedals/FX Units ===
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
=== Amps ===
== Discography ==
* 'Game Music' (1997, single with Team Mutato; Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale, Josh Mancell )
== External links and references ==
* Bob Mothersbaugh at Wikipedia