Jerry Only

Jerry Only (born Jerry Caiafa) is the bassist and co-founder of horror punk band The Misfits.

Related Topics:
Horror punk - The Misfits

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He invented the infamous hair style, the Devilock.

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Currently, his band is touring Europe in the Misfits 25th anneversary tour, which has actually been running for several years now.

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He plays a Gothic Custom Devistator bass made out of Graphite. It has no tone or volume control knobs due to the fact that he only ever plays it on full blast.

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From 1977-1983 he played a Rickenbacker 4001.

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He joined the Misfits in 1977, and is currently the only member of the 'old' Misfits (77-83) However in 1995 he won legal rights to the bands name and reformed it with his little brother Doyle (who played guitar from 80-83), vocalist Michale Graves, and the drummer Dr. Chud.

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Chud and Graves left the group in 2000, so now Jerry tours with Dez Cadena, long time friend of the band and former Black Flag guitarist/singer, and Robo, drummer on the Earth AD/Wolfsblood album. Robo was also a member of Black Flag.

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