Dave LaRue is an American
bassist who performed with the
Dixie Dregs from 1988 to 2017 and with guitarist
Steve Morse's Band since 1989. He also has worked with
Dream Theater'sJohn Petrucci,
Mike Portnoy,
Derek Sherinian and
Jordan Rudess. He plays
Music Manbass guitars, among them the "Sterling" and "StingRay 5 five-string" but has mainly switched to their "Bongo" line (which he was instrumental in helping develop) including four- and five-string fretted and fretless models. From March 2006 to September 2006, he toured with
Joe Satriani on the
Super Colossal tour.[1]
Most recently, LaRue became a member of the supergroup
Flying Colors alongside long-time bandmate Steve Morse.[2]