 Throughout their recording career Powderfinger consisted of five members : Bernard <unk> vocalist , guitarist , keyboardist and harmonicist and contributed lyrics ; John Collins was their bass guitarist ; Ian Haug was their first lead vocalist but mostly provided backing vocals and guitar ; Darren Middleton was their co @-@ lead guitarist , keyboardist , backing vocalist and sometime lead vocalist ; Jon Coghill was their drummer and percussionist . The lineup remained stable from 1992 to their disbandment in November 2010 . Steven Bishop had been the group 's original drummer , but had left to focus on his studies . The band refers to one another by nicknames , including Collins as JC and Coghill as <unk> . 
