query: instrument tim foreman
supports: Timothy ( Tim ) David Foreman ( born August 15 , 1978 ) is the bassist for the band Switchfoot . He was born in Lake Arrowhead , California but grew up in Boston , Massachusetts and Virginia Beach , Virginia . He and his family later moved to San Diego , where he now resides with his wife Andrea ( whom he married in 2001 ) , their son Jett , born in April 2005 , and daughter Layla . He graduated from San Dieguito Academy in 1997 , where he graduated under the title of ' Scholar Athlete ' for his high achievements in surfing and education . He is the youngest member of Switchfoot ; their first album The Legend of Chin was released only four days after he graduated from high school . His brother Jon Foreman is the lead singer , guitarist and songwriter for Switchfoot with whom he has co-written several of the group 's songs . Among those he has written are `` Easier Than Love , '' `` Oh Gravity , '' and a handful of others . Foreman 's main musical influences are Paul McCartney and The Beatles . He has been playing bass since the 5th grade , but has never taken any formal lessons . He has also been playing piano since he was three years old . Switchfoot is an American alternative rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Drew Shirley (guitar, backing vocals).
  After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition with the inclusion of four of their songs in the 2002 movie "A Walk to Remember". This recognition led to their major label debut, "The Beautiful Letdown", which was released in 2003 and featured the hits "Meant to Live" and "Dare You to Move". It went on to sell over 2.6 million copies. They have since been noted for their energetic live shows, and their seventh studio album "Hello Hurricane" received a Grammy award in 2011 for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album. Jerome Fontamillas (born June 20, 1967) is an American musician. Fontamillas has played in several bands, notably with industrial rock band Mortal and alternative rock band Fold Zandura, with longtime musical partner Jyro Xhan. Since 2003, he has played the keyboards, the guitar and other instruments, as well as sung backing vocals in Switchfoot, with which he has released seven studio albums. The guitar is a musical instrument classified as a string instrument with anywhere from four to 18 strings, usually having six. The sound is projected either acoustically, using a hollow wooden or plastic and wood box (for an acoustic guitar), or through electrical amplifier and a speaker (for an electric guitar). It is typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the fingers, thumb and/or fingernails of the right hand or with a pick while fretting (or pressing against the frets) the strings with the fingers of the left hand. The guitar is a type of chordophone, traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut, nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other chordophones by its construction and tuning. The modern guitar was preceded by the gittern, the vihuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and the five-course baroque guitar, all of which contributed to the development of the modern six-string instrument. The bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass) is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb, by plucking, slapping, popping, strumming, tapping, thumping, or picking with a plectrum, often known as a pick. Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, 1976) is the lead singer, guitarist, main songwriter and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. He started Switchfoot in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler and his brother Tim Foreman on bass guitar.
candidates: acoustic guitar bass bass guitar electric guitar guitar
answer: bass guitar