Nick Beggs
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| Birth name | Nicholas Beggs |
| Born | 15 December 1961 |
| Origin | Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
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| Website | nickbeggs |
Nicholas Beggs (born 15 December 1961) is an English musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of the Mute Gods and Kajagoogoo, formerly also a part of Iona and Ellis, Beggs & Howard and plays in the band of Steven Wilson. He is known for modifying a Chapman Stick into a fully MIDI-capable instrument triggering MIDI from both bass and melody strings; he calls it the Virtual Stick.