Aardschok
Holland's premier heavy rock magazine. Great articles, great pictures, great reviews, great site.
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Anand Mahangoe
Fellow Dutch shred guitarplayer, not to mention a great and overall funny guy.
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Block Busters
Hilarious seventies tribute band who combine great musicianship with a keen sense of humor. Think Sweet, Slade, Mud, glitter and glam. If you were born in the late sixties like me you grew up on this stuff!
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Brian May
One of my all time guitarheroes with the most majestic guitarsound ever!! The man is a living legend. The fact that he took the time to send me an e-mail only goes to show that there really is no logic in this universe, but boy, was I happy!!
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Buckethead
The scariest guitarist out there. Buckethead is the alias of Brian Carroll from California who performs with a white mask and a chicken bucket on his head. Awesome nevertheless.
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Carvin
What do Steve Vai, Tony MacAlpine, Yngwie Malmsteen, Allan Holdsworth, Al DiMeola, Vinnie Moore, Steve Morse, Frank Zappa, Steve Lukather, Alex Lifeson and Dweezil Zappa all have in common besides being killerguitarplayers? Oh, come on, look at the name of the link, they all use Carvin products and I'm proud to say: "So do I."
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Conrad Hultermans
Fellow Dutch shred guitarplayer, solo artist and sixstringer in X-tinXion. Check site, there's some serious fretburning going on there!
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D'addario
The brand of strings I use. In my opinion the best strings on the market.
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Dimebag
Dimebag, guitarist in Pantera and Damageplan was shot on December 8th 2004. He was only 38 years old. One of the most influential metal guitarists of all time whose legacy will last at least another century.
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Dunlop
You've got picks, and picks, and then there are Dunlop picks. In my honest opinion these are the best. I'm currently using the Ultex Standard 1.0 and they are great. Good grip, good sound en really strong.
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Evol Productions
Compositions for your production (film, TV, games, jingles, artists, events), recording, mixing and producing of your music, but also artwork, design, logo's and animations to your desires, Evol Productions can do it all! They also did the mastering for my "Hidden in Reality" album, so.. there you go!
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Fractal Audio Systems
What do Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Dweezil Zappa, Steve Stevens, Marty Friedman, Neil Schon, Devin Townsend, Adrian Belew, Dan Spitz, Vernon Reid, Ty Tabor, Greg Howe, Jeff Loomis, Fredrik Thorendal and Marten Hagstrom from Meshuggah, Anand Mahangoe and myself have in common? Well, we all play the Axe-Fx from Fractal Audio, so check this site for a glimpse of the future of guitar processing.
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Frank Zappa
Listen to Zappa! No serious, check out his music if you haven't already done so. Discover the beauty, audacity and power in the music of this late genius.
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Gene Simmons
Honestly, if you don't know who this guy is, you must have been living under a rock for the last thirty years. The Demon has inspired and entertained millions and millions over the years, but he still finds time to talk to his fans (like me). R E S P E C T !
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Gert Nijboer
Fellow Dutch shredder currently roaming the stages with the reincarnation of Holland's first real hardrockband Highway Chile. Go see them! And visit his site of course.
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Jason Becker
Jason was a tremendous guitarist (Cacophony, David Lee Roth) who now suffers from the disease ALS, which has prevented him from playing guitar for several years now. Despite his disease he's still composing and on his site you will find old demo recordings that will completely blow your head off.
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Jeff Beck
To put it mildly, this man is "the chosen one". If you were to look up the word "guitarplayer" in the dictionary, it should simply show a picture of Jeff. He's number one, then nothing, then the rest of us.
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John 5
Guitarist for the likes of Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. Also a great country player. If you're into Zombie, Manson, Country, Buckethead or let's say.. me, you should defenitly check this guy out.
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Julian Sas
So you don't like blues? Bit boring? Bluesrock's not doing it for you? Then check out this guy, my friend and fellow PK player Julian Sas. Yes, blues(rock) can be this exciting!
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Katrina Johansson
Chicago Speedqueen who just released an instrumental shred-album on M.A.C.E. Records. Endorses Dean Guitars and is featured in the May 2006 issue of Guitar Player Magazine. And, okay, she's extremely good-looking. There, I said it.
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KISS
The whole reason I became a rock musician. Kiss guided me through puberty and they were a role model for many successful artists out there today. Although they're pushing sixty right now, they're still the hottest band in the world. You wanted the best, you've got the best...
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Kings's X
Three gentlemen who write incredible good songs and give jaw dropping live performances. In 2000 we've toured with them and to this day I still have very warm memories of that period. We really had a blast.
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Lafordova (1)
Here's a link link to my old band. This one's in English.
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Lafordova (2)
Again, another link to my old band. This one is in Frech however.
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Marco Kleinnibbelink
Monsterdrummer. Cross between a jugler and a jackhammer, so I just had to ask him for my new projects. He said yes, making me a very happy man indeed!
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Marshall
For the last twenty years there has always been at least one Marshall product in my stack. The list of Marshall users is too long to mention here. Marshall is a genuine piece of rock history.
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Matthias IA Eklundh
This guy just might be the best one out there! Check this site, it's educational (lots of scales and licks) and hilarious (lots of funny stories) at the same time. A recent e-mail correspondence between the two of us brought to light that we're actually into a lot of the same stuff besides metalguitar, so what can I say...go there....now!!
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Mercyful Fake
Nope, that's no typing error, it's supposed to say Mercyful FaKe. This is one of the best tribute bands around and their drummer is my good friend Martin Verberk, who used to hammer away behind me when we were both playing in Lafordova.
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Meyer Amps
I break stuff. A lot! So it's good to know that this guy is always there to the rescue. So if your amp, cabinet or effects isn't working like it should, contact Eric of Meyer Amps here. He also builds top-notch amps that have to be heard to be believed. And because you all know my love for custom and signature products, you'll probably already figured out where this might lead to in the near future.........
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Myspace Channel
Here you can go to my Myspace channel. You know what Myspace is, you know what you can do there, so what's keeping you?
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Patrick Koopman
This man is not only my guitar tech and repairman, he also built my signature guitar, the PK WS-model!! And no matter how weird my demands, Patrick delivers. He's also Steve Vai's guitartech whenever he's in The Netherlands and he can also build you your dreamguitar. Do yourself a favour and check this site now. No really...NOW!
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Paul Gilbert
Guitarwizard of Racer X and Mr. Big, who also has an impressive solo-career. And it's not just his fretwork that's brilliant, he's also a very funny guy indeed. Not to mention the fact that he recently graced one of my guitars with one of his infamous drawings (of a guitar). Thanks again for that!
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Roland
I've used Roland (and Boss) products all my life. Be honest, how many of you guitarists have never owned a Boss pedal? Thought so. Case closed.
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Roy Segers
Fellow Dutch shred guitar player, plays in the band NovAct. One fast mofo indeed!
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Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan pickups rule. I've been using their Invader model for years now and to this day I still thinks it's the best sounding, most powerful pickup on the market.
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Silent Edge
Dutch progmetal band. Awesome musicians and great friends. Their keyboard player, Minggus Gaspersz, is also my keyboard player, so what can I say?
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Shawn Lane
Probably the best guitarist who ever lived. Died at the age of forty. He was also a great keyboard player, but every time I hear him play the guitar I'm tempted to make coffee tables out of mine and find another hobby. He was actually that good. Listen to the soundbites on his site and be scared.
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Shred Academy
Great site for shred guitar lessons. And I'm proud to say that recently I've become an instructor there as well.
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Shred For Charity
Benefit foundation formed by Kee Marcello. I'm proud to say I was invited to join this foundation. Check this link to see what it's all about and hear my song "Almost a Dream" that you can't get anywhere else at this moment.
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Steve Vai
Oh come on, you know who this is! I recently hang out with the man for two days (see the news section of this site) and let me tell you, he's quite a character!
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Theodore Ziras
Supershredder from Greece taking speed and technique to an absurd level. But still cool to listen to though. Check this site also for some amazing guitarlessons.
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Tjello Creations
Thinking about having your guitar custom painted? In all fairness, there's only one company you have to check out and that's this one. Visit this site and look at the examples. Told you so!
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Trailer Trash Tremblers
Do you wanna know what my drummer gets up to in his spare time? No really? Well, then by all means check this site, and while you're at it, check his Yamaha Rawk'n Roll custom drumkit, with an angled kick! I know, it's mental, but still.....
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Van Halen
Eddie is the reason I ever picked up a guitar in the first place. Their debut album is well over 30 years old and to this day still sounds contemporary and relevant. Eddie is the original shredder!
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Woodstock Tribute Band
I was born in the summer of '69, the summer of love, the summer of the first (fake?) moonlanding and the summer of... Woodstock! This band really captures the spirit of that area and the bassplayer Bert is also my bassplayer so, what can I say.....
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Youtube Channel
Here you can go to my Youtube channel. Share videos, become a friend (to name but a few, Steve Vai, Bumblefoot, Theodore Ziras, Ron Jarzombek, Rob Balducci and Greg Howe allready did), go nuts!!
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