Joe Stump, Professor of Metal at Berklee College of Music, Boston, has announced a tour of Germany, to take place in 2007.
Joe is one of the leading lights on the modern neo-classical scene, having built up a manic fan base around the world thanks to his solo albums and his bands, The Reign Of Terror and Holy Hell.
Europe dates, March 2007 22nd: Berlin
23rd: Munich
24th: Frankfurt
27th: Dortmund
28th: Hamburg
30th: Nuremburg
31st: Stuttgart
Shred at its best! Joe’s most recent album is the 2004 Speed Metal Messiah, where we can hear expert and precise virtuoso instrumentalism, superb production quality, and an awesome sound.
In addition, the album shows a maturation of Joe’s compositional style, with more restraint and thoughtfulness in many songs than in previous albums. He has also recently produced an instructional DVD called Neo Classical Guitar 2. Joe has kindly given us signed copies of these works for you to win in our competition below!
Equipment
Joe predominantly uses 2 ESP Joe Stump Custom S guitars with alder bodies, 21 scalloped jumbo 6000 frets, and DiMarzio HS3 (bridge) and YJM (neck) pickups. The middle pickup is a stock ESP single coil. He is also an exponent of the graphite nut which, along with the locking tremolo, helps him stay in tune despite his heavy use of the whammy bar. He uses Marshall, ENGL and Rhino amplification.
You can also get his limited edition DVD Neo-Classical Guitar 2 from http://www.shredacademy.com/artists/j_stump3.htm; however, beware - limited edition is what it says it is – once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Joe’s influences include Blackmore, Malmsteen, Uli Jon Roth, Gary Moore, Hendrix and Michael Schenker, and according to www.live4metal.com, his 5 fave records are: Deep Purple – Made in Japan, Rainbow – Rising or Rainbow Live in Germany 1976,Yngwie Malmsteen – Rising Force, Gary Moore – We Want Moore, Jimi Hendrix – Band of Gypsys.
These influences can be heard in his song structures, his neo-classical scaling and phrasing, and also in his technique itself. See below for a video clip of him demonstrating the double-picking technique to improve speed and accuracy; GTV thanks Berklee College of Music and Joe Stump for permission to use the clip!
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Competition
You can win a signed copy of this awesome instructional DVD by answering the following question:
“ Which of Professor Stump’s albums was a Grammy semi-finalist?”
Just email us at Joestump@guitaristtv.com with your answer – DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND YOUR MAILING ADDRESS!
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