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Zack Uidl

About Me

Zack Uidl is a professional guitarist, instructor, and composer in the Chicago-land area. Zack has studied with some of the greatest musicians and instructors such as Tom Hess, Zvonimir Tot, Jody Fisher, and Mike Walsh.
Zack is also a studio/session guitarist and musician. He has performed with numerous bands and musical groups throughout the city. The groups range from jazz combos to progressive-rock bands. He has written scores for many independent films as well as for other musical groups.
He is currently instructing students both privately and at JC's Guitar Store, and, is an instructor for clinics and workshops as well. He is Endorsed by Stylus Picks, Fast Axe, Q-Tuner, JC's Guitars and Turbo Trem.
Promo Video for Thoughts Betrayed - Recollection:
HERE IS A CLIP FROM ZACK'S 'PROGRESSIVE 7-STRING GUITAR' DVD
WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT www.shredacademy.com
Want To Learn All About Sweep Picking? Check Out This Great New E-Book
From Zack Uidl and Mike Phillipov.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/8/2007
Band Website: www.zackuidl.com
Band Members: Zack Uidl
Influences: Progressive: Dream Theater, Symphony X, John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Planet X
Shred: Hess, George Bellas, Vitalij Kuprij, Tony MacAlpine, Rusty Cooley
Fusion/Jazz: Allan Holdsworth, Shawn Lane, Frank Gambale, Joe Pass, John Scofield

Checkout the debut album from Zack's latest project!

ZACK IS ENDORSED BY:

Sounds Like: Very progressive rhythms, melodic lead guitar, with complex and virtuosic soloing.

Record Label: INDEPENDENT

My Blog

Thoughts Betrayed - Recollection

Great news Zack Uidl fans! The debut album from Zack's latest project is now available! Checkout "Thoughts Betrayed - Recollection" at www.thoughtsbetrayed.com today.
Posted by on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:05:00 GMT

News + Updates

..> ZACK UIDL NEWS www.zackuidl.com NEW ENDORSEMENT Zack Uidl is now endorsed by Conklin Guitars.  Currently, his signature 8-string Conklin is being built by Bill Conklin and Matt Apperson....
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:03:00 GMT

New Free Lesson! - Rolling Technique

www.shredacademy.com has recently put up a new lesson featuring Zack! The lesson covers finger rolling across multiple strings which is particularly useful for sweep picking but can also be used in a ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:05:00 GMT

New Myspace Manager

Hey all, my name is Adam Ironside. I'm 19 and from the UK and a friend of Zack's. He has asked me to take care of his myspace as the previous person, one of Zack's students, is no longer able to do it...
Posted by on Mon, 28 May 2007 15:18:00 GMT

The Ultimate Sweep Picker's Guide - New Ebook

(For the intermediate player who wants to learn how to master this technique in minimum time) This new instructional e-book co-authored by Zack Uidl and Mike Philippov has just been released. Anyone w...
Posted by on Mon, 28 May 2007 16:06:00 GMT