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Jeff Young

No one expects a Spanish inquisition

About Me


HEAR & SEE HERE:Jeff Young - Equilibrium (release date to be announced)Young/Holiday - Lost Notes from Los Angeles (2007 internet release)Badi Assad - Chameleon (1998 Verve/PolyGram)Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What! (1988/2004 Capitol Records)Arsenal of Megadeth (DVD 2006), VH1 Behind the Music - Megadeth (DVD 2001), The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Entertainment Weekly Top 50 Cult Flicks of All Time), Lilith On Top (Lilith Fair Documentary)2 additional original song collaborations with Brasilian phenom, Badi Assad appear on her 2005 Universal Music release, Verde. The songs are entitled, "The Being Between" and "Não Adianta"

RECENT YouTube FIND: "THE BEING BETWEEN" LIVE

Damien Aribert is a french classical guitar teacher and composer. This video was filmed in concert in la Garde Adhémar (France), the 23rd of April 2007

2007 STUDIO SESSION TRACK:

“Desperate” (streaming audio)

Click on the word “Desperate" above to hear the Michael Wagener produced track featuring vocals by Lorraine Lewis (Femme Fatale), drums by Roxy Petrucci (Vixen) and electric & acoustic guitars by Jeff Young


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Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: zenguitarist.net
Band Members: MANY OF THE UNIQUELY GIFTED ARTISTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE EQUILBRIUM PROJECT (INCLUDING TRACKS FEATURED ON THIS PAGE) CAN BE FOUND IN THE "FEATURED FRIENDS" SECTION OF THIS PROFILE

JEFF PLAYS & ENDORSES:

Flamenco: 2006 Pablo Requena & 1955 Marcello Barbero guitars (both with pegs) and D’Addario Pro-Arte EJ46C used for low E-G strings, substitute LED brand trebles for B & high E strings

Classic: 2006 Paulino Bernabe Imperial with D’Addario Pro-Arte EJ46 basses and Galli Genius Titanio trebles

Microphones: Neumann KM-184 or Schoeps CMC 6--U , and Joe Mills internal mini-mic

Electro-Acoustic: Godin Multiac Grand Concert SA with D’Addario Pro-Arte EJ46C basses Galli Genius Titanio trebles. This guitar is plugged into acoustic amplification listed below...

Acoustic Amplification: Roland VG-8, Roland AC-100 amplifier (for lows), Carlos Juan Historic (for highs), George L cables

Electric: Gibson Les Pauls with Gibson Vintage strings

Electric Amplification: Randall RM4/RT250 amps, Randall 2x12 cabinets, Fulltone effects, Keeley effects, T.C. Electronics effects, Vox wah , MXR Phase 90 , Wegen Gypsy Jazz picks, George L cables
Influences:

Paco de Lucia , Led Zeppelin , The Assads, Randy Rhoads , Edward Van Halen , Michael Hedges, Jeff Beck , Raphael Rabello , Allan Holdsworth , George Benson , Bob Marley , Eric Johnson , Tori Amos , Tuck Andress , Jimi Hendrix , Steve Morse , Queen, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, Neal Schon, Rachmaninov , and others too numerous to mention...
Sounds Like: Thanks, but I'm not really into charades
Record Label: Seeking Distribution
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

OLD INSTRUMENTAL ORIGINAL NEWLY POSTED

Hola amigos,To highlight some of the pieces i'll be performing in live settings very soon, i just uploaded my very favorite instrumental song-writing collaboration with dear friend, Badi Assad. The s...
Posted by Jeff Young on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:13:00 PST

FORMER MEGADETH GUITARISTS UNITE!!

* THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS RE-PRINTED FROM GLEN DROVER’S (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) PROFILE. THANKS FOR THE GRACIOUS INVITE GLEN!! THIS WILL BE GREAT FUN. STAY TUNED...UPDATE ON DROVER / FORTE COLLAB...
Posted by Jeff Young on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:45:00 PST

BIOGRAPHY (official)

Following graduation from GIT in 1985, Jeff landed the coveted position as lead guitarist with thrash-metal pioneers, Megadeth. Recording and touring behind the platinum selling So Far, So Good... So ...
Posted by Jeff Young on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:44:00 PST

RECENT YouTube FIND: "THE BEING BETWEEN" LIVE

Hi there,Here’s something kinda cool that you might want to check out...An amigo just discovered and sent me a link to a YouTube video of a fellow guitarist performing "The Being Between" compos...
Posted by Jeff Young on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:20:00 PST

JEFF YOUNG JOINS G.I.T. STAFF

FROM MI WEB SITEJeff Young joins the GIT teaching staff in January 2008. Following graduation from GIT in 1985, Jeff landed the coveted position as lead guitarist with thrash-metal pioneers Megadeth. ...
Posted by Jeff Young on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:19:00 PST