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Guthrie Govan Biography

Guthrie Govan is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on December 27, 1971 in Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom. English guitarist from England, who has played with The Aristocrats and Asia, in addition to Docker’s Guild and GPS.

He regards He considers Jimi Hendrix one of his most significant influences. as one of his biggest influences.

Guthrie Govan (/ˈgʌvən/ ; born 27 December 1971) is an English virtuoso guitarist and guitar teacher, known for his work with the bands The Aristocrats, Asia, GPS, The Young Punx and The Fellowship, as well as his solo project Erotic Cakes. More recently, he has collaborated with Steven Wilson and Hans Zimmer. He is a noted guitar teacher, working with the UK magazine Guitar Techniques, Guildford’s Academy of Contemporary Music, Lick Library, and formerly the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. Govan was named “Guitarist of the Year” by Guitarist magazine in 1993.

Govan’s earliest influences were Jimi Hendrix and Cream-era Eric Clapton; as such he describes himself as coming from a “blues rock background”. While he is “wary” of 1980s technique driven guitar music (“shred”) he cites the imagination of Steve Vai (as well as Frank Zappa, with whom Vai played) and the passion of Yngwie Malmsteen. Jazz and fusion elements are an important part of his style: he cites Joe Pass, Jeff Beck and John Scofield as pivotal influences in this respect. He also admires a lot of modern guitar players with different styles such as Derek Trucks and Alex Machacek. Although a very able player in a diversity of styles, Govan has a distinct playing style typically characterised by long, smooth runs often using chromatic notes to “fill in gaps”, his fast and fluid tapping up and down the neck, funky slapping, and occasional use of extreme effects. Govan has said that the guitar is simply a “typewriter” for getting a musical message across. Due to his experience in listening to music and working out riffs, Govan states that he is often able to visualise playing in his head without even playing and said that he pretty much has all of the notes in his head before writing something or learning to play something to produce the sounds that he wants.

He was influenced by his dad to learn guitar. There is a younger brother called Seth.

NameGuthrie Govan
First NameGuthrie
Last NameGovan
OccupationGuitarist
BirthdayDecember 27
Birth Year1971
Place of BirthChelmsford
Home TownEngland
Birth CountryUnited Kingdom
Birth SignSagittarius
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsSeth Govan
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

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Govan has since worked with Guitar Techniques, providing transcriptions of songs, including his own track Wonderful Slippery Thing. Since the late 1990s, Govan has taught at the Guitar Institute in Acton, Thames Valley University, and the Academy of Contemporary Music. He formerly taught at Brighton Institute of Modern Music, and is invited to teach in seminars, masterclasses and clinics all around the world. In this context, he is known for his ability to teach a wide range of styles. Govan has published two books on guitar playing: Creative Guitar Volume 1: Cutting Edge Techniques and Creative Guitar Volume 2: Advanced Techniques.

Guthrie Govan Net Worth

Guthrie Govan is one of the richest Guitarist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Guthrie Govan's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Govan began playing guitar through ear at 3 years old. He was briefly enrolled in Oxford University. University of Oxford.

He was nominated as the Guitarist of the Year by Guitarist Magazine.

Govan began playing guitar aged three, encouraged by his father, but initially learning mainly by ear. His father taught him three chords first, and introduced him to his record collection. Govan began listening to 1950s rock ‘n’ roll artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard; he then moved on to later eras, listening to such bands as The Beatles, Cream and Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and AC/DC, among others. He worked out chords and solos from listening to the records. Half-Scottish, Govan was also heavily influenced by Zal Cleminson, a Scottish guitarist best known for his work with the Alex Harvey Band. At the age of nine, Govan and his brother Seth played guitar on a Thames Television programme called Ace Reports. At secondary school he was exposed, via older classmates, to “shred” guitarists of the time. His first electric guitar was a Gibson SG, which he keeps at home.

Net Worth$6 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeGuitarist
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

After leaving school, Govan studied English at St Catherine’s College at Oxford University. He dropped out after a year to pursue a career in music. Govan states that he was torn between continuing his studies or focusing on becoming a musician; he ultimately decided to concentrate on the latter. Around this time, (by Govan’s own estimation, 1991) he sent demos of his work to Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records. Varney was impressed and offered him a record deal. Govan declined, despite initiating contact in the first place. He explained that: “it was as though all I really wanted to know was that I was good enough […] I found I was getting a bit weary of the shred movement.”

In 1993, he won Guitarist magazine’s “Guitarist of the Year” competition with his instrumental piece Wonderful Slippery Thing. A version of this song was included on his debut solo album. The demo of the track earned him a place amongst several other entrants in the live final, which he then won. In the meantime, Govan hit upon the idea of transcribing music from records professionally, and submitted the most technically difficult piece he could think of (a Shawn Lane transcription) to Guitar Techniques magazine. This earned him a job as a contributor to the magazine, ending a spell working in fast food.

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Govan began his involvement with Asia playing on the album Aura, after the band was unable to secure the services of their first two choices for guest guitarists: Brian May or Steve Lukather. Govan explained that he was then chosen as an “affordable” option for the band, which had not experienced recent chart success. With his work on the album complete, Govan was added to the Asia line-up for the tour to support the new album. He wrote an instrumental song, Bad Asteroid, which itself was based on material from Govan’s early 1990s demo. He went on to play on the band’s 2004 album Silent Nation.

Govan’s debut solo album, Erotic Cakes, was released through Cornford Records in August 2006. In the album’s sleeve notes, Govan states the album is a Simpsons reference (From the Episode “Treehouse of Horror VI”); he also explains that when playing live, the band is billed as Erotic Cakes rather than simply Guthrie Govan. In addition to bass by Govan’s brother Seth and drumming by Pete Riley, the album features guitar solos by Richie Kotzen (whose Los Angeles studio was used to record the guitar tracks on the album) on Ner Ner and Bumblefoot on Rhode Island Shred respectively. Seth Govan and Pete Riley also complete the Erotic Cakes live band. Previous versions of Waves and Rhode Island Shred appeared on the compilation Guitar on the Edge, Vol 1. no.4 (Legato Records, 1993). A version of his Guitarist of the Year winning piece, Wonderful Slippery Thing appears on the album. While this is his first album, Govan had been collaborating with drummer Pete Riley on the music since the mid-1990s. Govan faced a set back after the albums were produced when several thousand copies of Erotic Cakes were stolen during a warehouse robbery and were never recovered, but the record company said that “if the thieves can sell all of the records they have a job here with us”.

Who is Guthrie Govan Dating?

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Govan is known for his virtuoso command of the guitar, due to both his technical ability and proficiency in various styles. A 2006 interview hailed him as the “virtuoso’s virtuoso” and said of him, “Guthrie Govan is recognised by his peers as possibly the scariest guitarist alive. Combining an unparalleled technical ability with a mastery of almost all styles, Guthrie is comfortable comping in a traditional jazz combo as he is performing death-defying ‘shred’ guitar. Coupled with some seriously funky grooves and an encyclopaedic knowledge of popular music styles, a wonderfully developed slide style and improvisational abilities to match anyone, he may just be the most complete guitarist out there”.

Top Facts about Guthrie Govan

  • Guthrie Govan is a British guitarist born in 1971.
  • He won Guitarist Magazine’s “Guitarist of the Year” award in 1993.
  • Govan has played with bands such as Asia and The Aristocrats.
  • He is known for his virtuosic playing style and versatility.
  • Guthrie has released several solo albums, including “Erotic Cakes”.
  • He has collaborated with other musicians such as Steven Wilson and Hans Zimmer.
  • Govan was a guitar instructor at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music.
  • In 2017, he was named one of the top 10 guitarists in the world by Music Radar.
  • Guthrie is also a respected clinician and educator in the music industry.
  • His signature Charvel guitar model is highly sought after by fans and collectors alike.
  • Facts & Trivia

    Guthrie Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Guthrie Govan celebrates birthday on December 27 of every year.

    Payne, Govan and Schellen also formed GPS (named after the members’ initials), and after the addition of Ryo Okumoto on keyboards the band released the album Window to the Soul (2006). Most of the material on that album was written for a proposed Asia album, but was scrapped by Geoff Downes when he reunited the original line-up of Asia.

    Is Guthrie Govan the best guitar player ever?

    The most amazing thing in Govan’s playing is the fact that he remains one of the most distinctive guitarists of all time while being arguably one of the most versatile musicians in the world at the same time. The first thing you will notice is his encyclopaedical knowledge of popular music genres.

    Is Guthrie Govan rich?

    Guthrie Govan net worth: Guthrie Govan is an English guitarist and instructor who has a net worth of $6 million. Guthrie Govan was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England in December 1971.

    Is Guthrie Govan a virtuoso?

    A 2006 interview hailed him as the “virtuoso’s virtuoso” and said of him, “Guthrie Govan is recognised by his peers as possibly the scariest guitarist alive.

    What guitar does Guthrie Govan use?

    Guthrie: I’m using two of my Charvel signature model guitars – I have an ash-bodied one in Drop D tuning plus the original basswood/maple version in standard tuning.

    Who does Eric Clapton think is the best guitarist?

    However, the greatest, according to Eric Clapton, the bonafide guitar god, is Albert Lee. The guitarist has worked with some big names, including Emmylou Harris and The Everly Brothers. Considering Clapton’s appraisal, we all should be listening to Lee: “He’s the greatest guitarist in the world.

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