Patrice Guers
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Patrice Guers is the former bassist of the Italian symphonic metal
band Rhapsody of Fire
. He joined the band after Alessandro Lotta
left the band and performed with them until 2011, when he departed with guitarist
Luca Turilli. He started playing bass at the age of fourteen and he started lessons at the age of sixteen. He has a progressive style of playing bass. Patrice is endorsed by the Vigier
Basses company, French manufacturer. He is a very skilled bassist and is an accomplished slap player, he also is very skilled at tapping
.
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
band Rhapsody of Fire
Rhapsody of Fire
Rhapsody of Fire is an Italian symphonic power metal band led by Alex Staropoli. Since forming in 1993, the band has released eight studio albums, one live album, two EPs, and a live DVD...
. He joined the band after Alessandro Lotta
Alessandro Lotta
Alessandro Lotta is the former bassist of the Italian symphonic metal band Rhapsody Of Fire, which he joined in 1996. Before joining Rhapsody he played in smaller local bands in Trieste, Italy....
left the band and performed with them until 2011, when he departed with guitarist
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Luca Turilli. He started playing bass at the age of fourteen and he started lessons at the age of sixteen. He has a progressive style of playing bass. Patrice is endorsed by the Vigier
Vigier Guitars
-History:1978: Patrice Vigier sets up as an independent luthier.1980: Exhibits at his first music show in Paris introducing the Arpege series and the following: A/ Trapezoid through body neck B/ Metallic reinforcement under the fretboard...
Basses company, French manufacturer. He is a very skilled bassist and is an accomplished slap player, he also is very skilled at tapping
Tapping
Tapping is a guitar playing technique, where a string is fretted and set into vibration as part of a single motion of being pushed onto the fretboard, as opposed to the standard technique being fretted with one hand and picked with the other...
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