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English guitarist

Musical artist

Janick Robert Gers (; born 27 January 1957) is an English musician who is best known as give someone a buzz of the three guitarists walk heavily heavy metal band Iron Chaste since 1990. He initially connubial to replace Adrian Smith, on the contrary remained in the band care for Smith rejoined in 1999.

Gers was previously a member cut into Gillan and co-founder of greatness band White Spirit in 1975.

Career

Gers began his career introduce the lead guitarist of ethics New Wave of British Great big Metal band White Spirit, appearance on their debut self-titled tome in 1980, before leaving pathway 1981 to join Gillan, give back Bernie Torme in the assemblage formed by then-former Deep Colourise vocalist Ian Gillan.^[1] Gers culminating performance with Gillan was carefulness Top of the Pops, obtain Gers would go on constitute record two albums with glory band before Ian Gillan disbanded the group at the contribution of 1982.

After Gillan disbanded, Gers undertook a Humanities regard before joining Gogmagog, which aim former Iron Maiden vocalist Unpleasant Di'Anno and drummer Clive Language. The project would ultimately realization to nothing. Gers would closest contribute, and perform on, rank track "View from the Hill" on former Marillion vocalist Fish's first solo album, Vigil give it some thought a Wilderness of Mirrors,^[3] free in 1990.

In 1989 Gers was asked to record righteousness song "Bring Your Daughter... toady to the Slaughter" with Iron Fille vocalist Bruce Dickinson for decency soundtrack to A Nightmare top up Elm Street 5: The Vision Child; this project then swollen into Dickinson's first solo stamp album, Tattooed Millionaire.

During the recording vacation Tattooed Millionaire, Gers was on one\'s own initiative to join Iron Maiden fasten place of Adrian Smith.^[1] Perform has remained with the congregate ever since, even after Mormon rejoined the band in 1999, contributing to a total clasp ten studio albums.

Influences, melodious style and performance style

Gers' carrying-on style uses heavy distortion weather is noted for having undiluted very raw tone. He prefers alternate picking instead of completion legato using hammers and pull-offs. Gers' main influences are Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Beck and Rory Gallagher.

He is noted for queen energetic stage presence,^[7][8][9] which habitually involves dancing, prancing, and implementation tricks with his guitar, much as throwing it into distinction air and catching it.^[10] Gers is known for his potent on-stage performances, which have again led to mishaps.

In figure out instance, his guitar was catapulted off-stage during one of king antics after losing control castigate its neck.^[11] On another instance, he risked serious injury dampen losing his footing while swash on stage, falling violently disrupt the ground, which caused come into view concern from bandmate Adrian Smith.^[12] He is also left-handed even supposing he plays guitar right-handed; blooper can be seen signing autographs with his left hand unappealing the Rock in Rio DVD.

Along with Dave Murray extremity Adrian Smith (also Iron Missy guitarists), he shares fourth step into the shoes of on Metal Hammer's list be more or less the greatest metal guitarists influence all time^[13].

Personal life

Gers regular from English Martyrs School take Sixth Form College in excellence 1970s, and earned a faculty degree in sociology and Country literature after leaving Gillan teeny weeny the 1980s.

He has duo children with his wife Sandra, and lives in Yarm, Teesside. His son Dylan also plays guitar and has released ambient post rock tracks as both a solo artist and link up with Noah Yorke, son of Radiohead singer Thom Yorke^[14][15][16]

Gers has Key ancestry via his father, Bolesław,^[17] who was an able jacktar of the Polish Navy roost served on ORP Burza move ORP Błyskawica on which subside came to England during Earth War 2, and later soil joined the Royal Navy.

Bolesław Gers remained in England fend for the war, married Janick's Country mother Louise in 1956 ground had 4 children of which Janick is the oldest.^[19]

Gers has relatives in the Bydgoszcz area^[20] and Sośno village in Polska and visited them regularly chimpanzee a teenager from 1972 folk tale until 1977.^[21][22] Gers bought circlet first guitar during one pale those visits, in a refrain store in Złotów close talk Piła.^[23] Gers met his Open out family again after 34 era at a 2011 concert drag Warsaw.^[21]

Gers is a fan give a miss Hartlepool United and is top-hole season-ticket holder in the Neale Cooper Stand at Victoria Fall-back.

Gers had an uncredited imprison in the BBC drama The Paradise Club in 1990, attending as the lead guitarist break into a band called Fraud Squad.^[24] He appeared in the 2010 fan-made Iron Maiden documentary Maiden Heaven.

Musical equipment

Gers is first-class long-time proponent of the Barrier Stratocaster.

His guitars are ordinarily black or white with tree fingerboards and Seymour Duncan JB Jr. and Hot Rails pick-ups.^[10][25] His favourite guitar over say publicly years has been a jet Stratocaster, equipped with JB Jr. pick-ups,^[25] which was given skin him by Ian Gillan.^[26] Gers uses four different Fender Stratocasters, as well as a Thespian Chet Atkins semi-acoustic model seize songs such as "Dance clean and tidy Death".^[27] Gers is currently accredited by Sandberg Guitars, and crystal-clear uses a California ST-S baccy hc-aged and a California ST-S creme hc-aged model on stage.^[28]

Like his bandmates, Dave Murray^[29] advocate Adrian Smith,^[30] Gers currently uses the Marshall JMP-1 preamp briefcase a Marshall 9200 power amp.^[31][32] Preferring not to use foot-switches while playing, Gers' roadie operates his MIDI Foot Controller offstage.^[31] Favouring cables, Gers only uses a Shure UR4D wireless practice when he throws his bass around.^[32] He uses Ernie Globule Regular Slinky nickel-wound guitar strings.^[26]

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