Since being named Guitarist Of The Year by Guitarist magazine in 1993 and a decade as a tutor for GT, Guthrie Govan’s reputation has grown to legendary status. In terms of technicality and sheer breadth of styles it’s easy to see why Guthrie commands so much respect.
Guthrie’s 2006 solo album Erotic Cakes is essential listening with tracks like Waves, Fives and Wonderful Slippery Thing showing a fantastic balance of musicality, creativity and fretboard wizardry. More recently, Govan has teamed up with Marco Minnemann and Bryan Beller to form The Aristocrats; instrumental