The Strat King Carl Verheyan

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This is my new artist that I’m doing marketing / promo work for... Carl Verheyen (ex: Super Tramp): They call him the Strat King! Check him out playing Jimi’s tune “Little Wing”.

Carl Verheyen at Pasadena Guitars

Carl Verheyen is a L.A. based session guitarist, who was also a member of Supertramp, and has his own band called the Carl Verheyen Band.

Verheyen is the author of many instructional books, including "Improvising Without Scales," as well as "Studio City," a collection of articles written for the magazine "Guitar for the Practicing Musician" from 1996-1999. In 1996 Carl won the prestigious LA Music Awards category of best Guitarist, while Guitar Magazine called him "One of the top undiscovered guitar players in the World."

Carl continued to play on other artists’ records whenever he was in town, racking up credits on CDs by the Bee Gees and Cher and movie soundtracks including The Crow and The Usual Suspects.

Working closely with the Austrian string company Thomastik-Infeld, Carl developed a line of signature strings for the electric guitar that perfectly balance the tremolo bridge of the Fender Stratocaster. He also helped design a unique double cutaway acoustic guitar with Avalon Guitars, a highly respected manufacturer from Northern Ireland. Besides instructional DVDs and various on-line lessons available, Carl now has a book/CD detailing his unique “intervallic” style called Improvising Without Scales. Another book entitled Studio City is a compilation of all the columns Carl wrote for Guitar Magazine between 1996 and 1999. Carl currently writes a monthly column for Chitarre, Italy’s #1 guitar publication, and Guitar Jam Daily.com.

In 2005 the band recorded Rumor Mill, a DVD box set with a live concert, an acoustic concert, behind the scenes interviews and rehearsal footage, as well as a master class and many more features. This collector’s edition was nominated in seven categories and won Best Dual Disc at the DVD Entertainment Awards and Best Additional Features at the Surround Music Awards.

Released in 2007 was "Take One Step." The band recorded the material over an entire year, frequently performing the new songs on the road before committing them to record. The CD includes an extended piece called “Bells of April” that uses the many sounds of the electric and acoustic guitar orchestrally and departs radically from traditional song form.

The Strat King's Official Website - Carl Verheyen.com

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