A new version of Last. Govan read English at the University of Oxford, though he left after a year to pursue a career in music. Subsequently, he submitted a sample transcription of a Shawn Lane piece to Guitar Techniques magazine; this earned him a job as a contributor to the magazine, ending a spell working in fast food. While he is "wary" of s 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 as influences.
Jazz and fusion elements are an important part of his style: he cites Joe Pass as a pivotal influence in this respect.
Govan is known for his virtuoso command of the electric guitar, due to both his technical ability and proficiency in various styles. And all the while the music sounds natural. What a breath of fresh air. Artist descriptions on Last. Feel free to contribute!
All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. Also, it was particularly intriguing to hear someone coaxing so many new things out of an electric guitar without resorting to any kind of fancy effects processing.
Mike is editor-in-chief of GuitarWorld. He's spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, and a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre and quality.
In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe. MusicRadar The No.
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