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[[File:Session01.jpg|thumb|Jeff recording for Pamela Moore]]
'''Jeff Loomis''' (born September 14 1971) is the lead guitarist for the Seattle progressive metal band, [[Nevermore]]. He has listed guitarists such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Jason Becker and [[Marty Friedman]] as his influences.<!---
==Biography==
===Early on===
Loomis had a monthly column in Guitar World magazine entitled "Merchant of Menace" where he explained how to play the riffs and solos of Nevermore. In more recent columns, His former co-guitarist in Nevermore, [[Steve Smyth]] has co-written the column, which is dubbed "The Merchants of Menace." He has also been featured in Young Guitar magazine, showing guitarists how to play, and explain his style and signature guitar in Nevermore.
In 2009 Guitar World released his first instructional video.--->
==Equipment==
Loomis plays various Schecter seven string guitars, including the Jeff Loomis C7 FR Signature Model with EMG 707 pickups and a Floyd Rose tremolo. He also plays a Schecter C-7 Hellraiser with EMG 707 active humbucker pickups, and the C-7 Blackjack with the Seymour Duncan Blackout pickups. <!---Prior to Schecter he played a wide variety of guitars including Ibanez, Gibson, Jackson, ESP, and Warmoth. He endorsed Peavey amplifiers and after that he endorsed Krank amplifiers. Early in 2007, Schecter guitars brought out ---> the Jeff Loomis Signature Schecter 7 string, based on the C-7 Hellraiser model. It features the EMG 707 active pickups, ash body and three piece maple neck. At NAMM 08 a new signature model was released. It is the same as his other one but it has a fixed bridge instead of a Floyd Rose. He is also a player of SIT .10 gauge strings. As of 2008 Jeff is now endorsing ENGL Amplification.
==Effects / Pedals==
*Digitech X-Series Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Whammy
*Brian May pedals,
==External links==
*<!---http://www.jeffloomis.com--->
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