Jeff Loomis (born September 14 1971) is the lead guitarist for the band, Nevermore. He has listed guitarists Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, Jason Becker and Marty Friedman as his influences.
Equipment
Loomis plays Schecter seven string guitars, including the Jeff Loomis C7 FR Signature Model with EMG 707 pickups and Floyd Rose tremolo. also plays a Schecter C-7 Hellraiser with EMG 707 active humbucker pickups, and the C-7 Blackjack with the Seymour Duncan Blackout pickups. 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,
- Krank Distortus Maximus Distortion pedal
- Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer & TS-808 Tubescreamer
Recording Gear
- Digidesign 002 Rack Protools unit
- Drums From Hell Superior
- Korg Padkontrol
- Apple Macbook Pro
- M Audio speakers for monitors (BX8's?)
- Line 6 Pod Pro XT
- Roland Fantom X-6 keyboard
Discography
Nevermore
- Nevermore (1995)
- In Memory (EP, 1996)
- The Politics of Ecstasy (1996)
- Dreaming Neon Black (1999)
- Dead Heart in a Dead World (2000)
- Enemies of Reality (2003, remixed in 2004)
- This Godless Endeavor (2005)
- The Year of the Voyager (2008)
- The Obsidian Conspiracy (2010)
Solo
- Zero Order Phase (2008)
Guest appearances
- God Forbid - Gone Forever (2004)
- Pamela Moore - Stories from a Blue Room (2006)
- Annihilator - Metal (2007)
- Warrel Dane - Praises to the War Machine (2008)
- Marty Friedman - Future Addict (2008)
- Switchblade - Invictus Infinitum (2009)
- Tim "Ripper" Owens - Play My Game (2009)
Instructional DVD
- SUPER SHRED - Guitar World