Jeff Loomis
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 a 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.
2008 a new signature model was released, it is the same as the other one but has a fixed bridge rather than of a Floyd Rose tremolo (whammy bar).
It is said Loomis uses SIT .10 gauge strings, but he is not on their site. On Jeff's personal site, he still states he still uses Ernie Ball .10's, yet on their site, he is no longer listed.
Jeff Loomis endorses 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
- 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