Chris Broderick
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Broderick |
| Born | March 6, 1970 |
| Origin | Lakewood, Colorado, USA |
| Genre(s) | Thrash metal Speed metal Heavy metal Power metal Progressive metal Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1990–Present |
| Associated acts | Jag Panzer, Megadeth, Nevermore |
| Website | www.chrisbroderick.com |
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| Ibanez RG1527 Prestige 7 String | |
Chris Broderick (born March 6, 1970 in Lakewood, Colorado, USA) is the current Lead guitarist for the popular American thrash metal band Megadeth. Formerly the lead guitarist/keyboardist for Jag Panzer, he appeared on the last 4 Jag Panzer albums The Fourth Judgement, Thane to the Throne (a concept album about Shakespeare's Macbeth), Mechanized Warfare and Casting the Stones before moving on to Megadeth, replacing Glen Drover.
Also, Before joining Megadeth and while still in Jag Panzer he was also a touring guitarist for Nevermore between 2001 and 2003 and then again between 2006 and 2007.
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[edit] Early years
Broderick started playing guitar when he was 11 years old and his playing styles range from pop to RnB, classical, and jazz. Broderick has been said to have practiced 14 hours a day over summer as an adult. He would wake up early in the morning, practice electric guitar for 5 hours, practice classical guitar for 5 hours, practice piano for 2, and practice violin for 2 hours. But he has said that at that time it seemed more like a "chore" than for entertainment.[citation needed] He also has a degree in classical guitar music performance at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music.
[edit] Jag Panzer (1997-2008)
In 1997, guitarist Joey Tafolla left Jag Panzer for the second and final time, citing a lack of interest in playing heavy metal and wanting to focus on playing jazz/fusion material. For the band, this was a huge problem. Tafolla's guitar work was incredibly complex and technical, and as far as they knew few guitarists could comprehend it. This is when Chris was brought into the fold of Jag Panzer.
It isn't quite known how Broderick got into Jag Panzer exactly. Some say that he made a video of himself for the audition. Others cite ties to Jag Panzer rhythm guitarist Mark Briody. Whatever the cause, Broderick was soon welcomed with open arms into Jag Panzer and stayed with them for almost a decade. He played on four of the band's albums. 1998's The Age of Mastery, 2000's Thane to the Throne (a concept album about William Shakespeare's play Macbeth), 2001's Mechanized Warfare, and 2004's Casting the Stones.
[edit] Nevermore (2001-2003, 2006, 2007) [live]
Many people have been confused as to whether or not Chris was actually a member of the amazing metal band, Nevermore, but during the time period of 2000 - 2003 and some of 2004 he was only taking part in live shows. After the release of the album, This Godless Endeavor, he began once again to tour with Nevermore until his recent joining in, Megadeth.
[edit] Megadeth (2008-Present)
In late 2007, rumors had been circulating that Megadeth guitarist Glen Drover had left the band. This was proved true after statements released from both Glen and Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. The night after the statements were released, Megadeth drummer Shawn Drover brought up Chris as a possible replacement. Shawn then proceeded to show Dave a video of Chris playing both classical and electric guitar. Dave was immediately won over and soon managed to get in contact with Chris. Two weeks later, Broderick was officially declared the new guitarist for Megadeth. He made his live debut with the band on February 4th, 2008 in Finland and toured with them on Gigantour 2008 and is also scheduled to play on their upcoming album. He has stated due to extensive touring with Megadeth he will no longer be able to collaborate with Jag Panzer. Dave Mustaine declares this new partnership equal to when Ozzy Osbourne met Randy Rhoads.
[edit] Equipment
Chris is endorsed by Ibanez guitars, with Bare Knuckle pickups (the Cold Sweat model in the neck) along with ENGL Powerball amplifiers and uses DR High Beam 10 gauge strings, often with a 70 on the low Bb. Before using Ibanez and Bare Knuckles, he used Schecter Guitars with Seymour Duncan pickups. Recently, there were rumors among fans that Chris's arrival in Megadeth would force him to switch to Dean Guitars, but Chris has continued using his Los Angeles Custom Shop Ibanez RG Prestige Seven String in his gigs with Megadeth, settling the rumors. It is rumored that Ibanez might make a Chris Broderick Signature RG Seven String based on his Custom Shop RG.
Broderick's guitar features a locking tremelo but he uses a graphite nut instead of a sting lock nut, opting instead to use locking tuners. In his posts on the forum of SevenString.org he revealed that this is due to his only subtle use of the tremelo and the straight string pull of the guitar's tuners.
His most used guitar is constructed of a bolt on neck with a rosewood fingerboard dyed black, a mohogany body with a quilted maple cap, and the entire guitar (body, neck, and headstock) is bound in flame maple.
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