Guthrie Govan

About Guthrie Govan

English guitarist who has performed with The Aristocrats, Asia, Docker's Guild, and GPS, among others.

Guthrie Govan is an English guitarist and guitar teacher best known for his work with The Aristocrats, Asia, GPS, The Young Punx and The Fellowship, as well as for his solo project Erotic Cakes. Recently he has collaborated with Steven Wilson and Hans Zimmer. He is a renowned guitar teacher, working with Guitar Techniques UK magazine, the Guildford Institute of Contemporary Music, Lick Library and formerly the Brighton Modern Music Institute. Govan was named "Guitarist of the Year" by Guitarist magazine in 1993.

Genres	Rock, jazz fusion, heavy metal, electronica
Birth name	Guthrie Govan
Born	December 27, 1971, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Associated acts	The Fellowship, The Young Punx, GPS, Asia, Dizzee Rascal, The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, Hans Zimmer
Labels	Cornford
Years active	1991–present
Instruments	Guitar

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Trivia

He was nominated as Guitarist of the Year in 1993 by Guitarist Magazine.

Guthrie Govan before fame

When Govan was three years old, he taught himself to play guitar by ear. He attended the University of Oxford for a short time.

Achievement of Guthrie Govan

Guitarist Magazine nominated him for Guitarist of the Year in 1993.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$6 Million

Guthrie Govan family life

His father urged him to learn to play the guitar. Seth is his younger brother.

Associations of Guthrie Govan

He considers Jimi Hendrix to be one of his greatest influences.

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