There is no way that you might not have heard of the name Neal Schon if you are a music fanatic, especially one that has a craving for guitars. This world famous Oklahoma guitarist is considered by many to be the God of guitar. This guitarist from American who was born on the 5th of February, 1954, is famous for his performances with the band Journey that is famous worldwide. It is a fact that Neal is the sole member of the band Journey to have played in all of their recordings. Neal, picked up the guitar at the tender age of 5 he was born in an air force base situated close to Oklahoma City.
Few people know that his father too was into music and was a jazz saxophonist. Neal was a fast learner and at the young age of 15 he joined Santana. Prior to forming the group Journey in the year 1973, which he still leads, Neal was associated with Azteca. The playing style of this guitarist is considered as soulful by those who know him. Neal has also recorded albums with various other musicians, apart from the 14 studio albums he has made with the group founded by him.
Neal had been requested by another guitar great, Eric Clapton, to join his group, Derek and the Dominos, quite early on in his career. Since he was first called upon by Santana, Neal turned down this offer. Santana was joined by Neil Schon for recording the album Santana III. The first guitar used by Neal was an acoustic Stella and this fact might be interesting for those who are interested in learning electric guitars. 2 years later this guitar was replaced for a Gibson ES-335. When the Gibson got stolen, Neal replaced it with the 1956 make Les Paul Goldtop reissue and he used the same for quite a number of years.
Gibson guitars are currently endorsed by this famous guitarist. Some limited editions signature models also available and they are known as the "Neal Schon Signature Model Custom Les Paul". Only 35 numbers of such custom guitars were manufactured according to the official Gibson website. Neal has also used a number of other guitars during his vast career and Goldin guitar is one of them which he had used for the solo album "Beyond the Thunder", which was released towards the end of the 1980's. Gibson, which manufactures some of the best solo guitars, is endorsed by Schon.
Few people know that his father too was into music and was a jazz saxophonist. Neal was a fast learner and at the young age of 15 he joined Santana. Prior to forming the group Journey in the year 1973, which he still leads, Neal was associated with Azteca. The playing style of this guitarist is considered as soulful by those who know him. Neal has also recorded albums with various other musicians, apart from the 14 studio albums he has made with the group founded by him.
Neal had been requested by another guitar great, Eric Clapton, to join his group, Derek and the Dominos, quite early on in his career. Since he was first called upon by Santana, Neal turned down this offer. Santana was joined by Neil Schon for recording the album Santana III. The first guitar used by Neal was an acoustic Stella and this fact might be interesting for those who are interested in learning electric guitars. 2 years later this guitar was replaced for a Gibson ES-335. When the Gibson got stolen, Neal replaced it with the 1956 make Les Paul Goldtop reissue and he used the same for quite a number of years.
Gibson guitars are currently endorsed by this famous guitarist. Some limited editions signature models also available and they are known as the "Neal Schon Signature Model Custom Les Paul". Only 35 numbers of such custom guitars were manufactured according to the official Gibson website. Neal has also used a number of other guitars during his vast career and Goldin guitar is one of them which he had used for the solo album "Beyond the Thunder", which was released towards the end of the 1980's. Gibson, which manufactures some of the best solo guitars, is endorsed by Schon.
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