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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Glenn Raymond Tipton |
| Born | 25 October 1947 Blackheath, England |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1968 - Present |
| Label(s) | Columbia, CBS |
| Associated acts | Judas Priest, The Flying Hat Band |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Gibson SG Hamer Signature Model |
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Glenn Raymond Tipton (born October 25, 1947 in Blackheath, England) is one of the lead guitarists (and occasional keyboard player) for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blackheath is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. The Flying Hat Band were an early 1970s Birmingham, England Hard rock act that alongside Judas Priest, ranked as the Midlands The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied Electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s Hamer Guitars is an American manufacturer that specializes in the production of high quality Guitars It was founded in Illinois by Jol Dantzig and Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blackheath is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Prior to Judas Priest, he was in The Flying Hat Band. The Flying Hat Band were an early 1970s Birmingham, England Hard rock act that alongside Judas Priest, ranked as the Midlands
In 1997 Tipton released his first solo album Baptizm of Fire, featuring a host of well-known musicians including John Entwistle, Billy Sheehan, Cozy Powell, Robert Trujillo and Don Airey, among others. Baptizm of Fire is a solo album created by Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton in 1997. John Alec Entwistle ( October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English Bass guitarist, Songwriter, Singer William 'Billy' Sheehan (born on 1953 March 19 in Buffalo NY) is an Irish American Bassist known for his work with Talas Colin Flooks ( December 29, 1947 - April 5, 1998) better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer Roberto Agustín Trujillo (ɾo'beɾto tɾu'xiʎo (born on October 23, 1964) is a Bassist who played with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Don Airey (born 21 June 1948 in Sunderland, England) has been the Keyboardist in the Rock band Deep Purple
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Playing style and technique
Although Tipton did not pick up the guitar until he was 21, he was taught by his mother how to play the piano at a young age. (Tipton's piano playing features prominently on the classic Priest album Sad Wings of Destiny, especially on "Epitaph", a song that features no guitar). Sad Wings of Destiny is the second Album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1976
Tipton is known for his complex, sometimes classically influenced solos[1] and his double lead guitar trades with fellow Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing. Kenneth "K K" Downing Jr (born 27 October 1951 in Yew Tree Estate Hill Top in West Bromwich, England) is a His solos have remained of this style for most of his career, but he has incorporated various techniques into his playing over the years. As opposed to Downing, his solos tend to incorporate a more melodic, legato sound, making use of techniques like sweep-picking, classical scales, and arpeggios, and often focus on both accuracy and aggression. In Musical notation the Italian word legato (literally meaning "tied together" indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly Sweep picking is a technique used on the Guitar in which a 'sweeping' motion of the pick is combined with a matching fret hand technique in order to produce a specific In Music, an arpeggio is a broken chord where the Notes are played or sung in Sequence, one after the other rather than Ringing out simultaneously However, like Downing, his playing sometimes focuses more on speed than precision, and has been known to occasionally use pinch harmonics and dive bombs in his solos, which Downing frequently does as well. A pinch harmonic, also known as a squealie or squealer is a Guitar technique (typically Electric guitar) pioneered by Roy Buchanan This article refers to musical term For information regarding the military term see Dive bomber. In 1978, Tipton began to incorporate tapping into his playing, which Downing promptly began to use as well. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Tapping is a playing technique generally associated with the Electric guitar, although the technique may be performed on almost any String instrument. In 1990, both guitarists started to use the complex technique of sweep-picking, which can be notably heard on the title track of their 1990 album Painkiller. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Sweep picking is a technique used on the Guitar in which a 'sweeping' motion of the pick is combined with a matching fret hand technique in order to produce a specific " Painkiller " is the the first song on British metal band Judas Priest 's 1990 album Painkiller Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certified album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Both have continuously used these techniques ever since.
Tipton's first "great" solo is often considered to be "Beyond the Realms of Death"[2], from 1978's Stained Class, a song for which all the guitar parts were written by drummer Les Binks. Stained Class is the fourth Album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1978 A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion James Leslie Binks (born April 5 1948) better known as Les Binks, is an Northern Irish Heavy metal Drummer. Other songs over the years have received notice for his solos in them, including "Electric Eye," "Freewheel Burning," "Painkiller", "A Touch of Evil" and especially the solo in "Ram it Down. " Electric Eye " is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, from their 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance " Freewheel Burning " is a song by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, appearing on their 1984 album Defenders " Painkiller " is the the first song on British metal band Judas Priest 's 1990 album Painkiller " A Touch of Evil " is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, from their 1990 album Painkiller Ram It Down was an album recorded and released by Judas Priest in 1988 "
Equipment
Guitars
Tipton has used numerous guitars over the years. These include a 60s Fender Stratocaster up until about '78. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares During '78-'79 he used a black Gibson Les Paul Custom and he started using a modified CBS-era Fender Stratocaster with Dimarzio Super-Distortion (humbucking) pickups. The Gibson Les Paul Custom is a high end variation of the Gibson Les Paul guitar For the Screaming for Vengeance tour he added a chrome pickguard. For this tour he also played a Gibson SG, which, apparently, he spray-painted black himself. The SG also had a chrome pickguard and stock PAF humbuckers. Around '84 he switched to a Hamer Phantom GT model which was fitted with one EMG humbucker, a Kahler tremolo and one volume pot. A signature model of this was developed and sold to public from '84-'86. Tipton still uses this guitar model.
Amplification
Tipton has almost exclusively used Marshall Amps. Marshall Amplification is a British company which designs and manufactures music amplifiers. Tipton used Regular Vintage 50 and 100 Watt Marshall heads without a master volume until 1982, when the JCM 800 head was developed. The JCM 800 was used by Tipton and fellow Judas Priest guitarist K. K. Downing for many years. Currently, Tipton uses a large rack unit which includes several different preamps and two Marshall 9100 poweramps.
Effects
Late 70s and 80s: Pete Cornish custom pedalboard with overdrive unit, flanger, MXR distortion unit, MXR Phase 100, MXR digital delay, MXR 12-band EQ, Maestro Echoplex, line boosters between each effect to preserve the signal from input to output, and a RangeMaster-based custom treble boost connected to the bass channel of Marshall 50 and 100 watt heads with no master volume.
Today he only has a modified Crybaby 535Q Wah, Digitech Tone Driver, DigiTech Main Squeeze and a Yamaha midi board controlling other effects and sounds in the rack unit.
Trivia
- He was ranked #19 on rock magazine Hit Parader's list of 100 greatest metal guitarists.
- Sun Kil Moon released a song titled "Glenn Tipton" on their album Ghosts of the Great Highway. Sun Kil Moon is the project of singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek, best known for his previous band Red House Painters. Ghosts of the Great Highway is the 2003 debut album by San Francisco quartet Sun Kil Moon, led by Red House Painters ' founder Mark
Discography
Solo
Judas Priest
References
External links
Baptizm of Fire is a solo album created by Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton in 1997. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert Edge of the World is an album created by Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton, The Who bassist John Entwistle, and renowned drummer This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. The Discography for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic