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Jeff Loomis (born in , 2007 . BIOGRAPHY Early days Loomis took up , 2007 . At the age of 16, his guitar entry won Wisconsin's ''Guitar Wars'' contest. He was auditioned for , 2007 . Jeff Loomis saw Cacophony on tour, and told Marty Friedman , who became very interested, about the audition. Marty tried out for the position and joined the band in 1989. In 2005 , Loomis would then share the stage with Megadeth, as the lead guitarist for Nevermore as part of Mustaine's Gigantour festival. Sanctuary Not too long after being auditioned for the lead part in Megadeth, Loomis was able to join the band , 2007 . Nevermore After the break-up, Loomis and former Sanctuary members Warrel Dane (vocalist) and Jim Sheppard (bassist) made plans to form Nevermore , and in late 1994 , Loomis became the lead guitarist of Nevermore after the brief period being in Sanctuary. Now, he is the main songwriter of Nevermore, adding to the unique sound that fans are familiar with. His contributions can be found in albums such as '' The Politics Of Ecstasy '', '' Dreaming Neon Black '' and their latest album '' This Godless Endeavor '' (including Steve Smyth , who previously featured in the band Testament ). Currently, Loomis plays an important role in portraying the sound that Nevermore has today, using guitar techniques like Sweep-picking . One of his more important musical showcases is in the album '' Dead Heart In A Dead World '', in which he wrote most of the songs before Nevermore. Other
EQUIPMENT Loomis plays various , 2007 . He also plays a Schecter C-7 Hellraiser with EMG active humbucker pickups, and the C-7 Blackjack with Seymour Duncan pickups. Prior to Schecter he played a wide variety of guitars including Ibanez , Jackson and ESP . He was endorsed by Peavey amplifiers (using the XXX model) and after that he was endorsed by Krank using the Krankenstein head. He recently got endorsed by ENGL amps, but no information on the specific model has been released yet. Dead Heart in a Dead World, Enemies of Reality and some guitar tracks on This Godless Endeavor were recorded using a Mesa Rectifier. He still often uses Triple Rectifiers on tour, especially in Europe. He has also made his own 6-string custom Warmoth guitar with EMG pickups. Early in 2007, Schecter guitars brought out the Jeff Loomis Signature Schecter 7 string, based on the C-7 Hellraiser model. It features the EMG 707 active pickups, original Floyd rose, ash body and two piece maple neck., 2007 . DISCOGRAPHY Nevermore
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