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Alex Scholpp is a German guitarist best known for his work with the metal band Farmer Boys and with Tarja Turunen. He also composes/plays for the bands Tieflader and Sinner. He is also a session guitar player and teaches the guitar in his own music school "Alex Scholpp's Guitar Camp" in Stuttgart.
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Alexander Scholpp | |
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Scholpp at a performance with Tarja Turunen | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Genres | Rock, metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
In the middle of the 90s he was a founding Member of the band Farmer Boys, releasing four albums and touring Europe and is recording for various projects of mixed styles in the studio. In 2003 he founded his music school "Alex Scholpp's Guitar-Camp" in Stuttgart. After more session guitar work (among others "Die Fantastischen Vier") Alex Scholpp is working since 2007 with Tarja Turunen (ex- Nightwish), playing live and recording on all her studio albums. Besides that he has his Metal- Band "Tieflader" and is playing for the German Hard Rock Band "Sinner" and had a project called "The Help" together with Flo Dauner and Doug Wimbish. He worked as author for the German "guitar" magazine for two special issues "School of Metal".
Since 1999 Alex is playing exclusively ESP Guitars, his model being custom variations of the M II- model. He is also an endorser of Blackstar amps using mainly the "Artisan" and "Series One" Amps. For both Brands he is playing clinics and is recording demo- videos.
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