EPK - FREDRIK PIHL

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CV

I am a Swedish guitar player with 25+ years of playing experience. I work as a solo artist, live performer, session player and guitar teacher.

During my playing years I have performed and worked with artists such as: Brett Garsed, Ron Bumblefoot Thal (ex Guns N' Roses), Mattias IA Eklundh (Freak Kitchen), Lalle Larsson, Martin Månsson Sjöstrand Trio, FSX, Dave Martone, Lakewood etc.

I teach guitar on a weekly basis at JamPlay.com (one of the biggest online guitar instructional sites). I am also playing all around Sweden with the band The Rockoutz.

I have two solo albums out (Silhouetts -2011 and
Static Alteration -2017).

Endorsing: Fractal Audio, DiMarzio and Hawk Picks exclusively.

My work has been mentioned in various magazines and websites such as: Guitar Player magazine, Gitaar Plus, Truth in Shredding, Sweden Rock magazine, Axe Magazine etc.

selected discography

Lakewood - Upcoming album (guest solo) 2019
Fredrik Pihl - Crimson Skies (single) 2018
Fredrik Pihl - Static Alteration 2017
Fredrik Pihl - Beyond my eyes (single) 2016
Various artists - Shred Freak (Compilation CD) 2013
Fredrik Pihl - Silhouettes 2011
Martin Sjöstrand trio - Med vänner (guest solo) 2011
FSX - Sins (Guest solo) 2010

Quotes

"You should hear this guy play! He is a Scandinavian
guitar phenomenon"
- Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns N' Roses)

"Pihl's masterful technique is as scary as his wacky compositional chops. He frightens me!"
- Michael Molenda (Guitar Player magazine)

"Fredrik Pihl has from my point a view, opened a breach in the quite closed world of instrumental guitar."
- Spirit of metal webzine