Chad I. Ginsburg
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Chad I. Ginsburg (born April 24, 1973 in New Hope, Pennsylvania) is the guitar player and mixer/producer of the modern rock band, CKY. He also plays some bass on the albums. Chad Ginsburg appeared in his first album Reverb on the Click by the band Rudy + Blitz in 1995.
His signature was the "Bitch Toss" (as he originally used a BC Rich Bich while performing the manoeuvre) in which he flips the guitar around his body. He credits the band Cinderella for this move. The move has since been retired by Ginsburg due to the trend of it by other bands. Chad can also be seen in the CKY videos and in Bam Margera's film Haggard. Chad was part of the fictitious band, Gnarkill, in the film. He is not a part of the current band Gnarkill (which is comprised of friends Bam Margera, Brandon DiCamillo, and band-mate Jess Margera). He is also shown in many of the early CKY films such as CKY and CKY2K.
In 2004, after touring bassist Vern Zaborowski was fired, Chad took over for the brief tour (the first show without Vern was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 27, 2004, where Chad stated, "It seems we're missing someone, although, we don't really MISS him...").
[edit] Trivia
- Cites GG Allin as a large influence on his music, (GG's brother Merle Allin has performed with CKY live).
- Favorite guitar players are Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, and Richie Kotzen.
- The 'I' is not short for anything. His father (who Chad claimed was a hippie) gave him the initial to represent "independence", "individuality", and other positive traits beginning with the letter "i". In one instance, on the CKY website ([1]), it is said that the "I" stands for "Individual" ([2]).
- Attended Council Rock High School in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania before he dropped out.
- He plays Ibanez guitars and has various models including RGs, Icemen and Destroyers
