Sara Marsh

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Sara Marsh
Origin Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Heavy metal
Hard rock
Tribute
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1989—Present
Label(s) DRZ Records
Powerslave Records
Associated acts The Iron Maidens
Phantom Blue
The Little Dolls
Bandit
Website http://www.myspace.com/saramarsh
Notable instrument(s)
B.C. Rich ST
Ibanez RG450

Sara Marsh is one of two guitarists of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens (billed as the "World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden"). In addition, she is a member of the Ozzy Osbourne tribute band The Little Dolls (billed as, "All Female, All Ozzy, All The Time...Covering All Eras Of Ozzy"). Prior to those works, Marsh was the guitarist of the bands Bandit (1989-1994) and Phantom Blue (circa 2001).

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[edit] Biography

Born in Hawthorne, CA, Sara Marsh grew up with music, as her father and grandfather both played tenor saxophone while her mother had a collection of Beach Boys records. Following her father's footsteps, Marsh took up alto saxophone and guitar at age 15 following years of taking up private piano lessons. Influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton, she switched her focus on playing guitar.[1]

In 1989, Marsh, along with Cathy Montgomery, Sece Foster, Karen Chambers and Robin MacDonnel, formed a metal band called Bandit, whose music had been described by fans as a mix of The Pretenders and Megadeth. After Bandit disbanded in 1994, Marsh moved to Kansas City, KS, to finish her college degree in Special Education teaching. While in Kansas, she worked with several night club bands with musical ranges from Glam metal to Speed metal to Country. [2]

In 2001, Marsh - along with drummer Linda McDonald and guitarist Josephine Soegijanty of Phantom Blue - joined vocalist Jenny Warren and bassist Melanie Sisneros to form The Iron Maidens, an all-female tribute band to Iron Maiden. She and McDonald have remained with the band ever since (which currently includes lead vocalist Aja Kim, bassist Wanda Ortiz and guitarist Heather Baker). As a member of The Iron Maidens, Marsh's stage name is "Mini Murray," a parody of Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray.[3]

In addition to The Iron Maidens, Marsh and McDonald are also members of The Little Dolls, an all-female tribute band to Ozzy Osbourne. The band is named after a song from Osbourne's 1981 album Diary of a Madman. For this band, Marsh's stage name is "Rakk Wylde," a parody of Osbourne's guitarist Zakk Wylde.[4]

[edit] Discography

[edit] The Iron Maidens

[edit] Equipment and Endorsers

Sara is endorsed by Jim Dunlop, DigiTech, BBE Sound, GHS Strings, Coffin Case and Monster Energy Drink.

When touring with The Iron Maidens, Sara's main guitar is a yellow B.C. Rich ST with EMG 81/85 Floyd Rose pickups. She also uses an Ibanez RG450 decorated with Iron Maiden's Killers album cover art.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sara Marsh's Family Bio
  2. ^ Sara Marsh's Band History
  3. ^ The Iron Maidens Band Bio
  4. ^ The Little Dolls - Sara Marsh

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