| Akın Eldes | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 11 November 1962 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Genres | Rock Music |
| Occupations | Guitarist |
| Associated acts | Pinhani, Tanju Duru, Bulutsuzluk Özlemi, Bülent Ortaçgil, Gürol Ağırbaş, Barış Manço, Melih Kibar, Mehmet Güreli, Meltem Taşkıran, Haluk Levent. |
| Website | www.akineldes.com |
Akın Eldes is a prominent Turkish guitarist, who is best known for his work with Bulutsuzluk Özlemi between 1986–2000..[1] He was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and played mandolin and flute as a child. Eldes started playing the guitar in high school[2]. He played with the bands E-5, Painted Bird, Asım Can Gündüz, singer-songwriter Bülent Ortaçgil, bassist Gürol Ağırbaş, composer Melih Kibar and Çapkınlar among others prior to joining Bulutsuzluk Özlemi.[3] Nowadays, he is playing with a Turkish rock band Pinhani.[4]
Eldes is a respected session musician and also has six solo albums which tell his musical aspect; Kafi (2001), Türlü (2004), Cango (2007), Ara Taksim (2009), Başka Türlü (2010) and Hane-i Akustik (2011). Akın Eldes's unique technique and the characteristic sound make him different from other guitarists in the world.
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Akın Eldes's choice of electric guitars depends on his characteristic sound.Therefore, Eldes uses various special hand-made guitars by Murat Sezen[5].And also, he generally plays Yamaha Pasifica PAC1511MS in Pinhani Concerts.Additionaly, he is playing his black old Fender Stratocaster nowadays.According to many people, Stratocaster reflects his own feelings.