| Marco Sfogli | |
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Marco Sfogli live, 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 4, 1980 |
| Origin | Naples, Italy |
| Genres | Progressive metal Instrumental rock |
| Associated acts | James LaBrie Jordan Rudess Matt Guillory John Macaluso |
| Website | Official site |
Marco Sfogli (born April 4, 1980) is an Italian rock guitarist. He has appeared on several albums.
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Born in 1980, his first attempt with music came in 1984 when he played with his parents (both musicians) in Schwetzingen, Germany during an encore. But the story starts in 1989 when he received his first electric guitar as a gift: "a Washburn but I don't remember the model". He started to play along with his heroes (Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Europe), while other kids his age usually preferred to play soccer. In 1992 he left the guitar to study the drums, another huge passion. "Being a drummer first and a guitarist second, helped me a lot in terms of creativity and rhythmic knowledge." In 1996 he left the drums because of his growing interest in guitar, especially after an intense listening of Images and Words by Dream Theater. Today, he's a guitar player, a composer and an arranger. He worked for a lot of artists since. In 2005 he flew to Canada to record James LaBrie's third solo release titled Elements of Persuasion which has become a hit with progressive metal fans. Now member of the James LaBrie band, he put out his first solo record titled There's Hope on Feb. 15th 2008 through Lion Music. He also worked on the James LaBrie record Static Impulse as guitar player, co-writer and engineer. Currently he's touring with a NY based band named Creation's End.
Marco Sfogli uses Rash Guitars and has a signature series under his name "Rash MT Monster Marco Sfogli Signature". This guitar features an ebony fingerboard with flamed maple top, mahogony body on the Pro and poplar on the Standard. The Standard is equipped with DiMarzio Air Norton Pickups in neck position and DiMarzio D-Sonic in the bridge and the Pro with DiMarzio D-Sonic in the bridge and DiMarzio Cruiser in the neck and middle positions which attribute to the rich tones in his music. He also uses Mesa Boogie amps and cabinets as his main tonal machines. The 2010 Signature model features a mother of pearl inlay at the 12th fret with his M logo. Marco has stated that on the new James Labrie album, he used DiMarzio D-Activator pickups. From the beginning of 2011 he switched from Rash to Ibanez guitars for whom he's an endorser. He's currently using an RG Premium 6 strings with D Activators and a Chopper, an RGD 7 strings with D Activators and an ARZ800 drop tuned.
As A Player
Solo Albums