Jeff Stinco
| Jeff Stinco | |
|---|---|
 Jeff Stinco on guitar | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jean-François Stinco |
| Born |
August 22, 1978 Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop punk, alternative rock, punk rock |
| Occupations | Musician, actor, writer |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Lava / Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Simple Plan |
| Website | www.simpleplan.com |
| Notable instruments | |
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Gibson Les Paul Fender Telecaster Gibson ES-335 Fender Stratocaster | |
Jean-François "Jeff" Stinco (born August 22, 1978) is a French-Canadian and half Italian musician, who is best known as the lead guitarist for pop punk band Simple Plan.
Early life
Stinco attended College Beaubois High School in Pierrefonds, Quebec along with bandmates Sébastien Lefebvre, Chuck Comeau and Pierre Bouvier.
Stinco studied classical guitar for 10 years at Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal with Jean Vallieres. He also participated in many masterclasses over the years with many renown concertists such as Manuel Barrueco and Roland Dyens.
Equipment
Stinco plays Gibson guitars. For the "Save You" and "When I'm Gone" music videos, Stinco is seen with his white Gibson Les Paul Custom. For the "Your Love is a Lie" music video, he plays a Gibson ES-335. Live and in the studio he mostly plays Gibson Les Paul Standards and Customs. He is also often seen playing handmade guitars by his friend Ted Stevenson of Stevenson guitars. He uses Mesa Boogie amplifiers. He also uses D'Addario strings. He currently uses EJ17 - Set Medium 13-56, EXL140 - Set Light Top/Heavy Bottom 10-52 and EXP12 - Set Medium 13-56. More recently on the 'Get Your Heart On!' tour, Stinco has used a range of Fender Telecasters and Stratocasters.
Music
Beside his Simple Plan projects, Stinco also contributed to the Rush tribute CD released in 2005 titled Subdivisions: "A Tribute To Rush"" and performs on the Rush hit "The Spirit of Radio" along with Winger lead vocalist Kip Winger.
Filmography
Actor
- Nitro (2007) .... Viny
- New York Minute (2004/I) .... Simple Plan
- The New Tom Green Show (1 episode, 2003)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? .... Himself (1 episode)
Writer
- Simple Plan: A Big Package for You (2003) (V) (uncredited)
Self
- Simple Plan: MTV Hard Rock Live (2005) (V) .... Himself - Guitars
- "Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005) aka Otro rollo (Mexico: short title)
- New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005 (2004) (TV) (as Simple Plan) .... Himself
- Punk Rock Holocaust (2004) (V) .... Himself - Simple Plan
- Simple Plan: Still Not Getting Any... (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Simple Plan: A Big Package for You (2003) (V) .... Himself
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