Brien DeChristopher (Guitarist/Songwriter)
Photo taken by Chuck Tuck in Arlington, WA on 12-04-2010
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Equipment List - (click the links to see pics of Brien's gear)
Guitars:
• ESP M1 (Galaxy Black Sparkle)
EMG81 Pickup/Floyd Rose Original Trem/EMG EXP expander
• ESP M1 Custom (Cobalt Blue)
EMG81 Pickup/Floyd Rose Trem
• ESP Eclipse Custom (Custom Sic•Skinz "AOC Skull")
EMG81/60 combination/Floyd Rose Original Trem
• ESP Mirage Custom Deluxe (Pearlescent Gold)
EMG81 (Bridge), EMG SA (Neck & Middle) Pickups/Floyd Rose Trem
• ESP MII Deluxe Custom (Custom Sic•Skinz "Hell")
EMG81 Pickup (Bridge)/EMG-SA (Neck)/Floyd Rose Original
Trem/EMG EXP expander
• ESP KH602 Custom (Custom Sic•Skinz "13-13")
EMG81 Pickups (Bridge and Neck)/Floyd Rose Original Trem
• Gibson Les Paul Traditional (Tobacco Sunburst LP)
All Stock - No Mods
• J Frog Glock 24 (Custom Blonde Marble)
EMG81 & SA Pickups/Floyd Rose Original
• Fender American Std Dlx Strat (Beautiful Blonde)
EMG81 & SA Pickups/EMG EXP Expander and SPC Presence
Tone Knob
• 1967 Gibson Flying V (High Gloss White)
EMG81 & 85 Pickups
• 1967 Gibson Flying V (Cherry w/Chrome Pickguard)
EMG81 & 85 Pickups
• Custom Built Genesis Guitar (Caution Yellow)
EMG81 & 85 Pickups/Floyd Rose Original Trem
• Takamine EG334SC Acoustic (Electric)
Fully Stock (no mods)
• Ibanez RG550 (Road Flare Orange)
Fully Stock (no mods)
• Ibanez RG550 (Lipstick Red)
Fully Stock (no mods)
Big Stage Setup (Run Stereo):• Custom Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 Head with 1960a 4x12
(Head features Sic•Skinz Illum-a-Head system/Cabs loaded with
Celestion G12T-75 Speakers loaded into ATA Road Cases)
• Custom Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 Head with 1960a 4x12
(Head features Sic•Skinz Illum-a-Head system/Cabs loaded with
Celestion G12T-75 Speakers loaded into ATA Road Cases)
• Line 6 Relay 50 Digital Wireless System
• Custom Stereo Pedalboard
• Furman Power Conditioners
Small Stage Setup (Run Stereo):
• Custom Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 Head with 1936 2x12
(Head features Sic•Skinz Illum-a-Head system/Cabs loaded with
Celestion G12T-75 Speakers loaded into ATA Road Cases)
• Custom Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 Head with 1936 2x12
(Head features Sic•Skinz Illum-a-Head system/Cabs loaded with
Celestion G12T-75 Speakers loaded into ATA Road Cases)
• Line 6 Relay 50 Digital Wireless System
• Custom Stereo Pedalboard
• Furman Power Conditioners
Stereo Pedalboard (contains the following items below)
• TC Electronic Polytune Tuner
• TC Electronic Corona Chorus
• TC Electronic Feedback Delay
• Boss OD3 Super Overdrive (for 50% choke effect)
• Boss CS3 Compressor/Sustainer
• Dunlop ZW Crybaby Wah
• Boss BF2 Flanger
• Boss PH2 Super Phaser
• Ernie Ball VP Jr. Volume Pedal
• Custom-built Sic•Skinz dual amp head channel switcher
• PowerBlock 9/18 Volt Regulator
Home Setup (Run Stereo):• Marshall JCM2000 DSL50 Head (stock)
• Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 Head (stock)
• Carvin 4x12 Cabinet loaded w/Celestion G12T-75 Speakers
• Marshall MC212 2x12 Cabinet loaded w/Celestion G12T-75 Speakers
• TC Electronic G-Major FX processor
• Rocktron MidiMate switching system
• Furman Rackmount Power Conditioner
• TC Electronic G System
• Morley Bad Horsey 2 Wah Pedal
• Boss TU-2 Tuner
Extras:• Marshall MG30DFX Combo Amp (for practicing/writing/tracking)
• TC Electronic G-System
• Boss CH1 Super Chorus
• Boss AC3 Acoustic Simulator
• Boss DD3 Digital Delay
• Boss OD1 Overdrive
• Xotic Effects EP Booster
• Custom-built Roadie Road Cases
• Custom AOC Dunlop Tortex Black 1.0mm Picks
• Dimarzio Nylon Clip Straps
• Dean Markley Strings .009 - .42 Lite Gauge
• Monster & George L Cables
• Dai Ginjo Sake!
Brien's Live Pedalboard Setup:
(click image for larger view)
Bio:
Brien DeChristopher was born in Rochester, New York and grew up on both sides of the globe (Guam to Florida). He began playing guitar after meeting Ace Frehley when he was 11 years young at a KISS concert in Lakeland, FL and has been playing ever since.
At the age of 15, he began playing in bands and, ultimately, clubs around the Tampa Bay area where he shared the stage with bands like Iced Earth, Savatage, Obituary, Crimson Glory, and Morbid Angel. Brien jumped around from band to band until settling into "Arsenal" in 1991. The band later changed it's name to "PeaceChild" just prior to disbanding in 2001. Brien then relocated to Seattle where he spent the next 8 years forming a more personal sound through his playing as well as matching the appropriate gear to attain an original tone. He also used that time to network and get to know area musicians and formed Agents Of Chaos in 2009.
Brien's influences and style come from listening to players such as Gary Moore, David Gilmore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Randy Rhoads, Michael Schenker, Jimmy Page, and Brian Greenway of April Wine. He also toutes John Petrucci, Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani as influencers that incite him to personally practice his craft more without allowing their styles to more than slightly "color" his playing. Brien is a predominantly self-taught musician with a "bluesy" to "progressive" and sometimes "grungy" style. "I learned how to play guitar by listening and mimicking records by Van Halen, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, etc.", says Brien, "I think that VH and Priest taught me scales, chords, and technique, but Iron Maiden taught me ENDURANCE (laughs)."
Brien's love of music includes the eclectic forms of latin jazz to modern and even classic rock... From Al DiMeola to Testament... but never waivers very far from Rock, Hard Rock and Metal music.
