Isaac Delahaye
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Isaac Delahaye | |
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Background information | |
Born | Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium | 9 January 1982
Origin | Belgium, Ypres |
Genres | Symphonic metal, melodic death metal, blackened death metal, progressive metal, thrash metal, heavy metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass, vocals |
Isaac Delahaye (born 9 January 1982) is a Belgian
Henri Sattler
, Delahaye was welcomed into the band on 29 June 2004. On 15 January 2009, the official announcement came that Isaac was no longer a part of God Dethroned. Soon afterwards, an announcement came from the band Epica that proclaimed Delahaye as their recently hired guitarist.
Delahaye once used exclusively
Ibanez Guitars, primarily his custom seven version of DN500K Darkstone, which he describes as an "Integral part of the sound of Epica". In an interview with Moshville Uk he states that he uses a Les Paul Black Beauty and en Epiphone custom for in the studio for solos, due to their thinner necks than the Darkstone. He also mentions that he uses a Maton 808 custom series TE acoustic.[2] He uses Bogner amplifiers including the Uberschall and Shiva 25th Anniversary edition and in the studio mixes his guitar sound with an Axe FX II and SansAmp.[2] He and also has used Bogner and V-Empire 2x12 Cabinets with V30 speakers.[3]
Delahaye was a member of the symphonic death metal band MaYaN from 2010–2013. He appeared on the album Quarterpast. He was replaced by Merel Bechtold as rhythm guitarist.
Musical style
Delahaye incorporates legato, alternate picking, tremolo picking, tapping, and use of the whammy bar in his solos.
Education
Isaac has a Bachelor of Music degree.[4]
Extra gear
- Gibson Les Paul Standard 7 String Limited 2016 Heritage Cherry Sunburst
- Gibson Les Paul Standard 7 String Limited 2016 Tobacco Burst
- InTune Picks
- Morley + Boss Pedals
- Sennheiser Wireless + In Ear Monitoring
- American Music Products Straps
- Audio Technika Mics
- Ernie Ball Strings[4]
References
- ^ "Epica: Isaac Delahaye is the new guitarist". idiomag. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Interview: Isaac Delahaye of Epica". The Moshville Times. 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Our Clients". V-Empire amps. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Epica Members". Epica.nl.