Marcus Siepen
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Marcus Siepen | |
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Krefeld/Hüls, West Germany | |
Genres | Power metal, speed metal, heavy metal |
Occupations | Guitarist |
Years active | 1984–present |
Labels | No Remorse, Virgin, Century Media, Nuclear Blast |
Website | marcussiepen |
Marcus Siepen (born 8 September 1968) is a German guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of power metal band Blind Guardian. For the biggest percentage of Blind Guardian's songs, particularly in more recent years, he has almost strictly played rhythm guitar, with most lead and solo work being performed by André Olbrich. He has also been part of the band Sinbreed and live member of Demons & Wizards.
Personal life
Siepen is divorced and has a son from his first marriage. He has since remarried. Growing up in a Roman Catholic family, Siepen claims to not be religious, and that he doesn't believe in God. He views
Equipment
Since 1995, Siepen has been an endorser of Mesa/Boogie amplifiers, using various Triple Rectifier heads and multiple preamps.
As of 2010, his main rack consisted of a three-channel Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier "Recto Reborn" head, with a Fractal Audio Axe-FX II providing effects. He uses two Sennheiser wireless units, one as a backup, and his old two-channel Rectifier as a backup. When doing overseas shows, he solely uses an Axe-FX II. Previous versions of his rack featured the two-channel Triple Rectifier as his main amplifier, a Rocktron Intelliflex instead of the Fractal for effects, and either a Mesa Boogie TriAxis preamp or Rectifier Recording Preamp instead of his two-channel Triple Rectifier as a backup.
For guitars, Siepen has made most use of
His current main guitars, since then, have been several Gibsons, mostly Les Paul models, his main two being a Les Paul Custom and a Les Paul Standard Premium Plus. Most of his guitars, including the previously two mentioned models, feature dual EMG 81 pickups, Suhr Doug Aldrich pickups, and TonePros hardware.
References
- ^ Die Band – Blind Guardian Interview Archived 4 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Marcus Siepen on blind-guardian.com
- Blind Guardian official website
- Marcus Siepen blog (not updated since 2014)
- Marcus Siepen website