Guido took a few lessons in flute and piano before picking up the guitar as an autodidact.
​
First Influences: Richie Blackmore, Eddi Van Halen (R.I.P.)
​
Further influences: Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, Steve Vai, Frank Gambale, Steve Henderson
​
Todays Inspiration: Mathias IA Eklund, Martin Milller, Tom Quayle
​
Honorable mentios (non-guitar): Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.), Mike Portnoy and soo many more....
First Band before Signum: Atlantis (1982) just wiggling around with the instruments (and I was really playing drums!)
Last Band after Signum: Symbosis (1995) a more fusion-oriented style of music, but after that I stopped playing and ...
... had only 3 more gigs with the LWF Band (collegues from university) in 1996, 2006 and 2016. Apart from that I didn't play guitar at all for about 25 years (only getting less and less hair), but now proudly reunited with the core members of SIGNUM
I saw a guitar gallery by Steve Vai where he gave names to many of his guitars. I thought, that is a little awkward and started thinking about my guitars. Well, mine have names as well now.
Working Horse
Model: Kramer
Serial No: SF 5976
Pickups: HSS Seymour Duncan
Body: Maple
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Rosewood 22
Red Lady
Model: Music Man Luke I
Serial No: 96108
Pickups: HSS EMG
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Rosewood 22
Beauty & Beast
Model: Caparison Horus
Serial No: 3320318
Pickups: HH Caparison
Body: Mahogany / Maple
Neck: Walnut / Maple
Fretboard: Ebony 27
Black Pearl
Model: Caparison DEG C2
Serial No: C20190024
Pickups: HH EMG
Body: Maple
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Rosewood 24
Blue
Model: Ibanez JEM77P
Serial No: 201012001
Pickups: HSH DiMarzio
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple / Walnut
Fretboard: Maple 24
Señor Martinez
Model: Martin & Co DM
Serial No: 677264
Pickups: -
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood 20
Lipstick Red
Model: Ibanez JS 2480
Serial No: 042331
Pickups: HH DiMarzio
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple / Bobinga
Fretboard: Rosewood 24
Black Jack
Model: Jackson Dinky JS 32-8
Serial No: CW J2334802
Pickups: HH Jackson
Body: Poplar
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Amaranth 24
Green Applehorn
Model: Caparison Custom
Serial No: 3380143
Pickups: HSH Caparison
Body: Blackwood / Maple
Neck: Maple / Walnut
Fretboard: Ebony 24