Doug Doppler

Doug Doppler - Certified Guitar Hero. With the 7.24.07 release of Guitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80's, Doug Doppler is now officially certifiable. In addition to serving as a house musician for WaveGroup Sound (best known for their work on the Guitar Hero franchise), Doug has spent much of the past two years on touring the globe with acts like Michael Schenker (U.S. 2007) and Gilby Clarke (Europe 2006), and as a clinician for Ibanez guitars (Italy, U.K., New Zealand, Australia and U.S.). Doug has also shared the stage with Joe Satriani, Neal Schon, and Uli Jon Roth. Signed to Steve Vai's highly acclaimed Favored Nations label, Doug's playing is both melodic and intense. An avid 7- String fanatic, Doppler is inspired by both the heaviness that the low range of the instrument provides, as well as the soaring nature of the high strings when played at the top of the neck - "I love the fact that the same guitar can have so much growl and be incredibly melodic at the same time. For me, the juxtaposition of these sounds opens up so many doors sonically." And yes, Doppler can shred with the best of them - in 2004 Doppler's band played the G3 show with Satriani, Vai, Malmsteen ... more...