Michael Angelo Batio

Metal Hero Guitarist Michael Angelo Batio
Michael Angelo Batio is the fastest, meanest shredder on this or any other planet. He was the guitarist with 80's metal legends ‘Nitro' and now tours the world with his double Dean guitar, still shocking his army of fans.

Just about every metal guitarist knows at least something about Michael Angelo Batio. He is best known for his twin-necked, left and right-handed double-guitar which he both invented and was the first to play. This ambidextrous virtuoso is not just a one trick wonder however. He is arguably the fastest guitar player you’ll ever hear and when he wants to, can play some slow yet engaging leads.
The famous guitar...
The Quad Guitar was invented and designed by Michael Angelo Batio. It was built by Wayne Charvel in Southern California. The guitar was originally built in conjunction with Gibson Guitars. Wayne later changed the necks and neck logos to say “Ritz” Guitars which at the time was his new guitar company. The 2 top necks have 7 strings while the bottom 2 necks have 6. The Quad Guitar is actually 4 separate guitars with back plates determining it’s shape.



Michael Angelo Batio demonstration workshops in the Netherlands...

Dinsdag 30 Mei om 14:00 uur:
Vanilla Music Store, Den Haag
Westeinde 45-47

Dinsdag 30 Mei om 20:00 uur:
Big One Music, Zwolle,
Rieteweg 13

Woensdag 31 Mei om 14:00 uur:
City Music, Alphen a/d Rijn,
Prins Hendrikstraat 99



Michael has vast music knowledge and started playing piano and composing at the age 5 and started playing guitar at age 10. At 14 he was playing jazz music and at 16 years old he won an award for outstanding jazz musician (what an achievement!). He's toured the world travelling to over 35 different countries since 1993 and has performed over 1200 shows since then. He also took Joe Satriani's genius invention of the ''Sock-Dampener'' and invented his own ''String-Dampeners'' himself (obviously without a sock lol). He started out as a session guitarist at 19 years old doing music for Films, TV, Radio... you name it he's done it! Although, Angelo can play at breakneck speed, he can create the most immaculate melodies you will ever hear, it is in a sense music that Shredaholic describes as ''it gets you there''.