Alex Scholpp is a German guitarist born in Stuttgart, who is known above all for his activity in the band Farmer Boys and

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. He also composes/plays for the bands Tieflader and Sinner. He is also a session guitar player and teaches the guitar in his own music school "Alex Scholpp's Guitar Camp" in Stuttgart. In the middle of the 90s he was a founding Member of the band Farmer Boys, releasing 4 albums and touring Europe and is recording for various projects of mixed styles in the studio. 2003 he is founding his music- school "Alex Scholpp's Guitar- Camp" in Stuttgart. After more session guitar work (among others "

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") Alex Scholpp is working since 2007 with

(ex- Nightwish), playing live and recording on all her studio albums. Besides that he has his Metal- Band "Tieflader" and is playing for the German Hard Rock Band "Sinner" and had a project called "The Help" together with Flo Dauner and

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. He worked as author for the German "guitar" magazine for two special issues "School of Metal". Since 1999 Alex is playing exclusively

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, his model being custom variations of the M II- model. He is also an endorser of Blackstar amps using mainly the "Artisan" and "Series One" Amps. For both Brands he is playing clinics and is recording demo- videos.

External links

* http://www.tarjaturunen.com * http://www.guitar-camp.de * http://www.ppvmedien.de/guitar-deluxe-1-schoeol-of-metal-III * http://www.ppvmedien.de/guitar-deluxe-2-schoeol-of-metal-IV
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German rock guitarists German male guitarists Living people Musicians from Stuttgart Sinner (band) members Year of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-guitarist-stub