The Blackstar St. James is the most exciting thing to happen in portable guitar application in years, if not ever. This thing can be carried on a plane and then both used on stage in front of thousands and then as a direct recording device in your hotel room or your bus. All this with not just a suitable tone, but preferable honestly.
Ben Weinman
Ben Weinman
Suicidal Tendencies / Dillinger Escape Plan
Ben Weinman is an American musician, most notable for being the lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the mathcore band the Dillinger Escape Plan (DEP). He is the founder and sole constant member of the DEP, he is currently playing rhythm guitar with the crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies and lead guitar in the progressive rock supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra.
Weinman was named one of SPIN Magazine’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time and one of the 20 Most Influential Metal Guitarists Of The Modern Era by VH1. Weinman was named one of Guitar World Magazine’s 50 fastest guitar players of all time alongside guitar players such as Eddie Van Halen and Les Paul. He was named one of Guitar World’s Top 25 Cult Guitarists in 2009, and one of the top modern Metal Guitar players by MetalSucks. Weinman has also been listed on About.com as an example of today’s most important musicians under their definition of “guitarist” and was named one of Alternative Press Magazine’s “10 Favourite Guitar Slingers”.
