![]() He was encouraged by his father to play the guitar. ![]() His first electric guitar was a Gibson SG, which he keeps at home. At secondary school he was exposed, via older classmates, to “shred” guitarists of the time. At the age of nine, Govan and his brother Seth played guitar on a Thames Television programme called Ace Reports. Half-Scottish, Govan was also heavily influenced by Zal Cleminson, a Scottish guitarist best known for his work with the Alex Harvey Band. He worked out chords and solos from listening to the records. Govan began listening to 1950s rock ‘n’ roll artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard he then moved on to later eras, listening to such bands as The Beatles, Cream and Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and AC/DC, among others. His father taught him three chords first, and introduced him to his record collection. Govan began playing guitar aged three, encouraged by his father, but initially learning mainly by ear. English guitarist who has played for The Aristocrats and Asia, as well as Docker’s Guild and GPS.
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