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Carvin Guitars
For over 60 years, Carvin has been building high-quality guitars, basses, amps and audio gear for pro and hobbyist musicians alike.
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Chris Hattingh Biography
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Chris Hattingh
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compiled by Guitar Nine Records
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Chris Hattingh is a highly regarded, self-motivated guitarist from Cocoa, Florida (U.S.A.) who describes his style as shred, fusion and blues, as documented on his latest release, "Music For A World That's Burned".  His guitar of choice is a Customized Jackson Stealth with Di Marzio pickups. Hattingh has played guitar since 1975, and openly affirms his career goal, "In 5-10 years I hope to have 5-10 diverse guitar instrumentals released, with a sizeable and loyal fan base that enables me to play and write the music I love for a living."
When prompted to reveal his preferred effect for the guitar, Hattingh responded with, "Reverb," and offered his musicial goals, "To try and write the most beautiful music I can, and to try to help reverse the current popular mindset that musical skill doesn't matter anymore." He would love to someday study two-handed technique with Stanley Jordan, and is currently listening to Joy Basu, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. His greatest satisfaction? "Completing an album project," he states unambiguously.
 Hattingh notes ongoing and upcoming projects thusly, "My new album - "Shred Head" - is a radical departure from the guitar synth/fusion style of my first solo effort, "Music For A World That's Burned". The new album has 10 instrumental guitar tracks, and each one is a parody/satire/imitation of a different rock guitar legend. I try to change styles, tones and feel on each track to closely mimic the unfortunate "victims". Some of the track titles include "I Am Not A Viking", "Surfing With An Ailment", "Old Hemiola", "Not For Teachers", "Eileen Dover", etc. Although there is a lot of "guitar humor" on this album (which only guitar players would appreciate), the playing is quite serious, and it quickly becomes obvious that I really do hold a lot of respect for the great guitarists I'm satirizing."
Hattingh's discography (available here at Guitar Nine Records) includes several solo albums ("Music For A World That's Burned", "Heavy Humidity") and participation on a number of other recordings (Jason Becker Trib. "Warmth In The Wilderness Vol. II", Michael Mangaroo "Eclectic Visions", Denis Taaffe "Alien Guitar: Modern Rock Guitar Vol. II", Too Old To Rock "Too Dumb To Quit", Too Old To Rock "Unplugged & Toothless").
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