MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO

Michael Angelo Batio, also known as Mike Batio or MAB (born in the 23th of February 1956) is an American guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois. He is considered to be one of the fastest guitarists in the world. Batio is (self-taught) ambidextrous, able to play two guitars at the same time either in synchronization or using separate harmonies.

Batio mastered the "Over-Under" fretting technique, which involves flipping his fretting hand over and under the neck, playing the guitar both regularly and like a piano. (Pic 1)

Double Guitar

Batio was the inventor of the Double-Guitar, a V-shaped, twin-neck guitar which can be played both right- and left-handed.This guitar, as designed by Batio and guitar technician Kenny Breit, featured a flight case latch attached to the back of each guitar, which could reportedly be assembled in five seconds. (Pic 2)

Quad Guitar

As well as the Double Guitar, Michael Angelo also invented and designed the Quad Guitar. The guitar was originally built in conjunction with Gibson, and built by Wayne Charvel in California. The top two guitars have seven strings, while the bottom two have the regular six. (Pic3)

I chose to write about this musician cause he is an inspiration to thousands of shredders and an intelligent musician as well. I believe music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent….. the way I see it!