Greg Hampton is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter who has worked on albums such as

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's '' Along Came a Spider,''

Tommy Bolin Thomas Richard Bolin (August 1, 1951 – December 4, 1976) was an American rock guitarist who played with Zephyr (from 1969 to 1971), the James Gang (from 1973 to 1974), Deep Purple (from 1975 to 1976), with Billy Cobham on his first record tit ...

's '' Whips and Roses,''

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's '' Wicked Wonderland'', and

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‘s ''

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''. Hampton has performed as a member of several groups over the years including

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(with

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and

Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative and virtuosic electric guitar playing. Buckethead's extensive solo discography currentl ...

), the New Czars (with

Adrian Belew Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual approach to the instrument, his ...

), and Razorball (with

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). In 2011, it was announced that Hampton had formed a new project, 9 Chambers, with ex-

Monster Magnet Monster Magnet is an American rock music, rock band formed in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1989 by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (musician), John McBain (guitar), and Tim Cronin (vocals and drums). The band has since undergone severa ...

guitarist

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bassist Jorgen Carlsson, and ex-

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/ Dio/ Heaven & Hell drummer

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. Hampton's guitar set-up consists of Fender Stratocasters, Fender Telecasters, Fernanedes Ravelles, Gibson Les Pauls, a Gibson 335, a Gibson Firebird VII, a

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Baritone, and a

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/Fernandes Guitar Synthesizer. Hampton owns 45 guitars altogether, ten of which are equipped with Fernandes Sustainers, and also uses a Line 6 Spider/Bogner 100 Head, along with various pedals. Hampton continues to be very involved in overseeing the legacy of Bolin's recordings. In addition to being interviewed for the Bolin biography ''Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story'' by author Greg Prato, Hampton has produced two volumes of the aforementioned ''Whips and Roses'' releases, as well as 2011's ''Teaser Deluxe''. In 2012, he co-produced (with Gov't Mule's

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) a Tommy Bolin tribute album, '' Tommy Bolin and Friends: Great Gypsy Soul'', which includes performances by Toto's

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, the Allman Brothers'

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, and Bolin's former

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bandmate, Glenn Hughes among others.

Discography (in alphabetical order)

- ''Along Came a Spider'' *

- ''Theatre of Death'' (DVD/CD) * Becca - ''2nd Chance'' *

Black Oak Arkansas Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The band reached the height of its fame in the 1970s, charting ten albums. Their style is notable for multiple guitar players and ...

- ''The Wild Bunch'' *

- ''Latest and Greatest'' * Calvin Russell - ''In Spite Of It All'' * Chantel - ''Trenchcoat Blues'' * Craig Erickson - ''Shine'' * Derringer, Bogert, Appice - ''D.B.A.'' * Derringer, Bogert, Appice - ''The Sky is Falling'' *

Dr John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, Rhythm and blues, R&B, Soul music, soul and fu ...

- ''Next Hex'' *

- ''

'' *

Jack Casady John William Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " Som ...

- '' Dream Factor'' *

Leon Hendrix Leon Morris Hendrix (born January 13, 1948) is an American painter, songwriter, and musician. Although better known for his artwork, he began playing the guitar in 2002 and has since released multiple albums. He is the younger brother of blues r ...

- ''Tricked by The Sun'' *

- '' Wicked Wonderland'' * Mojo Lingo - ''Words, Wire & Barbed Wire'' *

Pat Travers Patrick Henry Travers (born April 12, 1954) is a Canadian rock guitarist, singer and songwriter who began his recording career in the mid-1970s. Early life Travers was born and raised in Toronto. Soon after picking up the guitar at age 12, h ...

- ''Stick With What You Know'' (LIVE) *

- ''PT=MC2'' * Razorball - ''Razorball'' * Rebekkah Star - ''Alien Nation'' *

Ron Wood Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in '' Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...

- ''Not For Beginners'' *

- ''

Living on Another Frequency ''Living on Another Frequency'' is the debut album by American Avant-garde metal, experimental metal band Science Faxtion, released on November 11, 2008, in the United States and January 26, 2009, in Europe. Background The news on the album w ...

'' * Scott Holt - ''Angels in Exile'' * St.Jubilee - ''St. Jubilee'' * The Entropy - ''The Kieff'' * The New Czars - '' Doomsday Revolution'' * THE Suffrajets - ''These Eyes'' *

The Tubes The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band. Their self-titled 1975 debut album included the single " White Punks on Dope", while their 1983 single " She's a Beauty" was a top-10 U.S. hit and its music video was frequently played in the ear ...

- ''Hoods From Outer Space'' * Three Legged Dogg - ''Frozen Summer'' *

- '' Whips and Roses (VOL. 1)'' *

- ''Whips and Roses (VOL. 2)'' *

- ''Teaser Deluxe'' * Travers and Appice - ''It Takes a Lot of Balls'' * Travers and Appice - ''Live at The House of Blues'' * Travers and Appice - ''Keep On Rockin'' (DVD)

References

External links

Official siteOfficial Myspace pageOfficial 9 Chambers site
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