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Birth name
  
Paul Waggoner

Name
  
Paul Waggoner

Labels
  
Victory, Metal Blade


Instruments
  
Guitar, vocals

Origin
  
United States

Role
  
Guitarist



Born
  
February 10, 1979 (age 45) (
1979-02-10
)

Music groups
  
Between the Buried and Me (Since 2000), Prayer for Cleansing

Genres
  
Thrash metal, Technical death metal, Death metal, Deathcore, Progressive metal, Progressive rock, Metalcore

Albums
  
Colors, The Great Misdirect, The Parallax II: Future Se, The Silent Circus, The Anatomy Of

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Paul Waggoner is the lead guitarist of the American progressive metal band, Between the Buried and Me from North Carolina. Being a fan of progressive music, he is heavily inspired by John Petrucci, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth and Steve Vai, amongst others. He formerly played guitar in the metalcore band, Prayer for Cleansing. He played live guitar as needed for Lamb Of God between 2010 and 2014. Waggoner is vegan and straight edge. Paul also owns and operates Parliament Coffee Roasters, a small-batch specialty grade coffee roastery based in Charlotte, NC. He is an avid lover of sports and played baseball and basketball in his youth. Paul is married with no children.

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Paul waggoner on his ibanez pwm100 signature guitar


Style

Paul Waggoner NAMM 2015 Ibanez Paul Waggoner Signature Model YouTube

Waggoner's playing is heavily influenced by a wide variety of styles—in his work with Between the Buried and Me, he often combines elements of metal, progressive rock, jazz and bluegrass.

Equipment

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  • Ibanez PWM100 w/ Mojotone PW Hornets (in current use)
  • PRS Custom 24 w/ Bare Knuckle Black Hawks
  • PRS SE Maple Top 24
  • PRS Custom 24 (Colors DVD)
  • Ibanez S1625TKS w/ EMG 85/81 (used to record Alaska)
  • Ibanez S520WNF w/ EMG 85/81 (used to record their self-titled, Silent Circus, and Prayer For Cleansing)
  • Ibanez S2170FB (used to record "Colors")
  • Jackson King V w/ EMG 85/81 (used on tour)
  • Mesa/Boogie Mark V
  • Mesa/Boogie dual rectifier rackmount two-channel head, circa 1997 (used on all albums)
  • Mesa Standard Recto 4x12
  • Fractal Audio AXE-FX
  • Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (for clean tone only)
  • Port City 2x12
  • Ibanez TS808
  • Ibanez WD7 Weeping Demon
  • D'addario EXL115W guitar strings
  • Dimarzio D-activator pickups
  • Boss CS3 Compressor/Sustainer pedal
  • Boss Delay pedals
  • Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II

  • Paul Waggoner Paul Waggoner Between The Buried And Me Ibanez guitars

    Paul Waggoner Paul Waggoner on his Ibanez PWM100 signature guitar YouTube

    References

    Paul Waggoner Wikipedia