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Instruments
  
Guitar, vocals

Years active
  
1991–present


Name
  
Zach Blair

Role
  
Guitarist

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Birth name
  
Zachariah Joaquin Blair

Genres
  
Punk rock, Hardcore punk.

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, Songwriter, Composer

Labels
  
Fat Wreck Chords (2003–2007) Geffen (2007) DGC/Interscope (since 2007)

Music groups
  
Rise Against (Since 2007), Only Crime (2003 – 2007), Hagfish (1993 – 2001), Burden Brothers

Movies
  
Rise Against: Another Station: Another Mile

Similar People
  
Joe Principe, Brandon Barnes, Tim McIlrath, Chris Chasse, Todd Mohney

Me And My Guitar: Rise Against


Zach Blair (born December 26, 1974) is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for Chicago-based melodic hardcore band Rise Against.

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Before joining Rise Against in early 2007, Blair was a member of hardcore punk group Only Crime along with his brother, Doni Blair, who currently plays with the Toadies. The brothers were founding members of the bands Hagfish and Armstrong. Blair was also Flattus Maximus of Gwar from 1999 to 2002. He made a return to Gwar as Splattus Maximus on the 2013 album Battle Maximus. He has also been a second touring guitarist for The Loved Ones and was second guitarist on the instrumental band The Mag Seven's album The Future Is Ours, If You Can Count.

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Rise Against's fifth studio album, Appeal to Reason, released on October 7, 2008, was its first with Blair. He also appeared on the band's sixth studio album release, Endgame, which was released on March 15, 2011.

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Rise Against's seventh studio album, The Black Market was released on July 15, 2014.

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As of early 2015, Blair has taken part in playing guitar for the punk band, Drakulas, alongside members of The Riverboat Gamblers.

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Blair currently resides in Austin, Texas. Blair is a Straight Edge and a vegetarian and animal rights advocate and actively promotes PETA with the other members of Rise Against.

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Equipment

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Guitars

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  • Gibson Les Paul Custom (Black). Custom made for Blair by Gibson. Single humbucker (bridge), single knob (volume) and toggle switch middle and neck position made into kill switch
  • Gibson Les Paul Classic (Black) w/Seymour Duncan JB pickups (with Motörhead symbol)
  • Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Reissue (Chambered Body) w/Seymour Duncan Distortion Pickups
  • Gibson Les Paul Standard (Black) w/ Seymour Duncan JB Pickups
  • Gibson SG Standard (Black) w/ Seymour Duncan Distortion Pickups
  • Gibson Les Paul '68 Custom (Black) w/ Seymour Duncan JB Pickups, without Pick-guard. (White)

    • Amps and Cabinets

  • Marshall JCM900 4100 100watt Hi Gain Dual Reverb amp head (with 5881 Tubes)
  • Mesa Boogie 4x12 Recto Cab with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
  • Mesa Boogie custom built Road Ready Cab with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers

    • Effects and More

  • Boss TU-2 pedal
  • Lehle P-Split A/B/Y splitter
  • Boss NS-2 pedal
  • Line 6 Echo Park pedal
  • Rivera Channel Switcher
  • Furman Power Conditioner
  • Shure ULX Wireless Receivers
  • Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus

    • Strings and Picks

  • Ernie Ball Coated Slinky guitar strings (10-46 gauged)
  • Ernie Ball Hybirds .10 - .52
  • Dunlop Tortex Standard Guitar Picks (.50 .60 .73 .88)

    • References

    Zach Blair Wikipedia
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