Chad Ginsburg
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Ginsburg performing with CKY in 2009.
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| Also known as | CiG |
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April 24, 1972 New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Origin | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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| Website | cigmusic |
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Ibanez RG Ibanez Iceman Ibanez JEM ESP Eclipse PRS Guitars |
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Chad I Ginsburg (born April 24, 1972), also credited as CiG, is an American heavy metal musician and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and vocalist of West Chester-based band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998. Prior to CKY, Ginsburg performed in the alternative rock band Rudy & Blitz, and in July 2015 he released his debut solo album Rock n Roll Alibis.
Ginsburg began playing guitar at the age of nine years, having previously played the drums. He won his first guitar from a radio station, and later bought an Ibanez guitar based on Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen's model, which he says was eventually broken by a friend and sold. After initially taking lessons from a number of local instructors, Ginsburg later studied with Richie Kotzen.
As a guitarist, Ginsburg draws inspiration from former teacher Kotzen, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert and Yngwie Malmsteen; he has also indicated an affection for the band Black Sabbath.
Prior to joining CKY, Ginsburg played in the band Rudy & Blitz, as well as "several other bands [he] could care less about". The group signed to Ruffhouse Records, a sub-label of Columbia Records, in 1995, but were allegedly neglected by the label in favour of other acts, with Ginsburg claiming in 1996 that "Our record has been held up for a really long time ... [it] fuckin' rules and they won't release it. They owe us a lot of money, and a couple vacations." Ruffhouse co-owner Joe Nicolo somewhat backed up the guitarist's claims, alleging that while Ruffhouse intended to release the record, it was held up by executives at parent label Columbia, who instead wanted to release it through independent label Contract Recordings. The album, Reverb on the Click, was eventually released by Ginsburg's own labels years later.
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