Richard Barrett

Richard took up guitar at the age of nine, influenced by David Bowie, The Beatles, The Who and Led Zeppelin. He played only acoustic and classical for the first six years, getting his first electric in time to spend a year at college studying Jazz and Popular music. Through the rest of his teens, he worked in a guitar shop as a luthier's apprentice, learning how to set up and repair guitars while teaching and playing in several rock bands. Since then he has been responsible for a number of the 'JAM With' series of books, as well as writing for Total Guitar magazine and various other publications. He has played, recorded or toured with Tony Hadley, Ronan Keating, Go West and Roger Daltrey among others and continues to be a busy session player.