Bio
Jean FONTANILLE is a french guitar player from Bordeaux.
Graduated from french music High school, he started working as a guitar teacher and rapidly became the director of a French music school. At the same time, he started working for the famous french guitar magazine "Guitare Xtreme" as a guitar pedagogue , and doing demos for many gear brands everywhere in France.
Precursor in the french online guitar teaching he was cofounder of the french online Music School BendNote.
Jean always put live playing in the center of his life. For more than 25 years he has played on stage with famous french pop singers, as for his own music, cover bands, Masterclasses, Gears demonstrations, etc... turning him into a very experienced musician.
Jean has recorded 4 instrumental albums :
- Essentia (2000)
- Fantastic(s)3 (2005)
- Unknown Parameter Value (2009) ( Drums : Mike Terrana / Bass : Ivan Rougny )
-Imposture (2019) ( Drums : AUrelien Ouzoulias / Bass : Sebastien Tibackx / Keyboards : Stephan DeReine )
GEAR
Jean exclusively use
SAVAREZ Focus 10-46 electric Strings for a better control and clarity from clean to crunch to heavy sounds. jean also uses SAVAREZ phosphor-bronze acoustic strings.
Jean is a "superstrat" guy for many years :
22 big fretts, good vibrato.
Just need that : Friedman, Tyler or fender guitars have his preference.
0.88 tortex pick.
Nothing more, nothing less !!!
As a huge fan of modern British Brown Sound Jean is really proud to use the "Rolls Royce" of amplification : A Friedman BE100 head and 2x12 Friedman cabinet.
Jean also use numeric solution as a Kemper to have many sound in sa little box in any situations
As he has a huge experience in playing on stage and recording studio, Jean uses Two Notes Torpedo Captor X giving him a really simple solution and amazing sound in every situation.
Jean also use numeric solution as a Kemper to have many sound in sa little box in any situations
