Bradley Frank Gillis was born on 15 June 1957 and is a guitarist most famous for playing with the band Night Ranger.
14 Facts About Brad Gillis
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Brad Gillis was in the band Rubicon during the 1970s before Night Ranger.
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On Saturday, 8 May 2021, Brad Gillis was absent from a Night Ranger show for the first time in the band's history.
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Brad Gillis has played for Ozzy Osbourne and Fiona, and has released solo albums.
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Brad Gillis participated in the one-time collaboration, Hear 'n Aid, for the promotional single, "Stars," which helped raise $1 million for famine relief in Africa.
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Brad Gillis was one of several lead guitarists to contribute guitar solos for the cause, including Vivian Campbell, Buck Dharma, and Neal Schon.
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Rubicon broke up in 1979 and Brad Gillis formed the short-lived club band Stereo with future Night Ranger members Blades and Kelly Keagy.
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Osbourne, drinking heavily while still coming to terms with the loss of Rhoads, took his frustrations out on Brad Gillis and treated him very poorly.
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Brad Gillis can be heard playing lead guitar on Osbourne's 1982 Speak of the Devil live album and on the DVD of the same title.
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Brad Gillis has been a longtime user of his 1962 Fender Stratocaster and 1971 Gibson Les Paul, and in the 1980s played Hamer and Jackson Soloists, which he still periodically uses today.
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Brad Gillis has an extensive collection of over 100 various vintage guitars, most notably Les Pauls, Flying V's, and Martin and Gibson acoustics.
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Brad Gillis uses Taylor acoustic guitars in the studio and live with his band Night Ranger.
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Brad Gillis's amplifiers are mainly Mesa Boogie but uses Soldano, Marshall and vintage Fender amps in the studio.
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Brad Gillis uses original Floyd Rose non fine tuner tremolo bridges, Nady built-in wireless systems and metal picks by Star Access Guitar Picks.