Tim McPhate

Tim is a graduate of the GIT program at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA, where he studied rock, jazz, and classical guitar. When he isn’t woodshedding Ted Greene chordal etudes, solo guitar pieces, or Intense Rock–era Paul Gilbert licks, Tim enjoys collecting CDs, vinyl, music-related books, and Ibanez guitars. Previously, Tim was a principal writer/editor for Grammy.com, the official Recording Academy website. He is also the co-author of Odyssey, the definitive examination of Kiss’s cult-classic concept album, 1981’s Music from the Elder.