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Jake Kiszka performing in 2017 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Jacob Thomas Kiszka |
Born | (1996-04-23) April 23, 1996 (age 28) |
Origin | Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States |
Genres | Hard rock, blues rock |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, mandolin |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Lava Records |
Website | http://www.gretavanfleet.com |
Jacob Thomas Kiszka (born April 23, 1996) is the guitarist for Greta Van Fleet. He is the twin brother of the band's vocalist Josh Kiszka and the older brother of bass player Sam Kiszka.
Influences
Jake says that growing up in a musical family exposed him to a variety of American genres, particularly blues, folk, jazz, and soul. His father plays the harmonica and has a large collection of vinyl records, which Jake and his brothers, Josh Kiszka and Sam Kiszka, listened to as children and adolescents. Jake's major influences include John Lee Hooker, Bert Jansch, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Lead Belly, Pete Townshend, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Jimi Hendrix; and the slide guitar of Elmore James and Duane Allman.
Equipment
Kiszka most frequently plays with a stock 1961 Gibson Les Paul SG, and for some songs uses a Gibson Custom Shop SG, and on others, a Coodercaster (a modified Fender Stratocaster, originally created by Ry Cooder), built by Greta Van Fleet's producer, Al Sutton. For amplifiers, he uses either a Marshall Astoria CME or a Vox AC30. He prefers a 0.10 set of D'Addario strings. For acoustic numbers he strums on a Gibson J-45 or a Gibson Hummingbird.
References
- "Greta Van Fleet's Profile - Musicpage". Musicpage.com. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- "Greta Van Fleet on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Greta Van Fleet Bring Rock Back to the Future on Debut EP, Talk Influences & Brotherly Love". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- Chadwick, Robert (December 8, 2017). "Interview: Jake Kiszka and Danny Wagner of Greta Van Fleet". Go Venue Magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- Tromblay, Darren (December 15, 2017). "Band On Fire: A Conversation with Jake Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet". ListenIowa. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- Bosso, Joe (February 6, 2018). "Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka Discusses the Retro Rockers' Anxiously Awaited Full-Length". Guitar World. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- Molenda, Michael (May 2, 2018). "A Change Is Gonna Come". Guitar Player. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- Bohlinger, John (February 7, 2018). "Rig Rundown: Greta Van Fleet". PremierGuitar.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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