Tracii Guns Biography

Tracii Guns is an American guitarist popularly known as the founder of the 1980s’ American hard rock band ‘L.A. Guns’. He was also part of the founding group of the hard rock supergroup ‘Brides of Destruction’ as well as ‘Contraband’. In addition, he was one of the first line members who formed the American hard rock band from Los Angeles, ‘Guns N' Roses.’ However, he soon left the group and was replaced by the legendary guitarist Slash. Interested in music from a young age, he was just six years old when he first listened to the legendary Jimmy Page, member of the English rock band ‘Led Zeppelin’ while traveling with his mother in her car. He was influenced by Page’s style of playing and was later taught to play guitar by his uncle Ron Ulrich. Over the years Tracii became popular for his signature guitar playing, reminiscent of early Aerosmith and Van Halen. He is also known for his contribution as a composer/songwriter on more than 135 titles. Tracii has contributed to over twenty albums in his career so far and has also done several separate projects with various artists as well as bands including ‘Poison’, ‘Quiet Riot’, Steven Adle, and Italian band ‘J27’.