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    Kris Barras

    Jan 10, 2020 4 minutes
    Words David Mead

    What was your first gig and how did it go?

    “It was with my dad’s band when I was nine years old and I got up and did a couple of Deep Purple numbers with them. I just had a Strat copy; I think it was made by Encore. I had to prove that I was going to stick with it before my dad would buy me a proper guitar – and even then the next one was a Hohner Revelation, a 27-fret thing.”

    Describe your current stage rig…

    “I currently use a Kemper Profiler. Absolutely love it. I use profiles by Michael Britt,

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