Michael Angelo Batio

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Angelo Batio
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Feb 23, 1956(1956-02-23)
Age	68
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Aquarius

Michael Angelo Batio Biography

Michael Angelo Batio is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on February 23, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is a well-known guitarist who became famous as a member the metal band Nitro in 1980s. His showmanship, including his use of double and quad guitars, sweeping arpeggios and his “over-under” style of playing, earned him a lot of attention. Guitar One Magazine named him the No. He was voted the No. 1 shredder of all time by Guitar One Magazine in 2003.

He has taught guitar lessons to Rage Against the Machine’s He has given guitar lessons to artists like Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and Creed’s Mark Tremonti., and Creed’s Mark Tremonti.

Batio has an extensive collection of around 100 guitars, which he has accumulated since the 1980s. Among his instruments are a Dave Bunker “Touch guitar” (double neck with both bass and guitar, similar to the Chapman Stick), a mint-condition 1968 Fender Mustang, a 1986 Fender Stratocaster 1962 re-issue and several other vintage and custom-built guitars. Among his custom-made guitars is a 29-fret guitar made of military-grade aluminum, which makes the guitar very light. For live performances Batio is an exclusive user of Dean Guitars, both electric and acoustic. In 2007 he designed and developed a signature guitar with Dean, known as the MAB1 Armor Flame. Another signature piece of equipment Batio developed is the “MAB Hands Without Shadows” pickup, which he uses in his Double Guitar when touring. The pickup is specially designed for shred guitar, and provides the clean tone Batio is accustomed to. The Armor Flame, Batio’s signature guitar, uses EMG 81, 85 and SA pickups, as his signature DMT pickups were still being developed at that time.

Batio began his recording career in 1984 when he joined new Chicago-based heavy metal band Holland, an eponymous project set up by ex-Steppenwolf singer Tommy Holland. With major label Atlantic Records, the band released their debut studio album in 1985 entitled Little Monsters, which saw moderate success in the United States. The band split up soon after, and a compilation of material from the Little Monsters sessions, Wake Up the Neighborhood, was released in 1999 through Batio’s label M.A.C.E. Music.

He was the son of an Italian father, and a German mother.

Michael Angelo Batio Net Worth

Michael Angelo Batio is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Angelo Batio 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began to play piano and compose music at the age of five. He was already playing guitar at the age of ten and was performing in bands, clubs and choirs by the time he turned twelve. He was thirteen when his guitar instructor said he couldn’t teach him any more so he started learning by watching professional players.

He founded the M.A.C.E. music label in 1993. It was the first online label to be created in 1996 and became a music label.

Michael Angelo Batio (/ˈ b eɪ t i . oʊ / ; born February 23, 1956), also known as Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois. He was the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles-based glam metal band Nitro in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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In April 1993, Batio founded his own record label, M.A.C.E. Music, which became one of the first labels online in 1996. He used this label when he began recording his first album, No Boundaries, which he released in 1995. Batio’s second studio release was Planet Gemini in 1997, which showed a very progressive, experimental side to his playing. In 1999, Batio released his second instructional video, Jam With Angelo, which came with his third studio album as a companion CD: Tradition. This was quickly followed by a fourth full-length album in 2000, Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity, which was credited to “Mike Batio and Rob Ross”, the latter being the drummer.

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Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Angelo Batio celebrates birthday on February 23 of every year.

During his years with Nitro, Batio used Randall amplifiers. However, he used a Marshall amp early in his career, a JCM 800 (which was modified, mainly by Jose Arrendondo). In later years he made particular use of the JCM 900, when recording No Boundaries, and has primarily used this and other Marshall amps since. Currently, Batio typically uses Marshall JCM 2000 amps on tour, which also appear on his more recent studio records. In the studio, he also uses the Marshall JMP-1 preamp and Rocktron Chameleon and Voodoo Valve preamps. Batio’s cabinet setup consists of 4×12 Marshall cabinets loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s and Greenbacks, in mono and stereo.

Is Angelo Batio good?

Batio has been listed as one of the “Top 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time” by Guitar World Magazine , for which he wrote the column Time to Burn, and one of the “20 Greatest Shredders of All Time” by Total Guitar Magazine, both in April 2008.

How did Michael Angelo Batio learn guitar?

Metal Method has produced Michael Angelo Batio’s guitar lessons since

1991. His first lesson was Speed Kills. He currently has three Speed Kills programs (all revised) as well as the original 1991 version. He also has 3 Speed Lives programs which teach his songs.

What guitar does Michael Angelo Batio play?

His most well-known guitar is his custom doubleneck Dean. It weighs in at 15 pounds and has dual outputs (one to each of his Marshall amps). A pair of Marshall JCM2000 Dual Super Lead heads serves as Batio’s main amps. The Dime amps are in use when he brings out his quad-necked guitar and otherwise are used as backups.

Why did MAB leave Dean?

He left Dean to come to Sawtooth. That’s not even all of it. Then they own a company called Chromacast, which is this large parts company. The three companies together are massive.

How old is Michael Batio?

66 years (February 23, 1956)