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Zach Blair
Zach Blair
Background information
Born	December 26, 1974 (age 50); Sherman, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Melodic hardcore; punk rock; hardcore punk; heavy metal;
Occupation	Guitarist
Years active	1991–present
Website	riseagainst.com

Zach Blair (born December 26, 1974) is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for Chicago-based punk rock band Rise Against. He has been with the band since 2008, first appearing on their fifth studio album Appeal to Reason, and has appeared on every album since.

Before joining Rise Against in early 2007, Blair was a member of melodic hardcore group Only Crime along with his brother, Doni Blair, who currently plays with the Toadies. The brothers were founding members of the bands Hagfish and Armstrong. Blair was also Flattus Maximus of GWAR from 1999 to 2002. He made a return to GWAR as Splattus Maximus on the 2013 album Battle Maximus. He has also been a second touring guitarist for The Loved Ones and was second guitarist on the instrumental band The Mag Seven's album The Future Is Ours, If You Can Count.

As of early 2015, Blair has taken part in playing guitar for the punk band Drakulas alongside members of The Riverboat Gamblers.^[1] Zach also joined Punk supergroup Vanishing Life in 2016 and released one album with them.^[2]

Blair currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife.

Equipment

Guitars

Gibson Les Paul Custom (Black). Custom made for Blair by Gibson. Single humbucker (bridge), single knob (volume) and toggle switch middle and neck position made into kill switch
Gibson Les Paul Classic (Black) w/Seymour Duncan JB pickups (with Motörhead symbol)
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Reissue (Chambered Body) w/Seymour Duncan Distortion Pickups
Gibson Les Paul Standard (Black) w/ Seymour Duncan JB Pickups
Gibson SG Standard (Black) w/ Seymour Duncan Distortion Pickups
Gibson Les Paul '68 Custom (Black) w/ Seymour Duncan JB Pickups, without Pick-guard. (White)

Amps and Cabinets