Education
He used to play drums when he studied music at Bridgend College, where he met the members who would form Jeff Killed John, later to be known as Bullet Foreign My Valentine.
He used to play drums when he studied music at Bridgend College, where he met the members who would form Jeff Killed John, later to be known as Bullet Foreign My Valentine.
He is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the Welsh heavy metal band. Paget has been with since their formation in 1998. He plays alongside Matt Tuck (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Jamie Mathias (bass, backing vocals) and Michael Thomas (drums).
He has released five albums with: 2005"s The Poison, 2008"s Scream Aim Fire, 2010"s Fever 2013"s Temper Temper and 2015"s Venom.
They have also released the and Hand of Blood European Parliament"s, both in 2004. Early He was about 17 years old when he got his first guitar - a 3/4 size classical guitar, he couldn"t even tune the guitar for a month.
Then he started to learn some chords from the little booklet that came with the guitar. The first song he ever learned on guitar was "Polly" by Nirvana, off the band"s 1991 album "Nevermind".
Guitars Michael Paget used to play many guitars and was endorsed by Education Support Professionals Guitars in 2008.
He has a signature Education Support Professionals guitar, as well as two signature Education Support Professionals Limited guitars. His preference is his Education Support Professionals Michael Paget V. Education Support Professionals Michael Paget V Cell Transmission Model Signature guitars Education Support Professionals Limited Member of Parliament-600 Michael Paget Signature guitars Education Support Professionals Limited Member of Parliament-200 Michael Paget Signature guitars Education Support Professionals Limited European Commission-1000 VB Education Support Professionals Ninja Michael Amott Signature Education Support Professionals Eclipse one in vintage blbk The Other in Transport Cherry Education Support Professionals Explorer black used at brixton Gibson Flying V white used at brixton Gibson Explorer used during the 2005 download fest Jackson RR5 Public Relations Officer in BLBK Aria Pro II (one of his first guitars) Education Support Professionals SV guitar Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom Bullseye (as stated by the band in a Guitar Edge Interview) Education Support Professionals Dave Mustaine Seymour Duncans Taken out Replaced by Electromyography 81 & Electromyography 60 Limited AJ-1 Andy James Signature. Used at the studio for recording of Venom.
Heads and Cabinets Padge has used a wide range of different amplifiers: Peavey 6505 amp heads Peavey 6505 120W Guitar Amp Head Peavey JSX120 heads Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifiers Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Tube Guitar Amp Head Black Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Amp Mesa 300-watt 4x12 cabinets Mesa Boogie Rectifier 240W 4X12 Standard Guitar Speaker Cabinet Black Straight Effects Dunlop Southwest-95 Slash wah Dunlop Sw-95 Crybaby Slash Wah Pedal Zakk Wylde overdrive (Methods of Mayhem tour) Ibanez TS9 tube screamer Sound Sculpture ABCadabra midi a/b switcher Boss Nova Scotia-2 noise suppressor Ebtech hum eliminator Roland mini foot controller operated by tech offstage Lincolnshire 6 Promyelocytic leukemia oncogenic domain X3 Pro Rack unit TC Electronic g-system rack unit Accessories Boss TU2 chromatic tuner Furman power conditioner Sennheiser ew300 wireless unit Ernie Ball 2215 Slinky Top Heavy Bottom with a.056 replacing the.052 Rotosound Blues but he swaps the.052 with a.056 Dunlop Nylon.73mm/.88mm picks " European Parliament" (2004).