# Greg Hampton

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'''Greg Hampton''' is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter who has worked on albums such as [Alice Cooper](/source/Alice_Cooper)'s ''[Along Came a Spider](/source/Along_Came_a_Spider_(Alice_Cooper_album)),'' [Tommy Bolin](/source/Tommy_Bolin)'s ''[Whips and Roses](/source/Whips_and_Roses),'' [Lita Ford](/source/Lita_Ford)'s ''[Wicked Wonderland](/source/Wicked_Wonderland_(album))'', and [Eli Cook](/source/Eli_Cook_(musician))‘s ''[Primitive Son](/source/Primitive_Son)''. Hampton has  performed as a member of several groups over the years including [Science Faxtion](/source/Science_Faxtion) (with [Bootsy Collins](/source/Bootsy_Collins) and [Buckethead](/source/Buckethead)), [the New Czars](/source/the_New_Czars) (with [Adrian Belew](/source/Adrian_Belew)), and Razorball (with [Reeves Gabrels](/source/Reeves_Gabrels)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww1.greghampton.com/Discography.html?sub1=20201203-2315-41c6-be05-2577c4c79289|title=Greg Hampton Resources and Information.|website=1.greghampton.com|accessdate=3 December 2020}}</ref> In 2011, it was announced that Hampton had formed a new project, 9 Chambers, with ex-[Monster Magnet](/source/Monster_Magnet) guitarist [Ed Mundell](/source/Ed_Mundell), [Gov't Mule](/source/Gov't_Mule) bassist Jorgen Carlsson, and ex-[Black Sabbath](/source/Black_Sabbath)/[Dio](/source/Dio_(band))/[Heaven & Hell](/source/Heaven_%26_Hell_(band)) drummer [Vinny Appice](/source/Vinny_Appice).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmundell.com/|title=Musician, Guitarist Ed Mundell, Stoner Rock, psychedelic rock|website=Edmundell.com|accessdate=3 December 2020}}</ref>

Hampton's guitar set-up consists of [Fender](/source/Fender_(company)) Stratocasters, Fender Telecasters, [Fernanedes](/source/Fernandes_Guitars) Ravelles, [Gibson](/source/Gibson_(guitar_company)) Les Pauls, a Gibson 335, a Gibson Firebird VII, a [Danelectro](/source/Danelectro) Baritone, and a [Roland](/source/Roland_Corporation)/Fernandes Guitar Synthesizer. Hampton owns 45 guitars altogether, ten of which are equipped with Fernandes Sustainers, and also uses a Line 6 Spider/Bogner 100 Head, along with various pedals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guitarsite.com/news/artists/interview_with_greg_hampton_from_the_new_czars/|title=Interview with Greg Hampton from The New Czars (Guitarsite)|website=Guitarsite.com|date=6 September 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2020}}</ref>

Hampton continues to be very involved in overseeing the legacy of Bolin's recordings. In addition to being interviewed for the Bolin biography ''Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story'' by author Greg Prato,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://amzn.com/0578003171 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-01 |archive-date=2013-01-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116222544/http://amzn.com/0578003171 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hampton has produced two volumes of the aforementioned ''Whips and Roses'' releases, as well as 2011's ''Teaser Deluxe''. In 2012, he co-produced (with Gov't Mule's [Warren Haynes](/source/Warren_Haynes)) a Tommy Bolin tribute album, ''[Tommy Bolin and Friends: Great Gypsy Soul](/source/Tommy_Bolin_and_Friends%3A_Great_Gypsy_Soul)'', which includes performances by [Toto's](/source/Toto_(band)) [Steve Lukather](/source/Steve_Lukather), [Aerosmith](/source/Aerosmith)'s [Brad Whitford](/source/Brad_Whitford), [Alter Bridge](/source/Alter_Bridge)'s [Myles Kennedy](/source/Myles_Kennedy), [Wilco](/source/Wilco)'s [Nels Cline](/source/Nels_Cline), [the Allman Brothers'](/source/The_Allman_Brothers) [Derek Trucks](/source/Derek_Trucks), and Bolin's former [Deep Purple](/source/Deep_Purple) bandmate, [Glenn Hughes](/source/Glenn_Hughes_(British_musician)) among others.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tbolin.com/hampton/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-04-01 |archive-date=2011-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301073803/http://www.tbolin.com/hampton/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Discography (in alphabetical order)==
* [Alice Cooper](/source/Alice_Cooper) - [''Along Came a Spider''](/source/Along_Came_a_Spider_(Alice_Cooper_album))
* [Alice Cooper](/source/Alice_Cooper) - ''Theatre of Death'' (DVD/CD)
* Becca - ''2nd Chance''
* [Black Oak Arkansas](/source/Black_Oak_Arkansas) - ''The Wild Bunch''
* [Black Oak Arkansas](/source/Black_Oak_Arkansas) - ''Latest and Greatest''
* Calvin Russell - ''In Spite Of It All''
* Chantel - ''Trenchcoat Blues''
* Craig Erickson - ''Shine''
* Derringer, Bogert, Appice - ''D.B.A.''
* Derringer, Bogert, Appice - ''The Sky is Falling''
* [Dr John](/source/Dr_John) - ''Next Hex''
* [Eli Cook](/source/Eli_Cook_(musician)) - ''[Primitive Son](/source/Primitive_Son)''
* [Jack Casady](/source/Jack_Casady) - ''[Dream Factor](/source/Dream_Factor)''
* [Leon Hendrix](/source/Leon_Hendrix) - ''Tricked by The Sun''
* [Lita Ford](/source/Lita_Ford) - ''[Wicked Wonderland](/source/Wicked_Wonderland_(album))''
* Mojo Lingo - ''Words, Wire & Barbed Wire''
* [Pat Travers](/source/Pat_Travers) - ''Stick With What You Know'' (LIVE)
* [Pat Travers](/source/Pat_Travers) - ''PT=MC2''
* Razorball - ''Razorball''
* Rebekkah Star - ''Alien Nation''
* [Ron Wood](/source/Ron_Wood) - ''Not For Beginners''
* [Science Faxtion](/source/Science_Faxtion) - ''[Living on Another Frequency](/source/Living_on_Another_Frequency)''
* Scott Holt -  ''Angels in Exile''
* St.Jubilee - ''St. Jubilee''
* The Entropy - ''The Kieff''
* [The New Czars](/source/The_New_Czars) - ''[Doomsday Revolution](/source/The_New_Czars)''
* THE Suffrajets - ''These Eyes''
* [The Tubes](/source/The_Tubes) - ''Hoods From Outer Space''
* Three Legged Dogg - ''Frozen Summer''
* [Tommy Bolin](/source/Tommy_Bolin) - ''[Whips and Roses (VOL. 1)](/source/Whips_and_Roses)''
* [Tommy Bolin](/source/Tommy_Bolin) - ''Whips and Roses (VOL. 2)''
* [Tommy Bolin](/source/Tommy_Bolin) - ''Teaser Deluxe''
* Travers and Appice - ''It Takes a Lot of Balls''
* Travers and Appice - ''Live at The House of Blues''
* Travers and Appice - ''Keep On Rockin'' (DVD)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://greghampton.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.myspace.com/greghamptonmusic Official Myspace page]
*[http://www.9chambers.com/ Official 9 Chambers site]

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