Johnny Zapp

Products used: Clayton Custom 1mm white pearloid picks, Clayton Heavy Wall Glass Slide

I first discovered Clayton picks as a kid in the ’80s. I rode my bicycle to AB Music Studios in Huntington Beach and I was immediately drawn to the white pick with the Clayton logo. I wound up loving the texture and grip and here we are nearly 30 years later, and the Clayton 1mm picks are the only picks that can hold up to the abuse of my demanding bass duties as of late.

Huntington Beach native Johnny Zapp made his way on the Tempe, Arizona music scene in the mid 1990s. As the go-to guy on guitars, bass and drums, Johnny was playing with many of the valley’s national acts as well as curating celebrity all-star bands of LA and Tempe’s finest players for national shows and celebrity events.

In 2007, Johnny began a lucrative career writing, recording and publishing rock music for film and television. With music airing in over 48 countries, some of Johnny’s television credits include Pimp My Ride; MTV 10 on Top, ESPN Coverage of the PGA Tour, various Red Bull promos and the Nat Geo travel/marine-life smash, Into The Drink.

Zapp’s music is organic rock and roll deeply rooted in the 1970s; real guitars, real tube amps and real drums played by a living, breathing musician – almost always Zapp himseslf.

Now, Zapp has assembled a collective of fellow Tempe legacy musicians and taken his high-energy rock and roll party on the road. Stay connected online for dates.

Links:
Website: www.johnnyzapp.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/johnnyzapp76