Chad I. Ginsburg is an American musician and music producer, best known for playing guitar in the alternative rock band CKY

CKY (band)

CKY is an American alternative metal band that formed in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1998. Centred around core members Deron Miller , Chad I Ginsburg and Jess Margera , the band shares its name with a skateboarding and stunt video series produced by Bam Margera, brother of drummer Jess...

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Ginsburg moved to Bucks County, PA when he was 8. As a young child he played drums but at age nine Ginsburg started playing guitar, taking lessons until he outplayed his first teacher, then eventually continued studying under Richie Kotzen

Richie Kotzen

Richie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...

 for a period of time.

In 1993 Ginsburg formed a band called Rudy + Blitz with Dante Cimino and Dave Kloos. Rudy + Blitz were signed to Ruffhouse/Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

. The band was dropped from the label due to conflicts, their album was never released by the label, though Ginsburg who obtained the rights to it later released it on his own.

Ginsburg, who had produced Rudy + Blitz's album, worked in recording studios. Ginsburg was working in GroundHog Studios in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, when he met future band mates Deron Miller

Deron Miller

Deron John Miller is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for World Under Blood and CKY , which has been through various incarnations since being founded in 1998. CKY's most recent release was 2009's Carver City....

 and Jess Margera

Jess Margera

Jesse Phillip Margera is the drummer in the band CKY, its predecessor Oil and Foreign Objects, Viking Skull, and The Company Band.-Life and career:...

. They were working on recording an album for their band oiL

Oil (band)

Oil is a Christian thrash metal band from Long Beach, California. The band was fronted by Ron Rinehart, ex-vocalist for Dark Angel, who converted to Christianity at a Harvest Crusade. Other members include lead guitarist Blake Nelson and drummer Jason Vander Pal...

, that would end up becoming CKY's Volume 1 album. After hearing a demo of Disengage The Simulator

Disengage the Simulator

-Personnel:CKY*Deron Miller – guitars, bass, vocals on all tracks except 2, 3 and 7, production on tracks 6 and 7*Chad I Ginsburg – guitars, bass, production on all tracks except 6 and 7*Jess Margera – drumsAdditional personnel...

, Ginsburg immediately wanted to be part of the band having recently left Rudy + Blitz. The band changed their name to CKY

CKY (band)

CKY is an American alternative metal band that formed in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1998. Centred around core members Deron Miller , Chad I Ginsburg and Jess Margera , the band shares its name with a skateboarding and stunt video series produced by Bam Margera, brother of drummer Jess...

, when Ginsburg joined becoming the lead guitarist..

Ginsburg has stated that his main influences as Steve Vai

Steve Vai

Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....

, Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani

Joseph "Joe" Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations...

, Richie Kotzen

Richie Kotzen

Richie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...

, Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert

Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American guitarist. He is well known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr...

, Yngwie Malmsteen and GG Allin

GG Allin

Kevin Michael "GG" Allin was an American punk rock singer-songwriter, who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. GG Allin is perhaps best remembered for his notorious live performances, which often featured transgressive acts, including coprophagia, self-mutilation, and...

. Ginsburg has performed a few times with the late GG Allin's former band The Murder Junkies and is friends with GG's brother Merle Allin

Merle Allin

Merle Colby Allin, Jr. is an American electric bass player and the older brother of the late punk rock singer/songwriter/performance artist GG Allin....

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After many years endorsing Ibanez

Ibanez

is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...

 guitars, Ginsburg switched to ESP

ESP Guitars

, located in North Hollywood, California, is an American-based, Japanese-owned manufacturer of electric guitars and basses.- History :In 1975, Hisatake Shibuya opened a shop called Electric Sound Products in Tokyo. It provided custom replacement parts for guitars. In 1976, ESP gained a reputation...

 guitars in 2009. He has been seen using an ESP/LTD Eclipse in the video for "A♯1 Roller Rager", and a ESP/LTD M Series guitar on stage.