Jens Ludwig

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Jens Ludwig
Jens Ludwig performing live in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Jens Ludwig
Born	(1977-08-30) 30 August 1977 (age 47) Germany
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1992–present

Jens Ludwig (born 30 August 1977) is the lead guitarist and co-founder of the German power metal band Edguy. Jens has played nearly all the band's lead parts and guitar solos since their inception and is the only member of the current line-up other than Tobias Sammet to have any songwriting credits. He also contributed lead guitar work for Sammet's Avantasia side project, on both The Metal Opera and The Metal Opera Part II. In 2021, Ludwig and vocalist Nando Fernandes formed a new band, The Grandmaster.^[1] He has an endorsement with Gibson guitars, Marshall amplifiers, Ernie Ball - Strings Music Man (company), Vox (musical equipment) Amps, Shure mics & wireless equipment, Kemper Profiling Amps and others.