Wim Roelants plays:

Arkane AP2000 ORB
Jet JV1000FYE
Wim Roelants Signature model – WR1 (pictured)

Biography:

Wim Roelants, born in 1974, started his musical studies at a local academy in 1982. Fortunately his teacher noticed his technical skill for playing an instrument. For 5 years he studied classical guitar and thereafter continues on his own during 2 more years. Then he changed to electric guitar and was engaged in several bands. In spite of all this, he wasn't really satisfied and felt the need for further studying.

This is why he attended the Antwerp based rock-school 'the Till' from which he graduated after 3 years. During this period he became acquainted with the music of people like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, John Petrucci,... only to name a few, realising that he had to practice a whole lot in order to achieve his dream of becoming a real guitarist who can keep up with only the best. This dream resulted in a daily study of 10 to 14 hours and learning about discipline and dedication. By time he began to teach himself and at te age of 23 he went to Spain for about half a year, picking up the classical guitar again as well as observing and listening to Spanish guitar music.

Returning back to his homeland, Belgium, he continued his daily practice and at the same time playing in bands like In-Quest (which he left in June 2000) and Askari, still writing his own music and developing his solo-project, Mr.G.

He was now an officially recognised composer, but nevertheless went to the Antwerp High School for a further 3 year-study to become a professor in music.
And the story continues:
Giving a lot of workshops in local schools and music-stores he was approached by Yamaha to work for them as an endorsed artist. This amalgamation resulted in a great number of clinics and a lot of new contacts.
A few months later he got in contact with the Elixir company (guitar-strings ) who asked him to play at the Frankfurt Music-Messe 2 years ago.
Given this great opportunity for promotion Wim' s library of mutual contacts kept on growing and in the year that followed, Line 6 approached him to endorse their products. That year he graduated from the Antwerp High School that he attended earlier and is now officially professor in music.
A month before the Music-Messe 2003 he was contacted by the French Guitar-company Lag Guitars to play on their instruments. This year he played at the Music-show in Frankfurt for Elixir, Line6 and Lag-guitars.

Since 2003, Wim has played as a LAG demonstrator all over Europe, including playing alongside Motorhead Legend, Phil Campbell, and young American prodigy, Dario Lorina at the 2007 Frankfurt Musik-Messe.
 
Wim Roelants plays a variety of musical styles (blues, rock, funk and jazz), all put together combining two-handed tapping, legato techniques and much more in order to create an unique and extra dimension to (instrumental) music.

You’ve got to see it to believe it!