German Schauss is a guitarist, composer, author, and educator. German is known for his technical and musical guitar abilities in the rock and pop genre, and has released several acclaimed solo albums; one album was released on Steve Vai’s label. He was named one of the fastest guitarists by Guitar World Magazine and has authored 7 books on guitar technique for Alfred Publishing, and written for different national and international guitar publications. As a product specialist for many leading music gear manufacturers, he has been traveling the world to conduct clinics and master classes. As an educator and author, German made a name for himself because of his unique approach to guitar and music education.

German writes and produces music for TV, commercials, and video games. His work can be heard on TV shows such as The Bachelor, Life below Zero, Shark Week, Real Murders of Atlanta and many more. German is endorsed by Schecter Guitars, PreSonus, Bogner Amps, Line6, D’Addario, EMG, Vega-Trem, and Eventide.