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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Janelle Borg

“It’s as if God convinced SRV and EVH to be reincarnated into one body”: Nuno Bettencourt says this 15-year-old blues player is in the league of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie Van Halen

Left-Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme performs during a stop of the Thicker Than Blood tour at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on February 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada; Right-Taj Farrant performs during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 01, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois; Right- Outline of mystery guitarist.

Australian guitar wunderkind Taj Farrant may have made his tentative steps in the music industry on Australia's Got Talent and The Ellen Show – but has since gone on to rub shoulders with and even share the stage with luminaries the likes of Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, and Orianthi.

Now, he's adding another endorser to this fast growing list, as Nuno Bettencourt has recently bestowed upon him the title of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie Van Halen reincarnated.

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