Guy Coker – Lead Guitar

Guy Coker’s love of music started in 1977 at the age of 14 and was influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin, UFO, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath & Aerosmith.  

From that moment on Guy made the rounds and has played in several bands throughout Northern California. In his 47 years of music, he has been fortune enough to share the stage with some great musicians that allowed him to play in some of the most iconic clubs such as, The Stone, The Omni, Ruthies Inn, The Keystone, One step Beyond, The Whisky, The Roxy and The Mason Jar.

From the first time he picking up the guitar Guy was always on a quest to find just the right tone, and in 1994 that quest would start the journey that would become not only his reality but the reality of many other musicians. One thing that always nagged at him was never being satisfied with wireless systems and the fact that there was nothing out there that felt or sounded like a cable. At that point he decided to bring his love for music and his engineering training together to develop the first ever digital wireless system, and from there XWire Digital Wireless™ was introduced to the world. Since that time Guy has been a constant innovator in the world of wireless systems in the hopes he would help other musicians, like himself, to achieve the right tone. Guy has worked with companies like, Sennheiser®, X2 Digital Wireless™, Line 6®, Yamaha®, DW Drums® and Roland® in helping them to continue the journey to provide the quality sound via digital wireless. 

However, Guy’s true passion continued to be playing and making music, so in 2019 Guy decided it was time to jump back in. His first endeavor was to put out an album with the guys from his ScrewDriver Smile™ days. Guy took on the role of writer, singer, guitar player, recording engineer and producer for the bands 1st album, “Madison’s Mischief”. From there he started working on his 2nd album with band mates from Scarlett™ in which again he took on the role of writer, singer, lead guitar player, recording engineer and producer to release “Shadows of a Sin” in 2022 that featured the hit “Around”. 

The joys of recording an album then sparked Guy’s desire to get out and start playing live again. So, at the end of 2022 he started playing with several different bands, from Sacramento to the Bay Area, that allowed him to get back to what he loved. 

In the spring of 2024, Guy accepted an invitation from drummer, Whytesnake’s Drew Alva, to come and be part of the band. Being a fan of the band for some time Guy has been honored to join this group of talented musicians, and as with all his endeavors has jumped in with both feet to ensure he is giving the crowd the ultimate Whitesnake experiences.