Jared Scharff is an American guitarist celebrated for his energetic and versatile playing as lead guitarist in the Saturday Night Live band (2007–2020). One of the highlights of his career was being a member of the house band for "Rock for the Rainforest" where he played with Sting, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and many more at Carnegie Hall. While being a member of the SNL House Band, he has backed up legends like Mick Jagger, Paul Simon and Jeff Beck. These days he is also a sought after producer with multiple genre Grammy nominations, Latin Grammy award and multi-platinum singles (across many genres).

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Versatility & FX

In 1994, his dad took Jared to the Allman Brothers Blues Band – and blues is an influence to this very day. Apart from blues, he grew up playing all kinds of styles: rock, funk, jazz, metal and grunge for example. Imagine that all these influences are rolled up into a ball that still always sounds like Jared – his trademark being very advanced FX sounds and loops, making rock and pop guitars something special. He treats every gig as the most important thing he can be doing, that means being prepared and having the right gear at hand – including the Kangra fuzz pedal that was designed in collaboration with him. Whether it's pumping funk, soulful blues, melodic elements or ambient textures, Scharff adapts instantly – always delivering authentic tone and feel.