Given the question: What key details about guthrie govan can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: guthrie govan -lrb- born 27 december 1971 in chelmsford , essex , england -rrb- is an english guitarist and instructor , known for his work with the bands the aristocrats , asia -lrb- 2001 -- 2006 -rrb- , gps , the young punx and the fellowship , as well as erotic cakes -lrb- a vehicle for his own music -rrb- and steven wilson more recently . he is a noted guitar instructor through his work with the uk magazine '' guitar techniques '' , guildford 's academy of contemporary music , '' lick library '' and formerly the brighton institute of modern music . he is the 1993 winner of '' guitarist '' magazine 's '' guitarist of the year '' competition .
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- instrument is guitar , fretless guitar- years active is 1991 -- present- caption is govan in november 2013- birth name is guthrie govan- label is cornford- genre is jazz heavy metal , blues rock , funk , country fusion , progressive rock , hard rock ,- notable instruments is charvel vigier -lrb- fretless guitars -rrb- suhr- birth date is 27 december 1971- image size is 220- background is non_vocal_instrumentalist- image is guthrie_govan2013 . jpg- birth place is chelmsford , essex , england- associated acts is erotic the fellowship , gps , asia , dizzee rascal , cakes the aristocrats , periphery , steven wilson , young punx , yiorgos fakanas ,