Jesper Matthiessen

Hans Jesper Matthiessen (born December 20, 1948) is a Danish guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the group Warplane.

Early life
Hans Jesper Matthiessen was born in, in. His father was a priest at a local Lutheran church and his mother was a schoolteacher. At an early age, Matthiessen showed an interest in music.

Personal life
He is currently married to Ebba Tillmann, and has three children: Robert (born 1979), Liza (born 1983) and Karlina (born 1986). A football fan, he is a supporter of. Aside from his musical career, Matthiessen has also participated in a number of extra activities. Since 2006, he hosted a show on with his daughter Karlina, Jagtkondensstrimmel (Chasing the Vapor Trails).

Matthiessen was knighted in 2015. He was awarded the by  for his services to Danish music and his international success.

Guitars
Matthiessen currently endorses Gibson, Epiphone and Kramer guitars. Matthiessen's touring/recording guitars over the years have included:
 * Gibson Jesper Matthiessen Signature Les Paul: Introduced in 1997 by Gibson, it has been Matthiessen's main touring guitar and one of his favorites for several years. It features a Danish flag graphic and the coat of arms of Denmark on the headstock.
 * Gibson Jesper Mattheissen Signature Explorer: Introduced in 2004. It has a Danish flag graphic like his signature Les Paul.
 * Gibson The Paul: Used during the recording of Divebomb and on the tours for "The Dogfight Album" and Blast!.
 * Epiphone Coronet: Used since 2019.
 * Epiphone Jesper Matthiessen Signature Les Paul: A low-cost version of Matthiessen's signature Gibson Les Paul, he uses a production model of the Epiphone budget version on tour as a backup for his signature Les Paul.
 * Kramer Focus VT-211S - Introduced in 2018, it made it's first appearance at a show in, in May. Matthiessen uses it for "Divebomb" and "All Together" on tour.