Serge Teyssot-Gay

Serge Teyssot-Gay (French pronunciation: [sɛʁʒə tesɔɡɛ] ⓘ; born 16 May 1963, in Saint-Étienne, Loire) is a French musician, he has been the guitarist of rock group Noir Désir until 29 November 2010.

[1] He met the other members of the band at their school in Bordeaux (Lycée Saint-Genès) during the 1980s.

Aside from Noir Désir, his other musical endeavours include : At the beginning of his music career, Serge favoured the use of the Gibson Les Paul guitar.

However, since the release of Noir Désir's 1996 album 666.667 Club, a custom Fender Stratocaster closely resembling the Lite Ash model[2] has become his most frequently used guitar.

His brand new one is a Meloduende model "Black Sword".

Serge Teyssot-Gay in 2013