Van Buxton - Guitar
I started playing guitar at the age of 13 while in my 3rd year of secondary school. They had stopped us playing recorders because they didn't know if you could catch HIV off of one. I guess it all depends what you use to blow it with! Still, at least this now naive attitude allowed me to pursue something that had long been nagging at my subconscious. Who knows, I could've been a world renowned recorder player, God forbid.
A lover of all things fretted, my collection has grown to over 30 electric and acoustic instruments. Some collectible, some custom, the unusual and the everyday jobbin' favourites (see the Van's Guitars page).
After 10 years of bedroom practice (!) I joined my first band, "Cable Co," with whom I still play. Being in two bands keeps me both in and out of trouble depending on whose perspective you take, with over 50 gigs a year.
My influences and heroes include Hendrix, SRV, Knopfler, Satriani,Vai, Gilmore and Eric Johnson, to name but a few.
I generally gig with Ibanez JS models, strung with D'Addario EXL100's (10-46's). The rest of my regular gear includes a Taylor 814ce electro-acoustic, Boss and Morley effects, Marshall amp/extension cab, Korg tuner and AKG Bug wireless system.

Andy Paton - Drums
I picked up my first percussion instrument (tambourine) aged thirteen while listening to my Father's swing/jazz 78rpm records (yes, I'm that old but so what?!).
My first drum kit was a cheap Olympic, played in various school and youth club bands.
My first serious band was the still talked about Orange Peakoe (I don't know why…… it's a tea!). This was an originals group (not covers) but after numerous personnel and name changes the band folded without commercial success.
On to "The Rejects," a Bath based band whose attempts at fame followed "OP."
By now I had upgraded to a Gretsch kit, bought new in 1971 and still going strong. I started playing with the legendary "Fred Stoat And The Rodents Of Swing," a band dedicated to fun and good music….. blues, rock and anything that took our fancy. The band was the local equivalent of "John Mayall's Blues Breakers" with anyone who was any good playing during the twenty odd years of gigging.
Skip a few years (only a few!) and various guest appearances and I find myself in a blues outfit called "Killing Time,"  where I met John Heath (original RAZAR bass player). After a couple of years we decided it was time for a change and I drafted in my two nephews (Van and Shaun) on a permanent basis. This formed the incredible, fantastic, stupendous, wonderful "RAZAR" ("Is that enough praise Van/Shaun?!!!).

Gordon Broadley - Bass
I first started my musical career in South Africa on bass 'cause it was easier and quicker to learn the 'presses' on four strings than chords on six strings. Having mastered this (!) I headed for the UK in the early '70s to become a stadium rock star (!!) however, since stadium rock was not invented until ten years later, I went back to SA and played bass in several bands around the local circuit in Jo'burg. In 1984, I joined one of SA most prominent rock cover bands, "The Staccatos", did lottsa TV shows and festivals, stayed with them till 1997, then left for a life the Middle East.
I finally returned to the UK in 2005, only to discover that stadium rock was over (!!!) so I drifted in and out of a couple of rock cover bands on the local south west pub rock circuit. Then along came RAZAR, and now - I'm smokin' from both barrels again and takin' no prisoners (!!!!).
I love to learn new instruments, so I keep buying bass guitars (huh?). I generally use Alembic and Warwick thru' original Trace Elliot amps/cabs.

Former Members;
 
John Heath - Bass
One of the founder members of RAZAR, John left in December of 2010 to play for Bridgwater based soul band "Franklyn Street."