About
Italian guitarist. Vintage tone.
Born in Milan, Oleg Capovani has worked as a professional musician for almost twenty years — as a session guitarist, band member, and composer of his own music. He has played across Italy, Switzerland, the UK, and Russia, including St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sochi, Kaliningrad, and beyond.
His work spans private events for major companies, blues and acid jazz projects, and festivals such as Delta Neva and Harley Days. He collaborates with the IP Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and organizes the rock jam session at Hard Rock Café.
In 2010 he released his solo album Guitar works. His sound is deliberately vintage — Fender and Gibson guitars through valve amps by Marshall, Vox, Orange, and Fender.
Genres Classic rock, blues rock, Brit pop, funk & soul, bossa nova, fusion, Italian, dance
- Rock jam session curator — Hard Rock Café
- Collaborations with IP Orchestra & St. Petersburg Philharmonic
- Delta Neva blues festival & Harley Days
- Solo album Guitar works (2010)
Audio
Guitar tracks
Session recordings across genres — acoustic, funk, rock, bossa, and slide. Available for songs, jingles, and soundtracks.
Funk
Light rock
Bossa
Slide & rock
Video
On stage & on camera
Live performances and studio clips from the archive.
Gallery
Foto
Selected moments from shows and sessions.
Gear
Instruments & amps
The tools behind the vintage sound.
Guitars
- Fender Stratocaster 1998 — customized
- Les Paul Traditional
- Fender Telecaster
- Martin DM — acoustic
Amps & pedals
- Marshall JCM 800
- Vox AC 4 — cabinet
- Sovtek MIG 50 — made in Russia
- Blackstar HT 5
- Orange Tiny Terror
- Stomp boxes
Lessons
Guitar lessons by Skype
Electric, acoustic, and flamenco guitar — structured courses from beginner to professional stagecraft.
Right- and left-hand setup, pick control, first triads and scales in first position,
reading notes and rhythm.
5 lessons
Chords from major-scale harmonization, pentatonic scales, continued music reading,
and accompaniment of songs chosen by the student.
5 lessons
Five fingerings of major and minor scales across the fretboard.
Complex chords: m7, 7, maj7, 6, sus4, m7b5, aug, dim, maj9.
5 lessons
Blues scale and the seven modes. Left-hand technique: pull-off, hammer-on, slide, vibrato,
bending, sweep-picking, ghost notes, tapping. Arpeggios, famous rock/blues/fusion solos,
and building your own improvisation.
10 lessons
From strumming and pop accompaniment to advanced rhythmic skills using the Dante Agostini method.
Soul, funk, latino, reggae, disco — including competent “quack” / chicken-pickin’ feel.
5 lessons
Pick and fingerstyle in parallel, pop repertoire examples, capo technique,
and advanced rhythm in bossa nova, country, and folk.
5 lessons
Study the vocabulary of Hendrix, Page, Gilmour, Santana, Slash, SRV, Brian May,
Jeff Beck, Clapton, Angus Young, and Mark Knopfler.
3 lessons
Pickups, volume and tone, amp settings, pedals, delay, stereo guitar sound,
mic technique, and recording guitar parts.
3 lessons
Learning parts by ear, preparing for auditions, what to bring to a gig,
soundchecking safely, handling tough stage moments, and studio readiness.
3 lessons
Tonality, degrees, harmony, chord function, melody–harmony relationships,
analysis of famous songs and jazz standards, rearranging songs, and composition basics.
7 lessons
Bossa nova, rumba, and flamenco — Brazilian standards, rumba accompaniment options,
and flamenco techniques: picado, alzapua, rasgueado, golpe, tremolo, tresilla.
5 lessons
Contact
Get in touch
For sessions, live work, or Skype lessons — reach out by email or WhatsApp.