Jared Dines
Jared Dines is an American YouTuber, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his musical covers, parodies, and original music.Career
Dines rose to prominence with his metal covers of pop songs. His following grew as he collaborated with other artists such as Rob Scallon. Dines became known for playing guitars with unusual amounts of strings. In 2017, he was scammed when trying to purchase a 17 string instrument from a fraud luthier. In response, Ormsby Guitars made Dines a custom 18 string guitar. The 18-string was auctioned off, raising $20,000 for charity.
In 2015, Dines co-founded the band Rest, Repose with Ryan "Fluff" Bruce. He left the project in 2019 to focus on his group Daddy Rock. Dines was also a member of metalcore band Dissimulator.
In 2018, Dines toured with heavy metal band Trivium. He partly replaced frontman Matt Heafy, who had to quit the tour prematurely. Dines and Trivium further collaborated on a cover of "Better Now" by Post Malone. In October 2019, Dines performed on stage with Breaking Benjamin.
In April 2020, Dines appeared on the cover of Guitar World magazine, the first YouTuber to do so. His signature guitar is being developed by Music Man.
