George Lynch – Dokken – Lynch Mob – Sweet & Lynch – KXM – The End Machine – T&N

George Lynch is one of hard rock’s most recognizable guitarists, known first for his work with Dokken in the 1980s, where his playing and songwriting helped define the band’s sound and commercial peak. Born in Spokane, Washington, Lynch started guitar young, moved through several early bands, and later became a central figure in Los Angeles hard rock before joining Dokken in the early 1980s.

After leaving Dokken in 1989, he formed Lynch Mob, a heavier, bluesier outlet that let him build on the style he had developed with Dokken while pushing into a more improvisational hard rock direction. Lynch Mob’s 1990 debut, *Wicked Sensation*, became the best-known launch point for that chapter of his career, and Lynch has remained the band’s only permanent member through many lineup changes.

Lynch later returned to Dokken in the mid-1990s for another run, adding another important chapter to a career that has stretched across solo records, collaborations, and side projects. Across all of it, his reputation has stayed tied to precise, melodic, high-impact guitar work that made him a standout player in ’80s metal and beyond. Besides Dokken and Lynch Mob, George Lynch has played in several other projects and collaborations, including T&N with Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown, Sweet & Lynch with Michael Sweet, KXM with Dug Pinnick and Ray Luzier, and The End Machine with Jeff Pilson, Eric Singer, and others. He has also released solo material and taken part in various one-off and side projects over the years.

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