Franz Stahl

Franz Stahl
Born	October 30, 1962 (1962-10-30)
Origin	Washington D.C.
Instruments	Guitar
Associated acts	Scream, Wool, Foo Fighters

Franz Stahl (born October 30, 1962) was the guitarist of the Washington, DC hardcore punk band Scream. Stahl is the brother of Scream lead singer Peter Stahl. Stahl was also briefly a member of Foo Fighters from 1997 to 1999, replacing the band's original guitarist Pat Smear. Stahl performed on the re-recorded version of the Foo Fighters song "Walking After You", which was released as a single and is included on the soundtrack for the X-Files movie. Stahl also appeared in the music video for the Foo Fighters song "My Hero", even though he did not play on the recording. He was released from the band during the recording of their third studio album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose, due to creative differences. Stahl explained that as he used to write all of Scream's songs and overall stay in control, he did not want to remain in the band as it was Dave Grohl's project - but Stahl still said his tenure in Foo Fighters were "the best two years of my life". He was replaced by Chris Shiflett. Prior to Foo Fighters he played in Wool from 1990 to 1996 with his brother. From 1997 onwards to about July 2005, Franz was support guitarist for Japanese musician J.

Stahl is a big fan of the Gibson Les Paul, which he is usually seen using. However, in the music video for Foo Fighters's "My Hero", Franz is seen using a Fender Stratocaster.

Stahl currently lives in Hollywood, California. He is writing his own music and posting it on his MySpace site, where he keeps in touch with fans.