Home Musical artists Jon Nelson Jon Nelson Musical artist Jonathan D. "Jon" Nelson (born December 15, 1962 in Santa Monica, California) is best known for playing lead guitar in the controversial punk band Suicidal Tendencies. Personal facts Birth dateDecember 15, 1965 Birth placeCalifornia , Santa Monica California facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Musical artist Career started1983 associated musical artistRed Hot Chili PeppersSuicidal TendenciesUncle SlamAnthony GalloJackie Lee CochranNeighborhood Watch (band)The Brood (band) BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist genreHeavy metal musicPunk rockHardcore punk instrumentGuitarFender Stratocaster Topical connections Big SeanMusical artist Apollonia KoteroMusical artist Acey SladeMusical artist Aaron BarrettMusical artist Jon Nelson on Wikipedia Jon Nelson