Music:
Member Since: 11/20/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/diamonddogband
Band Members:
Kevin Hobson- Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Lead and Backing Vocals
Equipment- Kevin plays a Squier Master Series M-80 Electric Guitar equipped with a Dimarzio D Sonic 7 DP706 Humbucking Pickup in bridge position, and a DiMarzio Tone Zone Humbucking Pickup in the neck position. He also plays a Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar. His floor effects are a Behringer Graphic Equalizer EQ700 Equalizer Pedal and an Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff with Top Boost Distortion Pedal. His amplification consists of a Vintage Marshall G-100R CD 100 watt head, which he then plays through a Marshall MC212 130W 2x12 Guitar Extension Cabinet.
Alex Dudek- Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Drums and Percussion, Backing Vocals
Equipment- Alex plays an Aria Mac-60 electric guitar equipped with a Gibson Burstbucker Pro 1959 Replica Humbucker in the bridge position and a Jackson Sustainiac pickup in the neck position. He also plays a metallic red Ibanez Destroyer DTX 120 equipped with a Gibson Dirty Fingers Humbucker in the bridge position. His Floor effects are a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, a Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour Wah Pedal and a MXR EVH Eddie Van Halen Phase 90. His amplication is a Line 6 Spider II HD 150Watt Modeling Amp Head through a Line 6 Spider II 412 150Watt Cabinet. He plays on the exact same set up as Cory does, but Alex prefers Pro-Mark Mike Portnoy Signature Drum Sticks.
Sean Nelson- Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Equipment- Sean plays an Epiphone Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar. His Floor effect are a Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, a Dunlop Original Crybaby Wah Pedal, a Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal, and an Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff with Top Boost Distortion Pedal, which all go on his custom made pedal board. Sean's amplification is a Marshall AVT150HX 150W Amp Head whch goes through his Peavey Penta 412 300Watt Straight Cabinet. Sean's Bass rig consists of a Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass with a Customized Checkerboard PickGuard, in which he plays out of a Behringer Ultrabass BXL1800A 180W 1x12" Aluminum Cone Bass Combo.
Cory Cocco- Drums and Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals
Equipment- Cory plays on a Tama Imperialstar 5-Piece Standard Drum Set in Bronze Mist Metallic with an extra 16" Yamaha Floor Tom and a customized Gretsch Catalini Maple Snare Drum. He uses Zildjian A-Custom 13" Hi-hats, a 16" Zildjian A-Custom Crash Cymbal, a 16" Zildjian Z-Custom Crash Cymbal, a 16" Sabian AA Bright Crash Cymbal, a Zildjian A-Custom 20" Ride Cymbal, a Sabian 20" HHX Evolution Ride Cymbal, a Zildjian A-Custom 10" Splash Cymbal, a Wuhon 12" Splash Cymbal, and all topped off with a Latin Percussion LP008 Rock Ridge Rider Cowbell. (Note: Not all equipment is used during live shows due to area restraint). He plays with Custom Zildjian Travis Barker Signature Drumsticks, customly sanded down to his specifications. Cory prefers Remo for both top and bottom heads.
Justin Howell-Keyboards, Snythesizer, Piano, Lead and Backing Vocals
Equipment- Justin plays a Yamaha 88-key Portable Grand DGX-500 Digital Piano Keyboard, and a 37-key Korg MicroKORG Synthesizer/Vocoder. He plays these out of a Behringer K450FX PA/Keyboard Amp.
Influences: Anyone and Everyone, we are influenced by anyone who has musical talent, as we try to touch on all aspects.
Sounds Like: A mix of blues, metal, hard rock, soft rock, and funk.
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None
