Doug Aldrich
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Doug Aldrich |
| Born | February 19, 1964 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Geffen, SPV, Frontiers, Spitfire, Eagle, Enigma, Z |
| Associated acts | Whitesnake, Dio, Hurricane, Burning Rain, Lion, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising |
| Website | Official Doug Aldrich Website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson Les Paul Fender Stratocaster |
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Doug Aldrich (born February 19, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina), is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist, since 2002 a member of Whitesnake. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St. John in 1998 and has played previously with the bands Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, and Bad Moon Rising. He has also released several solo albums. Doug was first introduced to the guitar at age 11 when his sister Jennifer introduced him to the playing of Jeff Beck. Doug’s first guitar was a Les Paul model and came from Sears. Doug even auditioned for KISS.[1] He did not get the gig but as a result of the audition he met Gene Simmons and he and Gene are friends to this day. Doug was also once a highly sought after guitar teacher, at one point he was teaching over 70 students a week.
Equipment
Doug was previously endorsed by Jackson Guitars. He used their Dinky and Soloist superstrats as well as his own signature model which has bridge and neck position humbucking pickups were "Full-shred" pickups which Seymour Duncan specially wired. Presently, California-based Suhr Guitars offers Doug Aldrich signature humbucking pickups, which are also found on their superstrat-style 24-Fret Moderns. He plays various Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Stratocasters through Suhr/ Cameron hot-rodded Marshall JMPs and Vintage Modern amps. Doug sums up his philosophy of playing this way, “I’m not one of those guys that follows whatever is trendy. I’d rather do what I do best and do it to the best of my ability.”
Discography
Solo
- 1994 - Highcentered
- 1997 - Electrovision
- 2001 - Alter Ego
Lion
- 1986 - Power Love
- 1987 - The Transformers The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- 1987 - Dangerous Attraction
- 1989 - Trouble in Angel City
Bad Moon Rising
- 1991 - Full Moon Fever
- 1991 - Bad Moon Rising
- 1993 - Blood
- 1993 - Blood on the Streets
- 1995 - Opium for the Masses
- 1995 - "Moonchild" (Single)
- 1995 - Junkyard Haze
- 1999 - Flames on the Moon
- 2005 - Full Moon Collection
Burning Rain
- 1999 - Burning Rain
- 2000 - Pleasure to Burn
- 2013 - "Epic Obsession"
Dio
- 2002 - Killing the Dragon
- 2004 - "We Rock - Greatest Hits"
- 2005 - Evil or Divine - Live in New York City
- 2006 - Holy Diver - Live
- 2006 - Push - Live
- 2010 - "Tournado - Limited Edition Tour Box Set"
- 2012 - "The Very Beast Of Vol. 2"
Whitesnake
- 2006 - Live... In the Still of the Night
- 2006 - Live: In the Shadow of the Blues
- 2007 - " 1987 - 20th Anniversary Special Edition"
- 2008 - Good To Be Bad
- 2011 - Forevermore
- 2011 - "Still Good To Be Bad"
- 2013 - "Made In Japan"
- 2013 - "Made In Britain"
Other works
- 1989 - One - Minoru Niihara
- 1989 - Cutting Air Act 1 - Air Pavilion
- 1990 - Slave to the Thrill - Hurricane
- 1990 - "Sahara" - House of Lords
- 1997 (Japan) & 1999 (Europe) - Windows - Mike Vescera Project
- 1998 (Japan) & 2000 (Europe) - Ignition - Mark Boals
- 1999 - A Tribute To Early Van Halen - The Atomic Punks (Ralph Saenz)
- 1999 - Here Before - Stone
- 2000 - Mikazuki in Rock
- 2001 - Art of Mackin' - Ghetto Dynasty
- 2001-2002 - Superhero & More... - Brian McKnight
- 2002 - (1989-2002) From There To Here - Brian McKnight
- 2003 - Wake The Nations - Ken Tamplin and Friends
- 2003 - Guitar Zeus 1 - Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
- 2003 - Sho（照）Twist Songs - Sera Masanori
- 2005 - The Real Thing - Christian Tolle
- 2007 - Live for Tomorrow - Marco Mendoza
- 2007 - "Wolfman Jack's Halloween Special: Fun For Kids"
- 2007 - Jacaranda (Twist International) - Masanori Sera
- 2009 - Play My Game - Tim Ripper Owens
- 2009 - Northern Light Orchestra - Spirit Of Christmas
- 2009 - Conquering Heroes - Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
- 2009 - Pulling The Trigger - Cooper Inc.
- 2010 - Northern Light Orchestra - Celebrate Christmas
- 2011 - Oceana - Derek Sherinian
- 2012 - The Covering - Michael Sweet
- 2013 - Artpop - Lady Gaga
- 2013 - Living Like A Runaway - Lita Ford
- 2013 - Lions & Lambs - Alex De Rosso
Tribute albums
- Crossfire - A Salute To Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996)
- Forever Mod: A Tribute to Rod Stewart (1998)
- Little Guitars: A Tribute to Van Halen (2000)
- Bat Head Soup: A Tribute to Ozzy (2000)
- Metallic Assault: A Tribute to Metallica (2000)
- Tie Your MIX Down: A Tribute To Queen (2000)
- Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute To Queen (2001)
- One Way Street - Let The Tribute Do The Talkin': A Tribute To Aerosmith (2002)
- Spin The Bottle: An All-Star Tribute To KISS (2004)
- Metallic Attack: Metallica - The Ultimate Tribute' (2004)
- We Salute You: A Tribute To AC/DC (2004)
- Numbers From The Beast: An All Star Salute to Iron Maiden (2004)
- An 80's Metal Tribute To Van Halen (2006)
- Butchering the Beatles: A Headbashing Tribute To The Beatles (2006)
- Flying High Again: Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne (2006)
- Frankie Banali & Friends: Led Zeppelin Tribute - 24/7/365 (2007)
- The Omnibus Album: This Is Guitar Gods (2007)
- Northern Light Orchestra: The Spirit of Christmas (2008)
- We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year (2011)
- A World With Heroes: KISS 40th Anniversary (Calling Dr. Love & Cold Gin) (2013)
Videography
- 1997 - The Electro-Lesson / Guitar Instructional Video
- 2005 - Dio - Evil Or Divine: Live In New York City
- 2006 - Dio - Holy Diver Live
- 2006 - Whitesnake - Live... In the Still of the Night
- 2013 - "Whitesnake - Made In Japan"
External links
- Official website
- Burning Rain official website
- Doug Aldrich fan site
- Doug Aldrich World
- Lion website
- Bad Moon Rising website
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