Doug Aldrich

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Doug Aldrich

Background information
Birth name Doug Aldrich
Born February 19, 1964 (1964-02-19) (age 44)
Origin Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Genre(s) Hard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s) Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1986–present
Label(s) Geffen, SPV, Spitfire Records, Eagle Records, Enigma Records, Z Records
Associated acts Whitesnake, Dio, Hurricane, Burning Rain, Lion, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson Les Paul
Fender Stratocaster

Doug Aldrich (born February 19, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina), is a Los Angeles-based hard rock electric guitarist, since 2003 a member of Whitesnake. He has played previously with the bands Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, Burning Rain and Bad Moon Rising. He has also released several solo albums.

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[edit] Equipment

Doug was previously endorsed by Jackson guitars. He used their dinky and soloist model guitars as well as his own signature model which has bridge and neck position pickups were "Full-shred" pickups which Seymour Duncan specially wired. More recently though John Suhr came out with Doug Aldrich signature humbucking pickups. Currently, he plays various Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Stratocasters through Marshall amps. He has been featured in advertisements for Marshall's new Vintage Modern amplifier series.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo

  • Highcentered (1994)
  • Electrovision (1997)
  • Alter Ego (2001)
  • The Electro-Lesson / Guitar Instructional Video (1997), DVD(2004)

[edit] Lion

  • Power Love (1986)
  • Dangerous Attraction (1987)
  • Trouble In Angel City (1989)

[edit] Hurricane

[edit] House Of Lords

  • Sahara (1990)

[edit] Bad Moon Rising

  • Full Moon Fever (EP) (1991)
  • Bad Moon Rising (1991)
  • Blood (1993)
  • Blood On The Streets (EP) (1993)
  • Opium For The Masses (1995)
  • Junkyard Haze (EP) (1995)
  • Flames On The Moon (1999)
  • Full Moon Collection (2005)

[edit] Burning Rain

[edit] Dio

[edit] Whitesnake

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