Rusty Cooley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rusty Cooley
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Apr 27, 1970(1970-04-27)
Age	54
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Aries

Rusty Cooley Biography

Rusty Cooley is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on April 27, 1970 in Texas, United States. A guitar shredder whose design has been compared with that of Yngwie malmsteen.

Buckethead was one of his major musical influences. was a major musical influence on him.

Cooley has collaborated with ProTone Pedals, testing their new Jason Becker Perpetual Burn Signature distortion pedal, as Becker himself has suffered from ALS since 1990, and as such, is no longer able to play guitar. ProTone Pedals has posted several videos of Cooley testing prototype versions of the pedal on YouTube . One of these video features a comment from Cooley himself, citing Becker as one of his biggest influences and stating that working on the pedal was something he considered an honor. ProTone has more recently been working on a Rusty Cooley Signature pedal. Cooley has collaborated with Dean Guitars to produce a signature seven-string model, of which several versions exist.

Cooley has been a guitar instructor since his third year of playing. He has released five instructional products, done lessons for magazines (such as his “Metal Guru” column) and posted many lessons on sites such as Shredaholic. He has taught for the National Guitar Workshop three times (1996, 1997, 1998) and given many clinics. Cooley has many successful students, such as Chris Storey (ex-All Shall Perish) and Mica Roth, former member of Hybreed.

His obsession with playing the guitar cost him friends and worried about his parents.

Rusty Cooley Net Worth

Rusty Cooley is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rusty Cooley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 15, he bought his first guitar and practiced for up to eight hours each day.

He was not able to find the right teacher for him at his local guitar shop, so he began learning by himself using instructional videos and books.

Rusty Cooley (born April 27, 1970) is an American guitarist from Houston, Texas, United States, known for his highly refined guitar technique. He is regarded as one of the fastest guitarists in the United States and a master of the “shredding technique of guitar. Guitar Player magazine called him “the leading light of the post-Malmsteen shred-volution.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rusty Cooley Dating?

According to our records, Rusty Cooley is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Rusty Cooley’s is not dating anyone.

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Appeared on the podcast Cyber Timebite in april of 2019

Facts & Trivia

Rusty Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rusty Cooley celebrates birthday on April 27 of every year.

What guitar does Rusty Cooley play?

Currently Cooley endorses Ormsby Guitars , EMG Pickups, Morley Pedals, GHS strings, VHT, Rocktron, Eventide, Maxon and more recently Randall Amplification. He previously endorsed Jackson Guitars, Ibanez Guitars and Dean Guitars. His signature Dean model was released at NAMM in early 2007.

How old is Rusty Cooley?

52 years (April 27, 1970)

When did rusty Cooley start playing guitar?

Guitarist Rusty Cooley received his first guitar on his 15th birthday and never looked back. Unsatisfied with local Instructors, Rusty began teaching himself through Doug Mark’s Metal Method and various other instructional books and video’s.

What pick does Rusty Cooley use?

EMG 81 Active Cermic Humbucker. He uses 81 in his signature model.

What band is Rusty Cooley in?

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