Rusty Cooley

Rusty Cooley has managed to elevate himself to legendary status over a very short time. This has made many to refer to him as a "Master Shredder and proclaim him has the " Leading Light of Post-Malmsteen Shredvolution." Rusty is applauded mainly for his remarkable contributions to his genre and his elegant guitar skills. He has now started to impart the knowledge learned over the years to aspiring music generations. Most of Rusty's notable and whole career achievements have originated from his desire to push his strength boundaries. Rusty started playing guitar at the age 15 under the supervision of some instructors. However, he later decided to follow a solo career after being dissatisfied by the instructors conventional and typical techniques. This self-taught methodology enabled him to develop his talents, increase his knowledge
Some of these eminent stars include Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, Vinnie Moore, Paul Gilbert and Tony MacAphine. However, Rusty is known for sticking to a number of instruments with notable being his customized six, seven and eight stringed guitars. This has made many to compare his technique to that of the likes of Randy Rhoads. Moreover, his sweep picking signature style is said to originate from Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen original sweep picks. He mastered the sweeps from the two before the sweeps became popular in the metal and rock world and improved the skill.
Rusty is devoted curving his own signature by adopting a tricky technique of integrating more of pinkie-tapping in his tones. This is because he posses massive expertise over alternate picking, pull-offs, one finger tap and hammer. His shredding is fast, dense and fluid with every single shred being well-established and ideally designed. This makes the tones smooth, bold full of delightful agility. Rusty's technique makes him stand out as the entitled Randy Rhoads