Rusty Cooley: eight string super chops



News:
28-01-2008:
TheMusicFarm.com interview with Rusty Cooly at NAMM 2008. If you need to know about Rusty's guitar the RC7. You'll have all the information you want about the construction and reasons for design... good detail.

Rusty Cooly RC1


and Dean guitars version of the interview...



Outworld are set to appear on a DVD. "Behind the Suit and Tie"

26-01-2008:
Rusty Cooley and Outworld from guitarplayertv
Polar
War Cry

21-01-2008:
Video quality is a bit low. Rusty Cooley describes his Dean signature guitar "RC7"

Rusty Cooley at the 2008 NAMM show


15-01-2008:
A video of Rusty Cooley showing off his new seven-string signature model and a nice shred lick.

Rusty Cooley - Betcha Can't Play This March 2008



13-01-2008:
Rusty Cooley (guitar) and Matt McKenna (drums) of the Texas metal band OUTWORLD will take part in signing sessions for Dean Guitars, Diamond Amplification, and Intellitouch Tuners at this year's winter NAMM show, which takes place January 18-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Their signing schedules are as follows:

Rusty Cooley:

* Intellitouch Tuners - Friday/Saturday Jan. 18/19, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
* Dean Guitars - Friday/Saturday Jan. 18/19, 1:00pm-2:00pm
* Diamond Amplification - Friday/Saturday Jan. 18/19, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm

Matt McKenna:

* Intellitouch Tuner/Beatnik booth - Friday/Saturday Jan. 18/19, 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Rusty Cooley will also take the stage for Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night, held at 7:30pm on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Anaheim Hilton Ballroom D, along with Muriel Anderson, David Grissom, Laurence Juber, Gary Hoey, Danny Gottlieb and others.

In addition to Rusty Cooley and Matt McKenna, OUTWORLD members Bobby Williamson (keyboards), Carlos Zema (vocalist) and Shawn Kascak (bassist) will be in attendance at various booths.

Important: The NAMM show is **NOT** open to the public. The only attendees are NAMM member companies and their invited guests... how dumb is that?


08-01-2008:
Rusty Cooley... starting to be where he needs to be... for me ;o)... For Outworld fans... look away now... for shred fusion fans well... what can I say... enjoy.

Rusty Cooley Fusion Jam


07-01-2008:
Rusty Cooley's Texas-based band Ooutworld is searching for a new label to release its sophomore album. Three new tracks, along with an interview, are available on http://www.myspace.com/outworld


30-09-2007:
Rusty Cooley is going back in to Diamond studio with Gregg Gill with the master tapes of his recent CD. His aim is to have his instrumental CD re-mixed and mastered and will then be re-released in 2008 by Lion Music. Rusty Cooley says:
Finally the CD will be heard the way it was meant to be heard. I'm very excited about this. There will also be bonus video material from that era.


Rusty Cooley licks



01-08-2007:
OutWorld made it to the Final Round in Famecast's Competition!
We Need Your Vote Today!!!



1. Go to www.famecast.com (If this is your first time voting, complete the Fan Registration)
2. Go to Stage 7
3. Choose the OutWorld video
4. Click "Vote for This Artist" to cast your vote For OutWorld

Thanks to all of you, our Fans, we made it here – help us take home that top prize!
Check it out...VOTE OUTWORLD and Spread the Word!!!!

As a thank you to those who vote, we'll send you an autographed picture of the band. Just send us a confirmation that you voted to rusty@rustycooley.com.

Keep it Metal! -Outworld
http://www.outworldband.com/


31-07-2007:
Wow... down to the last 5! Check out Famecast and help Rusty cooley and the band win this competition...cum'on!!


25-07-2007:
Can't keep a good man down...Rusty Cooley berates the slacking of journeyman guitar players...then shows you what you should be spending your guitar practicing time on...Buckethead eat your heart out!

game death licks


24-07-2007:
Good news for Rusty Cooley fans...for those who are heading to NAMM this coming weekend in Austin, Texas, there are some concerts:

Outworld (at 10:30pm)
Meyvn (9pm)
Shrapnel (Midnight)

at the RED 7 in Austin, Texas on July 28th (Saturday)

10-07-2007:
Rusty Cooley and the Texas-based metal band Outworld has scheduled the following dates:

July 13 - Texas Madfest - FBI Rock Club No. 1 - Houston, Texas
July 28 - The Red 7 - Austin, Texas

Outworld's appearance at the Texas Madfest on July 13 will mark the group's live debut with Brazilian vocalist Carlos Zema .

25-05-2007:
Armageddon Music in Germany is e-releasing Outworld's debut CD, today May 25th, 2007. Finally the CD will be more readily available at CD outlets all across Europe.
21-05-2007:
Rusty Cooley and Outworld deliver a stunning track for their CD in this high quality video...check it out! YouTube lower quality version:

warcry


11-03-007:
Another instrumentalcase.com This time the interview is Rusty Cooley.

Rusty:
No, I don’t think so at all. I pretty much learned everything from tab, because I hated sitting and trying to learn from records and cassettes. As a matter of fact, that’s how I figured out I could write my own music, and quit trying to play other people’s. I would sit down and try to learn something, and about after ten minutes I would have come up with about five to ten of my own riffs! So I said, “Forget that, I’m going to write my own songs!” Nowadays, learning other people’s music is like pulling teeth to me. I would rather create my own instead of copying. But I recently had a conversation with a guitarist of the opposite opinion. He said that he loved learning how to play other people’s music, and that it helped him learn how to write. I personally think you can get the same thing by simply listening to music by other artists. You can hear song structure just by listening - you don’t have to copy it note for note to grasp it. Not copying other people has helped me be more original.


07-03-2007
lesson part1


lesson part2


04-03-2007:
Dean Guitars Rusty Cooley Guitar - Live from NAMM 2007


10-02-2007:
Jason Becker comments on Rusty Cooleys playing in the outworld forum

"Yo Rusty, Hey, thank you so much for your "Outworld" CD, man. I really, really dig it; I am not just being polite (heh heh). The odd rhythms kick my ass. You are quite the shredder.

I know you dig Yngwie but I think you are way beyond him musically. You certainly don't need advice from an old crip like me, but I would explore more of yourself when playing solos. You are better and more imaginative than Yngwie so I would bring that out more like you do in your rhythms.

Also, maybe have a couple of softer sections in your heavy stuff. That would make your heavy stuff sound even bigger and badder in contrast.

Take it or leave it, you kick ass either way.

Peace and love brother, Jason"


25-01-2007:
Wow...check out Rusty's "cool" Cooley guitar Rig from Dean guitars


25.5 scale shredder
EMG 707 pickups
Custom Xenocide Graphic
Total access lower cutaway
Low profile licensed Floyd Rose and Hardshell case:

21-01-2007:
Rusty Cooley interview for the Diamond Amp


20-01-2007:
Texas Shredder, Rusty Cooley of Outworld plays his Dean Custom Guitar to his blazing instrumental "Under The Influence".



lesson1 from Dean Guitars


lesson2 from Dean Guitars


19-01-2007:
As well as NAMM Rusty has got a couple of Dean Guitar instruction videos free to view from Dean Guitars. Also check out Rusty's video Under, The Influence!

16-01-2007:
More NAMM blow out news...Rusty Cooley will be at the NAMM convention in Anaheim this week. Rusty’s Dean 7 string signature model the RC 7 Xenocide will m ake its debut so be sure to check it out. If you can’t make it to NAMM Dean Guitars will have a live webcast from there booth check out www.deanguitars.com . You can also catch up with Rusty at Diamond amplification or Intellitouch tuners booth as well. Don't forget if you there video it ... and post on YouTube or Google video ... please ;o)

12-01-2007
A lick of paint of the Cooley website, the first signs of sping 2007...don't forget you can but Outworld's first CD online as well as a whole slevw of Outworld video on YouTube.

teaching riders


sweeping outworld


For fans of the old design


07-11-2006:
A new interview with Rusty Cooley on RockEyez.com

28-09-2006:

You can now pre order Rusty Cooley's Outworld debut self titled CD online.

07-09-2006:
Woooaaaghhhhhhhhhhh InstruMentalCase delivers again!!!The Six-String Bliss Podcast www.sixstringbliss.com presents Rusty Cooley detailing and demonstrating his upcoming 7-string signature model by Dean Guitars:

Rusty Cooley's 7-String Dean Guitar Preview


06-09-2006:
Rusty Cooley speaks about Shawn Lane and Allan Holdsworth


17-08-2006:
Some great live video of Rusty Cooley from guitarplayertv.com

13-08-2006:
A good interview with Rusty Cooley from Jemfest, includes infor about Outworld.

04-07-2006:
Rusty Cooley live at the "Forgetta-Bout-It" in Houston, TX on July 1st, 2006. Filmed and edited by Dave B. A big thanks to Dave "Guitar Sucks" B for the heads up on this one.



17-06-2006:
More YouTube...lots of Rusty Cooley solos from Outworldlive plus the famous monster shred of:

8 String Shred
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15-06-2006:
After last weeks Magnus Olsson session, Rusty Cooley is this weeks featured player on Bieberlabs podcast...check it out.

01-06-2006:
I bet you can't play this...


13-01-2006:
News from Rusty Cooley: He has a new CD ROM which includes the complete 70 minute "RUSTY COOLEY - BASIC TRAINING" digital video; the accompanying 86 video clips, plus the 19 page PDF file containing the "RUSTY COOLEY - BASIC TRAINING" lesson tab/chart examples.

Check out the sample lick:

Rusty will also be going to NAMM January 19th through 22nd for the very first time. Rusty will be signing autographs at the Ibanez booth on Friday at 12:00 and then again on Saturday at 2:30 at the Rocktron/GHS booth. The majority of the weekend will be spent at the Intellitouch tuner booth.

A snippet of Rustys' shredding on google video



22-12-2005:
There is an unconfirmed rumour going around that there will be a G4 in Brazil. According to Tiago Della Vega this will feature:
  • Tiago Della vega
  • Francesco fareri
  • Rusty Cooley
  • Chris Impellitteri
see http://forum.cifraclub.terra.com.br/forum/3/119726/

06-12-2005:
An interesting interview with Rusty on sevenstring.org
plus a chance to win his first cd on guitarhoo

14-09-2005:
More news from the cooley camp:
  • Footage from the Cracking the Code Documentary has been added to the videos page
  • New videos with some excellent Outworld live snippets.
  • Rusty also asks us to make sure we check out the October issue of Guitar Player magazine for a new interview with Rusty.
19-07-2005:
Some new audio material from "Book of reflection" is available on line. If your not happy just to listen and you have the money why not bid for his nine string guitar on ebay

21-05-2005:
Rusty Cooley,Lion Music Artist, releases a second DVD called: "Performance/Clinic 2" , recorded August 16, 2000, at Muir Guitars in McAllen, Texas. It is 1 hour and 38 minute guitar clinic demonstrating alternate picking, sweep picking, legato, tapping, vibrato, muting, and string skipping.

17-04-2005: Must have missed this one, Rusty's web site has a whole new look and feel. Check out an excellent interview with Rusty on www.sevenstring.org. Also check out the wide stretches (mpg) for guitar worlds "bet you can't play this" (lessons)

11-02-2005: Outworld begins recording the long awaited debut cd February 8th at Spyder Studio in Houston Texas.

Background:
Rusty Cooley has been around for a long time and has been recognised by his peers as player of incredible picking ability and speed.

Early influences cover the spectrum from Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale to most of the Shrapnel label guitar stable from the eighties. Subsequent influences exude his current inspiration for hyper fast clean licks like those of Shawn Lane, Derek Taylor, Buckethead, Todd Duane, Scott Stine.

To find out more check out his full biography on his new web site including details of recordings and his excellent training DVDs from the Chops From Hell web site.

Current CD releases include his self-titled first solo album, Shawn Lane Remembered Vol. 1, Warmth in the Wilderness: A Tribute to Jason Becker vol II on the Lion Music label and a track on the highly respected Alchemists double CD from Liquid Note Records.

He also plays with Texas power metal band Outworld which has signed a deal with French record label Replica Records to release their debut album "Outworld".

His style will not be everyone's cup of tea, but you can't fail to be amazed at his abilities, even if you may prefer a more melodic song oriented approach. If you don't believe me check out the awesome playing on an 8 string guitar [Windows Media 18.7 MB] featured on his web site, along with a host of other videos. Check them out now.

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