Dave Reffett
| Dave Reffett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 6, 1983 Blue River, Kentucky, US |
| Genres | Heavy metal, speed metal, rock and roll, hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Associated acts | Shredding The Envelope George Lynch Michael Angelo Batio Chris Poland Glen Drover Mike Mangini Joe Stump |
| Website | davereffet.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Dean #11 Custom V, Dean 450 Custom, Gibson Flying V, Esoterik DR-1 | |
Dave Reffett (born June 6, 1983) is a hard rock and heavy metal guitarist, singer, producer and bassist from Blue River, Kentucky.
Reffett is best known as the singer, lead guitarist, and producer of the album The Call of the Flames from his project Shredding The Envelope, as well as being a noted player, performer and columnist in the guitar community. His music mixes thrash metal and hard rock with very technical and bluesy guitar playing.
In interviews Reffett has named Dimebag Darrell Abbott, Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Randy Rhoads, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Michael Angelo Batio, Zakk Wylde, Slash, George Lynch, Ted Nugent and Billy Gibbons as being influential to his playing style. Vocally, Reffett has been compared to Dave Mustaine, Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, Axl Rose and Sebastian Bach.
Some of his favorite artists include Kiss, Megadeth, Pantera, Van Halen, Motorhead, Metallica, David Allan Coe, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr, Anthrax, Ronnie James Dio, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne. In an interview with Estonia's Metal Storm, Reffett named Kiss Unplugged by Kiss, And Justice For All by Metallica, Rust in Peace by Megadeth, Holy Diver by Dio, and Powerslave by Iron Maiden as some of his all-time favorite albums.
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