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David Capodanno
Guitar, MIDI Pedals,
Vocals
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Bob Daniels
Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
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Eugene Drum
Drums, Electronic
Precussion
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Hello all, my name is Dave Capodanno,
guitar player for the Long Island based Rush tribute
band…”RUSH HOUR”. .
Over the years I have been given an arsenal of names (some
pretty cool - Lerxst2, Analog Kid, that Italian Rush guy,
and some I reluctantly have had to tolerate – Alex Lifeson
Wannabe, Blade, Rush Nazi, Guitar Center’s biggest customer.
I remember when I was about 4 years old, a relative asking
“and what instrument does David want to play when he grows
up?” I quickly interjected “ the guitar, of course”. So I
followed through and have been playing ever since. What
better way to relieve stress. Playing on eleven in the
basement all the time and hearing my beloved father scream
“okay, enough is enough…tell him to shut up already”! My
parents quickly realized I was on a mission. Come the
adolescent years (1979 – 1983) hooking up with other friends
with music interests was how I chose to have my fun.
At this time I was starting to attend my first concerts.
RUSH was becoming popular in high school. I recalled a
number of “cool kids” in 8th grade attending a concert in
support of the Hemispheres album. This made me curious. So
come May of 1980 three of us set out to see Rush at the
Nassau Coliseum in support of Permanent Waves. What
memories! Seeing Spirit of Radio, Freewill, Natural Science
and other gems performed for the first time was truly
amazing. Alex had his Dutch boy haircut, Geddy with his wide
rimmed glasses (I am glad there are no RUSH HOUR
requirements that we actually have to look like these guys!)
Anyway, the band has had such an impact on me that I have
since made up my mind to spend my spare time trying to learn
how to play every RUSH song ever recorded. I must add, the
material these three individuals have created is music that
I find impossible to get tired of. I still listen to The
Camera Eye, Hemispheres, and many others with the same
interest and attentiveness as always. They are a band that
adapted to each decade in their 30+ career. The new material
is just as good as the old.
Anyway, this put me on a RUSH path that has still not
ended…and its only getting better … and I’ve only just
begun. Which brings us to today…
Not long ago a friend of mine (and most excellent drummer)
was snooping around Craigs List when he came across an “Alex
Lifeson Needed” classified ad for a Nassau based Rush
Tribute. My good friend had it in his heart to think of me
and prompted me to take a looksie. Although I have other
projects going on, I figured it might be a missed
opportunity or grave sin not to respond to this. So I left
Bob Daniels and Gene Drum of RUSH HOUR a message and was
excited when my call was returned and I was invited for an
audition. The first session was extremely comfortable and I
was very impressed with these guys. Here were two gentlemen
that obviously have been down the same RUSH path I have been
and make their tribute to the band a focus point in their
life. I was very happy to be asked back for a second
audition and returned with my RUSH resume in hand and
eagerness to jam again. In the end, I was invited to join
their team and since have been the happiest RUSH dude in the
world.
Equipment
I make my life difficult by lugging more equipment then I’ll
ever need. For instance, a Marshall stack. Why would I do
this? Is it necessary in this day and age of great
equipment? I don’t know. I do not think anyone ever figured
this out. I guess it looks cool. Better yet, it beats using
Maytags and chicken rotisseries on stage…get it Rush
Fans?!?! It comes down to this…If I do not sound good, at
least I know I look good! This is how we do it (in order of
necessity and importance):
1 Caring, Understanding, Tolerant, Trustful and Beautiful
Wife
3 wonderful children (David, Christopher and James – Lerxsts
#3, 4 and 5 in the making)
PRS Custom 22 Singlecut Trem McCarty 10 Top Amber (Good to
be single again!!!)
PRS Custom 24 Trem Black Cherry (24 frets…for that extra
push over the edge!!!)
Gibson Les Paul Custom Wine Red
Gibson Les Paul 2003 Classic Goldtop 60’s Re-Issue
Fender Stratocaster 1989 Ultra Wine Red With Fishman Piezo
System
Gibson EDS 1275 SG Double Neck 12-String Alpine White
Gibson ES 335 1977 Classic Sunburst
Taylor 714-CE 6-String Acoustic
Marshall JCM2000 Triple Super Lead 100 Watt Head
Marshall 4x12 Stack 1960AV Vintage Speaker Celestion
Cabinets Roland KC-550
Boss GT-6 Effects Processor (For than beloved Lerxst in
Wonderland sound!!!). This thing has it all (Amplifier
Simulators, Chorus, Flange, Overdrive, Delay, Phase, Pitch
Shift, Wah Wah, Tuner, any combination thereof…did I miss
anything???)
Morley A/B Router Switch
1 RCD Labs Gizmotron 2000 (Unpatented )
Roland PK-5A Dynamic MIDI Foot Controller
Moog Taurus Pedals (Yep, just like the kind Rush used)
Yamaha Motif ES6 Sequencer
Dean Markley Blue Steel Regular .10-.46 Gauge Strings
Too many Fender medium guitar picks
Coffee
1 million bottles of water
Many other electric/acoustic guitars (Why? Why Not!)
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Hi, This is Bob,
Please leave a message...Oooops!! Sorry, I forgot where I was.
Trying to do too much stuff again I assume. In keyboard land
I'm using a Roland XP80 as my "main board". That's where most
of the keyboard stuff you guys and girls hear comes from (that's
the B.M.F.K. you see in front of me on stage. Running down the
rest of the midi path we'll find a vintage Roland Juno-106 keyboard,
a pair of Roland PK-5 foot pedals (because 1 just wasn't enough)
A Roland JX-3P keyboard, a Roland JX-8P keyboard (are you noticing
a trend here?) as well as a Roland Juno-6 keyboard, a Korg O5RW
sound module (finally, a different manufacturer), and a Korg
Poly 800 keyboard (actually, the poly 800 is a cup-holder but
don't tell anybody).
The thing hanging around my neck (no,not the noose) is a vintage
Rickenbacker 4001 V63 Checkerboard usually run in stereo, because
it can, strung with Rotosound Swing bass strings. When she gets
tired I break out my '87 Red Neck 4003 Rick. Using patch cords
is passe' these days so I use a pair of Samson True Diversity
wireless units (one high, one low) feeding an Ampeg S.V.T. head
and cabinet setup (yeah, it's the big one). For smaller gigs
or when we play places close to a law enforcement facility I'll
use my Ampeg V4B rig. The only effects I use on my bass' sound
are volume and more volume. Oh yes, one other thing, I sing
too. I use a custom-built headset unit using a Crown element
captures my voice and sends it to (yep, you guessed it) a Samson
True Diversity wireless unit that sends the signal to the soundman
who does a whole bunch of stuff to it! Whew! I'm glad I don't
have any more stuff... I'm out of breath!
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The emerald green
mist colored kit I'm playing is a pearl masters custom set with
4 ply maple shells (chosen for their deep rich timber pun intended).
The pearl rack with the i.m.s. Mounting system holds up the
8", 10", 12" ,14", 16" toms. Always wanting more stuff and having
to play rush's music required me to acquire a set of pearl rocket
toms in the 6"´ 12" and 6"´*15" variety. The toms are skinned
on top by evans genera g2 heads with remo weather kings on the
bottom. The 22" ´ 16" bass drum gets beaten on (quite frequently
I may add) by a pair of felt beaters set in motion by a pair
of tama iron cobra dual chain bass drum pedals.
The snare I use most often is the pearl 14"´ 5.5" although on
occasion I've been known to break out my good ole' slingerland.
As far as the tinwork goes, the ride is a 22" Zildjian as are
the 17" and 18" crashes and the "a" custom 10" splash. The hi
hats are new beats by Zildjian and the one cymbal I can't seem
to part with over the years, my 20" Paiste 3000 china type.
My link to the midi world of rush hour is through a Roland spd
8-drum pad. Oh yeah, almost forgot to tell you about the LP
cowbell for witch hunt and the LP wind chimes. My drumsticks
are made of wood. Thank you!
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