Doug Aldrich | Whitesnake | Guitar Lesson

Doug Aldrich was first introduced to the guitar at age 11 when his sister Jennifer introduced him to the playing of Jeff Beck. Doug’s first guitar came from Sears, it was a copy of a Les Paul. Doug has played with Whitesnake, Dio, Hurricane, Burning Rain, Lion, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising. You’ve heard his distinctive guitar tone on many hit songs. Doug even auditioned for KISS. He didn’t get the gig but as a result of the audition he met Gene Simmons and he and Gene are friends to this day. Doug was also once a highly sought after guitar teacher, at one point he was teaching over 70 students a week.

Doug was previously endorsed by Jackson guitars. He used their Dinky and Soloist model guitars as well as his own signature model which uses “Full-shred” bridge and neck position pickups which Seymour Duncan specially wired. Currently, Doug plays a collection of Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Stratocasters through Marshall amps. Doug recently endorsed Marshall’s new Vintage Modern amplifier series. Doug sums up his philosophy of playing this way, “I’m not one of those guys that follows whatever is trendy. I’d rather do what I do best and do it to the best of my ability.”