Joe Kataldo
Joe Kataldo, born 1984 in Naples, is a guitarist/musician and instructor for www.guitarmasterclass.net. Joe also teaches guitar at music schools in his local area, privately in his own home and on www.musicvirtuosity.net which offers one-on-one lessons.
Joe Kataldo's main influnces include Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Vinnie Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Greg Howe, Al Di Meola and Paul Gilbert. Joe is involved with a lot of 70s rock cover bands and is a regular at The Old Tower, a local club which runs jam sessions and cover bands on Tuesday nights.
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History
Joe Kataldo was raised in Naples and at the age of 7 began an interested in music as he took up Piano lessons. Eventually Joe started playing Violin and then Bass until finally at the age of 14 took up playing guitar.
Joe is mainly self taught, however he has studied with what he classes as some of the best Italian musicians/instructors such as Carlo Fimiani, William Stravato, Alex Stornello, Luca Chiaramonte, Maurizio Villa and Pierta Condorelli.
After school, Joe decided to continue his musical Journey and in 2004 took a music exam called "Teoria & Solfeggio" which translates to Theory and Reading. To pass the exam Joe needed to be able to read the complete system of clefs, sing melodies and write music.
A year later in 2005, Joe Kataldo attended the Musicians Institute of Hollywood. While there Joe took a one month music course studying with Scott Henderson, Ross Bolton, Daniel Gilbert, Matt Baldoni, Jamie Findlay, Al Bonhomme and Keith Wyatt. The course was very intensive and a lot of material was covered in a short time. A few years afterwards Joe is now studying a Masters Degree in Jazz at the Conservatory of Music of Naples.
Styles
Joe Kataldo has a wide range of styles that he enjoys playing, however he mainly plays Pop Rock, Hard Rock and Jazz. Joe has also been known to play Progressive rock/metal and Power metal on occasion. His lessons on GMC also range from these styles as well.
Jow has been in numerous cover bands and is currently in an AC/DC tribute band. Joe has also covered notable acts such as Dream Theater and Tool with past tribute bands.
Gear
Here is a list of the different equipment that Joe uses. These lists will include both his live setup and what he uses for studio recording.
Live Setup
Pedalboard (Following the signal path) Axess BS/2 -> RMC Wah -> Analog Man CompROSSor -> Zen Drive - > EB Volume Pedal Jr Custom 500khm -> Amplifier
Amplifiers and Effects
- Mesa Mark IV Head
- T.C G-Major
- Furman Power Factor
- Mesa 1x12 with Celestion C90 Speaker
- Nobels MF-2 Pedalboard
- Axess CF-4
Guitars
- Music Man John Petrucci
- Ibanez RG 7 321 Custom "Sad Skulls"
- Fender Telecaster
- Fender Stratocaster
- Note: All Joe Kataldo's guitars are equipped with Bare Knuckles pickups.
Amps
- Mesa Boogie Mark IV Head
- Marshal JCM 800
- Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
- Fender Twin
Cabs
- 1x12 Mesa Cab
- 2x12 Vertical Mesa Cab
- 4x12 Marshal Cab
Effects
- Analog Man CompROSSor
- RMC Picture Wah
- RMC 3
- BS-2 Buffer
- T.C Electronic G-Major
- Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2
- Furman Power Factor
- Pedaltrain Pro
Misc Gear
- Nuendo SX 3
- Rode NT1
- Shure SM57
- Sennheiser MD-421 II
- PreSonus BLUETUBE DP
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