18 Facts About Dave Kushner

Dave Kushner was born on November 16,1966 and is an American musician best known as the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver.

In 2009, Dave Kushner was named "One of The 50 Greatest Unsung Guitar Heroes Ever" by Total Guitar magazine.

Dave Kushner attended Junior High and High School with Slash, frequently attending the shows of Slash's then band Tidus Sloan, and began playing in bands at the age of 16.

Dave Kushner attended Musicians Institute in Hollywood at the age of 18 before signing his first record deal when he was 20.

Dave Kushner joined Wasted Youth as a guitarist but played bass on the group's second album Black Daze, released in 1988, with the exception of the Van Halen cover of "On Fire" where he performed rhythm and lead guitar duties.

Robert Trujillo, then of Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves, contributed to the record while Dave Kushner was asked to make a guest appearance on the song "Punk It Up" from the Infectious Grooves debut album The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move.

In 1998, Dave Kushner joined the hard rock group Zilch, formed by former X Japan guitarist hide.

The group continued and eventually recorded and released Skyjin in 2001 and it was during this time that Dave Kushner met Duff McKagan who, at the time, was touring with Loaded.

In 2001, Kushner became musical director for Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro's touring band following the released of his solo album Trust No One.

In October 2009, Franky Perez said on his Twitter account that he and Dave Kushner were jamming with Weezer bassist Scott Shriner and his Scars on Broadway bandmate, drummer John Dolmayan.

On September 8,2010, it was announced that Dave Kushner was to collaborate with Indian singer and actress Shruti Haasan on a new musical project.

Haasan will be writing the lyrics with Dave Kushner composing the music.

Four tracks by both Perez and Dave Kushner were to appear in the film Hamill.

Dave Kushner has been a longtime user of Fernandes Guitars and has two signature models based on the Ravelle available in forest green finish with cream binding and metallic blue finish with black binding.

Dave Kushner uses a 12-space rack with a switching system that allows him to use whatever effects he would like in any sequence.

Dave Kushner uses Dunlop programmable Wah Wah effects and Rotovibe MIDI controllers which are rackmounted.

Dave Kushner mostly uses Bogner amplifiers during live performances, specifically an Ecstasy 101B amplifier that runs Bogner straight cabs fitted with Vintage Celestion 30 watt and Celestion Greenbacks 25 watt speakers.

Dave Kushner has used Mesa Boogie Stilletto Ace and Fender Super Sonic amplifiers.