Ax facts & Stats vol. 46: Godsmack's Tony Rombola

Welcome once again to Extreme Guitars’ Ax Facts & Stats. In this issue, we are thrilled to bring you Mr. Tony Rombola; Godsmack guitarist extraordinaire. Tony joins us from the road as Godsmack tear across the country in support of their Godsmack IV release. In my opinion, along with many, many other’s, this show is not only a must see, but probably one of the best tours going on this year. I managed to catch the boys from Boston in Charlotte, NC as co-headliners Shinedown, Rob Zombie and a nearly packed house of over 15,000 fans, joined them. Needless to say, this show FN rocked from start to finish! Don’t miss these guys. Now let us join Tony Rombola:: (Be sure to check out my entire Godsmack photo gallery by clicking on the image below or visit www.EGimages.com
My name is:
Tony Rombola My current job is:
Guitarist for Godsmack My hometown:
Salem, NH My current album or project is:
Godsmack iv The guitars I use are:
Mc Naught The strings and tunings I use are:
Ghs strings-drop c & d tuning My current rig setup consists of:
To many great ones to pick The greatest invention for guitars is:
Splawn & diesel My normal songwriting process consists of:
We all right our own, and then get together My favorite all-time guitar solo is:
To many great ones to pick My Career highlight thus far is:
Selling ten million records My favorite Godsmack song is:
Speak Favorite toy growing up:
Erector set My most embarrassing moment on stage:
Equipment malfunction Other than my guitar, the one piece of my gear that I cannot live without is:
Splawn amp. My first guitar was:
Gibson sg copy If I am only sure of one thing in life, It's:
That I am a home body The moment I knew I would pursue a career in music was:
stretching with the band When godsmack was signed The one thing most fans don't know About me is:
That I play strats The best advice I could give beginning guitarists:
Keep practicing CD(s) I'm listening to right now:
Godsmack iv My guilty pleasure:
Marvin Gay Three favorite albums of all time:
AC/DC back in black, Black Sabbath- Heaven & Hell, and Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti Best gig:
Red Rocks Favorite junk food:
M&M's My biggest pet peeve:
People leaving things around The word or catch phrase I say too much is:
“Ya Know” The hardest part of my job:
Interviews My least favorite interview question:
Were did you get the name of the band Favorite interview question:
Which gear I use The first thing I do when I come home from touring is:
Kiss my wife Previous or first day job:
First job was washing dishes Right after this interview I'm going to:
I'm going to: Bed I couldn't imagine being on the road without:
My playstation If I wasn't doing the musician thing, I could really see myself working as:
A builder Favorite movie:
Good Fellas My mission in life:
To write and play music My first band was:
Rage My next major step is:
Another Animal The greatest contribution guitars have brought into my life is:
The ability to write and create music Check out our Website at:
Godsmack.com The one musician I would love to work with that I have not yet had the chance would be:
James Hetfield If I could have three wishes, they would be:
health forever, love forever, and to number 2 on the bus. When it's all said and done, I want the world to remember me for:
My guitar playing and song writing
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