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David Alan "Dave" Meniketti (born December 12, 1953) is the singer, songwriter and lead guitarist for 70's/80's Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band Y&T. He has also released two solo efforts.
History
Dave Meniketti was born and raised in Oakland, California His influences are Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Leslie West, James Brown, Led Zeppelin.
As the lead singer/lead guitarist with Bay Area band Y&T, Y&T has sold over 4 million records worldwide. With them, he recorded 17 albums, toured across the United States and around the world.
When Y&T took a break from recording and performing, Meniketti built his own recording studio and proceeded to record his first solo album titled ON THE BLUE SIDE, which represented his passion for the blues. He would later release a follow up album simply titled MENIKETTI. Recorded in Tokyo, a live concert CD was released by Avex Records in 2003 titled MENIKETTI LIVE IN JAPAN.
Equipment
Dave plays Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster, and has been playing the Gibson Les Paul since the early 1980s. Recently he has played a custom made LP style Bisceglia built by George Bisceglia of Bisceglia Guitars. For amplification, he uses Diezel VH4 heads, with a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier as a back-up.
