Recorded in Tokyo, a live concert CD was released by Avex Records in 2003 titled MENIKETTI LIVE IN JAPAN. In the summer of 2013, Sammy Hagar invited Dave to perform a set of Montrose tunes with the original Montrose band members for two Northern California shows on Sammy's "Four Decades of Rock" tour. One of the reasons Sammy chose Dave was Hagar's feeling that Meniketti would be the right choice to do justice to the memory and playing style of Ronnie Montrose. In January 2020, Y&T celebrated 46 years of recording and touring the world, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Meniketti and his wife, Jill, also produce award-winning wines under the Meniketti Wines label. Equipment Currently, Dave plays Gibson Les Pauls and Fender Stratocasters. He has been playing a sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard since the early 1970s, and even during the late-'80s when such a guitar was considered out of style, as seen in the music video for Contagious. In the 2000s, George Bisceglia of Bisceglia Guitars built Dave a custom made LP style guitar. Meniketti has also been seen playing Fender Stratocasters and Kramer guitars. In 2018 he added Yamaha's new line of Revstar guitars. For amplification, he uses Diezel VH4 heads, with a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier as a back-up. References External links American heavy metal guitarists American heavy metal singers 1953 births American people of Italian descent Living people Lead guitarists Musicians from Oakland, California Singers from California Guitarists from California American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians