considered an honor. ProTone has more recently been working on a Rusty Cooley Signature pedal. Cooley has collaborated with Dean Guitars to produce a signature seven-string model, of which several versions exist. Cooley's lead work was featured on Arnold Schwarzenegger-themed parody metal band Austrian Death Machine's second album, Double Brutal. Cooley is currently working with a new band, Day of Reckoning. Teaching Cooley has been a guitar instructor since his third year of playing. He has released five instructional products, done lessons for magazines (such as his "Metal Guru" column) and posted many lessons on sites such as Shredaholic. He has taught for the National Guitar Workshop three times (1996, 1997, 1998) and given many clinics. Cooley has many successful students, such as Chris Storey/Cris Osuna (ex-All Shall Perish) and Mica Roth, former member of Hybreed. Endorsements Currently Cooley endorses Ormsby Guitars, EMG Pickups, Morley Pedals, GHS strings, VHT, Rocktron, Eventide, Maxon and more recently Randall Amplification. He previously endorsed Jackson Guitars, Ibanez Guitars and Dean Guitars. His signature Dean model was released at NAMM in early 2007. It features a super-strat style body with a deeply sculpted lower horn (in order to perform the widest stretches when playing in high positions), EMG 707 pickups, volume control and a three-way switch. In 2011 Dean Guitars released an eight-string version as well. Nicknamed the "Dean RC-8", it has the same features of the seven string version but with the implementation of a fanned fretting system and EMG 808 pickups. Appeared on the podcast Cyber Timebite in April 2019 Releases Music Rusty Cooley - Rusty Cooley (2003, Lion Music) Book of Reflections - Book of Reflections (2004, MCD, Lion Music) Outworld - Outworld (2006, Replica Records) Outworld - "Promo 2008" (2008, self-released) All Shall Perish - Awaken the Dreamers (2008, Nuclear Blast, guest) Austrian Death Machine - Double Brutal (2009, Metal Blade Records, guest) Derek Sherinian - Molecular Heinosity (2009, InsideOut Music, guest) The Sean Baker Orchestra - Baker's Dozen (2009, Lion Music, guest) After the Burial - In Dreams (2010, Sumerian Records, guest) Michael Angelo Batio - Intermezzo (2013, M.A.C.E., guest) Rings of Saturn - Infused (2014, Unique Leader Records, guest) Instructional products Shred Guitar Manifesto (2000, DVD, Chops From Hell) Extreme Pentatonics (2001, DVD, Chops From Hell) The Art of Picking (2001, DVD, Chops From Hell) Rusty Cooley Performance/Clinic (2003, DVD, Chops From Hell) Rusty Cooley Performance/Clinic 2 (2003, DVD,