Matt Cappadona

Matthew Cappadona was born December 31, 1991 in Lake Placid, Florida and is an American guitarist. He is very well known for his guitar solos, cover songs and his own songs which he creates by making the drums, rhythm guitar, and other instruments on the computer.
He's most famous for his Paradise City Solo.

Background
Matt Cappadona attends Bandys High School in North Carolina. At the age of 12, he began to play the Guitar. At times, he is willing to turn down invitations to parties in substitution for playing his Guitar, and at times is known to play while at parties while taking part in the party himself.

Fame
Most notable is his Paradise City solo in which he won a guitar solo contest hosted by Slash of Guns-n-Roses and Velvet Revolver. Also having made several other solos and songs. Other appearances have been in songs such as "Crank That Drafting Class" and "Live and Let Die."
Known for being in several live performances, recently playing in front of his record crowd of more then 10,000 people.

Recording
Having first started recording by connecting an Amp up with a $2 USD USB computer Microphone to a friend's home computer. His first song is known as "Faded Train", a combination of Crazy Train and Fade to Black. Some time later he moved to an actual Recording studio. He has made several other tracks using "Line In" or "Direct" recording and currently is making several others for an upcoming album.

Equipment
Guitar
*Custom Washburn Dan Donegan Signature
*Hamer Studio
*Ibanez S-Series Proto-Type

Pickups
*Neck: Seymour Duncan
*Bridge: Dimarzio

Pedals
*DigiTech RP-90 Guitar Effects Processer
*Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer
*Boss DS-1 Distortion
*DigiTech Grunge
*Original Dunlop Crybaby
Equalizer Settings
*Bass - 7
*Treble - 8
*Middle - 6

Amps
*'01 Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
*'68 Marshall Super Lead (Plexi)
*Ibanez 150 ToneBlaster
Cabinet
*Johnson Straight Celestion Vintage 30 4x12 Cabinet

Accessories
*Ernie Ball Super Slinky Strings.
*Genuine Dickies Medium
*Jim Dunlop Gator Grip 2.0mm
*Gibson Strap

Discography
*Paradise City Solo
*Fall To Pieces
*Fade To black
*Fuel
*Unholy confesions
*Live and Let Die

Links/ Notes and References
* myspace
* myspace
* musicnation.com

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