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| David James Kennedy |
David Kennedy on tour with the band
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
David James Kennedy |
| Born |
July 8, 1976 (1976-07-08) (age 31) |
| Origin |
Poway, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) |
Alternative rock, Post-punk, Cock Rock, Hardcore punk |
| Occupation(s) |
Guitarist |
| Instrument(s) |
Guitar |
| Years active |
1997 — Present |
| Label(s) |
Geffen Records |
| Associated acts |
Angels & Airwaves, Box Car Racer, Hazen Street, Over My Dead Body, Overflow-Crowds |
David James Kennedy (born July 8, 1976) is an American guitarist, songwriter and performer. He currently plays guitar for the alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves and hardcore group Hazen Street.
He was also a member of Box Car Racer, a musical collaboration launched by Tom DeLonge, along with member Travis Barker, both from Blink-182. Box Car Racer, then a side-project to Blink-182, put out its only album in 2002. Hazen Street became popular after touring with P.O.D. in the summer of 2004. Kennedy was also a member of the hardcore group Over My Dead Body from San Diego, California, and worked with rock group Built to Last. David and bandmember Tom DeLonge are close friends and grew up together in Poway, California.
[edit] Instruments
While playing with Angels & Airwaves Kennedy is often seen playing his Gibson Memphis Custom Shop ES-335 Diamond Limited Run Electric Guitars, in all three colors that they are available in. A Semi-Hollow body similar to that of Tom's signature ES-335s including the fact that they both use Gibson Dirty Fingers Humbucking Pickups on the Bridge of their guitars. Also both Tom and David play through Mesa Boogie triple rectofier heads and matching cabs, when playing live. Finally both Tom and David use Gibson Bright Wires (.10) electric guitar strings. Also, the guitarist has been known to use a space echo effect.
