Rob Arnold

"Rob Arnold"' (born January 3, 1980) is a member and lead guitarist of the metal band Chimaira. In an interview [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/asktheartist/index.aspx?askID=34] with Roadrunner Records, he named Kirk Hammett, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman and Kerry King as being influential to his playing style. Some of his favorite bands include Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera, Sepultura, and Cannibal Corpse.Rob Arnold was formerly in the band Sanctum, and he later joined Chimaira and became their lead guitarist.Height: 6'0"Eyes: BrownZodiac: CapricornOther Bands: Sanctum

Rob Arnold uses custom ESP guitars with an M body shape which are based on the ESP LTD m-1000. They are called the RA-2 and RA-3 and are tuned to drop-C (CGCFAD). He also has a 7-string ESP Horizon Custom, tuned to drop-A (AEADGBE) . Arnold uses a Peavey 6505+ amp head paired with a Mesa Boogie Cabinet. He uses Custom In-Tune Guitar Picks, Dean Markley Blue Steel guitar strings, guitarcable.com cables, a Digitech whammy pedal, an ISP Decimator pedal, a Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah pedal, a Boss tuner pedal, a Boss Delay pedal, a Furman pedal board and power conditioner, a Korg rack tuner, a Shure wireless system, and EMG 81 guitar pickups.He recently released a Signature Series guitar with ESP Guitars based on his custom models. It is called the ESP LTD RA-600. He also has a new instructional DVD coming out through Rock House which focuses on metal guitar soloing, riffing, and writing.Rob Arnold married his long time girlfriend in May 2007 in Las Vegas.