David Catching (born June 7, 1961) is an American musician from

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. He is a founding member of the California

stoner rock Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sleep ...

band

earthlings? earthlings? is an American psychedelic rock band based in Joshua Tree, California. The band includes members from Queens of the Stone Age, Desert Sessions, Eagles of Death Metal, Kyuss, Masters of Reality, Goatsnake, The Twilight Singers, Gu ...

, a touring member of

Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998. Founded by Jesse Hughes (vocals, guitar) and Josh Homme (drums), the band also includes a wide range of other musicians who perform both on the band's ...

and the co-founder of the

Rancho De La Luna Rancho De La Luna is a recording studio in Joshua Tree, California that was founded in 1993 by Fred Drake and David Catching. After Drake's death in 2002 to cancer, the studio was operated by David Catching and Drake's collaborators Tony Mason ...

recording studio.

Career

Catching has played the guitar for well-known hard rock bands

Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout mul ...

, Tex and the Horseheads, as well as The Ringling Sisters,

Mondo Generator Mondo Generator (sometimes known as Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator) is an American rock band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. History Formation and ''Cocaine Rodeo'' (1997–2002) Nick Oliveri (under the moniker ''Rex Everything'') f ...

and the

Masters of Reality Masters of Reality is an American rock band formed in 1981 by frontman Chris Goss and guitarist Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York, United States. They took the name for the band from a misprinted label of the third Black Sabbath album. G ...

. He is also a member of Yellow #5, and the Gnarltones. Catching has been associated with the desert country rock band,

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. He contributed to the debut album of country rock duo

, ''It's OK to be Happy'', which was recorded at

Rancho de la Luna Rancho De La Luna is a recording studio in Joshua Tree, California that was founded in 1993 by Fred Drake and David Catching. After Drake's death in 2002 to cancer, the studio was operated by David Catching and Drake's collaborators Tony Mason ...

and released in 2008. He currently resides in

Joshua Tree, California Joshua Tree is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2010 census. At approximately above sea level, Joshua Tree and its surrounding communities are located in the High ...

. Catching was on stage with Eagles of Death Metal during the November 2015 Paris attacks, and escaped the

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with the rest of the band. Catching talked about this at length on the show Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal,

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and other media.

Musical equipment

With the Eagles of Death Metal, Catching plays his 1967

Gibson Flying V The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model introduced by Gibson in 1958. The Flying V offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Explorer, which was released the same year, and the Moderne, which was designed ...

through a tuner and distortion pedal and

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amplifier with a 2x12 cabinet. In recent shows with EODM, Catching is seen using Orange amplifiers. He also uses an Ampeg Dan Armstrong guitar when playing with

. Catching also use
HipStrap
vintage styled guitar straps. He is endorsed by and uses coiled red Bullet Cable. During recordings he also uses some of Jesse Hughes's

Maton Maton is an Australian musical instruments manufacturing company based in Box Hill, Melbourne. It was founded in 1946 by Bill May and his brother Reg. The name "Maton" came from the words "May Tone" and is pronounced ''May Tonne''. Products ...

s. Catching released a signature fuzz wah pedal in 2015, th
Roadrunner
through Dr. No Effects. With the earthlings?, he uses his 1958

Fender Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster, colloquially known as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed from 1952 into 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has continuousl ...

or his 1972 double cutaway Gibson Les Paul through a tuner and a distortion Rat pedal. His Les Paul is 1 of 6 ever made by Strings & Things in Memphis, Tennessee. Other guitars were bought by

Ace Frehley Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician, best known as the original lead guitarist and co-founding member of the hard rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played wit ...

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, and Michael Woods, guitarist for the group America. Photos have circulated of Dave's very guitar nearly being bought by Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer fame, but opting out at the last minute for an acoustic bass.

Partial discography

* ''The Modifiers'' (1980's] * ''60 Watt Reality'' (The Ringling Sisters, 1990) * '' Volumes 1 & 2 (The Desert Sessions album), The Desert Sessions 1 & 2'' (1998) * ''

'' (Queens of the Stone Age, 1998) *" Scraps at Midnight ((Mark Lanegan 1998) * '' The Desert Sessions 3 & 4'' (1998) * '' The Desert Sessions 5 & 6'' (1999) * ''

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'' (Queens of the Stone Age, 2000) * '' Human Beans'' (earthlings?, 2001) * '' Deep in the Hole'' (

, 2001) * ''

Songs for the Deaf ''Songs for the Deaf'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on August 27, 2002 by Interscope Records. It features guest musicians including drummer Dave Grohl, and was the last Queens of the Stone ...

'' (Queens of the Stone Age, 2002) * '' A Drug Problem That Never Existed'' (Mondo Generator, 2003) * '' The Desert Sessions 9 & 10'' (2003) * ''

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'' (Mark Lanegan Band, 2004) * ''

III the EP ''III the EP'' is an extended play record released by Mondo Generator on November 22, 2004 by Tornado Records. This was the first release after Nick Oliveri was fired from Queens of the Stone Age. Mondo Generator embarked on a short European to ...

'' (Mondo Generator, 2004) * Cowboy Coffee and Burnt Knives (Hulk 2004) * ''

Lullabies to Paralyze ''Lullabies to Paralyze'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on March 22, 2005. The album debuted at #5 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and sold 97,000 copies in America during its first week of release, ...

'' (Queens of the Stone Age, 2005) * ''

I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine ''I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine'' is the debut mini album of Goon Moon released on Suicide Squeeze Records. According to member Chris Goss the album "... runs the gamut from pure rock to tracks that just sound like noise." The cover art wa ...

'' (

Goon Moon Goon Moon is an American rock band composed of Jeordie White (also known as Twiggy Ramirez) and Chris Goss. The band released the mini-LP ''I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine'' in 2005 and have since recorded a full-length album, ''Licker's Las ...

, 2005) * ''

Death By Sexy ''Death by Sexy'' is the second album by the American rock group Eagles of Death Metal. It was rumoured to be released in summer 2005 but was pushed back to April 11, 2006. The album cover of ''Death by Sexy'' has elements similar to the covers o ...

...'' (Eagles of Death Metal, 2006) * '' Powder Burns'' (The Twilight Singers, 2006) * ''

Dead Planet ''Dead Planet'' is the third studio album by former Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveri and his band, Mondo Generator. The album was recorded in late 2005 and early 2006 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 and at Donner ...

'' (Mondo Generator, 2006) * ''

Licker's Last Leg ''Licker's Last Leg'' is the first full length studio album by Goon Moon, and the follow-up to 2005's '' I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine''. The record was released via Ipecac Recordings on May 8, 2007. The album features cameos by longtime G ...

'' (Goon Moon, 2007) * ''Neptune'' (

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, 2008) *

Prime Motivator ''Prime Motivator'' is the fourth full-length LP by The Giraffes. It was recorded and mixed at Studio G in Brooklyn, NY by Joel Hamilton. On July 25, 2010, the song "Done" was released by Ozone Entertainment as downloadable content on the Roc ...

(Giraffes 2008) *

Heart On ''Heart On'' is the third studio album from United States, American rock band Eagles of Death Metal, released on October 28, 2008. When asked about the album, lead singer Jesse Hughes (musician), Jesse Hughes stated: "EODM's latest fabulous weap ...

(Eagles of Death Metal 2008) * Saturnalia (Gutter Twins 2008) * '' Humalien'' (

, 2009) * '' Pine Cross Dover'' (Masters of Reality, 2009) * ''

Blues Funeral ''Blues Funeral'' is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock musician Mark Lanegan, released on February 6, 2012 on 4AD. The album was recorded with producer Alain Johannes throughout early 2011 and Johannes, as well as other music ...

'' (Mark Lanegan Band, 2012) * '' Spine Hits'' (Sleepy Sun, 2012) * ''Tomorrowland Blues'' (Star & Dagger, 2013) *

Do to the Beast Do to the Beast is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs, their first in 16 years. It was released on April 15, 2014 on Sub Pop Records, the same label that released their albums '' Up in It'' and ''Congregati ...

(Afghan Whigs 2014) * ''Unfuckwithable'' (Mojave Lords, 2014) *

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(earthlings? 2014) * Wild Nights (Pins 2015) * '' Your Desert My Mind'' (The Mutants, 2016) * Mudda Fudda (earthlings? 2016) * '' The Golden West (album)'' ( Gayle Skidmore, 2017) * Shared Hallucinations Pt.1 (David Catching and Friends 2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Catching, David 1961 births Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee Queens of the Stone Age members Survivors of terrorist attacks November 2015 Paris attacks Guitarists from Tennessee 20th-century American guitarists Mondo Generator members Eagles of Death Metal members Earthlings? members Masters of Reality members