We call him Rusty. He may not like it but he's not the type to say anything. I've never been in his house but I understand there's a room filled with nothing but amps and guitars. Rusty can play anything. He can go from Van Halen to Fleetwood Mac and make it all sound beautiful.

When we took on the first Van Halen record, there were concerns about performing 'Eruption.' Well, seconds after the initial notes flew out of one of Russell's custom amps, those concerns were evaporated. Check this out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsVhTt4AgJU

nuff said