Rocky George

Rocky George (b. circa 1965 in Culver City, California) is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for being the lead guitarist of Suicidal Tendencies from 1985 to the band's first breakup in 1995. Since then he also played with 40 Cycle Hum and Cro-Mags. He has been a member of Fishbone since 2003.

Rocky had played in a few local bands before joining Suicidal Tendencies in 1985, replacing Grant Estes. His debut with the band was Join the Army. George is largely considered responsible for moving Suicidal Tendencies away from their hardcore punk roots into a more thrash oriented territory. He is also responsible for Robert Trujillo joining the band, who was a high school friend of his.

George is considered by many to be an extremely talented guitarist, and one of the most underrated as well. He is known for his prominent use of the whammy bar and multiple finger tapping (heard on many songs, including Suicidal's "You Can't Bring Me Down"). Rocky actually lost a fingertip after catching it in a door, but decided not to have it reattatched when doctors informed him it would leave the fingertip with no feeling. He felt it would diminish his ability to perform 8 finger tapping.

Rocky has used Ibanez guitars almost exclusivly for years (particuarly the RG series). He is still endorsed by Ibanez. Despite rumors, however, Rocky did not design the RG series (although he does, as mention earlier, play them a lot and has a custom RG)

Rocky George is one of the best known black rock musicians, behind well known figures such as Jimi Hendrix, Tony MacAlpine, and Phil Lynott.