Johnny Rod

John Tumminello, better known as Johnny Rod (December 8, 1957), is an American bass guitar and guitar player. He is best known as a former bassist of the American heavy metal band, W.A.S.P.

This article is about the American bass guitarist. For the former professional wrestler, see Johnny Rodz.
Johnny Rod
Birth nameJohn Tumminello
Born (1957-12-08) December 8, 1957
Genres
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Years active1983-present

Tumminello grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. According to his own statements, he started performing at the age of 11.[1] One of the bands he played with was King Kobra, from 1983 to 1986.

In 1986, Rod received an offer to join the heavy metal band, W.A.S.P. His main bass at that time, was a yellow B.C. Rich Ironbird. He played on the albums Inside the Electric Circus (1986), Live... in the Raw (1987) and The Headless Children (1989)[2] and accompanied the band on their 1992 farewell tour. Later attempts for a reunion of the classic line-up failed, mainly due to singer Lawless, according to Rod, as well as the rest of the members of W.A.S.P. during that era.[3]

In 2010, he reunited with King Kobra. The band went on hiatus after two album releases in 2013, and reunited again in 2016 for several live performances.[4]

In 2017, Rod collaborated with Carmine Appice on "Monsters and Heroes", a tribute cover song to Ronnie James Dio.[5]

Rod has used both Fender and B.C. Rich basses during his career. He lists the Fender Precision bass is his all-time favorite guitar.

References
  1. Milligan, Glenn (31 May 2014). "Two-part interview with Johnny Rod". metalliville.co.uk. I played in bars for many, many years. Man when I was 11 years old I was playing in a bar.
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography-W.A.S.P." AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. "Johnny Rod reveals Blackie Lawless turned down proposed W.A.S.P. 1987 era reunion a few years ago". sleazeroxx.com. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Johnny Rod (King Kobra / ex. W.A.S.P.) Interview". Duke TV. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2022 – via youtube.
  5. "APPICE - "Monsters & Heroes"". 27 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2022.


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