Rob moody

Rob is a gifted performer and lifelong dedicated instructor of both the electric & the acoustic guitar. He is equally at home on both and teaches and performs week in, week out between the two. He is passionate about music, all music! Rob took up the guitar with great enthusiasm in 1993 as a teenager and was instantly hooked. He then commenced 10 hours a day practice schedules, which lead to teaching guitar in 1997 and quickly establishing himself on a professional basis in Melbourne. His worldwide tours have taken in countries including Japan, Malaysia, China, Hawaii, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Tahiti, Bora Bora, and Vietnam. With a growing online presence due to the current 2020 and 2021 pandemic, Rob has also transitioned successfully into online teaching, with students from all over the world able to receive custom tuition.

A real all-rounder, he has an amazing amount of songs and solos in his repertoire; everything from the classic Rock, to Country and Blues, Fingerstyle, and really whatever sounds good! His influences include; Journey, Ian Moss, INXS, Dire Straits, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Boston, Queen, Andy Timmons, Diesel, Albert Lee, Tommy Emmanuel, Deep Purple, The Eagles, Van Halen, Eric Johnson, and more!

Rob resides in northern Melbourne, with his 2 teenage children and his wife of 22 years, Belinda.

Rob’s gigs and teaching style

Rob tours regularly right around the country and also internationally, either with The Australian INXS Show, Blaze Of Glory- The Bon Jovi Experience, Anthems IN Rock, Diesel & Dust- The Midnight Oil Show, Eddie Rawk Band, or Deep Creek Road (who have had 3 top 40 hits on the country charts).  He has also worked extensively on international cruise ships with Royal Caribbean International and performed headline theatre shows worldwide, and does regular recording-studio session work.

Rob thoroughly enjoys his teaching and is enthusiastic about helping developing players to reach their goals. Students can expect a custom lesson plan, tailored for each individual students particular goals. "People can feel relaxed and excited about improving their playing when they come to see me; there are many ways to learn the guitar and we can find the best method for you". The other thing Rob really wants you to know is that he is just nuts about the guitar! “I knew as soon as I started playing guitar that it was my thing and I was going to stick to it; It’s the best instrument ever!”

Rob’s favourite instruments

Rob’s favourite instruments include his much loved custom built shell pink stratocaster, a Paul Reed Smith DGT, Ernie Ball Music Man Albert Lee, and his fabulous twin-neck Ovation acoustic. His favorite amps are a George Evans Soniuqe 59, made in Melbourne by he fabulously talented Tim Evans, and a Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker JTM combo; a great clean sounding amp with amazing overdrive when cranked up loud! Yep, total gear-head!