Johnny Rod (born John Tumminello on December 8, 1957) is an American
bass guitar player. One of the early bands he was active in was
King Kobra, from 1983 to 1986. In 1986 he joined the heavy metal band
W.A.S.P.. Johnny Rod used both
Fender (the
Fender Precision bass is his all time favorite) and
B.C. Rich basses during his career. His main bass with
W.A.S.P. was a yellow B.C. Rich Ironbird bass. In 2010, he reunited with
King Kobra.