Guitarist · Great White · Since 1977

Mr. Great
White

Mark Kendall. Once bitten. Still biting. Louder than the room, every single night.

Mark Kendall performing on stage with a natural wood guitar, wearing a black HBN t-shirt and red cap
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Mark Kendall playing his signature guitar live on stage

The Story

Forty years
of loud

Born into a musically gifted family, GREAT WHITE founder, Mark Kendall grew up in Huntington Beach, California. His father played jazz trumpet; his mother sang her heart out to jazz tunes before adoring audiences. His grandfather, too, was a virtuoso on the piano. Citing Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and The Doors as early influences, Kendall’s passion and natural abilities got him hooked on guitar.

When not in the recording studio or on stage with GREAT WHITE, Kendall has been invited to perform in the Vegas Rocks Magazine All-Star Jam alongside contemporaries George Lynch, Vince Neil, Zakk Wylde, and more. Kendall is a solid supporter of MusiCares, whereas his relentless efforts to help those seeking a sober life have been expressed in feature stories on Fox News and numerous national radio programs. Kendall is a baseball enthusiast (go Dodgers) and boasts skill in both billiards and poker, all of which he showcased on the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

Soon to be released will be their documentary along with a live performance from The Hard Rock in Las Vegas.

Mark has been married for 20 years to his beautiful wife Bridget and has 4 children, Jonathan, Taylor, Shane and Ashley and one grandson, Noah Jagger.

1977
Band founded
10M+
Records sold
4000+
Shows played

The rig

Tone is in the hands

Worn sunburst Les Paul leaning against a stack of Marshall amplifiers
  • Dishaw MK Mach 1 & Mach 2

    Signature neck-through-body axes built for the shark. Sharp, fast, and loud.

  • RH Custom Guitars

    Handcrafted bodies in alder and bird's-eye maple. Built one at a time, no shortcuts.

  • B.C. Rich Shark & Mockingbird

    The custom shapes that owned the 1980s stage. Pointed, painted, and unmistakable.

  • TTM, Gibson & Steinberger

    TTM hand-wound pickups, classic Les Paul muscle, and Steinberger stability. Old soul, modern bite.

Amp Wall

British tube saturation

The heads that push the air. No modeling, no shortcuts — just transformers cooking under the stage lights.

Marshall JCM900 4100

100 watts of dual-channel British fury. The high-gain voice of the 90s arena tour.

Marshall JCM2000 DSL

Modern classic reverb and gain. A clean channel that actually stays clean.

Marshall JMP / Super Lead

Old two-hole plexi-style heads. The blueprint for every rock tone that followed.

4x12 Cabinets

Stacked and mic'd. The wall that moves the back row and fills the room.

Vault

Photos

Four decades of loud nights. Click any frame to blow it up.

Booking

Book the
shark

Festivals, casinos, clubs, private shows and clinics. Send the date, the city and the budget — you'll get a straight answer fast.