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Full screen! Crank the volume! My 15th vid! I actually would have had this up sooner, but I had some equipment problems to deal with that unfortunately I still have yet to resolve... This song was great fun for a few reasons, my favorite of which being, this is the first and last time I will ever be able to have my pre-customized guitar play together in a video with my customized one! Another reason is that the gentleman who requested this song skates, which I did for about 5 years and have fond memories of, and a third is that I watched the video for this song and it really moved me, making me want to give my all while playing. (I highly recommend that you look the video up if possible) Finally, this in no lie, those of you who have been following my last two request videos know that both of them (filmed almost a month apart) were filmed while it was raining. Guess what was happening outside while I filmed this one... CRAZY!!!!

Full screen! Crank the volume! My 14th vid! (originally filmed Feb 7, 2009) After what seems like forever, I FINALLY got this request done. Sorry about the delay! I get especially weird when it involves a subscriber request lol, I want them to like it so I get performance anxiety or something! Anyway, I tried to give this remix a mix of flavors, we got some funky licks, a second verse that has got to be my favorite part of the song, and after long last, I've actually become able to shred some! I practiced the song standing up and let me tell you, headbanging, then pausing just long enough to shred felt AWESOME!!!! In a fun bit of personal trivia, my last request vid was performed when it was raining (my Indestructible remix) and so was this one! Hmmmm...

Full screen! Crank the volume! My 13th vid! (originally filmed Jan 27, 2009) I have a soft spot for this song. Back when I was skateboarding this song was kinda the anthem being played on the block with all of us skater kids who thought we were being real rebellious. Its also the first song I ever got guitar tabs for. I thought it was going to be easy to play because there were a lot of power chords in it. I was wrong. lol Fast forward a few months, and now not only can I play the song, I've been able to be creative with it! Progress!

Full screen! Crank the volume! ***WARNING VIDEO STARTS LOUD*** My 12th vid! (originally filmed Dec 26, 2008) Doing a little time travelling to end this year's crop of videos! I originally filmed the rhythm part of this videos shortly after posting my second video here on youtube (near the end of Jan 08)and didn't have the skills at the time to do anything that I wanted to try in this song. Now I'm a bit better, so now, almost 10 months later, I've added the lead guitar. Lol, I get to play a song with my younger, more inexperienced, more facially hairy self! I tried to put a little bit of everything I've learned this year in this video, so its got sweep, economy, tremelo, and alternate picking, harmonies, tapping, wide vibrato, harmonics, call and response, you name it! Compare it to some of my earlier vids (they're all numbered) to see progress! Horns!

Full screen! Crank the volume!!! My 11th vid (originally filmed Dec 19, 2008) I wanted to do something a bit more atmospheric than usual so this song ends up a little more melancholy than some of the other stuff I've played. I think the delay along with the slightly fusion-esque parts helped give the feeling I was looking for. Enjoy Oh and at 0:38... Simultaneous head bobbing! (It doesn't always happen, so gotta love it when it does!) Horns up! By the way, sorry about the darkness in the rhythm section, it was raining all day while I filmed so I couldn't get any good lighting.

Full screen! Crank the volume! Hell yeah! my 10th vid! (originally filmed Nov 22, 2008) Pretty straightforward cover of the song, with a few minor differences (so people know I played it ;) Unfortunately I've noticed my video/sound sync for the rhythm guitar goes terrible whenever I use a particular overdrive setting on my POD (any help to fix this will be appreciated!) and at about 3:55 on the lead track, I ran out of memory on my card while I was filming and thus the last breakdown was not filmed for the lead, however, since I record direct to my computer, the SOUND for the lead during that last breakdown is intact, in fact youll hear me play some strange sounding note at about 4:20 right before the song ends. ;)

Full screen! Crank the volume! My 9th vid (originally filmed Oct 13, 2008) What with the problems Americans are facing with the financial crisis, I thought it would be cool to play a song that speaks directly to that issue. A lot of what caused the crisis was greed, pure and simple. If you can find the lyrics to this song, read them. They are simple but profound. By the way, for the first verse I recorded two guitar parts, I just didn't film the harmonized part, so you' can understand why the first verse has that "doubled up" sound (which I love!) Horns!

Full screen! Crank the volume! My 8th vid (originally filmed Sept 6, 2008) Yeah yeah, I know its not heavy rock but I felt like taking a break for a bit. This remix is actually a birthday present for a friend who loves the Foo Fighters so hopefully she enjoys it! I threw in some classic rock and country rock licks to give it a different flavor so the song is probably less punk sounding than you remember ;P [Lol, I went to bed after uploading and watched the vid next morning. It looked to me like it had sped up! But I checked the original song as well as the raw video file and yes, its the correct speed, I'm just getting faster!]

Crank the volume!!! Full screen!!! My 7th vid (originally filmed July 22, 2008) I was a big fan of the Naruto anime series before it even made its touchdown on American shores, this particular song always amps me up so I thought why not let some of that chakra out and bust some guitar over the song.

Full screen! Crank the volume! My 6th vid (originally filmed July 12, 2008) Even though I definitely played this song my own way in a few parts (for flavor), its not really much of a full remix; I just wanted to try a song that had a breakdown instead of a solo. I found the breakdown a little empty though so I messed with it by adding some harmonics from 2:12 to about 2:30. Fun stuff!

Crank The Volume and FUll screen!!! My 5th vid (originally filmed June 30, 2008) The song is Renegade by the band Hammerfall, a Swedish power metal band, they have been very influential in bringing popularity to power metal and have some great songs!. I love the "Road Warrior" vibe and lyrics of this song so I decided to put my own twist to it in a few places. Enjoy! (By the way, at around 2:25, my sound card winked out or something which is why there is a momentary pause in the music, just thought you should know :P ) Horns!!!

Full screen this and crank the volume! My 2nd vid (originally filmed Jan 29, 2008) In celebration of my 8th month playing guitar, I decided to cover a song, but I wanted to make the song my own and at the same time use many of the skills I've learned. So here goes! This remix has everything! Squeals, bends, blues, harmonic minor, a touch of shred and some fun metal riffage. Plus, the section right before the bridge is completely improvised! I know I sound gushy, but hey, it was fun as hell to play my own creation! And to top it all off, all of the sound editing and video work were done my myself using Audacity (for sound) and Windows Movie Maker (for video). It's cool cuz being self sufficient means that even if guitaring doesnt work out, I've got a future as a sound engineer ;P If any of you newer guitar players out there want to know how to use simple programs to make music videos like this, just message me, I'll be glad to help! Horns baby! (Dude! what keeps getting me is halfway through the bridge when both guitars are doing squeals and going in and out of each others melodies, that mess gets me AMPED!!! Fun fact: At about 2:44 in BOTH videos I scratch my face during the break, I didn't plan that... lol

Full screen! Crank the volume! My 16th vid! (originally filmed March 18, 2009) I wanted to get back to some heavier music so I grabbed one of the more metal request off my list and decided to give it a go. I really like how it came out! This song is so kickass because it starts out pretty heavy, but slowly morphs into a more melodic, heartfelt metalcore expression, I also never really paid attention to the words until recently and they made me love the song even more! And to top things off, since the lead singer is of African descent, it gives me some tangible hope that someday I might be able to play my music for a large, live audience too! Here's to hoping! XD As always, HORNS!

Full screen. Crank volume. Horns!!! My 4th vid (originally filmed May 17, 2008) In addition to celebrating my birthday, I'm using this song as an exercise in solo writing, I was trying to write solos that matched the music so hopefully mission accomplished! *Sorry the last part is so dark, I filmed it at night... (At around 3:30, after the 2nd solo, where it looks like the lead guitarist is just sitting around? I'm putting a capo on the 4th fret to change the pitch of the riff played under the 3rd solo.)

Full screen! Raise the volume! HORNS!!! My 3rd vid (originally filmed March 19, 2008) YEAH! I learned how to use my whammy a little! Remix time! Couple words of note, the reason I have a seperate solo is because: 1. In the studio recording of the song, there is another guitar harmonizing with the lead, so I wanted to capture some of that. 2. I lowered my noise gate so I could get sharper sound and as a result my string bends were having horrible after-sounds, so I had to tie a cloth around the neck to damp it necessitating a seperate part. 3. I had to see if I could triple-split screen... Apparently I CAN! Sound was recorded using Audacity(tm) and video was edited using Windows Movie Maker(tm) Enjoy!