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Quote of the week:
"Rock music should be gross - that's the fun of it. It gets up and drops its trousers."
-Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)




___________________________< br/>Favorite YouTube channels:

Jun626 - great classic rock guitar player with the best Led Zep covers on YouTube, and he is part of the mighty Virtual Zeppelin. If you haven't heard his Virtual Zeppelin, do it NOW - they sound amazingly like the real thing.

Zodiakironfist - my favorite bassist on YouTube, he plays amazing covers of bands ranging from Primus and the Minutemen to Maiden and Rush, and I'm happy to say he is part of my YouTube band. The original YouTube "Living Room Rock God (LRRG)"... check out the dedicated site for LRRGs put together by another great bassist, PookLowEnd, at http://lrrgs.blogspot.com/

Satchbooggy - He has the BEST Van Halen and Satriani guitar covers on YouTube. He plays '80s hard rock/metal so effortlessly it kills me. He's also part of my YouTube band.

Wcwhitner - He's the drummer in my YouTube band, check out his Rush covers! You gotta give props to anyone who tackles Neil Peart's playing like this.

MeAndTheV - I went to his vids to see the cool GIANT Flying V, and got hooked on his energetic and animated guitar playing. He really pours himself into his performances. One of the few guys on YouTube that makes me smile.

Other favorites are Ocrue, Patman2112, 1974oldschoolkiss, GGuerra and Mattrach (although the latter two probably need no introduction!). Please check them all out!




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Main guitar: Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Custom 24.
Secondary guitar: Yamaha RGZ.
Other guitars: two nylon string acoustics I picked up in Mexico; a Phoenix ukulele.
Amp: Peavey JSX, on all videos since 3/23/08. Previous videos were done with a Peavey Bandit.
Cabinet: Peavey JSX 4x12 slant cabinet. An old 2x12 Crate cab with Celestion speakers was used with the Bandit.
Effects: Scholz R&D 12-band EQ, Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus, Digitech Digidelay, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss Flanger, and a Boss Super Shifter (with Roland expression pedal), all powered by an SKB pedalboard.
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