ESP Guitars: Frédéric Leclercq (DragonForce) Interview

[TheSonsofHorusx]

hes one crazy ass dude

[TheGh3legends]

what is the song at 0:01

[6project6nightmare6]

Still love his "Worship Me" bass haha

[5TheKingOfPop5]

fred is so funny ^____^

[laguasa1]

YEAH GOOD VIDEO .. BUT I CAN'T HEAR THE BASS IN DRAGON FORCE..

[5TheKingOfPop5]

@laguasa1 It means your speakers are shit. I have my 150 watt stereo connected to the PC and i can tell you, you do hear the bass in dragonforce songs

[Pokemonshinx1]

nice =3

[DarkTrinity1000]

fred's funny!!

[UmadLoL]

3:15 - 3:25. OOOOH, that would explain why they suck dick live!

[manzariluca]

"just one pickup - it's easy: when you play metal, you just wanna...man, just...you know, crank it up"

GOSH XD

[CockslamUrBhole]

I met him in 06 and I don't remember him being that chunky.

[HrapovikPlush]

"I have small, almost girl fingers", "X's like kisses", "Even my girlfriend likes the bass". This dude is as gay as hell.

[SP1D3RMAN75]

@HrapovikPlush How is he gay iff he's got a girlfriend you retard

[Axxorz]

@HrapovikPlush Not gay. French.

[HrapovikPlush]

@Axxorz Same thing. lol.

[metalbassistjd]

@HrapovikPlush nah, he's french

[Desro12]

Dragonforce .. LOLLLLLLL

[xxxPinkyGSterxxx]

"There's X's on the fretboard; X's like kisses" I died there along with him trying to play in the straight jacket. This guy cracks me up...

[Davetts92]

I don't listen to DragonForce cuz there's too much fuss about the guitarists. This guy however, is chilled out and funny. Oh, and the drummer is cool.

[m0j0101]

this is one chill guy

[thefreezingmoon1]

Really funny guy, i like him

[JohnChaosVirtue]

He might be the only guy in dragonforce I cannot make fun of...

[runeblade806]

@JohnChaosVirtue Can you make fun of ZP then?

[JohnChaosVirtue]

@runeblade806 Man, I'm sorry, but what is ZP? I don't see if your comment is a hate comment or just a regular one. Anyway, maeby I was really bad on Dragonforce. There are thousands of people that like them so I guess, for them they are a great band. But for me they sound hillarious, even though I consider them great musicians (as far as technic is concerned). That's just me, I don't mean anything bad.

[runeblade806]

@JohnChaosVirtue I mean their (former) lead singer, ZP Theart. He was the coolest member, and now he quit...

[JohnChaosVirtue]

@runeblade806 Sadly I haven't heard any of their songs with the previus singer. But the one they have now is really good. As I said before, technically they are flawless. But their music sounds really bad to my ears, almost hilarius. Plus they look like they are on lsd at live.

[runeblade806]

@JohnChaosVirtue They have no new singer yet, ZP have been there since the beginning and left in 2010

[JohnChaosVirtue]

@runeblade806 I ment their present singer. Sorry I'm not into their music, so I don't search for news about them. But thanks for all the info man.

Cheers.

[king94drummerboy]

Did anyone else think th sliding pics looked gay? Definitely no offense to Frederic, he's awesome, but those pictures...man.

[ESP4thaWin]

"We don't rehearse".

That is why Dragonforce fails. This bassist though, seems really cool.

[Azria032]

If dragonforce could actually play what they can record, they would be way more respectable

[jesusvalles54]

this guys so funny, beside being a good bass player

[CrushedJustice]

herman li should move to esp

[Rayman304]

umm...did he just call jimi hendrix a lying bastard? 0_o

[juggalo666clown]

awsome bass player

[windriderrr]

LTD lol.

[culpritk]

straight jackets are 4 crazy people not goofballs

[MolsonEx1903]

lol these guys are all show.. even admits they mostly solo work in the studios.. shows how much editing they must do to compile a song.. bunch of fakes

[Nick5379]

He's a pretty cool guy, but I still don't like dragonforce

[2346]

ltd production line esp hand crafted in japan

[pivetlord13]

y is he in straight jacket

[DominoDylan]

ESP?

[headbanger888]

I guarantee if he was in a different band, you wouldn't be bitching about him.

[Smoothbassline]

okay u r right but anyway i take back what i said he is good a tremoloing

[Seriphyn]

I would barely call this guy a bassist. He mainly plays guitar, just one of those guys that can crossover using a pick. 95% of the stuff he plays in DragonForce is just fast pedal points anyway, which is easy.

[JerryBeatFreak]

@Seriphyn So wheres your endorsed deal with esp?

[xXBASSISTXx1]

@JerryBeatFreak lmao true dat, i really want one D:

[pivetlord13]

whats with the straight jacket?

[HrapovikPlush]

This guy seems like a fucking pussy; he even said he has girly hands. Plus Dragonforce sucks.

[headbanger888]

Why?

[mrphilly727]

the opening song is "last journey home", and "hero's of our time" start after the straight jacket scene.

[Rayman304]

did he say that jimi hendrix was a lying bastard? wtf!?

btw: if u meant the second song instead of the first, my bad and i apologise

[thedragon263]

why even watch this if you dont like them, just stop being trolls and go watch some gay porn or something. anyways i dont understand why he's in a straight suit lol! thnx for this interview

[vypyr1]

xDDD 2:05 did he fart?

[vypyr1]

0:21

picture fail

[1994AaronSmithcars]

thanks dude

[mrphilly727]

the song is the "hero's of our time" music video i believe

[Rayman304]

the song is "Last Journey Home"

Jesus Christ people if you dont know the song dont make it up.

[mrphilly727]

heros of our time i thing

[Fwibbib19]

lol. this guy is so funny ;D

[1994AaronSmithcars]

gay band

[wrigglesmca]

@1994AaronSmithcars you sir are correct.

[RoisteIsAinmDom]

@wrigglesmca you sir are annoying

[mathblo]

what is the song a 2:30?

[gguadalupee]

Heroes of Our Time :)

[mathblo]

@gguadalupee thx mate :)

[mathblo]

with my name behind! wow! i never seen it the first time! LOL

[timew]

" Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?"

i don't understand how one person make a video to show the instrument and don't play nothing to show the sound, wich by the way is why i click in this link.

[therosa69]

what kind of guitar is the white one??

[badstormtroopa]

LTD, basicly ESP.

[therosa69]

i mean what is the model? i know he has alot of ESP shit, what is the model?

[CleverDjembe]

ESP= MIJ, extra super high quality

LTD=made in korea/china, moderate to high quality

[demolaharl]

OMG fred has 3 arms at 2:50 XDD hahaha

[FearlessSpinner]

Fred is awesome!

He even played guitar in Heavenly!And we all know that he played some awesome shred stuff! =D

[88graves]

All these guys started on piano at very young age then moved on. My parents didnt do jack fuckin' shit for my future my 2 shitty guitars I had to bust my ass for 'em!!!!! Sucks really it does!!!! They screwed me out of a future.

[DragoniteAus]

ha ha ha the part where he is in the straitjacket was hilarious ha ha ha but overall i want his bass

[Aeilegs]

we all want his bass.

[azziz911]

What was the first song played?

[gunit39]

The Last Journey Home

[jasonxdd]

nice

[middlemanactor]

I wish that he did a little demo so I could hear what it sounded like

[cjam496]

hillarios how he's wearing a straight-jacket in the interview

[MawBTS]

This dude seems like a joker but he's really talented. Check out the 2nd Heavenly album, he plays most of the guitar solos and shit

[playgroundlove91]

je l'aime

[xXBCARLXx]

Frederic is fucking boss.

[AlanxGalneryus]

@xXBCARLXx HE SUCKS like bassist

[Vampiric59]

@AlanxGalneryus i bet you cant play shit

[Malik82691]

Fuck yeah! Frederic is badass!! I met him before and after at the DragonForce show in Austin, Texas! They were great, man. DragonForce is the best!!

[thesystem2000]

dragon force is such a contruvircial band i personaly thnk their music is ok and their all very odd ppl XD

[bigverga12]

I think that Sonic firestorm is an amazing album, Inhuman rampage is so so and Ultra Beatdown does show some variety.

[williamgag]

i think inhuman rampage sucks . . . the 4 first songs are good and then it turns shit ! I think ultra beatdown is their best album . . . its pretty much different but stays fast and interesting

[kobeodom24]

I wished I can see a video fo Fred playing guitar, that would be awesome.

[Cryptopsy666]

they are all over youtube...

[Blackbeast123]

Fred is awesome. He has awesome humor so its fun to watch, even if you dont like Dragonforce.

Tho i do :D

[HurricaneHugo429]

"want me to play something? *click* haha e....."

[mazakouille]

No, He is french!

[pkerlover]

he is from quebec is he?

[DaWeedHH]

is that why hes got a funny voice? lol

[ibanezfan1014]

and Sonic Firetorm!

everything after that is pretty mediocre

[williamgag]

ultra beatdown is sick ! inhuman rampage suck !

[xXxHjRxXx]

pff

[AraGuitar]

haha "with my name behind it! wow"

[DanielGammelgaard]

anyone have an idea for whats its gonna cost?

[SpenceHWF]

over 9000 dollars.

[bongowongowongo]

LMFAO

[SgtSquidy]

phew! i thought i couldnt afford it XD

[ZOMFG102]

WHAT, 9000 DOLLARS !?

[SpenceHWF]

it was a joke.. ppl. i was refering to the dragon ball z - over 9000...

[RaidenNoKishi]

I really couldn't care less about Dragonforce, but Fred seems like a pretty nice guy. I really dig his signature bass as well.

[veers0r]

Isn't that the guy that said he doesn't care about gear as long as it shakes his balls? :)