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Doctor Feelgood - Motley Crue cover song PDXguitarfreak 1,428 views I can't remember which one of the guys invited me to this collaboration, but I'm glad they did. It is not a very difficult song, but it was fun to play and be a part of... ...
Eruption guitar solo PDXguitarfreak 4,809 views I'm testing out my new POD HD 500, and thought I would try my hand at relearning Eruption. I haven't attempted to play the whole song since the '80s, as I usually get bore...
Good Times Bad Times - cover song on guitar PDXguitarfreak 3,115 views Happy New Years everyone! Just a little guitar cover of one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs. Not a very difficult one to play, but it's a fun one for sure. I tried to pla...
Jingle Bell Rock - cover song performed on the guitar PDXguitarfreak 2,321 views I did a cover of this a few years ago, but this new version is using a guitarless backing track and obviously my video/audio quality is much better than it was back then. I...
JUMP - VAN HALEN cover song performed on guitar (including all keyboard parts duplicated on guitar) PDXguitarfreak 4,441 views Many hardcore Van Halen fans that are guitar players ignore the song Jump because, other than the cool guitar solo and few other little spots, there isn't much happening on...
Super Mario Bros cover song on guitar - performed by Mario! And then he FREAKS OUT! PDXguitarfreak 9,391 views It's a me, Mario! Haha, I dressed up as Mario for Halloween (much to my kids' and the others in the neighborhood's delight), and thought it would be fun to put the costume ...
A very special Thank You!!! :) PDXguitarfreak 1,110 views Thank you to Donn713 for pulling together a fantastic collection of YouTube friends in order to wish me a happy 40th birthday. Yeah I know I'm old, but I'll never grow up :...
Hot girl on guitar playing Dio "Last in Line" solo PDXguitarfreak 3,351 views My sister is back... she loved all of your comments and so she just could not keep away. I recently attempted to teach her the classic solo from Last in Line, and while I t...
Def Leppard - Photograph - cover song (full band virtual collaboration) PDXguitarfreak 4,749 views When I got my first guitar in 1983 (for my 12th birthday), Def Leppard's Pyromania album was one of the biggest in the country. It definitely was a huge inspiration to me a...
Lady Red Light - Great White (cover song) PDXguitarfreak 3,629 views I hope you enjoy this lesser known tune from the classic '80s hard rock band, Great White. Thank you to everyone that participated in this collaboration - it was a lot of f...

About PDX Guitar Freak

I am a guitarist inspired mainly by rock music of the 70s/80s. I make these videos purely for fun and because I need an artistic release in my life :)

Musical influences include Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Neal Schon, Warren DeMartini, Dave Murray/Adrian Smith, Jimmy Page, Michael Schenker, Joe Satriani, and many more

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May 9, 2009

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THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBING AND SHARING MY CHANNEL WITH OTHERS! :)

I enjoy making tribute videos to the artists that have inspired me since childhood, and my only intent here is to share my tributes with others. In no way am I attempting to infringe on the rights of the artists. Many artists and record labels/publishing groups are supportive and/or accepting of such tributes as they realize that people like me are exposing new generations to music of the past. For those artistis/labels that are not, I am more than happy to remove any video(s) in question, and to refrain from posting others that might be related - please let me know. I am not here to make money off the music or promote myself in a commercial way... my childhood dreams of being a rockstar or making a living playing music went by the wayside many many years ago. I simply want to share my love of these songs/artists and help keep alive the guitar-oriented music of the 70s/80s, while hopefully inspiring others along the way - the world needs more musicians!

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I have decided to open a backup channel, in case this one gets shut down by YouTube, so please subscribe there too, If you want to make sure we stay in touch (or you want to see future vids after this site is gone): http://www.youtube.com/user/PDXguitarfreak71

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Frequently asked questions:

How long have you been playing? I have been playing the guitar since November 2, 1983 - my 12th birthday. I started on a beat up mutt of a guitar, made of miscellaneous Fender parts. My first amp, soon after, was an early Fender Princeton - I wish I still had it!

Do you play in a band? I played in a few bands in the late 80s/early 90s, not getting very far, but then changed gears and decided to go to college, started a non-musical career, got married, had two wonderful kids... in that order. These days my life is too busy to allocate time properly to a band, and I'm lucky if I can find 2 or 3 hours per week to practice/play guitar, so YouTube has become my primary creative outlet to share my love of music with others.

What gear do you use?
Guitar one: Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Custom 24
Guitar two: Ibanez S420
Guitar three: Yamaha RGZ - my "bumblebee", with bridge pickup replaced by DiMarzio Tone Zone.
Amp: Peavey JSX head
Cabinet: Peavey JSX 4x12
Processor: POD HD 500
Effects, in addition to those in the POD: Danelectro Coolcat Chorus, Digitech Digidelay, Boss Digital Reverb, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss Super Shifter (with Roland EV-5 expression pedal), Boss Dynamic Wah, Boss Flanger. I will also use the built-in effects in my video software (e.g., reverb, flange, etc) quite a bit.

What is your recording technique? Since January, 2011, I primarily record by plugging my guitar into the POD HD 500 processor, and then direct to my PC. Prior to that, my recording technique involved using my Peavey JSX amp (1/2 stack) and then using the JSX speaker cabinet's built-in "speaker simulator" output to go direct to my PC (I do not mix the JSX and the POD for recording). Once in the PC, I use a program called MP3 Recorder 2.0 (you can find it for free at Download.com) to capture the incoming audio. I take the video from my camera (currently a Flip Mino HD 120) and the audio captured in the step above, and mix it with either Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 or Sony Vegas Pro 8 software. The audio from the camera is muted, so you just hear the POD or JSX signal mixed with the backing tracks.

Do you use tabs? Can you share them with me? Yes, I do learn a lot from tabs. Don't listen to the snobs that frown upon them. My analogy is that tabs are like having a map - do you want to drive around for hours or get to where you are going and have fun? If you have the time to sit around and pick notes out in a song, one-by-one, I think a better use of your time is to learn music theory and the relationship between notes. For tablature, I recommend the site ultimate-guitar.com. I use the Powertab software (free download at Download.com), and have found many decent tabs in the Powertab format.

Where do you get your backing tracks? I get my backing tracks primarily from Guitarbackingtrack.com and
Guitarbt.com.

Will you do a collaboration with me? If you are interested in collaborating on songs, either covers or originals you may have written, please send me a private message. However, given the fact that I don't have a lot of time to collaborate, I can not commit to most projects that I get invited to... but it doesn't hurt to ask! :) I am primarily interested in collaborating with musicians on 80s and 70s hard rock and metal, and preferrably those that use chromakey or "green screen" technology in their video making process.

Is your hair real? Those who remember my previous channel know that this was very expensive surgery. ;)

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LAX, currently PDX

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