Yo, Dante here! This was literally the first time the public world has ever seen me play guitar. I uploaded this for an Avenged contest deal, in which you had to play a solo in place of Brian's original one to win a signed Synyster Custom. I was chubby and 18 at the time. I didn't win, but it was fun, good experience, and good exposure (can't believe this baby's got over 300,000 views by now)!
FAQ:
The guitar is a Schecter Hellraiser Avenger (ironically signed by Brian & Zack now).
I totally did rip off the Rev's hairstyle at the time. Does it not look good? lol
I love those goddamn leather pants, and still own them. Same goes for the Dime shirt, the Slash painting I did, the Eddie bust I made in art class, and the stack of Guitar Worlds on my amp.
I smile at 0:05 because my still girlfriend Nicci is looking at me.
That is definitely a "fake echo" Dime slide I do at 0:35. I love doing those, especially live.
My facial expression at 0:44 is purely coincidental, not because I think I'm hotter than shit. lol
I am not emo or gay, not that it's anyone's business anyway.
P.S. - Thank you SO MUCH for the positive reception and overwhelming response. It has outweighed the typical youtube/internet hate tremendously. If you're reading this and you've already decided that you hate me and what I do then go fuck yourself. Watch something else.
-D. Phoenix
...........Rev?
reaperontherun716 6 months ago 106
you look like the rev
RandomVideo1234567 3 months ago 17