My 1st amp demo video & I need your help.

[shannon]

So, a huge amp manufacturer has contacted me about becoming a product specialist for their new series of guitar amps that will be coming out soon.

My 1st test was to make a video just to show them what I could do. For the purposes of this video, they said to pick a guitar amp you really like or own & make a video based on that. They specified that it didn't have to be professional. It's more for them to get a sense of who & what I'm about. If they like what I do on the video, my 2nd test is to do an in-person demonstration at the company HQ. From there, they will pick the best candidate.

With this in mind, I ask that you take a look at the video below & post your comments in the youtube comments section. Remember, my perspective employers will see your comments if I approve them, so play nice.

This is the 1st video I've ever done, so enjoy. More are too follow since this was a lot of fun. Also, I included a brief high-gain section for 7 & 8-string guitarists since most demos don't show that.

YouTube - Hughes & Kettner Coreblade Demo

[Jsb515]

nice review. I noticed the Jar of Flies poster in the background they played a show down here in Greenville, SC at the Harley Davidson bike night.

[Chris]

Very nicely done bro!

The only thing I'd change next time is a little more time on the actual playing segments, but otherwise - !

[jaxadam]

Man, that amps sounds really good! It really nails some tones. The Metallica Master of Puppets one nailed it.

Impressive.

[sami]

Nice man! Maybe tell them that you'd normally record with it mic'd but since this is just a demo, you're using the camera's built-in mic?

[Leon]

I'll have to give this a listen when I get home tonight

[shannon]

@spawn - the poster is actually for the Seattle-based Jar Of Flies I've been with for over 4 years now (I.e. the only AIC tribute endorsed by AIC & layne's mother).

@chris - thanks, man! I had a 10 min time limit & had 14 mins worth of material, so I had to make some hard editing choices. I was concise as possible about the features (the sales pitch), so I had to severely trim the examples. I will probably make an extra video of the extended playing examples.

@jaxadam - thanks. I think I got real close to some of those tones. They did want me to use a lot of classic riffs everyone would know.

@sami - yep, that was just the camera mic. I've never used a webcam & I've never done any recording, so this was a total learning curve.

[mesh]

EVH Riffs got me sold -

[shannon]

LOL...yeah, I've been a monster EVH fan since I was a little kid. I think I nailed those tones. Another part of the criteria was to show that I could actually play. I figured stuff like that would give them a pretty good impression that I could play the frilly stuff everyone would know.

[jaxadam]

They all sounded really good. Some of the Pantera ones were pretty spot on, as well.

That's a pretty badass amp.