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For the Canadian actor, see Stephen Ouimette.
Stephen "Steve" Ouimette
Born (1968-06-18) June 18, 1968 (age 56)
GenresRock, heavy metal
InstrumentGuitar
Websitehttp://www.steveouimette.com/

Stephen "Steve" Ouimette (born June 18, 1968) is a rock guitarist. He is known for performing a cover version of the hit song "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" (which was originally by the Charlie Daniels Band) for the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, in which the parts played on the fiddle are instead played on an electric guitar by Ouimette, Ed DeGenaro and Geoff Tyson (though the lyrics remained unchanged). Aside from this track, Ouimette also recorded seven other songs for the game,[1] and also made a version of the Christmas carol "We Three Kings" released as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III, noted for its extreme difficulty (to the point it is simply labeled in the game as "DO NOT TRY THIS SONG") and inspiring several YouTube videos of people attempting, and often failing, to perform the song.[2]

In the early 1990s, he played guitar as a session member of the San Francisco-based hard rock band T-Ride, alongside Geoff Tyson. He was also associated with the 1980s rock group Snaketrain.

On October 12, 2010, Ouimette released the digital version of his solo debut album, EPIC. The physical version, which contained a bonus DVD, was released on October 26, 2010.[3]

Discography

With Snaketrain

  • Snaketrain Featuring Dave Candelaria and Steve Ouimette

With T-Ride

Solo

  • The Seattle Sessions (EP)
  • EPIC[4] (dead link-404)

Equipment

Guitars

Gibson Les Paul's, Godin Redline, Richmond Dorchester, Fender Nocaster, Baritones (Les Paul, Tacoma, Danelectro, Epiphone Newport Bass 6), Greco, Hamer, Vox, Jazz Bass, P-Bass, various vintage and modern acoustics.

Amplifiers

Ouimette uses a wide variety of vintage and modern guitars and amps. He endorses Godin Guitars, Eminence Speakers and D'Addario Strings. He also collects and plays homemade and exotic instruments like the Marx-o-Chime, Greek bouzouki, GuitarViol, mandolin, cigar box guitars and ukulele.

Video Game Contributions

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Rock Revolution

Guitar Hero World Tour

Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero & Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

Red Steel 2

  • "Canyon Melody"
  • "Vulture's Prayer"
  • "Kusagari Blues"

References

  1. ^ Ouimette, Steve (2007-10-25). "Q&A with Steve Ouimette: The Devil Went Down To Georgia on Guitar Hero 3". steveouimette.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  2. ^ Berardini, César (2007-12-10). "Guitar Hero III December Downloads Revealed". TeamXbox.com. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  3. ^ http://theherofeed.com/1074/thf-exclusive-first-information-on-steve-ouimettes-upcoming-album/
  4. ^ http://www.steveouimette.com/epic
  5. ^ http://community.guitarhero.com/forums/8/forum_topics/95344
  6. ^ http://theherofeed.com/1657/thf-exclusive-steve-ouimette-discusses-working-with-alice-cooper-on-dlc/
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