PAPA ROACH - Last Resort Guitar Cover By Kevin FrasardKevin Frasard2026-09-20 | PAPA ROACH - Last Resort Guitar Cover By Kevin FrasardElectro-Harmonix Hell Melter RecordingsKevin Frasard2023-08-01 | Three different recordings that I did to review the Hell Melter pedal from Electro-Harmonix(their take on the Boss HM-2). Certain applications I love this absolutely filthy chainsaw tone. Getting the right blend is the tricky part. Some people do not like the tone that these deliver, and believe me I was one of them for a long time. Then it grew on me and now I love it for simpler type riffs with more breathing room. Slowly but surely more content will follow. Thank you guys so much for being here and continuing to be here!!!New Brutal Death Metal RiffKevin Frasard2023-07-06 | New brutal death metal stuff that I recorded with my BC Rich Warlock 7 and Schecter Stage 5 bass.LEGENDARY OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL AMP!!!Kevin Frasard2023-06-25 | Here it is guys, the legendary old school death metal amp from the good 'ol days...Ampeg VH-140C!!! Thank you so much Motor City Guitar for letting me check this amp out and demo it for the channel! I wish that I would have had more time to get a couple more full mixes recorded with this amp to share with you guys, but I only had so much time to do what I needed to for this video. I appreciate you all so much for watching the video, and being such awesome supporters. Thank you!!!
Be sure to follow me over on my Tiktok and IG pages too for more guitar and bodybuilding content: @KevinFrasardTHE THRASHER PEDAL BRINGS IT!!!!Kevin Frasard2023-06-23 | Here are the recordings that I have done so far with the Thrasher Pedal from Electric Eye Audio. You guys may or may not have seen my mega review of this pedal, but just a reminder: this thing absolutely rules!!! With my setups and what I've been looking for in trying to achieve a tone that makes me say "there it is"...well, I finally got it! It has the exact ingredients that I've always wanted to capture that aggressive as hell thrash tone. Silas Fernandes completely nailed it with this pedal, thank you so much brother! And thanks to all of you for the continued support here on my channel. Appreciate it so much!!!A GREAT AND NOT SO GREAT GUITAR UNBOXING...Kevin Frasard2023-06-22 | New guitar day and like the title says: great and not so great. You'll see why in the video. I was beyond excited to have one of these back in my life after nearly 20 years of it being gone, and I literally did not see or think about checking the headstock first thing when I opened up the case. My excitement got the best of me and from where I was looking and talking about the guitar, I didn't even see that damaged horn on the tip of the headstock even though you see it clear as day on camera where my girlfriend was filming the video. There was a halfway decent resolution, but it is still unfortunate that the guitar showed up like it did. I'm surprised it showed up even in this condition tbh!!! More videos to come on this one for sure, but thank you all so much foe watching and continuing to support the channel. You guys rule!!!AC/DC - Thunderstruck METALKevin Frasard2023-06-20 | AC/DC Thunderstruck with some metal thrown into it. Played on my reissue Ibanez Universe Premium UV70P and Peavey Invective MH.ELECTRO-HARMONIX HELL MELTER SUPER DEMO/REVIEW!!!Kevin Frasard2023-06-15 | The Hell Melter from Electro-Harmonix is here and it's nasty in the best way possible! In this video I dive into unboxing, demoing, and reviewing this take on the classic chainsaw tone that the Boss HM-2 is known for. First I play a few riffs on it with just my phone recording it, then we move into playing it through my Peavey Invective MH directly into my interface, followed by a few mixes. I will try and get a few more recordings with this pedal before I have to return ot to the store, but so far with the short amount of time with it I really really enjoyed its savage sound! Thanks again to Motor City Guitar for continuing to give me these opportunities to demo and review music gear to share with all of you guys, I am very very grateful! Thank you guys so much for watching and continuing to support me and this channel. You guys are the greatest!!!Electro-Harmonix Hell Melter First ImpressionsKevin Frasard2023-06-13 | Checking out the Electro-Harmonix Hell Melter pedal for the first time on a bright sunny day through my Egnater Armageddon and Ibanez UV70P. Very demonic sounding!!!MEGADETH - SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION COVER BY KEVIN FRASARDKevin Frasard2023-06-01 | MEGADETH - SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION COVER BY KEVIN FRASARD
So this one I've been wanting to cover for a long time, and in standard B tuning. Came up with my own guitar solo as well and refrained from just copying...or in other words: fumble my way through Marty's solo. This song has always been a banger, and just very fun to play. Our pet duck loves the heavy loud distorted guitar riffs too, so bonus points for Death Duck! Hope you guys dig the video and if you do: like, share, comment, and subscribe if you're a new face here! Thank you all for watching, supporting, and being awesome. Cya soon!!!METAL RIFFING OUTSIDE - EGNATER ARMAGEDDONKevin Frasard2023-05-29 | Took my Egnater Armageddon and 2x12 cab outside for some metal riffing on a super nice sunday afternoon. Fortunately, I now have a place to crank high gain amps like this. I've wanted to check one of these amps out for a long time. Found one at the right price and jumped at it. i do have a pot that needs to be replaced in the midrange volume control, but other than that the amp is a super beast!!! It's been a while since I've had time to upload any content, but I have a few videos coming for this week that I was finally able to work on. Thank you guys so much for watching and supporting as always!!! Be sure to follow me over on TikTok and IG for music/bodybuilding content as well:
instagram.com/kevinfrasard?igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg==Metallica - Master of Puppets Egnater ArmageddonKevin Frasard2023-05-15 | Just acquired an Egnater Armageddon over the weekend, something that I've been dying to check out. When one came back around at the right price, I was going for it. Here it is, and it is bad as hell!!! Fortunately I can really turn it up loud and properly push the amp at my gf's place without any worry, plus she loves it too! Gimme a little bit of time, I'm going to see what I can do to get a set up going to where I can mic it up and get some good recordings of it for you guys. In the room this thing is a total monster!!!MY METAL GUITAR COLLECTION PART 4Kevin Frasard2023-04-18 | Part 4 of my metal guitar collection as of early 2023. I will be sure to give you guys an updated video on the SAW guitar that didn't make it here in the video due to it being serviced. That had some issues on it as well, but it's being straightened out. I wanna thank you guys once again for continuing to watch and support what I do here on YouTube. What I love about uploading my videos is that I don't have to jam that "hit subscribe, share, click notification, etc" down your guys's throats, nor do I want to. You are here because you genuinely want to be, and if you do happen to subscribe then that is a great bonus. Again, thank you all!!!MY GUITAR COLLECTION 2023 PART 3Kevin Frasard2023-04-16 | Here we are onto Part 3 of my guitar collection as of early 2023. Thank you guys so much for following along for the ride! Link for the unboxing to the Jackson Rhoads Pro is here:
More to come guys!MY GUITAR COLLECTION 2023 PART 2Kevin Frasard2023-04-14 | Moving right along with Part 2 of my guitar collection as of 2023 so far. The '86 BC Rich NJ Series Ironbird and '94 Rhoads Pro steal the show! Every guitar is always special in it's own way whether it's the playability, sound, features, looks, or you just get the grand slam and the guitar has all of that. These two do just that. Of course the other ones are no slouch, like my '91 Ibanez RG570...that thing packs too much brutality, probably why it was waiting for me at Guitar Center! Stay close guys, and virtually zero girls lol more of the collection, riffs, and explanation is coming right up. Appreciate you all so much!!!MY GUITAR COLLECTION 2023 - PART 1Kevin Frasard2023-04-13 | Here is an updated video of my entire guitar collection as of spring 2023. I'm sure an instrument or two will be added along the way lol. I did leave out one of them, which you will see at the end of this video. Once the work on it has been completed, I will be sure to do another updated video on it because it is one of the coolest most unique shapes of the bunch. Tons of guitars, random jokes, and just me nerding out over what I love. Thank you guys so much for the support, and thanks for watching!!! Btw, links to the videos mentioned during this collection are right here:
-My Solar Guitar Was Not Well: youtube.com/watch?v=ojyE94bNqrANEW ORIGINAL BRUTAL METAL RECORDINGSKevin Frasard2023-04-06 | Here are a couple of new recordings that I did with both the Ibanez UV70P and the Jackson KV7Q. I'm all about writing stuff that gets me headbanging, and hopefully it has the same effect on you guys! The first recording that I did with the Universe came from a basic picking pattern at 220 bpm and it turned into a few other ideas from there. After recording it and listening to what I have so far over and over, I know exactly what I want to change and how I want it structured. Doing these shorter snippet recordings always helps me move the writing forward, and pushes me to get better on that bass guitar too. I want to record a few more grindcore tracks with my Corey B before tuning it back up to standard because acoustically and in the room, that guitar does not like anything lower than Standard B. It doesn't resonate well and just gets too muddy so it'll go back to standard, and then the Universe will drop down to A# Standard. Hopefully it likes that. Thank you all for watching and continuing to support what I love to do here on YT!!!IBANEZ UNIVERSE DEATH METAL DEMO - BRUTAL SOUND!!!Kevin Frasard2023-04-04 | Short demo of my Ibanez Universe UV70P. I played some death metal riffs that I came up with to illustrate what this thing sounds like in a mix with drums and bass. Still using my Peavey Invective MH and SM57 to do these, they give me the best results. The plugins on the other hand, not so much. This may or may not turn into a full track, not too sure yet. Thank you guys so much for watching!!!TERRORIZER - DEAD SHALL RISE COVERKevin Frasard2023-03-26 | TERRORIZER - DEAD SHALL RISE COVER
Got out the BC Rich Ironbird for this one ;) Dimarzio X2N in the bridge for that brutal brutality! Went with the Archetype Gojira plugin from Neural DSP to do this one. As you can tell, this is a very fun song to play! Tons of crushing tracks off of the World Downfall album, and I want to do more covers from it. Thank you for watching!!!Kevin Frasard New Thrash Song Bass PlaythroughKevin Frasard2023-03-21 | Here's the newest thrash song that I wrote and have nearly completed. I haven't shown any bass playing in a while, so here's my top favorite. Of course it is, it's the Beast!!! I love its sound too, just perfect for the thrash! As far as all equipment used to make this recording, it is as follows:
Full playthrough guitars and bass will follow once this song is completed. Thanks so much for watching and continuing to support this channel. You guys are awesome!!!Thrasher Pedal Beast Riffs #youtubeshortsKevin Frasard2023-03-20 | Came up with these while jamming on the Beast through the Thrasher pedal from Electric Eye Audio.BC RICH IRONBIRD CHUNKS #youtubeshorts #metalguitarKevin Frasard2023-03-20 | '86 BC Rich Ironbird NJ Series with a Dimarzio X2N in the bridge, Peavey Invective MH, 2x12 V30 cab, Shure SM57 mic, and Focusrite Scarlett 2i2.METALLICA - CREEPING DEATH RIFF #youtubeshorts #metalguitarKevin Frasard2023-03-19 | Main verse riff to Creeping Death by the almighty Metallica. Peavey Invective MH clean channel, Electric Eye Audio Thrasher pedal, BC Rich NT Beast, Seymour Duncan Black Winter.BIRD IS THE WORD - IRONBIRD m/Kevin Frasard2023-03-19 | I added spearhead inlays to my newly acquired '86 BC Rich NJ Series Ironbird, and also threw a set of new and 💩ty NYXL strings. If you're a regular to my channel, you already know how I feel about these strings and ever other brand that isn't D 'Addario. "You really should try the"...NOPE don't wanna hear it. I probably will be ripping these strings off sooner rather than later. They are just exceptionally bad!!! At least the recordings still sounded good. Many more videos with the Bird to come, as well as others. Thanks for watching!!!1994 JACKSON RHOADS PRO RIFFING #youtubeshorts #metalguitarKevin Frasard2023-03-17 | Plugged the Rhoads into my rig with the Thrasher pedal to see how it felt about it. It very much approves!!!JAMMING A KILLER THRASH SONG #youtubeshortsKevin Frasard2023-03-17 | Violator - No Place For The Cross. Such a fun song to play!!!I LOVE THIS PEDAL!!!! THRASHER MEGA REVIEW/DEMOKevin Frasard2023-03-16 | I absolutely love this thing!!! Come along on this mega demo and review of the Thrasher pedal from Electric Eye Audio. Those of you interested in purchasing the pedal use code: PRETHRASHER to save 20% on the pre-order.
This video turned out to be a bit longer than I anticipated, and for good reason. This thing just brings it!!! I haven't had this much fun and enjoyment of checking out a new piece of music gear in a very long time. The tones that I was able to dial in near the end of making this video lead to a weekend of playing guitar for over 18 hours! To get that inspired to want to play and write new riffs speaks volumes, and really at the end of the day that's what it's all about. That passion and love to want to pick up your instrument and jam! I just could not stop once I found the settings that I came up with to work with my rig. I already had a pretty decent tone for thrash that I liked, but when I got ahold of this pedal thanks to Marty over at Motor City Guitar of Waterford, MI it changed the game completely. Now I have EXACTLY the tone that I've always wanted for the thrash stuff. This thing is just awesome! Thank you Marty and all the guys over at MCG, and also a big thank you to Silas Fernandes for designing and making such an awesome pedal!!! Of course a huge thank you to all of you guys for the continued support. You guys are the best!!!BEATING UP ON THE BEASTKevin Frasard2023-03-14 | Just spending some time beating up on my favorite BC Rich Beast and having fun doing it! I had punk/thrash on my mind, and this is what I came up with. Threw in a little Master of Puppets too, why not it's awesome!THE ONE THAT EVERYBODY WANTS!!!! GUITAR UNBOXINGKevin Frasard2023-03-09 | This really is the one that everybody whose a metal guitarist wants, especially in pointy guitars category! Fortunately, I was in the right place at the right time when I came across it. Even after owning it now for over a week, I still am in a state of disbelief that it's now part of the collection. Not just what model it is, but that insane condition!!! It's going to get played a lot too, and not just sit in its case. Absolutely not, it deserves to breathe fire!!! Whoever owned this guitar, you deserve a standing ovation for how well you took care of this instrument. It really is a sight to be seen! A big thank you to the fine gentleman who sold me this guitar, as well as a big thank you to each and every one of you guys for coming to the channel to show your support and gratitude. You guys are the greatest!!!
Be sure to follow me on Instagram as well if you aren't already. I'm always uploading content regularly over there.MY SOLAR GUITAR WAS NOT WELL...Kevin Frasard2023-03-07 | Finally got my Solar guitar back. People have been asking, and well... here's what happened. Fortunately all is well with it now and I can't thank my guitar tech over at Motor City Guitar enough for taking on this project, especially doing it as a favor. Wow!!! Now that the guitar is back and better than ever, it can go back to business. Thanks again to everyone over at Motor City, and to all of you guys here on the channel for your amazing continued support. Thank you all!!!
Unboxing video of this guitar:
youtube.com/watch?v=MhLez7U6IZMMY NEW GUITAR - IBANEZ UNIVERSE!!!!Kevin Frasard2023-02-26 | Well guys, another NGD is here and this time I happened to find the super iconic Ibanez Universe 7-string! Is it everything that people say it is? Does it sound and play like a dream? Is it an original green dot from the early 90's Made in Japan? Find out in the video 😝😝.
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Thank you guys so much for watching!!!DEATH GROWLS!!! Internecine - The Elder Gods #shorts #youtubeshortsKevin Frasard2023-02-24 | Doing some death metal growls and screams to the awesome Internecine track "The Elder Gods". Finally got a physical copy of the CD and have been listening to it non stop on repeat over and over! Very VERY brutal side project from Jared Anderson(RIP) former Hate Eternal bassist. If this one somehow slipped past you, go grab this one if you can find it! Tony Laureno and Derek Roddy on drums, and the man himself Erik Rutan on production/guest guitar solos. It's essentially another Hate Eternal album from that time period of 2002. Check it out for sure!!!A NEW SLICE OF HEAVY!!! SM57+SENNHEISER E906Kevin Frasard2023-02-23 | Here's a new recording that I put together to test both the SM57 and Sennheiser E906. As expected, they both delivered that punishing sound I'm always looking for. I still want to experiment and move the mics around a little bit more to really try and nail what I want, but so far it gave me pretty close to what I want. Hoe you guys like this one! I was in the Suffo mood and wanted to write something in the vein of one of my top all-time favorite bands and influences as a guitarist. Thanks for watching, got more stuff on the way!NEW DROP A SETUP #shorts #youtubeshortsKevin Frasard2023-02-22 | Here's a little bit of riffing out on my new setup in Drop A on my Speedloader converted Beast. The mix didn't come out as I'd hoped or thought it would when tracking but that's life, that's audio, and that's life with the struggle when it comes to audio with me. As far as what I chose for strings and gauge, I changed it up and threw Ernie Ball Cobalts on this time because the store was out of D 'Addarios in my preferred gauge. These a good close 2nd though. Gauges are: 10-13-17-30-42-62(I skip the 52).KEVIN FRASARD ON CALI DEATH PODCAST, UNBOXING, UPDATESKevin Frasard2023-02-19 | Cali Death Podcast Ep. 117 Kevin Frasard:
So this past Thursday (2-16-23) I joined Joel Horner and Anthony Trapani on Cali Death Podcast for what was one of the biggest highlights of 2023 so far. We talked for nearly 3.5 hours about the things that are nearest and dearest to my heart: music, guitar, and my bodybuilding career. We went deep into my childhood, all the way up to the current timeline of where I am today. It seriously made my week, month, and year so far being apart of that and I can't thank Joel and Anthony enough for having me on the show! We already set it in stone that I will be back on for more music talk, and whatever else in between. Really looking forward to more podcasts with these great bunch of dudes!
Onto the other things mentioned in this video, the new addition of the Sennheiser E906 will be another layer of improving my audio for when I riff out and do my recordings. Recently I bought a Shure SM57 and that dramatically improved my sound, but this is going to take that improvement even further when I blend both sounds together. Next up was the Thrasher pedal from Electric Eye Audio...you guys are not going to want to miss that video when it becomes available, that thing is unreal!!! I'll keep you guys posted on that one. Finally, a video on what happened with my Solar guitar that Ola sent me will be dropping soon. It had more things going on under the hood than I ever could've imagined, but it all got worked out and those details will be in that video. Appreciate you guys as always for the insane amount of support, you guys rule!!!Favorite Non-Death Metal Riff #shorts #shortvideoKevin Frasard2023-02-10 | This was a series of riffs that I came up with a few years ago that aren't particularly death metalish, but they're some of my favorites that I ever wrote. I just don't know where they're going to end up in a full recording.SKULL FULL OF MAGGOTS RIFF m/ #shorts #shortsvideoKevin Frasard2023-02-08 | Legendary Cannibal Corpse riff from Skull Full of Maggots on the Ibanez RG570 in D Standard.SEASONS IN THE ABYSS #shorts #youtubeshortsKevin Frasard2023-02-07 | Running through a bunch of Slayer riffs while trying to find that near perfect mic position with my new SM57. I think I found it!My New Mic SHURE Sounds Killer!!! #shortsKevin Frasard2023-02-05 | Huge difference with this SM57! This thing so far was well worth the money and a big game changer to the future of what's to come.FIRST CHUGS WITH SHURE SM57 #shortsKevin Frasard2023-02-05 | Just set up the SM57 and what a difference! Loving the sound so far.Newest Death Metal RipperKevin Frasard2023-02-04 | Here's a slice of my newest death metal track coming soon to my Distrokid. Anyone into the Deeds of Flesh/Suffo kind of sound should be very pleased with this one!Metal Riffage Ibanez RG570 #metalguitar #youtubeshorts #shortsKevin Frasard2023-02-04 | The weekend has arrived. Time to RIFF!!!Grindcore Smash m/ #shortsKevin Frasard2023-02-03 | Clip taken from my grindcore song: Throw On Another 45. Lift some actual weight and stop being a little b****!!! Play metal and get jacked!!!!OLD-SCHOOL DEATH METAL CHUGS #youtubeshorts #shortsKevin Frasard2023-02-02 | So I wanted to see how my mic'd setup with the AKG P120 sounded in a mix with drums and bass, so I did this short set of riffs. I will be picking up a couple of better mics very soon, but overall I'm getting that old school early 90's death metal sound that I personally will always love and gravitate to.IBANEZ RG570 BRUTALITY!!!!Kevin Frasard2023-02-01 | First time micing up my cab and had to hear what my newest guitar sounded like. Its just an AKG P120, but if I grab a Shure SM57 or something else on that level it'll be devastating sounding I'm Shure lol.MEANEST METAL MACHINE!!!! IBANEZ RG570Kevin Frasard2023-01-29 | MEANEST METAL MACHINE!!!! IBANEZ RG570
Here is the follow up to the newest edition to the metal guitar family that I have. Say hello to this 1991 Ibanez RG 570 fellas! This one was an instant bond when I went to check it out at the GC in my area. It was tired of chumps picking it up to play it. It wanted CHUNKS, and CHUGS, and a real metal home to go to. It waited for me. All it took was tuning it up, and proceeding to play Mary Had a Little Lamb. Just like that, it had found it's new rightful owner lol. In all seriousness, one of the best guitar purchases that I have made in a pretty long time. Sure, a lot of my other guitars can and will do the bruts but this one does the early 90s death metal punch that is everything that I'm looking for. The first video from the day that I brought this home straight from the store can be watched here:
youtube.com/watch?v=g3Qv_CiyDRcMetallica - Jump in the Fire #shorts #youtubeshortsKevin Frasard2023-01-27 | Jump in the Fire is still one of my all-time favorite Metallica songs. Mustaine really shined with this one, especially the first two riffs. So catchy and awesome!ME PLAYING LIVE + NEW SONG FOR 2023!!!!Kevin Frasard2023-01-17 | This short video that recently surfaced of last November's Disorderlees show when I played a couple songs with them live was sent to me from the band so I wanted to share it. That was my first time in over 17 years since the last time that I was onstage playing music. It was a ton of fun and will be doing more occasional shows to come up and play a few songs with them, do some writing with the guys, but that's as far as it goes for me. I do not have any interest in ever being in a band again. I simply do not have that dedication. I like things just the way they are, and that's that. Anyways, I tacked on a little clip of the next brutal death metal song that I wrote and recorded. Just finished all of the guitar and bass work, and began some of the vocals which you'll hear at the end of the video. They're still a bit loud, but again they have to be finished and tweaked. Just had to share that little audio clip to show you guys what patterns and style I'm going for. Be sure to follow me over on my Instagram too, always active over there woth both riffing and bodybuilding content. Thank you guys for watching!!!
Instagram: @kevinfrasardNGD - Worth Every Penny!!!!Kevin Frasard2023-01-15 | New guitar day has arrived once again, and this one was indeed worth every penny!!! I haven't purchased any guitars in quite a while, but I knew what this one was when I seen it. I just could not understand why nobody scooped it up. Fortunately for me, it was at my local GC so I could check it out in person to see just why this thing was still available. As soon as I grabbed it off the rack and sat down with it I was instantly in love with it. Didn't even plug it in lol, I just knew...brought it home and did this quick video to share. Then I got to cleaning it all up, polishing the frets, treating the fretboard, and setting it all up. When I plugged it in...HOLY S***!!!!!!! I have a good amount of insanely great guitars in my collection, but this one just completely blew myself and almost everything that I have away! It just has everything that I wish all of my other guitars have. In the follow up video, I'll dive deeper into this one because it is an absolute unit!!! I still can't believe how great this guitar is, especially for the price. Just unreal. It'll be with me forever!!!A BEAST OF A LUNCHBOX!!! RANDALL RD1H DIAVLOKevin Frasard2023-01-08 | The little beast Randall Diavlo RD1H lunchbox amp is such a kicka$$ metal monster for both thrash and death metal. In this demo, I wanted to share what this small 1 watt tube amplifier can do when using its cab simulator into a PC. I began working on my next thrash song and this is my main amp that I use to jam on, so it was a no brainer to record this demo using all of the same settings on the amp and my MXR 10 band KFK EQ pedal. So here's what it sounds like in a mix with drums and bass guitar. I love the Randall sound, it just does it for me! It sounds awesome for death metal, and can equally deliver in a crushing thrash tone. My Peavey Invective still has its place and is a great amp, but the Randall is just different. A very good different. Brutal. Heavy. Mean. Perfect! Maybe I might have to do a video on recording both of these and seeing how they blend together. Thank you guys so much for watching!!!JARED DINES SHRED COLLAB SOLOKevin Frasard2023-01-04 | Here's my contribution to Jared Dines Biggest Shred Collab Song In The World 5. It was so unexpected when Jared reached out to me about it, since I am not big on guitar solos nor am I good at them. Regardless, with the amount of requests to have me be apart of the 2022 shred collab is so greatly appreciated! Thanks to Jared and those of you who wanted to see me jump in with all of the shredders from all over. You guys are awesome!!!