Pete Friesen
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| Also known as | Pete Freezin' |
| Born | 1965, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Rock Hard rock Heavy metal Arena rock |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist Songwriter Actor |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Associated acts | Alice Cooper, The Almighty, Bruce Dickinson, Sack Trick |
Pete Friesen (born 1965) is a guitarist who has toured the world and recorded with such acts as Alice Cooper, The Almighty and Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson.
[edit] Musical History
Friesen was born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. He was a member of Alice Cooper's band from 1989-1993. He played on both the 'Trash' and 'Hey Stoopid' tours, and also appears in the film Wayne's World alongside Alice. On how he got this gig, Pete is to have said: "Well, my roommate was going to the Guitar Institute of Technology and he just asked me if I wanted to go as well. I did a year at GIT and then hung around in LA after that. The Alice Cooper thing came about when a bass player friend of mine was going to audition for an Alice video. You know, just miming and all that, and he asked me if I wanted to go along. It turns out that I got the gig miming bass guitar for the Poison video. That's how I got my foot in the door with Alice. He called me and asked me to audition for the touring band and I got the gig!"
The Almighty are a rock band from Glasgow, Scotland and formed in 1988. Pete joined the band in 1991, recorded and toured with them until 1996. They disbanded with vocalist Ricky Warwick pursuing a solo career. The lineup featuring Pete reformed in January 2006.
As of 2002, Pete has a new band called The Quakey Shakeys which feature Ex-Judas Priest drummer Les Binks, Ex-Poormouth guitarist/vocalist Tom Lundy and bassist/vocalist Phil Rynhart, see http://www.morsongs.com/Phil.html Pete currently teaches at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey, England.
[edit] Equipment
During his time with Alice Cooper, Pete's rig included:
Marshall JCM-900 Head
Marshall Cabinet / 4x12
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Morley PDW-II Distortion / Wah / Volume
ProCo Turbo Rat Distortion/Overdrive
Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe
Celestion 12" Vintage 30 Speakers
Gibson P-90 Pickup
Currently, Pete's guitar of choice is a sunburst Fender Stratocaster.
