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Chad Wilkinson

Crimson Fool

Chad's first divergence from top 40 music occurred in grade school. Synchronicity by the Police was released and the track Synchronicity II was a little darker than what he was accustomed. The sound was not main stream, but he knew he liked it. Exploring this new sound he searched for other artists. He convinced his parents to buy him AC/DC "Dirty Deeds" and Black Sabbath "Paranoid". AC/DC's rhythm driven rock absolutely blew him away, and Chad purchased AC/DC albums as often as he could afford until he had them all. Chad felt Malcolm Young’s rhythm guitar playing was almost hypnotic. No gadgets - just one man, a guitar, an amp, and pure tone! Malcolms playing has been the greatest influence on Chad's writing and playing. You can hear Chad's driving rhythm guitar that is now his very own style...a sound and style that was derived from the great Malcolm Young.

Chad picked up the guitar at 21 years of age, a little later than most, but has never looked back. Chad has played bass, rhythm guitar, and a some lead guitar as well. Spending most of his time in the rhythm section, he honed his skills and developed his style by playing in rock cover bands like: Tin Man, Johnny on the Spot, Audiowise, a blues cover /original band called Last To Leave, and in the 80’s cover band - SellOut. Now with Crimson Fool Chad stays true to his early influences. A self proclaimed “gear slut” he has more musical gadgets and toys than most, providing Crimson Fool with "Second To One Recording Studios" for not only recording but rehearsal space... but when the lights go down and it is time to play, there are no gadgets - just a man, a guitar and an amp...and he is transformed into - "Dr. Overdrive". When college physics professor Chad Wilkinson was caught in an experiment gone wrong, he was turned into rouge guitarist Dr. Overdrive. Driven by a heart of rock and roll, Dr. Overdrive is metal guitar parameshed with flesh, and scientific calculation wrapped in a passion for out of control crowds. Dr. Overdrive has the ability to project and control raw human emotion with the sound of his driving guitar, making audiences become loyal followers of him and Crimson Fool. These loyals fans will do whatever is asked of them and are known as the "No Rules Fools".