It was the one given to me by my parents.

Absolutely-- I live for the stage. Playing live is the ultimate for me. The biggest moment for me was proposing to my fiancee at the end of the last song of a blues gig on the 4th of july, in front of 5000 people including our families and friends.

It makes it so the rich, fatcat record companies who are greedy bastards can't control music and musicians like they used to. WE control our entire musical life, and they are mad as hell they can't be the control freaks they once were.

Yes, If I have control of the Masters, Songs, and Publishing at a royalty rate that doesn't make the label rich...

I have been playing guitar for 29 years, starting with being fanatical about KISS. Floundered through college, then found my niche in music and career. I am a music teacher in Northern Ca for 5 years, and was the Vice President of the Chico Midnight Blues Society for four years. I also play Keys, Bass, Drums, and sing, as well as run the brand-new multimillion dollar theater/performing arts complex at the High School I teach at, doing lighting design, and sound production.

I am influenced by almost everything I hear. I am very partial to old school metal, blues, rock and 80's New Wave. As far as influences go I love Hendrix, Van Halen, Gilmour, Satch, Iron Maiden, Sabbath, Dokken, Pantera (Dime, RIP), Gary Moore, ELO, Rush, KISS, Howlin Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Muddy Waters, Al Di Meola, Trevor Rabin, you name it...

Monterey, Ca or anywhere in Jamaica or Scotland

10 various guitars and basses, several different amps, the main one being a Roland Cube 60, 8-9 processors (including POD), Toshiba workstation, Guitar Tracks, Yamaha drumkit, Behringer mixer and patchbay.

I also teach Middle and High school music by day, (had to cut my long hair), as well as do sound engineer work.