Pro guitarist. Had to take a few years out due to computer induced RSI.
I will be making and posting full videos soon but in the meantime have uploaded some mp3s - mainly home made and during my RSI phase.
1) Main influence - Eddie Van Halen.
2) Fave technique - tapping. 98% of guitarists cannot tap properly (even though they think they can). Its perhaps the most misunderstood technique.
3) Best attributes: improv, melody and feeling. The rare ability to be able to improv, go anywhere in any key AND make it sound so melodic that they seem pre written.
Melody and improv is where most players fall down. Feeling too. Just listen to the dross on YT.
4) Best You Tube rock guitarists: Oziel Zinho Gustavo Guerra
5) Fave players: Eddie van Halen Glenn Tipton Oziel Zinho Gustavo Guerra Dann Huff Dave Murray
6) fave solos: (too many to mention but here are my top 5 and a few more). EVH -- Beat It Tipton -- Beyond the Realms of Death Tipton -- Electric Eye Tipton -- Reckless EVH -- Ice Cream Man
Young -- You Shook Me All Night Long Satriani -- Crushing Day Moore -- Walking by Myself EVH -- Dreams Huff -- Time to Burn Huff -- I'll See you In My Dreams Ira Siegel -- First Time (Coca Cola song) Bettencourt -- Get The Funk Out Sambora -- Living on a Prayer Sambora -- Wanted Dead or Alive Sambora - Living in Sin Jabs -- Rock You Like a Hurricane Gimour -- Comfortably Numb (1st solo) Hill -- 18 and Life Hill -- In a Darkened Room Schenker -- If This is Love Rhoads -- Mr Crowley (but Jake took it to a whole new level!)