When I was 13 I picked up playing the guitar. Back then I was in Junior High (not Middle School) and bands like AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Ted Nugent etc. were extremely popular. AC/DC was easy to play so I learned all my chords and timing from them. During high school I played trumpet and guitar in Jazz band so I picked up an appreciation for that type of music as well as progressive rock/jazz fusion. In college I majored in Fine Arts so I got heavily into classical music and especially loved music from the Baroque era. All my earlier influences never left me though. I guess I learned to appreciate many forms of music as long as it rocked or was melodic or had a catchy riff or phrase....or funny. Some college guys got me into Frank Zappa, The Talking Heads, King Crimson.... Blues has always been #1 in my heart though. It brings me home!
And I've always loved Rush yeahhhh!!!
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz