What do you do aside from playing your instrument:
I collect Spawn Action Figures or any McFarlane toys.
I'm also into downhill mountain biking.
Influences:
Al diMeola, Scott Henderson, Shawn Lane, Richie Kotzen,
Greg Howe, Marty Friedman, Pete Lespepance, Gerargo Nu�ez.
Musical History:
It was way back during my grade-school days that I developed an interest
in playing the guitar. My brother used to listen to U2, The Police, The Dawn
and The Cure - so i was exposed to those genres when I was growing up. The
turning point would be after hearing Alex Sckolnick (Testament) &
Chris Olivia (Savatage) that I was drawn to virtuoso guitarists. I was then
exposed to a lot of Genres which later on have been of my taste &
preference. This includes jazz, fusion, country & flamenco.
Favorite Bands:
Tribal Tech, Planet X, Spock's Beard, Queen, Jing Chi, Pantera, Seven Dust,
Buhay, Affinity, Phish, Kansas, Wayne Krantz Trio, the Manila Philharmonic
Orchestra, Extreme & Gordian Knot.
Top 5 Albums Of All Time:
(not in any particular order)
Voice of Reason (Harem Scarem), III Sides to Every Story (Extreme), Live From OZ (Planet X), A Night at the Opera (Queen), Parallax (Greg Howe).
Axes:
Ibanez J. Custom 7-string & Ibanez S-classic w/ down shifter
Equipment:
ABY Selectable Drive Amps. Marshall JMP-1 valve pre-amp & DOD YJM 308.
Boosted Mesa Boogie V-twin pre-amp. I use Alesis Quadraverb for processing
I also use Jim Dunlop DIme WAH, Korg Volume Pedals & Boss stomp boxes for
tuners & none reduction.
Amps:
Marshall Anniversary Series JCM 900 head into a 1960 B Cabinet loaded with
celestion "green bacl" speakers. I use a Roland Jazz Chorus 120 for all my clean sounds.
Currently Listening To:
Al diMeola's World Sinfonia, Extraction, Heavy Machinery, Stuck Mojo's Rising.