I've been playing guitar for about 10 years. Though I never had the heart to ask my parents for a Fender Strat. I make my cheaper knock off guitars sound pretty good. Now that I'm on my own, I need to buy one.

I have a lot of influences. I used to try to be the next Eddie Van Halen, but gave that up when every other person I've ever met was doing that. So I figured I would develop my own style.

Of all my influences Mark Knopfler is the one that seems the most obvious in my playing style, though I am a little more on the classical side, while he is more rock.

I've made a lot of changes over the years. 2 years ago, I was doing the heavy Korn and Pantera sounding stuff. I just really think as far as newer bands, Heavy Metal is dead. The genre just gets tireder. It had it's moment, now it's time for something new.

I like to keep a very organic sound. I don't like all the effects, though I use reverb occasionally.

I also don't use much distortion anymore. I occasionally pop it out just to make some racket, but it's not something I use for my songs.

Overall, my sound is almost acoustic.