I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me a Stratocaster. He became a second father to me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've got a Fender Concert amp from the '60s, the one Joe Osborn used. He played his bass through it.
I was a guitar player first off.
I was playing a Fender Telecaster when I first joined.
I started out as a guitarist in the early '80s.
My dad is a huge rock n' roll lead guitar fan.
My dad's a sound designer, and he used to take me to work with him.
I suppose my father was more influential in my starting to play the guitar.
My guitar was a loyal person to me.
I was not a great guitarist, so I sold my 1960 Fender Stratocaster in exchange for a Shure Microphone, made in Chicago, and a flute.
When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Buddy Holly. I asked him how he got that big, powerful sound out of his guitar amp. He said, 'I blew a speaker and decided not to get it fixed.'