I've been playing guitar since I was 13. If my math is still good, that makes it about 26 years now. I've been in and out of a few bands, everything from country to thrash. I prefer to play blues and prog-rock, but I'll give anything a shot if the right feel is there.
I have a SWEET little collection of Schecter guitars, including a Triple-X Custom (retro-fited with Seymore Duncans), an orange Elite, and a blue C-1 Classic. I'm hoping to secure an endorsement with them soon. I also play a 50th Anniversary American Standard Strat, and a Carvin acoustic/electric. I push everything through a Boss ME-50, into a Crate 4x12 powered by a Crate GLX1200H 120W head. GHS 10-52s are on everthing but the Carvin.
My major influences are Hendrix, Rhoads, Frank Marino, and SRV... but there's also a touch of Robin Trower, David Gilmour, Rik Emmett, and Dave Murray if you listen closely. The basis of everything I play comes from the blues, and that's the way it is.