My Guitars and "Guitar World."

The first thing I did with my first guitar (in 1982) was learn to play "Back in Black."

The second thing I did was take it apart.

I love to work on guitars almost as much as play them. I have learned to build, fix, maintain and improve guitars and I love doing it.

I've even gotten to be a guitar tech for one of my guitar heroes (a real person, not a video game), Warner Hodges. He's an amazing player, a great guy, and a lot of fun to be around. I love working for him, but it's work. My job is to take care of his guitars in whatever space I can find at the side of the stage. He calls this space Guitar World. I've recreated it in my house, because I have 14 (15?) guitars now, and they always need adjusting or improving. But it also keeps my skills up so if I got to Europe to work for Warner this summer or fall, I'll be ready.

I never get tired of looking at, playing, or working on guitars. I'm just glad that I have something that I stayed interested in so long.

If you have any questions, please just ask. I love to talk about guitars. They're like the children I never had.

But at least when you get tired of a guitar, you can sell it on the internet and not go to jail.