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The Morphis FAQ

What kind of equipment do you use?
For electric, I play Gibson Les Paul Studio , for acoustic I play a Rhode Island made Guild D4. My amplifier is Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Amp however since I use it else where I often use a little Pignose Amp, which is often used for this site, obviously can't hold a candle to my Roland but it's neat little amp.

What got you to play the guitar?
Originally my brother got an electric guitar; it was either a birthday or Christmas present. My brother gave up on it, and then one day my dad was playing around with it. He started playing "Wild Thing" and I thought it was so cool. So he showed me how to play it, and ran to my room with guitar and practiced for hours, I then ran back and showed my dad I could play it, I was quite proud.

Not too much longer after that I started taking guitar lessons; I started off learning from a man named Allen Brill who runs a little guitar shop named The Guitar Studio in Winchester Virginia. I learned a lot from Allen, he taught me a lot of the basics which I now teach on this site.

My education with Allen was cut short as my family decided to move to Rhode Island. I was real bummed out by that; I had a lot of fun learning from Allen, but I got lucky and got hooked up with another great guitar teacher named Jon Hathaway, who I believe still teaches at Main Street Music in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Jon also currently plays guitar in an entertaining band named 5 Flavor Discount.

Do you play in band?
For a majority of my life, no. Lately I've been playing with a rather large band named Sunn, we'll see how it goes...well, that changed, it was fun, but in the end I just don't have the time to fully commit to a band.

How long have you played guitar?
I think I started when I was about 12 or so...it's been a long time, but it's what you do with that time that makes you good, I went through phases where I didn't practice very much...

What advice do you have for beginners?
Stick with it, it's not so easy in the beginning. A lot of people get discouraged early in their learning; it's tougher than they thought. Some people just think they can't coordinate themselves or can't get their fingers to work right. It just takes time and effort, you do that and I swear it gets a whole lot easier.

What are your other interests?
Outside of playing my guitars I spend a lot of time following the stock market, I'm a big fan of Mad Money and Fast Money. I also like developing different websites, affiliate marketing, and tracking what's going on in the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) industry. I also enjoy landscaping, except mowing...