Brilliant guitarist in all aspects of his playing and writing. Sometimes reffered to as the "Glen Tipton of VR" because of his extraodinary abilities and pure musicianship that rank him up there with the best of the rock/metal guitarists. Created many of the bands intense and melodic harmony solos that became a VR trademark,and showed his musical diversity in the studio by adding accoustic guitar and mandolin to further expand the band's melodic sound. Most often seen weilding his Ibanez RG style guitars including the famous "Blue One" with the custom VR ball logo.