There were some initial instruments I had when I was young and made some trade-offs. Maybe a guitar I bought in a flea market. They weren't the greatest guitar but they would be cool to still have them. Other than that, not as a professional.

Now that we're established and we have a history we know that we can expect people to show up and to have a good time.

I went straight out of high school, and when I was 17, all I wanted to do was play guitar.

With the Road King amp, you're able to switch power tubes and speakers and do all these different things. And I didn't want to have five different heads in my rack. And there's something about, when you do the type of setup that I have, unless you have a dedicated amp to a dedicated speaker and you're actually switching, you have to use the same power section of the main head that you're using.

You're about to walk on stage and play together for the next few hours so you want to feel connected and make sure that everyone is in the same head space; a good head space.

Obviously the best way to retain the most profit is to not give any of it away. That's something that you certainly learn through the years.

I think I'm a father, but a father of three kids! :)