How did the switch from Dean Guitars to DBZ come about?
When I first started using Dean Guitars, nobody else was playing them. I was the biggest artist they had back in 2001. When Dimebag Darrell came back to Dean, so did everyone and their mother and I started getting pushed out, which I fully understand, because there are plenty of bigger bands than Dope and that’s how it works. I left Dean when I felt the only reason they wanted to keep me was to keep me from going over to DBZ. It’s not a good reason to stay after being the guy who was with them when no one would touch them. I love being a part of something new like DBZ, and being with the guy who started it all anyway-Dean Zelinsky. The guitars are superb and everyone is so curious about them wherever I go. Can you tell me the story about when you hung out with Warren DeMartini from Ratt? Definitely a cool story- to me anyways! A former sound person for Dope was teching for Ratt a couple of years ago and he knew I was a huge Warren DeMartini fan. When they came to town, I was hanging ar
