" If you really play your guitar with attitude and you don't care about any rules or boundaries that are temporarily set up by commercial considerations, then you're a shredder." (Joe Satriani 1993)

The Complete Setup (used for lessons)

Guitar: Fender Stratocaster standard
Strings: D`Addario, 010, 013, 017, 026, 036, 046
 Pick: Jim Dunlop Stubby 2.0mm
Preamp: Pod Pro
Bridge pickup: DiMarzio "The Chopper"
Middle pickup: Fender Gold Lace (single-coil original)
Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan "Hot Rails"