Hi Marty:
I have a few questions for you.....i hope you answer me:

1- how did you buy your first guitar?
2-Your professor it was satriani or other famous guitarrist like kirk hammet do?
3- do you live in eeuu?
4- I have 16 years old. I play the guitar like 4 hours per day i start to play like one year ago.......that's is wrong or right?
5- I have a few records of you and i play my own solos with your solos.
is this a good exercise?

Thank you for your music Marty

1- My mother bought me a $100 Les Paul Copy.
2- I took lessons for one year from a good teacher named Tim Brooks at a local music store in Maryland.
3- I live in Japan
4- There is no wrong or right. Just play as often as you can.
5- sure!
Thank you~