Hey Joe,

I just found out a friend of mine recently visited you in the studio. One Shaun Verreault. I don't know if he told you how much time we spent recording little instrumental pieces of music just learning and experimenting, and how much you and Steve Vai were influential in us just throwing caution to the wind, and ignoring the traditional recording 'rules', but we did, and you were. Just wanted to say thanks for continuing to just "make music" regardless of what style says, and trends that come and go. As I always say, "Respect tradition, Screw convention".

I also thought you might be interested in this guitar that started out as a white 540, and due to a bad show-off accident, needed a new body that I had a couple of custom touches done to. I had a Fred and Hot-Rails put in as well.

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/8904/green540small2jj.jpg