Nick Beatty

Job: Web Developer

Started playing: Summer 1993... having been sonically assaulted by Aerosmith 'Pump' and Guns N' Roses 'Appetite'. Got a Strat for my 17th birthday.

Main gear: 90's Gibson Les Paul Standard and a Squier Strat with a gorgeous set of Custom Shop Texas Specials. Line6 Pod Pro (the old one) with the long floorboard. Heil Talkbox, Boss OC-2, AC-2 and Blues Driver. Made louder via Marshall EL34 100/100 power amp into 1936 Vintage 2x12" or Marshall 8080 Valvestate combo.

Favourite music: Joe Perry, Slash, vintage Van Halen, Nuno Bettencourt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Keb' Mo' and Otis Spann. When I was a kid I wanted to be able to play like Perry, Slash or Richie Kotzen from Poison's 'Native Tongue' album.