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What was the first guitar you ever owned? I don�t know what brand it was exactly. It was an acoustic guitar my mother gave me for my birthday. I didn�t have too much interest in playing it, it was a piece of shit, not very good. Eventually I started putting pick-ups and stuff in it, messing around with it.
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Billy Cioffi
What was the first guitar you ever owned?
I don�t know what brand it was exactly. It was an acoustic guitar my mother gave me for my birthday. I didn�t have too much interest in playing it, it was a piece of shit, not very good. Eventually I started putting pick-ups and stuff in it, messing around with it. I put a homemade tremolo bar on it. I got my first electric guitar in 1971 when I was eight years old...it was a �Clear Sound.� It was bought from a catalog. The neck was very good on it, actually.
Who was your earliest influence?
Jimi Hendrix.
Do you remember the song?
�Hey Joe.�
What�s your main axe?
I have so many guitars, you know?
Then what�s the one you walk on stage with?
It�s always different ones. I have six or seven that I really use on staqe. Additionally, maybe 30 or so Strats.
What kind of pick-ups are you using in the Stratocasters?
I�m using DeMarizo HS-3, which I designed with Larry DeMarizo. I told them what I wanted and gradually we refined it. That�s the best pick-up I can think of.