Rusty Cooley
Guitarist
Guitar shredder whose style has been compared to that of Yngwie Malmsteen.
He got his first guitar at the age of fifteen and practiced for four to eight hours on most days.
None of the local guitar teachers could give him what he wanted, so he started teaching himself through instructional books and videos.
His obsessive guitar practice cost him friends and worried his parents.
Buckethead was one of his major musical influences.