These are some influences of mine that I am sharing.  Between the three of them there is much diversity but the common “thread” is the stringed instruments over solid foundations of bass and drums.  I love many kinds of music.  Diblo’s leads inspired me many years ago and still give me a thrill.  The interplay of different players, experimental tunings, tension/release songwriting tactics and lyrical freedom of Sonic Youth is unmatched in the genre of rock, and the incredible orchestration and east-west fusion of Jai Uttal is mindblowing.