john 5 was a session guitarist he worked with kd lang & many more, he then joined marrilyn mansons band & stayed with them for a few years, recording 3 albums, he was then encouraged to quit the band by les paul, & was called a true origional by steve vai, he has now quit the band & recorded a solo album called Vertigo.
he plays a mixture of styles like, heavy metal, industrial, bluegrass/country & bluegrass/country given a speed metal face lift, all in an amazing shred style. if you like guitar music you should definatelly invest in his album.
ill try out all the suggested techniques, ive just started dabbling with a bit of tapping, im canny lame at it up to now like but ill get better.
thanks again