>how did u get started or interested in tappin.

I was influenced by Polish guitar player Partyzant. He has one of greatest sound (tone) with touch technique I have ever heard (There will be some resources about him at my page soon). I started work at technique then, after few years I have heard S. Jordan stuff. It is OK, but didn't impressed me, so S. Jordan wasn't my influence. Later (3 years ago) I first have heard about stick and warr guitars. I think it is OK, but I had my own conception (I had specification of my new doublenecked guitar earlier). Stick is quite different instrument, it doesn't sound like guitar, I thought about stick buying, but I decided stay playing guitar. I listen sometimes stick-players but I don't know if there is some stick player as great as Davis, Coltrane, Metheny or Parker was. So I listen to those masters, no tap players. I have heard that F. Jolliffe plays quite good, but I haven't heard this stuff yet.