John Cipollina (of Quicksilver Messenger Service fame), Robby Krieger, Duane Allman, Johnny Winter, and Carlos Santana. His playing style is a combination of blues, heavy rock and, to an extent, jazz fusion techniques. One of his notable tricks is playing (live) a lick as if it were played backwards, with the help of only a volume pedal and a delay. His style has influenced many guitar players, including Zakk Wylde, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales, Vinnie Moore and Paul Gilbert. His tone is recognized by, for instance, Guitar Player, which called him a "full-spectrum guitar god," alongside Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, and The Edge. Marino is a devoted Gibson SG player and uses them with the original PAF pickups and two with DiMarzio humbuckers. He also has an SG with single-coil DiMarzio pickups. He is noted for complicated setups; according to Guitar Player, he has "an entire pedalboard ... assigned to hold the expression pedals that control the parameters of the effects on another pedalboard." In the past, he has built his own amplifiers to achieve the right sound; he also uses Fender Twins. He currently uses a preamp which he built himself, reminiscent of a Fender, and any available power amp, through a 2x15" Fane cabinet. Personal life Of Italian and Syrian background, Marino is a practicing member of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Marino is uncle to Danny Marino, lead guitarist of Canadian metal band The Agonist. Discography Solo Juggernaut (1982) Guitar Heroes Vol 4 – Frank Marino Stories of a Hero (1999) With Mahogany Rush Other recordings and collections April Wine - The Whole World's Goin' Crazy (1976) Nanette Workman (album recorded but never released) (1976) California Jam II (6 CD set) (1978) Billy Workman:same (1979) V X N (pronounced Vixen ) (1985) Metal Giants (various artists) (1988) Guitar Speak II (1990) Hats off to Stevie Ray (various artists) (1993) Fit for A. King (various artists) (1993) Bryan Lee: Live at the Old Absinthe House Bar Friday Night (1997) Bryan Lee: Live at the Old Absinthe House Bar Saturday Night (1998) Best of the Guitar Slingers (various artists) (2002) Live and Loud (various artists) (2002) Rock Thunder (various artists) (2002) Bryan Lee: Bryan Lee's Greatest Hits (2003) Rockin' 70s (various artists) (2004) Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir & the Jubilation Big Band – I'll Take You There (track 9) (2005) Revolution – A Rock and Roll Tribute to The