Mr. Batlan was his personal assistant and guitar technician for more than 12 years before he quit in 1985.
He is currently a guitar technician for the rock band Switchfoot.
He was replaced by Richie Edwards, a former guitar technician for the band.
On rare occasions, guitar technicians may be asked to fill in for the guitarist they are teching form.
The training of guitar technicians varies widely.
This work ultimately lead to London and becoming a guitar technician.
On subsequent tours, his guitar technician occasionally received electric shocks from the instrument when preparing it for performances.
He was also a guitar technician for the band Hypocrisy.
The process for changing strings is simpler and faster; trained guitar technicians are able to change all 6 strings in under 30 seconds.
Previously, he was a guitar technician for both bands.