Little David, age 2, toys with a violin. His grandfather, Martin Iglar, was a violinist who encouraged Dave to play music.

A pre-teen, Beatlesque Dave grabs his guitar and heads for one of his first gigs--a friend's birthday party.

A long-haired, teenage Dave plays an Ovation guitar at a college coffeehouse.

In the 1970s, Dave often played at the old Carnegie Cinema.

Dave shreds on a Strat at the Carnegie Cinema in the late 1970s.

Dave playing a black Les Paul at a gig, circa 1976.

Dave's big shades reflect his fretboard.

Dave jams on his customized Gibson SG Doubleneck guitar, circa 1980.

Dave plays his Steinberger, a guitar without a headstock that was popular in the 80s.

Dave and his Steinberger guitar.