I had the exact opposite experience, I couldn't wait to see them as I've been a fan since the beginning and they were at a festival in Philly a few years back and I thought they had the most boring spot of the night. Wish I had your experience with them live.
Yeah, ive seen the horsepower finish a couple times, should have pulled the trigger on it, I like all the Joe morris stuff, had a 100 dollar bill guitar of his as my first el machete, great guitar but you had to take the neck off to adjust it, no bueno for me, great guitar otherwise.
Great collection, that Joe Morris Choppa t is badass, I almost bought that one or one very similar to it on reverb not too long ago. Jerry makes great guitars, I've owned 7 total and still have 3. I'd agree they are the best feeling guitar out there for my needs.
I was a guitar teacher for about 20 years and when I first started I didn't know where to begin with people so i put a small set of guidelines to follow for myself, most of my students were beginners and I preferred that, but every student just like every teacher is different. Not every person...
To add to a lot of others already mentioned here.
Devin Townsend-Ocean Machine
Dream Theater-Images, Awake, Scenes From a Memory
Eric Johnson-Venus Isle
Evergrey-The Atlantic, Inner Circle
Explorers Club-Age of Impact
James Murphy-Feeding the Machine
Joe Satriani-The Extremist, Time Machine...