I bought one of those Sansamp Preamps from him a while back. Wish I still had it Nice guy, offered me my moneyback if I didnt like it.
At one time he was being touted as the british Vai in the magazines, he's certainly got the chops. He seems stuck in the rut of columnists in our guitar mags that really deserve to do much more. Dave Kilminster was there for ages, so maybe Jan will get his break soon