[2] Lynch toured the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and British Columbia during the early to late 70s before attending the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles in 1978.
He also signed a publishing contract with Dale Zdenek Publications in 1979 for his instructional book on his two-handed tapping technique, titled The Right Touch.
Lynch, with his band Autograph, toured in the 80s with Van Halen, Motley Crue, Aerosmith, Heart, Brian Adams, Ronnie James Dio among several others.
In addition, Lynch performed on American Bandstand and Solid Gold with Autograph, as well as wrote and recorded numerous songs for television, movies, and video games.
In 1994, he formed a solo project called Network 23 with Scott Gilman on vocals and sax, and Chris Frazier and Mike Mangini on drums.
When the COVID pandemic began, Lynch decided to write his autobiography 'Confessions of a Rock Guitarist', which has been completed and is currently being prepared for release in 2024.
His multi-fingered tapping technique, which he still teaches today, incorporates a complex approach to music theory and often requires the use of all four picking-hand fingers as well as those on the fretting hand.