Given his famous (or infamous) comments on Napster, it never occurred to me to look for Don Ross MP3's on the net, so I'd heard of him, but never heard him--it was a mistake on my part, because he very generously provides files from each of his albums here Don Ross's Website, as well as info on his many tunings, and, if one wishes, the opportunity to order printed music of his compositions--

Anyway, I liked his playing and thought his compositions were well written. tight, and punchy, and I really liked the sense of beat that he has, has a real strong Rock/R&B feel to it--

As to playing his stuff, those tabs and tunings aren't going to be enough, you could play what he is playing, note for note, and still not have it--most important thing is probably going to be (as it is with most Rock/R&B stuff) to get the basic feel first, playing simple bass lines and melodic figures, and getting that down before actually trying to work out one of his pieces--

I think it is well worth learning to do his kind of stuff, at least for solo acoustic guitarists, because he is playing a creative, progressive, kind of music that comes out of rock and folk rather that strictly jazz--