Look! Im guitarest! Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 James Hetfield is my number one choice . Better? lol Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look! Im guitarest! Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 James Hetfield is my number one choice . Better? lol Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_JEM Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 i would have to say.. Angus Young Gary Moore Jimi Hendrix Joe Satriani Roy Buchanan Jeff Beck Hank Marvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy60 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 i mostly play grind, so my influences are a bunch of 80s hardcore and thrash bands.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 There are countless guitarists that I admire and am a big fan of. But by "influence" I think of players that affected the way I play guitar. In somewhat chronological order since I first started playing: Randy Rhoads Jimmy Page SRV Dickey Betts George Harrison Neal Young Billy Joe Armstrong (yes that's right!) I'm sure I missed a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwness Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I had just started playing guitar after 6 years of Piano lessons and was on my way home from Tuesday night church school and I stopped by the theater a friend worked at it was half way through the show so he let me in for free. The movie was Woodstock and when I sat down Alvin Lee and Ten Years After played I'm Going Home. The rest of the week I showed up at the same time and watched it again and again. Took the acoustic in and traded it in on my first electric an Airline 3 pickup wonder. Alvin Lee started my guitar playing. There are 2 other notables. Allen Collins doing Freebird his energy and the fun it looked like he was having and Tommy Bolin Poste Toasty. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 gary moore, steve vai, angus young, james hetfield, jeff healy, richie blackmoore...thin lizzy, acdc, whitesnake, rainbow, metallica, alter bridge, evanessence, thunder, iron maidon, no doubt,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.winwood Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Mike Bloomfield Elmore James Derek Trucks Santana Steve Winwood Jeff Beck Michael Hedges Kaki King Al Kooper Jorma Kaukonen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laaz Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Top ten for me: Jimmy Page - Led Zepplin Mark Reale - Riot Chris DeGarmo - Queensryche Dave Murray - Iron Maiden Dave Mustaine - Megadeth André Olbrich - Blind Guardian Brian Tatler - Diamond head Randy Rhoads - Ozzy Osbourne Dave DiPietro - TT Quick Bruce Vitale - Obsession Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 In no particular order: James Hetfield Jerry Cantrell Chet Atkins Kirk Hammett Paul Gilbert Jari Mäenpää Heri Joensen Randy Rhoads SRV INXS started it all though. I first heard them when I was 6 years old. It was fall 1987 and I remember I was in my dad's car on my way to school. I knew music was going to be a huge part of my life until the day I die. I still love them. Well, Michael Hutchence era anyways. To Metalheads and shredders, if you have never heard Jari Mäenpää, do youselves a favor and listen to "Winter Madness" by Wintersun. Jari composed all the music except drums for their debut album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Rush (1st & foremost) Yes (Steve Howe) Deep Purple Led Zeppelin Aerosmith Pink Floyd Ted Nugent UFO Jethro Tull Black Sabbath Judas Priest ZZ Top Lynyrd Skynyrd Van Halen Just to name a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I've been performing or involved with music since about 1954. I was influenced, at that time, by anything I'd listened to and enjoyed up to that point in my very young life. That exact process has continued up to this very moment. I couldn't possibly begin to list the influences individually. Just the notion is exhausting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I've been performing or involved with music since about 1954. I was influenced' date=' at that time, by anything I'd listened to and enjoyed up to that point in my very young life. That exact process has continued up to this very moment. I couldn't possibly begin to list the influences individually. Just the notion is exhausting! [biggrin'] Everything? ...Even Buckethead? Because, I mean, I'm sure you've listened to him at least a little... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Everything? ...Even Buckethead? Because' date=' I mean, I'm sure you've listened to him at least a little...[/quote'] "listened to and enjoyed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 "listened to and enjoyed" OH! Now I get it! I guess I missed that part . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep59 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 So many. I will do it by genre: Rock: Led Zep, Beatles, Hendrix, ELO, Van Halen, early-mid Clapton, ZZ Top, Floyd, Nirvana, STP, Allman Bros, Grateful Dead, Doors, Talking Heads, Skynyrd, The Police, Sabbath, JUST Randy Rhoads, Stones, early Metallica Blues: Muddy Waters, Ray Charles, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Howlin Wolf, BB King, SRV Jazz: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Louis Armstrong Classical: Chopin, J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt, Robert Schumann, Strauss, John Cage, John Williams, Segovia, Christopher Parkening Rap/Hip Hop (Say what you will): Outkast, BIG, 2pac, Wu Tang, NWA, Dungeon Family, Goodie Mob, early-mid Jay Z, early DMX, Beastie Boys, 3 6 Mafia, early-mid T.I. Folk/Country: Patsy Cline, Hank Williams SENIOR, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings R&B/Soul: Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding Bob Marley, Sublime, Ravi Shankar, and even a couple of the "ambient sounds"- ocean, rainforest I know I left out a lot of people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 OH! Now I get it! I guess I missed that part . If you mean the "enjoyed"...so did I. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_JEM Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 i mostly play grind' date=' so my influences are a bunch of 80s hardcore and thrash bands....[/quote'] Do you know Lawnmower Deth? great thrash band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Do you know Lawnmower Deth? great thrash band Oh i love them but they suck live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG fan 420 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Top five: 1.Tony Iommi- Sabbath is awesome but Tony was the inspiration for me. THE MAN'S MISSING THE ENDS OF HIS FINGERS FOR GOD'S SAKE!!! 2.Eric Clapton- ALL OF HIS WORK. No he's not God but He's blessed. 3.The Who- Like him or not Pete's a visionary. 4.AC/DC- Mostly Bon Scott era, some newer songs. 5.Allman Bros.-R.I.P Duane, and that Trucks kid has golden fingers, Dickey ain't bad either. There's loads more but that would take all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 So many. I will do it by genre: Classical: Chopin' date=' J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt, Robert Schumann, Strauss, John Cage, John Williams, Segovia, Christopher Parkening ...[/quote'] HOLY SH!T Christopher Parkening!!! I haven't heard that name in a while. Shoot, I have his autograph somewhere at my parents house I think. He came to the Kennedy Center many years ago. I didn't make it to the show but my friend got him to sign the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Oh i love them but they suck live. Which is' date=' if you think about it, probably the best way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 http://www.parkening.com Great talent, and when I met him years and years ago, he seemed quite a nice guy on top of it. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, (early) Elvis, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, The Ventures...and then.... The Beatles, Stones, Yardbirds, Animals, and the rest of the 1st "British Invasion!" Bob Dylan, The Beachboys, and "MoTown"(in general), plus...Mitch Ryder, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Moody Blues, and "the Blues"...BB King, Albert King, Freddy King, Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Buddy Guy, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page... (Gosh...too many more, to list, really). CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I'll post my MAIN influences. And may I remid you, I'm a youngin'. The Beatles (a given) Peter Frampton Jimi Hendrix Eric Clapton Paul Kossoff David Gilmoure/Pink Floyd Thin Lizzy Garry Moore Peter Green w/Fleetwood Mac Joe Walsh Joe Perry Journey (all incarnations, except w/Jeffrey Scott Soto:-& ) Carlos Santana Richie Blackmore w/Deep Purple Randy Bochman Slash And last, but not least LES PAUL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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