A add9 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 HaHa! That's too cool. No, there is no connection there. I just happen to like the positive, calming sort of mystical atmosphere of the chord, especially in the key of A. It's a great chord to create contrast in a dark, diminished progression. Diary is a great example. I use it in a couple of very melodic pieces of mine. I like to rock heavy in F# minor, and then resolve back to A open chords. Cheers to a fellow RR fan! Your screen name is also four chords before the end of the intro of Diary! How cool! A deliberate Randy - ism? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 This beautiful old man. I love him dearly and hope he is well. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Mike Gannon/Ken Williams from Electric Prunes, Mike Bloomfield, Mike Cadieux/Don Brewer from The Plastic Cloud, Danny Kalb from The Blues Project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lespaulj45 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 years ago I was in a bleak dirty tavern in Lawrence,Kansas and they had a reel to reel tape recorder playing a Doc Watson album on tape-his ability to flat pick and finger pick incredible sounds out of a old flattop convinced me to take up guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 years ago I was in a bleak dirty tavern in Lawrence,Kansas and they had a reel to reel tape recorder playing a Doc Watson album on tape-his ability to flat pick and finger pick incredible sounds out of a old flattop convinced me to take up guitar Which bleak, dirty Tavern, in Lawrence? (I went to KU, in the late 60's-1972) CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A add9 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 Dickey Betts, another great. This beautiful old man. I love him dearly and hope he is well. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lespaulj45 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 years ago I was in a bleak dirty tavern in Lawrence,Kansas and they had a reel to reel tape recorder playing a Doc Watson album on tape-his ability to flat pick and finger pick incredible sounds out of a old flattop convinced me to take up guitar The Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 The Beatles and Grand Funk Railroad then the Stones and Zep once I started playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 The Wheel Ah Yes, of course! LOL Wondered if it was that, The Hawk, or the Rock Chalk Cafe/Tavern? Thanks, CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Another one for Alex Lifeson & RUSH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGSpecialguy Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 for me it was Tony Iommi, he was my main influence, that kick *** riffs were for the time amazing, still are actually, then it was Hendrix, always loved his style and his originality, ground breaking guitar playing at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 for me it was Tony Iommi, he was my main influence, that kick *** riffs were for the time amazing, still are actually, then it was Hendrix, always loved his style and his originality, ground breaking guitar playing at the time I don't think Tony gets the credit he deserves; he is up there with Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page in my book! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy60 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 the energy of punk rock really made me wanna play guitar. it just looked like fun and also something i could do. love playing hard and fast. main influences include ramones, black flag, possessed, and napalm death. sabbath indirectly too since all these other bands were inspired by tony iommi.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Dad aside, SRV was the one that made me realize I should be playing Blues before all else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Well, the usual suspects for me, Hendrix, Page etc, with AC/DC at the forefront. Funny enough even though I had an acoustic and electric at the time it wasnt until "Guitar Hero 2" for Xbox 360 that made me realize I wanted to do it for real. It wasnt long after that that I enrolled in guitar lessons and I've been going and getting better (for the most part) ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc3c46 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 The Beatles! Everything/everyone else (for me) came after. CB +1 Of course The Beatles. It did belive I was the greatest when I learned how to play "I Feel Fine". Then came the Stones,Byrds,Spencer Davis Group and finally Cream and Led Zep and many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A add9 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 +1 Of course The Beatles. It did belive I was the greatest when I learned how to play "I Feel Fine". Then came the Stones,Byrds,Spencer Davis Group and finally Cream and Led Zep and many more. Fun Fact : I used to mess around with Spencer Davis' daughter, Sarah, when I was in the 5th grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codename Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I always wondered if "I Feel Fine" is the first known recording of electric guitar feedback ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I always wondered if "I Feel Fine" is the first known recording of electric guitar feedback ? Yes, it was. And, a happy accident, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNTkHWqifXY&feature=related John's Gibson J-160E, was leaning up against his amp, and started to feed back. They got very excited, by the sound, as asked Geoff Emmerick/George Martin, if they could use that in a song. SO, they attached it, at the beggining of "I Feel Fine!" John later, made is Epi Casino feed back, "live," by putting it close to his 100 watt Vox amp, at the beginning of the song. You can see that, a bit, in this clip, from Tokyo, in 1966. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaEkD2v-48g&feature=related CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codename Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Cool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I definitely wouldn't play if my older cousin didn't play me Master Of Puppets when I was about 11 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enmitygauged Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Pearl Jams Mike Mccready but more so Eddie Vedders songs the simplicity yet raw power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 There are a few for me but the really early ones that made me wish I could play would have to be Joe Perry and Slash. I was a huge fan of Guns N Roses and Aerosmith in my teens. When I finally picked up the guitar I'd say Chet Atkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamprock Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Ace Frehley made me want to pick up a guitar, and now in my middle age years, I have a new appreciation for the simplicity and power of his playing. I've been listening to Hotter Than Hell (Kiss' best album IMO) a lot lately and copping those great licks. My influences changed over the years, from MWOBHM to shred, to hair metal, to grindcore/death metal, to doom metal, then prog in my mid-30s. Although Ace Frehley was the original catalyst for me picking up a guitar and is still a huge influence, I've had a rebirth in my desire to play in the past year, and the biggest influence on that was Bill Steer from Firebird (and Napalm Death and Carcass in HIS past). His modern take on blues rock and the mixture of his amazing riffs and licks with that dirty Les Paul Junior/P-90 tone just does it for me, and gave me the drive to actually learn how to actually play for REAL this time (as opposed to being more concerned with fitting in and the image of being a musician, and playing subpar, as I was in my younger years). His influence led me to discover a lot of classic blues and rock stuff that I probably would have hated as a teenager and 20-something, and a whole new world of appreciation has opened up for me. Now my playing incorporates a lot of the heavy metal, grindcore, and prog influences from my younger years, but with a serious blues bent, and I've improved tremendously with a great teacher guiding me. I'm obsessed :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluzhammer Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 For myself, there have been many sparks and inspirational players in my life. I have seen most of the major groups. Seeing how I'm almost 50, I have had the opportunity to watch a ton of concerts. While my father was off in Vietnam ( twice ) , my Uncle Stu spent a lot of time with me and since he was a long haired hippie type , he was always dragging me off to the free festivals around Piedmont Park in Atlanta. I remember seeing CCR once and Fogerty did " You put a spell on me" and I was mesmerized, then seeing Duane Allman and the earliest days of Lynrd Skynrd were very special. When I first seen Led Zeppelin, I was blown away at the sheer power of Page, Jones and Bonham as a rhythmic unit. So I try to take a bit from all as influence and not get caught up in who is or was the greatest, for they possess something we, as guitarist, strive to emulate in our playing. To be on stage and playing music is one thing , but to be on stage making music is the best of things. The difference is there, as subtle as it may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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