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samsahra	Date: April 8, 2009 @ 5:50 PM Not in general but personally influential. Who are they? For me, I\'d have to say, in no particular order - David Gilmoure - Pink Floyd Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple Vernon Reid - Living Colour Tom Morello - RATM Hanneman and King - Slayer Kim Thayil - Soundgarden And...personally I find it a little irritating but he was such a big influence on me when I was younger that I still almost default to runs that sound a little too much like Slash from GnR when I improv leads, which bugs the shit outta me. How \'bout the rest of ya?
Distilled1	Date: April 8, 2009 @ 6:24 PM David Gilmore Jimmy Page Jeff Beck Jimi Hendrix Mark Knopfler My biggest Influence was a guy named Dave Stratton (I think that's his last name) that was just freaking amazing when I was 15. He showed me a lot of Randy Rhodes stuff. This guy could hear any thing and I mean any thing any style of music any instrument and play it note for note in minutes!
moam	Date: April 8, 2009 @ 6:25 PM Ummm...I love Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit. Anyone see this guy perform? So epic.
BOWILLIE	Date: April 8, 2009 @ 6:29 PM i think..les paul. carl perkins mark knopfler and so many more...personal preferences lend to a large list.
victorsskull	Date: April 8, 2009 @ 9:48 PM megadeth's Chris Poland er what ever his name was from way back"peace sells" erm and some others but Im to tired to care right now
GeneHilbert	Date: April 8, 2009 @ 9:52 PM
zedsalt	Date: April 9, 2009 @ 10:19 AM It's really difficult to say. I mean, I listen to a wide variety of music, and some of the biggest influences on my guitar playing are not guitarists... It comes to down to who I'm hearing little nods to in my playing, I guess. For the melodic stuff...or as melodic as I get, anyway...there are just too many voices in there for me to say, really. For leads...hmm...maybe Hendrix doing an impression of what Stephen Stills calls Neil Young's "Spear in the Back Dance" lead guitar? Maybe some feeble attempts at being as emotive as Gilmour? I can hear them in there, maybe, if I listen really closely for it...
leflaw	Date: April 9, 2009 @ 3:35 PM Here's mine: Eddie Lang Django Charlie Christian Chet Atkins Clarence White Hank Garland Wes Montgomery George Benson Doc Watson Hendrix Clapton Mike Bloomfoeld John McLaughlan Pat Metheny Danny Gatton Mark Knopfler James Burton Albert Lee Alvin Lee Bruce Lee
leflaw	Date: April 9, 2009 @ 3:35 PM and Buddy Emmons, but thats a pedal steel guitar...
victorsskull	Date: April 9, 2009 @ 3:36 PM leflaw plays guitar like a mo fo
celtaidd	Date: April 9, 2009 @ 8:20 PM Influences on Me? David Gilmour Jan Akkerman Eric Clapton Thomas Blug http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l2oz_htG1M
evansorchid	Date: April 10, 2009 @ 5:07 AM This is not something that I like to admit, but I suppose it's time to get it out into the open. The one guitarist that has the most influence on me is definitely Jimmy Page....but it's been a double edged sword. In high school I figured out how to play a bunch of Zeppelin material.....it's one of the few bands that I obsessed on when I was younger. One thing led to another and a bandmate slipped a bit of acid into my iced tea one day. I didn't take to this too well and my friend tried to calm me down by putting on a couple of Zeppelin albums. To make a long story short, I thought that Jimmy Page was trying to speak to me through his guitar solos. I thought the guitar solos were trying to take possession of me. Once I came down off the trip, I could still hear the 'pull' of this strange epiphany that I had that night. So, now I try to avoid listening to Zeppelin because I fear the demon that might be conjured and the flashback that would probably occur.
SimonWaldram	Date: April 10, 2009 @ 6:20 AM Not that I'm a great guitarist or anything, but my biggest personal influences would be: Bob Mould (Husker Du, Sugar - I pretty much learnt how to play by playing along to Husker Du records) Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna) Nick Drake David Roback (Opal, Mazzy Star) Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order)
zedsalt	Date: April 10, 2009 @ 10:17 AM There are a lot of fantastic regular-ol'-guitar riffs inspired by great steel players. There's a grand, time-honored tradition there. Dosing someone without his/her knowledge is a really bad idea. Always. Nick Drake's studio acoustic guitar sound was pure magic.
GeneHilbert	Date: April 10, 2009 @ 11:18 AM There are a lot...... some you obviously hear, some you don't. Son House Robert Johnson T-bone Walker Andrés Segovia Django Reinhardt Charlie Christian Les Paul Chet Atkins Wes Montgomery George Benson Jimi Hendrix Jeff Beck Eric Clapton Pete Townshend Chuck Berry Keith Richards John McLaughlan Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner Johnny Guitar Watson Jimmy Nolan Herb Ellis Pat Metheny Joe Pass Danny Gatton Santana Al Di Meola Dicky Betts Duane Allman Stevie Ray Vaughn Terry Kath Neil Young Robbie Robertson Mike Bloomfield George Harrison Dave Gilmore Roy Clarke Frank Zappa
GeneHilbert	Date: April 10, 2009 @ 11:27 AM I continued to think about my list, and although these guys are not guitar players they had a major impact on how I approach the instrument. Charlie Parker John Coltrane Miles Davis
Trusky09	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 2:59 PM My biggest influence is Joe Satriani. All sorts of guitarists have influenced me though from Brian May to John Frusciante, it would definitely be a long list
victorsskull	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 3:12 PM good ole joe joined chicken foot with sammy hagar
leflaw	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 9:07 PM I've gotten into Bireli Lagrene. Unbelievable. Played with Jaco in the 80's. He's the new "jazz Shredder".
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 9:10 PM His lawsuit against Coldplay didn't pay off for him yet, so he has to do some work for a living Django Reinhardt Early Clapton i.e. Bluebreakers, Cream. Jimi Hendrix Jimmy Page Gilmour Fast Eddie Clarke ex-Motorhead Paul Kostoff (Free) Johnny Marr - (most innovative player who didn't need shredding riffs to get the job done) Andy Summers Adrian Smith and Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) Never been a fan of shredders or shredding, guitary wankery of the most boring type.
victorsskull	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 9:18 PM Im a shredder does that mean you think i suck
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 10:36 PM there is much more to your playing than aimless/pointless musical wankery, so no, you definately don't suck !!
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 10:58 PM I also forgot Brian Robertson, ex Thin Lizzy, Wild Horses and Motorhead. Him and Scott Gorham - their twin guitar sounds on the 'Jailbreak' album etc were awesome. Also Robertson's playing on 'Another Perfect Day' by Motorhead is just brilliant, unsurpassed even by Fast Eddie's earlier contributions !!
GeneHilbert	Date: April 28, 2009 @ 11:42 PM On 28th Apr 2012, leflaw said: I've gotten into Bireli Lagrene. Unbelievable. I have some of that guys albums..... Very Kewl Yes Albums.......
rockguitarist89	Date: May 6, 2009 @ 7:47 PM Gene^
justinother1	Date: January 14, 2010 @ 8:24 PM On 28th Apr 2012, GeneHilbert said: [QUOTE info=leflaw,April 28, 2009 @ 9:07 PM]I've gotten into Bireli Lagrene. Unbelievable. I have some of that guys albums..... Very Kewl Yes Albums....... [/QUOTE] indeed,i've become a major fan,myself. smooth,tasteful,and big time cool. i'd never heard of him,untill i read an interview with joe bonamassa,who called him his favorite guitarist that's NOT named clapton,beck,or page. upon further investigation...my head was spun.
justinother1	Date: January 14, 2010 @ 8:31 PM not that i consider myself a guitarist,by any stretch of the imagination. i can probably also consider zed salt a major influence,as,i've heard (watched),literally hundreds of hours of performance. where he pulls some of his stuff from,is anybodies guess.
imemine	Date: January 14, 2010 @ 8:56 PM Nigel Tufnel David St. Hubbins Oh yea....and Ace Frehley
zedsalt	Date: January 15, 2010 @ 10:29 AM On 14th Jan 2012, justinother1 said: where he pulls some of his stuff from,is anybodies guess. I benefit from a lack of focus. Every time I set out trying to sound like someone else, I get distracted by things I hear along the way. Is there a fine line between being an innovator and being really, really bad at copping other folks' style? For me...and I assume for a lot of kind of "out there" players...no. There is no line. That's why whenever I try to cite influences, I get a lot of, "Really? Well, o.k., if you say so..."
Tattoomom	Date: January 15, 2010 @ 10:24 PM Bill Rhynes Tim Sanders Gene Hilbert .........
Tattoomom	Date: January 15, 2010 @ 10:25 PM Oh yeah..... Dimebag Jerry Cantrell Adam Jones Tony Iommi
Torrence	Date: January 17, 2010 @ 10:03 AM for me, probably: Rory Gallagher Gary Moore Jimmy Page Tony Iommi Chuck Berry And many others who don't spring to mind at the present moment
DannyHowe2	Date: January 31, 2010 @ 3:24 PM Carlos Santana Willie Nelson John Resnick
Tattoomom	Date: January 31, 2010 @ 11:20 PM Did I mention Adam Jones and that weird Bill Rhynes dude?
JeraldHenry	Date: April 14, 2010 @ 11:14 PM It's hard to say but I think I'd have to start with, David Gilmour & Dan Huff.
Mojosnake	Date: April 17, 2010 @ 11:57 PM I played with some bluegrass pickers in virginia. The one playin the mando was my ex.wife's aunt, man could she play that thing.Dont even get me started on what happened when she pulled out her '64 martin .....man lets just say I was schooled She had a very profound effect on my playing there after...thank aunt sandy
Tattoomom	Date: April 21, 2010 @ 11:38 PM Buddy Ebsen

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