Members Special J Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 I like lists. Who are your top 5 guitarist who have influenced you the most in playing and/or tone? Mine are, in no particular order:Jonny GreenwoodPete TownsendDavid GilmourJimi HendrixJ. Mascis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 Ty TaborPete TownshendMike McCreadyStone GossardBillie Joe Armstrong I first picked up guitar because of Green Day. It was the mid 90s, I listened to Dookie a lot, and I still love that guitar tone. Their songs were super easy, so it kept playing fun. I also learned Nirvana songs, but liked Billie Joe's tone and playing better. I then moved on/up to Pearl Jam, where I learned some soloing and more advanced rhythm stuff. After that, I started learning lots of Townshend. Ty Tabor rounded out my early influences, and I can still hear all those influences in how I play today. I still listen to The Who, Pearl Jam, and King's X a whole lot, and Green Day occasionally. Dookie is good exercise music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted June 26, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 kayd_mon wrote: Ty Tabor Pete Townshend Mike McCready Stone Gossard Billie Joe Armstrong I first picked up guitar because of Green Day. It was the mid 90s, I listened to Dookie a lot, and I still love that guitar tone. Their songs were super easy, so it kept playing fun. I also learned Nirvana songs, but liked Billie Joe's tone and playing better. I then moved on/up to Pearl Jam, where I learned some soloing and more advanced rhythm stuff. After that, I started learning lots of Townshend. Ty Tabor rounded out my early influences, and I can still hear all those influences in how I play today. I still listen to The Who, Pearl Jam, and King's X a whole lot, and Green Day occasionally. Dookie is good exercise music. Cool man. I dig all those guys. Dookie, Dogman, Ten, and Mad Season were all on heavy rotation for me as a teenager. And most Who albums have been in heavy rotation since I was born (thanks Dad!). McCready would definitely make it in to my top 10. Check out the reissue of Mad Season if you haven't yet. Some great bonus unreleased and live material in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kit_strong Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 There are tons of guitarists I enjoy, admire, and respect but none of them are really the reason I picked up guitar.I have always loved music and always enjoyed singing. My initial reason for picking up guitar was just to be able to strum some cowboy chords while singing. So with that in mind I guess some of my top influences would be Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, John Fogerty, Jeff Tweedy, Jack White.. the list could go on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 @special j I used to play Mad Season all the time! I'll definitely check out that reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 this is actually tough... because at certain times it's been different... i would have had to include page... gilmour... and a heap of blues guys... but i'm gonna go withjimi hendrixpeter greenprincechris whitleyjohn squire (who recently toured australia with the stone roses reunion... and i had no idea he was here at the time... i was gutted when i found out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alexilaiho Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 My influences are mainly based around the stoner/doom genre, and now in no particular order:Matt pikeJus oborn and Liz buckingham/obornLori s.Tony iommi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 SRVWes MontgomeryEric JohnsonDavid GilmourTommy Emmanuel ...tough to narrow it to 5 with so many greats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 The Beatles and The Stones were my first serious influences. Singling out just Guitarists:Early Eric ClaptonJimi HendrixEarly Jeff BeckMick TaylorJimmy PageOne of my all time heroes is Peter Green but for some reason I didn't really get into him until much later. BB and Albert are big, as well as Duane and Dicky from the original Allman Brothers. As others have said, the list is endless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 Greg BradyCharles MansonRalph MalphDavd KoreshReverend Jim Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joy-z Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 George HarrisonDave DaviesNokie EdwardsElliot EastonJack White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bazinga Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 Jimmy PageRitchie BlackmoreMartin BarreSRVDavid Gilmour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Old Fart Rocker Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 In no particular order: Jimmy PageAlex LifesonPeter FramptonEVHMichael Schenker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Estrago Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 David GilmourStevie Ray VaughanPaco de LuciaVictor WootenJohn Coltrane Victor Wooten and John Coltrane aren't inspirations for my guitar playing so much as they are inspirations on how to approach music, which ultimately helps with my guitar playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 DaveAronow wrote: Greg Brady Charles Manson Ralph Malph Davd Koresh Reverend Jim Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 @Mav64Last names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitzilla Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 Vai, Lifeson, Belew, Gorham/Robertson (they are inseparable to me), Macalpine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted June 26, 2013 Members Share Posted June 26, 2013 I forgot Guthrie Govan. He's got to be in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members genesis3 Posted June 27, 2013 Members Share Posted June 27, 2013 changes a bit but the all timers areJoe SatrianiJimmy Page - I also think is the 'greatest' living guit player from that thread a whiles backJeff BeckPat Metheny - staggering compositional skills not to mention technically great5th one would probly be a tie between Eric Johnson , Andy Summers and maybe Steve Morse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted June 27, 2013 Members Share Posted June 27, 2013 Jerry GarciaPete TownsendDjango ReinhardtChet AtkinsTrey Anastacio That bottom slot could be filled by 4-5 other guys, or no one at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted June 27, 2013 Members Share Posted June 27, 2013 For electric guitar, I'd have to say Gary Moore, God rest his soul, Barry Melton, Carlos Santana, Rick Miller, and Keith Streng. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danswon Posted June 28, 2013 Members Share Posted June 28, 2013 Here's 8 of my favourites because I can't think of just 5 and there's undoubtedly loads more that I can't remember right now: Rick Nielsen (underrated solid rock n' roll guitarist who wrote all the CT songs)Warren DeMartini (brilliant solos, great riffs)Captain Sensible (Machine Gun Etiquette is prob my favourite album)Dave Navarro (just the original Jane's stuff)Jimi Hendrix (wore out my VHS of Woodstock as a guitar-mad teenager)Jerry Cantrell (pretty much learnt to play all the basic stuff with AiC Unplugged)Tony Iommi (just for the awesome riffs, mostly found his solos mediocre)Jimmy Page (my no.1 favourite guitarist, despite, and possibly in a small part because of, the sloppiness) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kumarlabels Posted June 28, 2013 Members Share Posted June 28, 2013 David Gilmour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LuckisforLosers Posted June 28, 2013 Members Share Posted June 28, 2013 In no particular order...Josh HommeJ MascisKevin ShieldsDavid GilmourTony IommiMostyl because of the tones. I suck at playing guitar, but I still can make it sound cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted June 28, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2013 LuckisforLosers wrote: In no particular order... Josh Homme J Mascis Kevin Shields David Gilmour Tony Iommi Mostyl because of the tones. I suck at playing guitar, but I still can make it sound cool. Great list. Nice avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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