Members badpenguin Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Hmmm, some surprising omissions from this list.My personal favs....Bill NelsonLes Paul (Duhhhh...)Steve HacketAnthony PhillipsRobert FrippGary MooreSteve VaiChet AtkinsRoy ClarkeCarlosFrank ZappaThat guy from CaravanThat other guy from CamelJohn and George from that 60's band from the UKPete Townsendand about 2 or 3 hundred others who's name escape me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 Where the hell did this thread come from? Peter Buck, Robert Fripp, Richard Thompson... they're the Trinity for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hellion_213 Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 My cousin plays in blues band, has since I was little. So he's first.Joe Perry Then on to:James HetfieldKerry KingJeff HannemanDimebag Darrell Michael Derks aka Balsac the Jaws of Death Trey Azagthoth Allan WestRalph SantollaMax Cavalera Those are my biggest influences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ed the Dog Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 Coltrane (so I won't mention Miles)LanoisThe Beatles D Boone Joe StrummerPhillip GlassJames Brown (so I won't mention P Funk)Stravinsky Sly and RobbieMy Wife's Love (should Be first)Buckethead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ed the Dog Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 Dammit Jim, how could I forget Bill Frissel: I own nearly all of his stuff. Power Tools set me free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 Larry Carleton, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, SRV are a few of my big influences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 I gotta say all of 'em for just reminding me of the instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 I'm going to have to go with: My Dad Because he was the biggest influence on me. My dad owned a couple flamenco guitars, played just a bit, and bought me my first guitar around 1966. I think that got my head set to where this was something I wanted to do, more so than any artist whose music I may love, but have never been able to fully emulate. Plus I grew up listening to records he used to own and play when they entertained. My fondest memories are from hearing "Out Of Our Heads" The Rolling Stones, and "Walk Don't Run" The Ventures. Now his tastes were quite varied, but those two albums put the "I want to learn electric guitar" into my head. This stuff got into my DNA. Now most folks here should know "Walk Don't Run" but check out their cover of House of the Rising Sun. Once it gets past the Hammond B3 parts, Bob Bogle launches a really cool Chuck Berry-esque run. Definitely something back in the day. [video=youtube;e7z5cXSfY-Y] And that RS album, Out Of Our Heads, is still one of my top fave due to their groundbreaking cover of blues standards. I see they are circling back to their roots with a new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I have influences that are artists I listen to and influences from real life...it's a pretty huge list but I'm fortunate to be surrounded by some great musicians at the moment who have a strong impression on my playing. Really everything I listen to is an influence one way or another.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 The answer you seek is in Post #72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DFB Posted December 10, 2016 Members Share Posted December 10, 2016 Here are a few that got me interested in guitar as a kid.PageIommiLifesonRory Gallagher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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