Inspiring Guitarists

[Andrew Sa]

Ok, well now that we have seen why everyone started playing guitar...lets hear which guitarists or bands made you wanna play...( even tho thius topic has definately been done to death).

I know it is an odd choice, but I think the album that most made me wanna learn to play was Razorblade Suitcase by Bush...which is weird, because Nigel Pulsford and Gavin Rossdale are hardly what I'd call guitar heroes, although I still really love that album and the way those dudes play.
And ofcourse Gavin is a different kind of hero...for marrying Gwen and all...lucky bastard.

Lets see how many people say "Metallica" for this one...

[PRSplaya]

I was inspired by the guitar riffage of Slash on the Appetite album, originally (and still am today).

[Leedogg]

I was inspired by the guitar riffage of Slash on the Appetite album, originally (and still am today).


No fair, he took my answer. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cmmsdm/smilies/bigcry.gif

[mike&theblues]

i'm with prs and leedogg unfortuantly it took me too many years to pick a guitar up myself

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

personally, I heard "meant to live" by switchfoot and decided that I needed to learn it! so I got a guitar a few weeks later and after a few days of playing I attempted playing it... I kinda got it... I'm sure I could do it nowadays, but I never did go back and learn it end to end... hmm, I may have to do that now...

[Poontang_clan]

what inspired me was my brothers friends playing then i started getting into metallica and then it kept going

[bunmiadefisayo]

Carlos Santana in "Maria, Maria". Loved the playing os much id ecided i would also learn guitar.

[Ian Rossiter]

Cronologicly I'd have to say;
Duran Duran-Rio
Van Halen-1984
The Police-Syncronicity
The Stray Cats-Built For Speed
David Lee Roth-Eat em' and Smile
Metallicia-Master of Puppets
Ricky Skaggs-Country Boy
U2-The Joshua Tree
The Pouges-If I should Fall From Grace With God
Yngwie Malmsteen-Trilogy
Stevie Ray Vaughn-Live Alive (bought the day after seeing him in concert btw)
Red Hot Chili Peppers-Mothers Milk
Eric Johnson-Ah Via Musicom
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Danny Gatton-88 Elmira Street
Alan Jackson-Greatest Hits vol1
Danny Gatton- Cruisin Deuces
Prince's entire catalog
Tom Waits entire catalog
Motown's entire catalog
Sun Records entire catalog
SRV's enitre catalog
......I've babbled on enough

[Cryptic Excretions]

Well, ICP would be the band that made me realize I wanted to be in music. Korn and slipknot as well as some others would be the bands that got me to start bass which led to guitar and when I realized that their stuff just wasn't that much fun to play I began searching for better stuff. But much like why I began I was inspired by "all the wrong reasons".

[finger_tapGoD]

i would have to say randy rhoads, steve vai, and kirk hammett are my inspiring artists :D i took most of the stuff they played (scales n stuff) and mixed it up to make my own music

[hunter60]

I think that if there was one specifically, it would have to be Bob Dylans' 'Blood on the Tracks'. Either that or 'Desire'. Okay, okay, maybe not the most intense or technically proficient guitarist out there, but his songs simply blew me away. After hearing 'Tangled up in Blue' and 'Hurricane', I knew that I wanted to play the guitar.

It just took me twenty-five years to get there. Hey, better late than never. :rolleyes:

[ren]

Eric Clapton was my inspiration when I started 20 years ago - now it's Steve Vai and Allan Holdsworth that keep me going...

[Andrew Sa]

yea, I was initially inspired to start playing primarily by Bush. Now my inspirations/muses are guys like Mark knopfler,David Gilmore,Randy Rhoads,Slash and Alexi Laiho(he is absolutely amazing...almost as good as Randy)

[Akira]

Rage Against The Machines self titled album.

[Homebrew1709]

Im sure this must sound typical for a 20 year old like myself, but Nirvana's album In Utero (specifically the song "Frances Farmer Will Have her Revenge on Seattle") really made me want to start playing. Eventually, Randy Rhoads inspired me to go beyond power chords.

[Kutzki]

my inspirations are quite basic:
B.B. King-always wanted to be able to play one single note and make it rock for an hour!
Jimi Hendrix-not only did that guy have thee coolest riffs ever he also had thee coolest style, in his playing, in his pimped out clothes. man that dude was a cool cat.
Albert King-the man played his soul into your ears every time he played a note.
Eric CLapton-i really dono what in specific but his solo's are just so tasteful. my favourite by him is"further on down the road", see "the last waltz:-The Band's CD.
David Gilmour-how he always plays the right note.
Slash-Slash(nothing more has to be said there i hope)
Stevie Ray Vaughn-the man was a beast! palyed with 13s and bend on the 2nd fret! Beast!
Randy Rhoads-rock geniuse.
Zakk Wylde-alternative picking BEAST!
Bob Dylan-lyrical mastermind, and worst voice ever award goes to...
LED ZEPPLIN-RULES
i dono those are mind, pretty basic.all the rockers :cool:

[Kataklizym]

Bauhaus. Bauhaus made me want to perform on stage. It was'nt until I saw Living Color that I wanted to jam,they let me know that it can be cool for african americans to metal out and that you don't have to be trapped into liking/listening to what everybody in your neighborhood was listening to: R&B and Hip Hop,that it was okay to step outside the box of what everybody else is doing and do what you really want to do. Bauhaus showed me there was more to music than those two genres and Living Color allowed me to become the metal guitarist I am today. I thank god for those two bands,they changed my life.

[kill em all]

Randy Rhoads was my original inspiration and remains my idle (that's rare). I've just still never heard more emotional playing.

[scarface84]

Kirk hammett :cool:

[Kirktallica5]

Hammett, Hendrix, Slash. Many more.

[fingertricks]

Hmm. Nirvana

[tehplatypus]

And ofcourse Gavin is a different kind of hero...for marrying Gwen and all...lucky bastard.

and then the moron cheated on her. sad.


anyways, i'd definately have to say green day was my inspiration for picking up a guitar.

[tehplatypus]

It was'nt until I saw Living Color that I wanted to jam,they let me know that it can be cool for african americans to metal out and that you don't have to be trapped into liking/listening to what everybody in your neighborhood was listening to: R&B and Hip Hop,that it was okay to step outside the box of what everybody else is doing and do what you really want to do.

ever check out fishbone?

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

I think I forgot to mention... Lamb of God (along with lots of other GOOD metal bands) have had a huge influence on my style, I still can't play like them though! :D even just tabs of their music is pretty hard for me!

[CW14]

When I was just starting out, I was inspired quite a bit by Carlos Santana and Kirk Hammet.

These days I try my best NOT to play like those two players, as I now hate their style.

My inspirations right now are:

-Alexi Laiho
-Randy Rhoads
-Glen Alvelais
-James Hetfield
-Jeff Hanneman
-Joe Satriani
-Eddie Van Halen
-Dave Gilmour
-Larry Carlton

[stackny]

Led Zeppelin's "Over the Hills and Far Away".

I had listened to Satch and other stuff, but had no real appreciation for what they were playing and the difficulty of it.

[gogogo]

The first time I heard hendrix it how could i not....later it was clapton page king collins and some jazz cats....and up till now im still diggin the blues...along with a little virtuoso and shred....but id say ive got about 10 of technique masterin to get there but hey im on the way and no turning back ;)

[Gibson 335]

Hi All guess this dates the time I took up Guitar, :rolleyes: so would you take
1 Bill Haley and the Comets, 2. Gene Vincent 3. The Shadows


Rock n Roll


:cool:

[jedicaster]

For me it was Wishbone Ash.

[Raskolnikov]

ever check out fishbone?
Indeed.

One of the best bands, ever.

[rockonn91]

i acutally had no real band that made me WANT to learn guitar. i just wanted to look cool so i picked it up.

the first song i got good at was purple haze, so i guess ill say that was my inspiration to keep going.

[Fretfire]

Inspiring? Hmmm let me see........

John Fruciante - Funk And Groove

Steve Vai - Melody and Style

Jason Becker - Neo Classical Shred

Yngwie Malmsteen - Awesome Right Hand Technique

Eddie Van Halen - tap, tap, tap

Buckethead - my favorite mascot :D

[Jolly McJollyson]

Eddie Hazel- Funk And Groove
There, fixed.

[Fretfire]

There, fixed.

Oh yes, I forgot, Thanks dude..youre right.
Eddie is better than Frusciante...........but I also remember Greg Howe. ;)

[Jolly McJollyson]

Oh yes, I forgot, Thanks dude..youre right.
Eddie is better than Frusciante...........but I also remember Greg Howe. ;)
:D Greg Howe is freakin' UNstoppable.