Guitar Tricks - greatist guitar influences

Jolly McJollyson

12-23-2003, 10:35 AM

Originally posted by Lordathestrings
Well, I go back a bit further than you guys...

Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and their influences, the 'Three Kings' - Albert, BB, and Freddie.

Whether you go back farther or not, those are some damn fine guitarists. I think Pete Townshend is one of the most underrated guitarists ever. He rocks my socks.

sambob

12-23-2003, 11:35 AM

Thats funny, because Townsend thinks he's the greatest guitarist ever..

But, my biggest influences are probably Steve Morse, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, Greg Howe, and of course Shawn Lane.

iamthe_eggman

12-23-2003, 02:11 PM

I underrate Pete Townshend...

Jolly McJollyson

12-23-2003, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by iamthe_eggman
I underrate Pete Townshend...

You sound like you're at an alchoholics anonymous meeting. "I'm the eggman, and I underrate Pete Townshend."

iamthe_eggman

12-23-2003, 03:28 PM

The first step is acceptance...

Jolly McJollyson

12-23-2003, 05:35 PM

the second? Self Loathing.

Tele Master

12-23-2003, 05:36 PM

Jimmy Page
Nick Valensi
Greg Keelor

Those are the biggest ones, but theres lots more...

Jolly McJollyson

12-23-2003, 05:39 PM

Originally posted by Tele Master
Jimmy Page

Don't say that around eggman. He'll shatter your childhood dreams.

iamthe_eggman

12-23-2003, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by Tele Master
Jimmy Page
Nick Valensi
Greg Keelor

Those are the biggest ones, but theres lots more...

Greg Keelor?!?!?

I didn't know he had a style to influence others with - I'm not trying to be mean or sarcastic, but I haven't really heard him do anything beyond mild pentatonic stuff... I don't see how he could be in the same class as Page!

Jolly McJollyson

12-23-2003, 07:09 PM

Maybe cuz he writes his own music ;).

aiwass

12-23-2003, 07:41 PM

I want to say that guys like Holdsworth and Lane have been great influences on the way I play, but their genius is too far beyond me to actually influence my playing. I'll cite them as sources of "inspiration" instead. As for the guys that have actually influenced the way I play:

John Petrucci - Most obvious one. My phrasing (not to mention my aggressive pick attack and use of the neck pickup when alternate-picking) gives me away.

Michael Romeo - Tapped arpeggios and a lot of harmonic minor/neoclassical ideas. I also try to emulate some of his "blurry" legato lines, with varying degrees of success. Besides, his epic songwriting is truly inspirational!

Jason Becker - Currently rejuvenating my sweeping with some good ol' Becker arpeggios! :)

Yngwie Malmsteen - I guess I pay homage to him every time I pull a pedal tone lick or an A minor sweep arpeggio...

Players I'm getting more and more into: Stephan Forte, George Bellas, Chris Brooks (his album is in the mail :D), Marcel Coenen, Jarle H. Olsen (a young Norwegian player, sort of like a more "fusiony" Jason Becker) + a bunch of other guys.

Tele Master

12-23-2003, 08:16 PM

LOL!..I just like his crazy, messy style.. I'm not into who has the best technique and who can play at a billion beats per minute. Thats why I think he's great. He's just messy, and crazy..and he loves to bang the s**t out of that Bigsby.

Jolly McJollyson

12-23-2003, 08:30 PM

So, wait a minute, Telemaster. What I'm getting from your post is that sloppy guitar playing has influenced your style? Well THAT explains a lot.

Tele Master

12-23-2003, 08:32 PM

LOL..its just nice to see some good stuff coming from a guy that doesn't have "perfect technique" and can't do all the fancy shmancy stuff that some people can. Not saying that all the fanyc stuff is bad, I myself am just not into it.

iamthe_eggman

12-23-2003, 11:26 PM

All he does is take a two-note chord, rail on it as fast as he can and somewhere near the tempo, then rams his whammy bar in a convulsive way.

Sorry, I have a lot of pent up rage against Greg Keelor.

Have you ever seen Jim Cuddy play? He's way better. Or Kim Deschamps, their session player who also plays some lead and pedal steel in concert - he's wicked.

Tele Master

12-24-2003, 10:26 AM

Ya, I've seen Blue Rodeo 3 times, and Kim is awesome, and so is Cuddy. But what I'm saying is that, I like Greg's crazy, messy way of playing. It just appeals to me.

eruption013

12-29-2003, 02:12 AM

i cant believe no one has said edward van halen, he is the most influental bar none

eruption013

12-29-2003, 02:13 AM

sry i guess a few ppl have said evh, but im still suprised not many did

aiwass

12-29-2003, 09:29 AM

Originally posted by eruption013
...edward van halen, he is the most influental bar none

Erm... no.

DreamRyche2112

12-29-2003, 07:23 PM

Mine would definatley be............:

1) Joe Satch
2) Michael Wilton ( Queensryche, was the first band i ever heard... i awlaways looked up to those guys)
3) John Pertucci
4) SRV

the fool

12-29-2003, 11:48 PM

there's a lot of guitarists out there that has influenced me but my main two are paul mccartney and brian may. It's funny because mccartney's not even considered a virtuoso guitarist- Harrison's better than him. The most, he's more of a bassist because of the role that he played with the Beatles, but that's not the point. He's my number one because he's the first one who influenced me to learn how to sing. And from singing, picking up the guitar was automatic because I just gotta know Beatles songs. I loved his persona more than his guitar playing and that got me making music.

If mccartney inspired me to play, brian may was the one who gave me the inspiration to keep on playing. There's probably a lot of players better and faster than him but again that's not the point. I like him because I can relate to him. Having times when I was the only guitar player in the band, he showed me that its not necessary to have two guitar players- all you have to do is create your own sound. I also like his style- sort of like a minimalist at times (in my opinion) although i bet he can play 30 min. solos if he wants. He's solos are short but exact, distinct, very melodical, and full of emotions. It basically tells a story- well composed. It's like a well composed short essay. I always find that the hardest essays to write are the short ones.

Guitar-Sam

12-30-2003, 12:07 PM

Well my very first influance that made me anna play was Tony Iommi(boy I reall stand out in a group for originality lol)

Anway the guitarists whos lead technique has most influenced me are:
Ritchie Blackmore
Audley Freed
Dickey Betts
Lead guitarist from heart,not sure weather Nancy Wilson played all the leads or not.

Guitarists whos soulfullness influenced me are:
BB King
Carlos Santana
Jeff Healey

Guitarists whom I've stolen bits from and moved on are:
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen
Michael Schenker
Dave Murray(Maiden)
Sam Andrews(Janis Joplin)

Lordathestrings

12-30-2003, 06:48 PM

Originally posted by Guitar-Sam
... Lead guitarist from heart,not sure weather Nancy Wilson played all the leads or not.... The original lead guitarist for Heart was Roger Fisher. That intricate guitar work that made them so fresh and interesting to listen to, stopped when he left. Nancy's stuff just didn't have the same kick. :(

Compare "Barracuda" to "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" :p

Guitar-Sam

12-31-2003, 12:42 AM

I like all the older stuff off the Little queen album and Dreamboat annie etc...Some really off the wall lead work I'Im not so much for the effects on everything but the licks are truely choice.
The lead to Magic Man is HOT.
My first regular giging group was a female vocal band and we covered allot of Heart after we started playing Magic Man I got totaly into trying to right licks with that off the wall slurred effect.From then till now I prolly sound nothing like that anymore but thats were the ball started rolling.

Meany_1

01-02-2004, 03:40 PM

My fav Guitarists would Probrobaly be (Not in any order!)

Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Slash
Kirk Hammett (Only cos thats my fav band)
Stevie Vai
Chuck Berry

firemelody

01-03-2004, 01:01 AM

Mine would have to be (in no particular order)

David Gilmour
Kirk Hammett (not for the technique or the *cough* lightning fast speed lol, but because of the melody and felling he adds in some of his solos.)
Slash
Clapton
Adam Jones- again not for technique etc. The guy just has a way of putting you in a trance with the simplest of riffs.
Well there's some of mine

Lordathestrings

01-03-2004, 03:13 AM

It's good to hear from you again - Happy New Year to a fellow resident of Wild Rose country!

firemelody

01-03-2004, 11:36 AM

Thank you Lordathestrings, I may not post a lot on here but I read the forums quite a bit. We may be in wild rose country but I would much rather be somwhere much warmer ;)

Catch ya later!

The Ace

01-03-2004, 10:25 PM

Mine would hav to be:
Segovia
Al Di Meola
Randy Rhoads
Rithcie Blackmore
yngwie malmsteem
SRV a little
Zakk Wylde
Van Halen
Steve Vai
Jimmy Page

Theres probably A LOT more but I can't remember them all, I also like some of the guys that who rnt so famous, many of which r on this site
Peace out guys!

livin_a_lie

01-04-2004, 06:09 PM

srv, slash, lommi

stroudman

01-05-2004, 12:53 PM

a few for me are

slash
eddie van halen
joe perry
anybody from ac/dc
and finally ... hendrix

acdc527

01-05-2004, 01:30 PM

Iommi,angus,eddie van halen,clapton, and of course hendrix

metal_carnage

01-05-2004, 03:22 PM

- Yngwie Malmsteen
He showed me classical influcenced music, I found myself loving to play classical music.
His techniques are realy great and I think its absolutely the limit to play like Yngwie.

- James Hetfield (Metallica)
Accualy Hetfield is a better guitarist than hammett I think. Metallica got me into guitarplaying, and im still playing almost everything they created. I love the old stuff :)

- Alex Lifeson (Rush)
I love Rush there music, and Im getting realy into that stuff lately

- Chris DeGarmo (Queensrÿche)
Real natural style of playing, classical influences, and a great music writer :) Also acoustic he can kick some ass!

these 4 are my main influences I guesss,

some more guitarists I like to hear:
- Paco De lucia
- Slash
- Angus Young
- Eddie Van Halen
- Dave Murray

:)

the fool

01-06-2004, 01:17 AM

who's the greatest guitarist... hmmm...

for me that would have to be that old dude who plays the guitar on the subway. he's freakin amazing! he's blind, he's almost deaf, only stands on one leg, and plays the guitar with only 7 fingers but he still sounds so good- i started taking the subway!!! I especially love it when he plays "blue moon of kentucky."

alucard0941

01-09-2004, 07:19 PM

Who is Slash?

alucard0941

01-09-2004, 07:24 PM

Anyway, my favorites are :
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendix
SRV
Juan Serrano (BEST GUITARIST IN THE WORLD!!)
Angus Young

metal_carnage

01-09-2004, 09:04 PM

Originally posted by alucard0941
Who is Slash?

are you kiddin me?

alucard0941

01-09-2004, 10:09 PM

Well, can you tell me then.

the fool

01-09-2004, 11:16 PM

he's the guitar player for guns n roses

the fool

01-09-2004, 11:18 PM

... before i quit the band

alucard0941

01-10-2004, 08:11 PM

But I thought that Axl Rose was the Guitarist

metal_carnage

01-10-2004, 08:13 PM

You ARE kiddin me!

Dante7978

01-10-2004, 09:01 PM

Mine are Slash, Jimmy Page, Kirk Hammett and Angus Young.

Lordathestrings

01-10-2004, 10:36 PM

Originally posted by alucard0941
But I thought that Axl Rose was the Guitarist Nah, he was the 'singer' :rolleyes:

Reece

01-12-2004, 06:22 PM

Jolly McJollyson

01-12-2004, 06:26 PM

HAHAHAHAHA, Kirk Hammet hanging with Hendrix and Vai!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

(dont!)

[Edited by Azrael on 01-13-2004 at 01:12 AM]

aiwass

01-12-2004, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by Reece
I was totally blown away by the battery solo that kirk hammett did it was amazing u guys underestimate kirk hes has more talent then hendrix Vai and all them players al lu guys hear is just the studio albums coz lars is a tight ares he doesn't want kirk to play long and difficult solo when comes down to it all shred players just play scales and modes so there all as good as each other but kirk hammett sticks out the most coz he just amazing and he is my idol

Funniest. Post. Ever.

Pantallica1

01-12-2004, 07:35 PM

ROTFLMAO.

That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.

Kirk Omelet....as good as Vai and Hendrix....*faints from laughing to hard*

Jolly McJollyson

01-12-2004, 07:44 PM

Anybody feel like writing an explaination long enough as to why we're laughing? I think Reece doesn't quite get the joke.

alucard0941

01-12-2004, 10:19 PM

DUDE!! REECE!! All Kirk does is shred man! Try hearing a solo without him shreading. He just plays like 3 or 4 notes and has an extemely light pick. On the other hand . . . Jimi and the gang do all this mess with their guitar that blows people away!! Kirk is ok but all the does is play regular scales with with loads of distortion. He is a nice guitarist but he needs to play somtin else. Plus . . . please note that Jimi played with a right handed guitar when he was left handed. That mean most everything he played he made up by himself and was self taught. O well . . . you should not compare guitarists. They all play with their own style.

Dante7978

01-12-2004, 10:26 PM

Kirk Hammett is an awesome guitarist!!! Although not better than legends like Hendrix or Steve Vai, he's still a great player and can hold his on.

alucard0941

01-12-2004, 10:44 PM

Ok ok . . . i gotta admit, kirk is pretty good

my condolences DANTE 7978

hkusp74

01-12-2004, 10:58 PM

Umm, didn't Satriani influence and teach Kirk how to play? So, if we are going to say that Hammet is awesome, then shouldn't we give credit where it's due. I just recently realized that Kirk wasn't the prodigal son of the guitar.

Let's give a big hand to Mr. Romeo, Mr. Malmsteen, and Mr. Petrucci!!

Jeez, I can't believe none of you have said anything about Cobain yet. Wasn't he an awesome guitarist......

metal_carnage

01-13-2004, 03:43 AM

Cobain...??
not realy LOL...

Malmsteen sure is!:)

Reece

01-13-2004, 05:39 AM

Jolly McJollyson u wou;dn't no a good guitarisy if it hit he he hit u in the face vai playing is good but it all sounds the same and hendrix had no talent i don't think u have heard live and un edited so before u go saying **** like that do ur homework plus all u talk about are shred player tommy emmanuel and tuck andress **** on all the shred players he was my influence on playing he was my biggest hendrix never inspired me coz for the simple fact his playin wasn't inspiring to me vai si good but vinnie moore is a better player

Azrael

01-13-2004, 07:43 AM

Originally posted by Reece
Jolly McJollyson u wou;dn't no a good guitarisy if it hit he he hit u in the face vai playing is good but it all sounds the same and hendrix had no talent i don't think u have heard live and un edited so before u go saying **** like that do ur homework plus all u talk about are shred player tommy emmanuel and tuck andress **** on all the shred players he was my influence on playing he was my biggest hendrix never inspired me coz for the simple fact his playin wasn't inspiring to me vai si good but vinnie moore is a better player

Dude - a bit of advise:

1. Learn correct english
2. Use punctuation marks every now and then
3. Try to make sense
4. First think - then post

Keeping these in mind will help you not to sound like a completely illiterate kindergarten-dropout.

[Edited by Azrael on 01-13-2004 at 06:45 AM]

iamthe_eggman

01-13-2004, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by Azrael
Originally posted by Reece
Jolly McJollyson u wou;dn't no a good guitarisy if it hit he he hit u in the face vai playing is good but it all sounds the same and hendrix had no talent i don't think u have heard live and un edited so before u go saying **** like that do ur homework plus all u talk about are shred player tommy emmanuel and tuck andress **** on all the shred players he was my influence on playing he was my biggest hendrix never inspired me coz for the simple fact his playin wasn't inspiring to me vai si good but vinnie moore is a better player

Dude - a bit of advise:

1. Learn correct english
2. Use punctuation marks every now and then
3. Try to make sense
4. First think - then post

Keeping these in mind will help you not to sound like a completely illiterate kindergarten-dropout.

[Edited by Azrael on 01-13-2004 at 06:45 AM]

Wow, you're starting to sound like me...

sambob

01-13-2004, 10:32 AM

Well, since we're all (some of us at least), are pulling what we're saying STRAIGHT out of our ass.

I am my greatest guitar influence.

That is quite simply because I am THE greatest guitarist in the history, of the universe.

Azrael

01-13-2004, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by iamthe_eggman
Originally posted by Azrael
Originally posted by Reece
Jolly McJollyson u wou;dn't no a good guitarisy if it hit he he hit u in the face vai playing is good but it all sounds the same and hendrix had no talent i don't think u have heard live and un edited so before u go saying **** like that do ur homework plus all u talk about are shred player tommy emmanuel and tuck andress **** on all the shred players he was my influence on playing he was my biggest hendrix never inspired me coz for the simple fact his playin wasn't inspiring to me vai si good but vinnie moore is a better player

Dude - a bit of advise:

1. Learn correct english
2. Use punctuation marks every now and then
3. Try to make sense
4. First think - then post

Keeping these in mind will help you not to sound like a completely illiterate kindergarten-dropout.

[Edited by Azrael on 01-13-2004 at 06:45 AM]

Wow, you're starting to sound like me...

LOL! Gimme five pal!

Zeppelin

01-13-2004, 12:02 PM

err
Can somebody just kill this thread?

aiwass

01-13-2004, 12:56 PM

Kirk Hamster can eat my ass and balls (to use a famous phrase invented by the great Mike Portnoy). His technique is sh*t, his vibrato is practically nonexistent, but still uncontrolled enough to be annoying, and the theoretical/compositional aspect of his soloing is immature at best. Somebody has to teach him how to outline chord tones and progressions. Now, there are worse guitarists out there, but the fact that he, in his GW interviews, is revered as such an authority on guitar (the word "virtuoso" has been used), and he himself seems way too confident in his own playing, regardless of the fact that he can't even play his old solos anymore, really PISSES me off.

Metallica WAS a great band - long, long ago. Kirk WAS an ok guitarist, but has now thrown away even the little potential he once had as a youngster, in favor of surfing, and being a pseudo-spiritual, transsexual hippie.

Oh and Reece: I'm not a huge fan of Hendrix either (as a songwriter and innovator, hell yeah, but not as a guitarist), but you need to check out some real players, and get your head out of your ass. Ever heard of John Petrucci? That's right, the guy three places down from Kirk's 1st place on the GW reader's poll. If any of the GW readers had half a brain cell, he would have been #1, because he eats three of Kirk for breakfast.

Pantallica1

01-13-2004, 01:18 PM

This is the greatest thread of all time.

It's amazing how much the media can control people. Hell, just take a look at the Rolling Stone Top 100 guitarists. Jack White for Pete's sake made the list. Terrible media.

Kirk Hammet is not good, I don't think he ever was any good. The fact is most of the solos weren't even written by Kirk, James wrote them. To me, that says a lot about Kirk right there. If you're going to talk about a guitarist in Metallica it should either be Cliff Burton or James Hetfield. Not the Hamster man.

Death55

01-13-2004, 04:19 PM

Dont forget dave mustain. He used to be in metallica but he was too good so they kicked him out.

I laugh when people say kirk hamster is really good. Someone did tell me that the guitarist from muse was really good once but he doesnt understand anything.

Jolly McJollyson

01-13-2004, 05:15 PM

Originally posted by Reece
Jolly McJollyson u wou;dn't no a good guitarisy if it hit he he hit u in the face vai playing is good but it all sounds the same and hendrix had no talent i don't think u have heard live and un edited so before u go saying **** like that do ur homework plus all u talk about are shred player tommy emmanuel and tuck andress **** on all the shred players he was my influence on playing he was my biggest hendrix never inspired me coz for the simple fact his playin wasn't inspiring to me vai si good but vinnie moore is a better player

That's even funnier than your Kirk post! HAHAHAHA! And you're wrong, if I hit myself in the face, I'd know it, even though I rock and could bury Kirk Hammet.

alucard0941

01-13-2004, 05:24 PM

hey come on now i thing Reece has been put in his place. Just lay off now. There is one thing i have to add though . . . y do u think kirk is so good?

01-13-2004, 07:41 PM

My influences are as followes:

Toni Iommi
Ted Nugent (Yea i know, but he is still cool.)
Eric Clapton
EVH
Yngwie Malmsteen
SRV
Randy Rhodes
Zakk Wylde
Vai

MuseDS

01-22-2005, 02:00 PM

Matt Bellamy.

SpeckledJim

01-22-2005, 06:10 PM

my influences are:

Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton

thats all you need

Akira

01-23-2005, 06:17 AM

Gilbert
Vai
Satch
Hendrix
Nuno

More and more threads seem to be ending in some sort of flaming contest. What gives?

Polera

01-23-2005, 01:54 PM

SRV
Slash
Hendrix
Angus

Silimtao

01-23-2005, 11:54 PM

Santana- so simple, yet so soulful

Roy Buchanan

Dickey Betts

Duane Allman

Mark Knopfler

Hendrix

I think all of the above have a very unique sound. I don't care much for people that are so derivative of others. SRV smokes, but you know who his influence is. I wonder why Robin Trower didn't get the same respect SRV did?

Then there's a whole bunch of old electric blues guys- The 3 Kings, as already mentioned, there's a bunch more, but I'm getting brain lock.

Incidents Happen

01-23-2005, 11:57 PM

You sure on that Hendrix move? ;)

:D

~Incidents

Silimtao

01-24-2005, 12:42 AM

You sure on that Hendrix move? ;)

:D

~Incidents

Nah, I threw that in there just to piss ya off! :D

dragon's child

01-24-2005, 12:48 AM

I was totally blown away by the battery solo that kirk hammett did it was amazing u guys underestimate kirk hes has more talent then hendrix Vai and all them players al lu guys hear is just the studio albums coz lars is a tight ares he doesn't want kirk to play long and difficult solo when comes down to it all shred players just play scales and modes so there all as good as each other but kirk hammett sticks out the most coz he just amazing and he is my idol

Post like this shouldn't be allowed on this site...and here are my influence n fav guitarrist:

Yngwie Malmsteen.
Steve Vai.
Joe Satriani.
Michael Romeo.
Michael Angelo Batio.
Luca Turilli.
John Petrucci.
Paul Gilbert.
Jason Becker.
Alexi Laiho.
Jani Liimatainen.
Timo Tolki.
Dave Mustaine.
Mattias Ia Eklundh.
Peter Wichers and Ola Frenning (soilwork)
Dave Murray.
Janick Gers.
Adrian Smith.
John Frusciante.(the 1st entire song I play was californication)

lol...short list isnt it?¿? :cool: