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The Allmighty Zach
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12/23/2003 12:27 am
mine would be
eddie van halen
zakk wylde
randy rhoads
dimebag
these 4 are my main influences
how bout you guys
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12/23/2003 1:36 am
I'd say mine are: Slash, Vai, Satch, SRV, maybe Iommi...
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12/23/2003 3:28 am
Slash

Dime

SRV

Jerry Cantrell

Satch

Hendrix

Clapton

Those are mine.
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12/23/2003 5:09 am
Vai

SRV

EVH

James Hetfield - Metallica was the whole reason I started playing, sad what they have become. :(
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12/23/2003 6:01 am
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.
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12/23/2003 11:04 am
Yngwie Malmsteen
Paul Gilbert
Alex Skolnik
Troy Stetina
Dave Mustaine
Chuck Schuldiner
Vivian Campbell
Kirk Hammett (gasp)
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12/23/2003 11:21 am
I guess those who've I've mainly tried ripping off are
Satch - more so than EVH
Leo Kottke
Dicky Betts & Duane A
Ry Cooder
Albert Lee
Dave Gilmour
Skunk Baxter
Johnny Marr

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12/23/2003 3:35 pm
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.
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12/23/2003 4:35 pm
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.
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12/23/2003 7:11 pm
I underrate Pete Townshend...
... and that's all I have to say about that.

[U]ALL[/U] generalizations are [U]WRONG[/U]

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12/23/2003 8:12 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."
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12/23/2003 8:28 pm
The first step is acceptance...
... and that's all I have to say about that.

[U]ALL[/U] generalizations are [U]WRONG[/U]

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12/23/2003 10:35 pm
the second? Self Loathing.
I want the bomb
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My band is better than yours...
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12/23/2003 10:36 pm
Jimmy Page
Nick Valensi
Greg Keelor

Those are the biggest ones, but theres lots more...
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12/23/2003 10:39 pm
Originally posted by Tele Master
Jimmy Page


Don't say that around eggman. He'll shatter your childhood dreams.
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12/23/2003 11:18 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!
... and that's all I have to say about that.

[U]ALL[/U] generalizations are [U]WRONG[/U]

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12/24/2003 12:09 am
Maybe cuz he writes his own music ;).
I want the bomb
I want the P-funk!

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12/24/2003 1:16 am
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.
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12/24/2003 1:30 am
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.
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12/24/2003 1:32 am
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.
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