Pls. post your top 5 guitar influences


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02/15/2004 6:42 am
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02/15/2004 9:52 am
Dave Murray, Buckethead, Dimebag, Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman/Adrian Smith.
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02/15/2004 10:50 am
1. My guitarteacher with his Band "Exciting Cafe" and their guitarist Dieter Libuda
2. Jeff Beck
3. Tuck Andress
4. Uli John Roth
5. John Petrucci

..but i could name like 50 guitarists here

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02/15/2004 5:43 pm
1)Jimi Hendrix
2)Lenny Breau
3)Stevie Ray Vaughan
4)Jonny Lang
5)John Mcgale
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10/03/2005 10:21 am
I have 15 influences, Ill just narrow my best to 5.

1) Steve Vai
2) Paul Gilbert
3) Yngwie Who?? :D
4) Shawn Lane
5) Jimi Page

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10/03/2005 3:52 pm
Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollyson1.Me
2.Raffi
3.Maria of "The Sound of Music"
4.Justin Timberlake
5.John Mayer

My list stays almost the same, but I'm changing numero 5 to Santana. Either that or some other worthless hippie.
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10/04/2005 4:54 am
-my (older) brother...where it all started
-Jimmy Page
-Dimebag
-Billy Gibbons
-Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman (they count as 1)
-David Gilmour...woops is that 6? Too late!
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10/04/2005 10:50 pm
1. My Dad
2. My Brother
3. Jimmy Page
4. Van Zant of course
5. Clapton
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10/04/2005 10:56 pm
Originally Posted by: Alphuh4. Van Zant of course

Which one?
I want the bomb
I want the P-funk!

My band is better than yours...
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10/04/2005 11:01 pm
Not in any order:

Yngwie Malmsteen
Jimmy Page
Jimmy Hendrix
Joe Satriani
Gary Moore
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10/04/2005 11:20 pm
Hendrix
Page
George Benson
SRV
Gilmour
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10/05/2005 1:49 am
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  • Pete Townsend
  • Jimmy Page
  • Leslie West
  • Rik Emmet
  • Jerry Reed





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10/05/2005 4:34 am
Don't know how I missed this the first time 'round.

1) Slash
2) Vai
3) Satriani
4) Gilmour
5) Buckethead
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10/05/2005 4:58 am
I would have to go with:

AC/DC
The Cult
Blackfoot
CCR
Led Zepplin

I know those are the band names and not the guitarist names, deal with it.
I am a constant evolving music machine. Oh Man, I just forgot what I was playing. Oh well, on to the next song. :rolleyes:
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10/05/2005 5:51 am
Originally Posted by: bigbudaI would have to go with:

AC/DC
The Cult
Blackfoot
CCR
Led Zepplin

I know those are the band names and not the guitarist names, deal with it.

Blackfoot! YEAH! Dude, the band that doesn't believe in transitions! They rock my socks, haha.
I want the bomb
I want the P-funk!

My band is better than yours...
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10/05/2005 6:14 am
Train.....Train....take me on out of this town.....oh....Train.....Train.....take me on out of this town......

HELL YEAH!
I am a constant evolving music machine. Oh Man, I just forgot what I was playing. Oh well, on to the next song. :rolleyes:
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10/08/2005 12:33 am
1. John Petrucci
2.My keyboard player (he influences the way I play)
3.My Drummer (same)
4.Slash
5.Dave Murray
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10/10/2005 5:25 am
and i thought i was the only filipino guy here.

anyway my top guitarist would be

Eric johnson
John Petrucci
Joe Satriani
Yngwie Malmsteen
Pat Metheny
For the love of music not for the love of money!!! :D

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10/12/2005 10:28 pm
1. slash
2. jimi hendrix
3. jimmy page
4. joe perry
5. zakk wylde

:D
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10/14/2005 9:10 pm
1.Steve Vai
2.Stevie Ray Vaughan
3.Jimmy page
4.Van Halen
5.Jimi Hendrix

honorable mention - Angus Young
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