Erics first blues album "From the Cradle" I loved it... the clean tones... the high pitch and the bell tone strat... fell in love with blues and started guitar a year after...
The reasons for taking up the guitar are vast and uncountable, but everyone has that person or event that caused them to become truly inspired.
So I invite you to share with us what happened or which person inspired you to become the guitar player you are today.
Erics first blues album "From the Cradle" I loved it... the clean tones... the high pitch and the bell tone strat... fell in love with blues and started guitar a year after...
Jimi Hendrix - 'nuff said.
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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I'm a rock n roller at heart. As a baby I'd go around singing Beatles songs. I was highly influenced by the popular culture of the 60s early. When I got my first guitar it was rock n roll all the way. Whoever was popular at the time...I learned the songs. Only way to impress the babes. When I gained more experience I learned songs for myself instead of for people...thats when blues and other forms of music came in. I can't pinpoint any one person as an influence though...
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
Roger (Jim) McGuinn and his 12 string Ric.
GUITARS: Fender Teles and 50s Strat, Squier Jazz Bass & '51, VooDoo clone, Dillion Tele Thinline, G&L Tribute ASAT, Agile Les Paul clones, Rogue 335, Robelli D'Angelico, Danelectro Hodad 12, Larrivee Koa Parlour, Blueridge 00028, Ibanez Hummingbird, Takamine EC132C, PRS McCarty IRW.
AMPLIFICATION: Carvin Bel Air w/ext cab, Behringer ACX1000, Vox Brian May, Fender Bronco tweed, Rogue 30 Bass, Roland Cube 30, modded Epi Valve Junior w/ Scumback 1x10 cab.
definately jimi hendrix. i only played occasionaly until i heard him
Blues/Rock/Classic Rock Junkie!
Guitars:
-Agile AL-2800 Dlx Les Paul
-Fender MIM Strat
-Fender DG-8 Acoustic
Amps:
-Vox Valvetronix AD30VT
-Kustom 10W Practice Amp
Pedals:
-DigiTech Bad Monkey
Oddly enough, it was my uncle playing some 60s/70s stuff a la Peter, Paul, and Mary on an acoustic that first made me want to play. Once I heard Def Leppard's "Pyromania" and Dokken's "Tooth and Nail" when I was a sophomore in high school, suddenly the acoustic lost some of its allure for me
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
It was the smoke-spewing Les Paul of KISS' Ace Frehley that first enticed my interest the guitar. Then the guitar juggernaut of Led Zeppelin's first album that drove me to purchase one, and start playing. And finally, it was ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons who showed me how to "make it happen" with three chords and sublime tone. Mix that all up, and you've got yourself one funky bowl of guitar gumbo.
I am a HUGE ZZ Top (Gibbons) fan! Welcome and rock on...
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
Robert Renman was my ultimate inspiration.
I believe the saying goes "there is a suck up born every minute" or something like thatOriginally Posted by savagefire
Haha, every minute or every other minute, who cares - it's often enough for me!
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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I'd say a combination of Angus Young, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Muddy Waters, Nuno Bettencourt, and Dave Mustaine.
"It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life." - Jimi Hendrix
My dad was a professional musician - - as were other family members. It's just "always been there."
"Upon us all a little rain must fall"
~ Led Zeppelin
I didn't have the one and only inspiration.
One of my first was an LP of the Shadows, and i think because of this first LP i like Stratocasters since then.
Then of course Jimi Hendrix showed a totally different way of "treating" a guitar.
Followed by David Gilmour who made every song with his solo a little diamond.
But I also had and have inspirations until today.
One of my last was a CD of John Mayall and the bluesbreakes followed by the newer CDs of Julian Sas. The last one was the reason for waking up my blues interest again.
Greetings
Christian
Guitars: Fender Telecaster Standard, Squier Classic Vibe 50's Stratocaster, Yamaha Pacifica 412V, Dean Vendetta, J&D LS-1, Collins Stage Western
Amp: Vox Valvetronix AD50VT, Fame GX60R
Pedals: DIY Box of Rock Clone, DIY Linear Power Boster, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Regenerator, Digitech Bad Monkey, Harley Benton OD-100, Harley Benton DD-2, Behringer Hellbabe HB01 Wah, Boss DS-1, Boss TU-2, Boss DD-7, EXH Small Clone
I pick up the guitar because of Wayne Cambell (wayne's world movie)
the way he staring at his Fender Stratocaster in the window store......made me want one(I bought one copy instead of the REAL thing) and I made a deal with myself......I stop smoking cigarettes and Start playing guitar.....which what I did ......and I never smoked again!!!!
I still have the guitar fever even after nearly 13 years
but my main influence on the Guitars are Ace Frehley, Tony Iommi, Mick Mars, Billy Corgan and Rick Derringer.
being a drummer as well since 1986, I found hapinest with guitars !!!
they're so COOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllll
I listen to a lot of different kind of bands
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Rick Derringer, Alice Cooper, KISS, AC/DC, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Guns 'n' Roses, SoundGarden, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, The Tea party, The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Donnas, The Darkness, etc...etc...
anything with guitars makes me happy !!!
Wow, this movie is that long time ago?Originally Posted by Christian
Yesssssss, I like the scene, when Hendrix' Foxy Lady is beeing played!!
And of course: Bohemian Rhapsody....
I listen to music from classic (I learned violin an d played in an orchestra for 15 years) over blues, rock, pop, punkt hard-rock (not really metal) and jazz. And i like all of these styles, too.
Greetings
Christian
Guitars: Fender Telecaster Standard, Squier Classic Vibe 50's Stratocaster, Yamaha Pacifica 412V, Dean Vendetta, J&D LS-1, Collins Stage Western
Amp: Vox Valvetronix AD50VT, Fame GX60R
Pedals: DIY Box of Rock Clone, DIY Linear Power Boster, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Regenerator, Digitech Bad Monkey, Harley Benton OD-100, Harley Benton DD-2, Behringer Hellbabe HB01 Wah, Boss DS-1, Boss TU-2, Boss DD-7, EXH Small Clone
Well, I've got a wierd mix of influences... My first real influence was a guy by the name of David Latimer, who has done a one man show for a while around the Austin area... He was a friend of my Dad's, and invited me over for a quick lesson... We started with "Your Cheating Heart," played using the Roy Clark Guitar method... Two hours later, my Dad had to drag me away from the place, and David let me borrow one of his acoustics. I've been hooked ever since!
Since then, I've gone through listening (and being influenced by) everything from country to speed metal... There's not a day that goes by that I don't hear something and say, "That's cool, I GOTTA try that!"
Ok here comes my age talking. My first inspiration was the “Ventures”. They had the total sound of the day. I actually started to take guitar lessons at 13 years of age because of them. But then I quit. First reason was sports and girls came along, and also a job making real money in a bowling alley. The second reason was the instructor was milking my dad for the money. I took lessen for 6 months and never was taught a song. He claimed the theory had to be known first. I even had a junior acoustic guitar. I’ve been kickin’ myself ever since then for quitting.
About 2 years ago I got interested in learning how to play praise and worship music. Bought the equipment, but as I said earlier, never really found someone to mentor me. I strum along with a keyboard player each Wednesday evening. Hopefully I will find someone to help push me along. I am beginning to buy some instructional DVD videos to watch. I want to learn good strumming techniques, finger picking and then solos playing. My wife wants me to learn finger picking real fast. She loves listening to it. That is a good incentive if I ever heard one. If anybody has any DVD recommendations, please forward the tiles to me.
Today I like to listen to the easy jazz and blues (Chuck Lobe, Four Play, Craig Chaquico, and of course Eric Clapton. Some day I would like to pick up an album, put it in the CD player and play along with the music … some day! What a dream.
That’s my story.
Tim
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.