- Scott Henderson
- John Scofield
- Jimi Hendrix
- Bill Frisell
- Michael Shenker
- Uli Jon Roth
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Albert King
- Sonny Landreth
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Paul Gilbert
- Steve Vai
- Wes Montgomery
- Allan Holdsworth
- Gary Moore
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
- Scott Henderson
- John Scofield
- Jimi Hendrix
- Bill Frisell
- Michael Shenker
- Uli Jon Roth
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Albert King
- Sonny Landreth
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Paul Gilbert
- Steve Vai
- Wes Montgomery
- Allan Holdsworth
- Gary Moore
Last edited by Robert; February 9th, 2009 at 12:05 PM.
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Fun.
Richie Blackmore
Michael Schenker
Robin Trower
Chris Duarte
Stevie Vaughn
Joe Perry
Gary Moore
Joe Satriani
Billy Gibbons
Rory Gallagher
David Gilmour
Jeff Beck
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Regular Fretter
What's interesting to me will be seeing some of the players that show up on multiple lists. Different players influence us all in different ways so it will be fun to compare and contrast what we may take from each of them.
Spud, I can't believe I left Gilmour off my list. I haven't listened to the Floyd in a few months so I guess it went to the back of my mind, but Gilmour is a huge influence on me. I just played "Fearless" the other night at a friend's house and yet I still forgot to include Dave. A lot of my use of delay is directly influenced by David Gilmour and I've learned more than a little about phrasing from listening to the man play. His subtlety is masterful and he can also crank up the intensity when appropriate.
I guess my list is now 16 deep. I actually once made a list of the 100 most influential players for me but lost it when my laptop crashed last year.
"I happen to have perfect situational awareness, Lana. Which cannot be taught, by the way. Like a poet's ... mind for ... to make the perfect words." - Sterling Archer
Regular Fretter
My list is made up of influences from different periods of my life (in random order).
Malmsteen
Paul Gilbert
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
Ron Asheton (Stooges)
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
Gary Moore
Billy Duffy (Cult)
EVH
Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
Jimi Hazel (24-7 Spyz)
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
Stuart Braithwaite/John Cummings/Barry Burns (Mogwai)
Regular Fretter
Nice. Someone else listens to Mogwai! Hooray.Originally Posted by Suhnton
"I happen to have perfect situational awareness, Lana. Which cannot be taught, by the way. Like a poet's ... mind for ... to make the perfect words." - Sterling Archer
Regular Fretter
Somewhat influential at one time or another. It may not always be for their talent, but some is just the ability to capture ones attention.
Not in any order
George Harrison
Mike Campbell
Santana
Clapton
Mark Knopfler
SRV
Buddy Guy
BB King
Ron Wood/Keith Richards
David Gilmour
Dave Davies
Joe Perry
Joe Walsh
Phil Keaggy
Mark
* Loud is good, good is better!
Canucklehead
Some on my list have had an influence in the way I play, others just inspired me to want to play.
*Alex Lifeson
*Steve Sherman
*Andy Summers
*Ian Crichton
*Pete Townsend
*Robert Fripp
*EVH
*Jimmy Page
*Satch
*Brian May
*Gordon Lightfoot
*Keith Richards
*Brian Setzer
*Kim Mitchell
*Roy Clark
Gearlist:
Electric: Ibanez 'AS103', Fender Dlx Nash Pwr Tele, Fender Squier '62 JV Strat, Squier '51, Squier 60's Classic Vibe Strat, Epi Elite LP Studio, Hagstrom Swede Acoustic: Larrivee LV-03RE, A&L AMI, Yamaha FG340-T Bass: Yamaha BB 450 Amps: Roland JC-120, JC-50, Peavey Classic 30, Fender Super Champ XD Pedals: Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Danelectro Cool Cat Drive, Transparent Overdrive, Digitech Digiverb, Bad Monkey, Ibanez TS-9, Boss AC-2, CE-5, CS-2, DD-3, DF-2, DS-1, FV-100, GE-7, OC-2, PSM-5, SD-1, TU-2, DVM~BYOC 'Lush Puppy' Chorus
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