Pls. post your top 5 guitar influences


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02/13/2004 3:15 am
Hi, I'm new here at Guitar Tricks. I'm coming from the Philippines.

I just want to know who everybody likes here.

Mine:
Steve Vai
John Williams
John Petrucci
Paul Gilbert
Greg Howe
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02/13/2004 3:19 am
I love you, but why don't you try to post things under the right category on the forum. I let you go this time... but next time. YOU SHALL DIE. Nah, I'm just kidding. Half of my top 5 guitarists aren't famous, but I'll post 5 famous ones... if I can think of any...

1) Bonnie Raitt
2) Eric Clapton
3) BB King
4) Jewel (she sucks, but I liked her... so let it go)
5) my big brother

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02/13/2004 3:20 am
How many times have we seen this thread?

Ok

1.Me
2.Raffi
3.Maria of "The Sound of Music"
4.Justin Timberlake
5.John Mayer

You know something funny? I actually saw John Mayer play on Conan O'Brien a few weeks ago. He wasn't that bad, but he was playing with BUDDY GUY!!! The two of them did a little solo duel kind of thing. Imagine, John Mayer thinking he could hang with Buddy Guy...I just wanted to go up to John and say "Dude...stop."
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02/13/2004 3:44 am
Hey I have heard a rippin version of Wind Cries Mary that John Mayer did. It was awesome...but the rest of his stuff I just can't get into. If I ever did though, I think I would put a bullet in my head, so maybe that's a good thing.
Also iiholly, never use the words Jewel and ...sucks in the same sentence in my presence. You get me all excited, since she is a babe. :)

OH ok ok my top 5:
This week it's...
1) Steve Lukather
2) Lil Stevie Vai
3) SRV
4) Brad Paisley
5) Kirk Hammet (LOL just kidding. He's not worthy of my list)
the real number 5 is.... Clapton.


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02/13/2004 4:22 am
Originally posted by hairbndrckr
Hey I have heard a rippin version of Wind Cries Mary
Also iiholly, never use the words Jewel and ...sucks in the same sentence in my presence. You get me all excited, since she is a babe. :)





Jewel sucks... OH look at me BEING a rebel. Got something to say!

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02/13/2004 4:23 am
I hope she does too! :)
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02/13/2004 4:59 am
Originally posted by iiholly
4) Jewel (she sucks, but I liked her... so let it go)


Jewel ROCKS!!! I love her!!! I think she's totally great!

And I'm being totally serious.

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... and that's all I have to say about that.

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02/13/2004 5:01 am
Okay Jewel is god, and she'll suck you all, and that's that.

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02/13/2004 10:50 am
i wont post my top 5 influences... i try not to be influenced he he he he

but since i see jewel there i was wondering

has anyone listened to kristen hirsch and or ani difranco

great guitarists. incidentally ..... they have influenced me a lot he he he he

:D
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02/13/2004 2:46 pm
actually i think John Mayer is pretty good... he does a pretty nice cover of lenny on a bonus dvd.

Here we Go:

1) Michael Wilton
2) SRV
3) Joe Satch
4) John Pertucci
5) Jimi Hendrix
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02/14/2004 12:56 am
1. Slash
2. SRV
3. guitarist from lynard skyryd (cant remember his name)
4. Joe Perry
5. Chad krelgor...

I thorw in the last one just to make sure im totaly different from everyone else!
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02/14/2004 2:11 am
Well here is my little list

1)Randy Rhoads
2)John Lee Hooker
3)SRV
4)David Gilmore
5Joe sacth/via

ok that is 6 but still :-D
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02/14/2004 2:43 am
Here's mine:

1. Jon Schaffer
2. Aleksi Laiho
3. Andre Olbrich
4. Yngwie (not really anymore)
5. Randy Rhoads
To improve technique and of course trying to keep all as clean as possible. I know my own limits and speed limits and so on I never play anything I'm not capable of. That wouldn't make any sense. After three years of playing I tried to play everything as fast as possible and that sounded, I would say, like shit, and I didn't realize that if I'd play bit slower things than I was capable of playing then everything would sound much better.

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02/14/2004 3:23 am
Originally posted by concrete chaos
i wont post my top 5 influences... i try not to be influenced he he he he

but since i see jewel there i was wondering

has anyone listened to kristen hirsch and or ani difranco

great guitarists. incidentally ..... they have influenced me a lot he he he he

:D


Ani Difranco rocks my socks.

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02/14/2004 6:22 am
whats with all of this talk about jewel, shes not hot, she has messed up teeth, and shes trying to be a slut lately so she can sell records

Jimmy Page
Alex Lifeson
Toni Iommi
Randy Rhoads
Buddy Guy

Im forgetting someone really huge and Its really pissing me off
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02/14/2004 6:42 am
Originally posted by TheWizard
whats with all of this talk about jewel, shes not hot, she has messed up teeth, and shes trying to be a slut lately so she can sell records



Im forgetting someone really huge and Its really pissing me off


I thought we were gonig to let this go...

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02/14/2004 7:27 am
Originally posted by TheWizard
whats with all of this talk about jewel, shes not hot, she has messed up teeth, and shes trying to be a slut lately so she can sell records


She was taking the piss out of how the Britney Spears' and Christina Aguilera's use looks and sexuality to sell records.

My guitar influences would have to be
Jimmy Page
David Gilmore
Michael Akerfeld
Joe Stump
Niccolo Paganini (he's wasn't a guitarist but still influenced how I play)
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02/14/2004 2:11 pm
Okay, here are my Top Five inspirations:

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Ritchie Blackmore
3. Brian May
4. David Gilmour
5. Yngwie Malmsteen
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02/14/2004 3:17 pm
They're not 5 , but I'll try to put them in 5 categories as they are in my mind.

Vai & Satch
Page , Hendrix , SRV , Clapton , Gilmour , Knopfler
Jason Becker & Marty Freidman
Slash , Hammett , Zakk Wylde , EVH , Dimebag , Lynch
Petrucci , Gilbert , Romeo , Angelo , Malmsteen
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02/15/2004 1:49 am
David Gilmour
Jimmy Page
Greg Keelor
Mark Knopfler
Steve Cradock
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