(07-10-2015, 03:59 PM)Bryan Wrote: It took 34 posts before someone mentioned Kirk Hammet. For shame people. For shame. 
Y'know, if someone wanted to be a troll they could remove the g from your post. 

(07-10-2015, 03:59 PM)Bryan Wrote: It took 34 posts before someone mentioned Kirk Hammet. For shame people. For shame. 
Y'know, if someone wanted to be a troll they could remove the g from your post. 

(07-10-2015, 12:32 PM)GodFather Wrote: Mike Stern

(07-07-2015, 01:26 AM)Wyche Wrote:  a nod to the impeccable Junior Brown from the *real* country music scene.

(07-10-2015, 03:09 PM)jason Wrote: He's (Urban) a pretty good guitarist I just can't get past how shitty and poppy his songs are.  I don't overly like Brad Paisley (or modern country in general), but he is pretty sick on a Telecaster.  When Zac Brown (who I do like) plays live, he will shred.

I left Steve Cropper off of my list on accident...

(07-10-2015, 12:43 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Correct. I just wanted people to post players that were influential to them, whether it be as a player or just a music lover. Figured we'd get a lot of different styles and genres. It's pretty cool because even though you may not be a fan of a particular type of music or band, it's still possible to enjoy listening to someone that 'speak to you' in a musical way. 

(07-10-2015, 04:58 PM)CharvelPlaya Wrote: Most influential guitar players on my playing? Hmmmmmm, so many. I do have a top 2, which is Randy Rhoads and Jimmy Page. I immersed myself in their music so much when I first started playing. Randy Rhoads influenced my lead playing. Page made me love chords of all kind. I am also heavily influenced by his lead playing too. Here are some of my favorite guitar players, ones that influenced me. In no particular order-

Chet Atkins
Angus Young (I can hear one note, and tell it's him)
Dave Mustaine
Jeff Hanneman
John Frusciante and Hillel
Yngwie
Jimmy Nolan (James Brown)
Prince (Jesus, is there any instrument he can't do?)
EVH
Mick Mars (Most don't like him, but I like his style a lot)
Joe Walsh (Love his slow ascending bends)
Frank Zappa (so underrated)
Tony Iommi (riff master!!!)
George Lynch
Warren DeMartini
Jake E Lee (might be my 3rd biggest influence)
Frank Hannon (would have been huge in the 70s, even over his 80s success)
Joe Perry (I think his solo style is very unique)
Johnny Ramone (basic, but sounded so cool)


I can list so much more.

(07-09-2015, 11:55 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Yep. Good stuff.

Another couple guys i catch myself watching videos of for hours on end...

Tony MacAlpine

(07-10-2015, 03:09 PM)jason Wrote: He's (Urban) a pretty good guitarist I just can't get past how shitty and poppy his songs are.  I don't overly like Brad Paisley (or modern country in general), but he is pretty sick on a Telecaster.  When Zac Brown (who I do like) plays live, he will shred.

I left Steve Cropper off of my list on accident...

(07-11-2015, 12:47 AM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Yeah Paisley is really good and so is Steve Wariner.  They are pretty genre specific.  That's why I like Urban's playing.  He's a hybrid rock/country player.

The thing amazing about Paisley is how he sings and just throws those licks out like they are nothing.  Effortless.

Like I said before.  Most current rock player's are pretty bland and boring.  You have Avenged Sevenfold and Dragonforce and a slew of Killswitch Engage knock-offs.

The guy from Black Tide is very talented.

Really none of the new players do very much for me.

Joe Bonamassa is talented but he just comes off as an arrogant ass to me.  He's songs are meh.

(07-14-2015, 04:24 AM)coachmcneil71 Wrote:    Interesting story about Paisley, when he came to Nash he wouldn't show how good of guitar player that he was for fear of the industry trying to pigeonhole him as a studio player. Which is exactly what they would have tried to do. He wanted to be accepted as a singer first. It was only after he got his first real deal that he actually pulled back the curtain to reveal that he is a monster guitar player. He has a cd that is exclusively dedicated to just guitar playing of several different styles. There are a couple of songs on it where he sings but it's mostly guitar work. Anyone that thinks he can only play specifically in the country genre would be mislead.
   As for Bonamassa coming of as "an arrogant ass", nine out of ten gifted guitar players seem to come off this way. That's like saying the sky is blue. I've yet to meet an uber talented GP that's willing to admit that another player is better than themselves. Dude's a beast and every musician worth his salt knows this.

(07-14-2015, 04:24 AM)coachmcneil71 Wrote:    Interesting story about Paisley, when he came to Nash he wouldn't show how good of guitar player that he was for fear of the industry trying to pigeonhole him as a studio player. Which is exactly what they would have tried to do. He wanted to be accepted as a singer first. It was only after he got his first real deal that he actually pulled back the curtain to reveal that he is a monster guitar player. He has a cd that is exclusively dedicated to just guitar playing of several different styles. There are a couple of songs on it where he sings but it's mostly guitar work. Anyone that thinks he can only play specifically in the country genre would be mislead.
   As for Bonamassa coming off as "an arrogant ass", nine out of ten gifted guitar players seem to come off this way. That's like saying the sky is blue. I've yet to meet an uber talented GP that's willing to admit that another player is better than themselves. Dude's a beast and every musician worth his salt knows this.