Jonathan Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I'd love to hear who are everyone's favorite artists. Who got you into playing guitar? What are some of your favorite songs or albums you'll always remember? Who do you aspire to play like one day? Let's hear it!! 2 Quote Creator of Breakthrough Guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Withrow Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I first got into guitar by way of Metallica (does that sound 90s Ohio enough for you?). My tastes started to grow when I got into people/groups like: Buckethead, Rhapsody, Luca Turilli, and finally... Dream Theater. If anyone needs a Dream Theater addiction, check out Scenes from a Memory RIGHT NOW! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaan Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 My favourite guitar player of all time would be Randy Rhoads. For me the outro solo to You Can’t Kill Rock N Roll, the vibrato part to that is just mind blowing and although the fade starts just as he’s really burning up some steam it’s easily the greatest guitar playing I’ve ever heard. I love Slash and the connection he has with the guitar. Another great artist is Paul Kossoff. Very underrated. Perhaps my favourite bands would be Nightwish, Dreamtheater, Bloodywood, Good Asian/Chinese music and anything that’s really melodic. The Risen Lord by Chris De Burgh is a great one where the guitarist gets into a great groove. I see myself as very melodic, intense, strong stage presence and highly innovative and inspiring. I’d like to create a place where talent like mine is free to blossom with the right guidance and using virtual exposure to reach global audiences. The idea of virtual concerts ever since Nightwish did one last year was really inspiring. That’s some main influences for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Gay Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Randy Rhoads IS, and ALWAYS will be a Legend!! Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaan Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Glenn Gay said: Randy Rhoads IS, and ALWAYS will be a Legend!! Glenn Absolutely. What a legend. He’s my biggest inspiration in many ways. Just totally mind blowing but so down to Earth and shy. I love that sense of humbleness. What’s favourite RR track? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewey Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I got into rock n' roll during the glory years of hair bands and dreamed of playing like Eddie Van Halen. I continue to like that era of music, my favorite bands are still Def Leppard, Van Halen, Warrant, Damn Yankees, and Motley Crue. I also like several songs from the Goo Goo Dolls; Slide, Black Balloon, and Name are 3 that I have learned how to play on guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Gay Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 @Shaan - I would have to say my favorite RR tracks would be Crazy Train - Mr Crowley - I Don't Know - Diary of a Madman - there are so freaking many, but I think his work in these tunes are incredible. Glenn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wiggin Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 I'm 62 now so a lot of my influences come from the golden era of the 60s and 70s. You can probably guess most of them: Clapton, Peter Green, B B King, Hendrix, Zappa, Jimmy Page, Paul Kossoff, David Gilmour, Carlos Santana. The only guitarist from later eras that ever caught my attention was the great Stevie Ray Vaughan. I guess I'll never make a well rounded guitarist because for me it begins and ends with the blues but i guess specialisingis a strength in itself. I've never had any interest in shredding or metal etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaan Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 10/2/2021 at 2:09 PM, Glenn Gay said: @Shaan - I would have to say my favorite RR tracks would be Crazy Train - Mr Crowley - I Don't Know - Diary of a Madman - there are so freaking many, but I think his work in these tunes are incredible. Glenn Ah man. Great tracks aren't they. I just love everything about the guy. A really good non-egoic-freakin-insane guitarist lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Havens Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 I would have to say Clapton, Duane Allman and to toss in a curve I’ll add Vince Gill to the mix. Thanks for the Forum and the BG courses @Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Costello Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Led Zeppelin Rules!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Soukup Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Led Zeppelin, Lynnerd Skynnard, Boston, Cream, BTO and Santana just to name a few. Even wrote a few of my own songs in my younger days but that was a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Parkhurst Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 My favorite guitarist and albums: Ace Frehley : As a child Ace inspired me to pick up the guitar (Kiss: Alive I & Ace Frehley solo album) Randy Rhoads : As a teenager, Randy inspired me to mix a variety of styles into Metal (Ozzy: Diary Of A Madman) Toni Iommi : As a young adult, Toni reminded me to slow it down and find the grooves (Black Sabbath: almost all of the Ozzy and Dio years) Chris Oliva : Always reminds me to keep the driving forward (Savatage: Sirens & The Dungeons Are Calling) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Peter Green, Paul Kossoff, Tommy Bolin, Carlos Santana, BB King, Buddy Guy, SRV, Robert Fripp + probably another 100 or so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6i904 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I like all of the guitarists so far mentioned but my favourite few are Alan Holdsworth, John Williams, Paco Pena, John McLaughlin, Al di Meola, Tommy Emmanuel and Joe Bonamassa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 1. Trey Anastasio 2. Jerry Garcia 3. Jimmy Page 4. Jimi Hendrix 5. Jerry Cantrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny A Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I suppose it was the Beatles that most inspired me to want to someday play music, but along the way there were artists that influenced me to want to play guitar and many are under rated as leads or seldom mentioned. My list is in no particular order. 1. SRV 2. Lindsay Buckingham 3. George Harrison 4. Carlos Santana 5. Jimmy Page 6. Peter White 7. John Fogerty 8. Mark Farner 9. Eric Clapton 10. Jimi Hendrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F. Keith Bingham Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Andres Segovia Quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Chaltry Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 One thing that got me started on guitar was seeing the acoustic guitar lesson commercials in the 1970s. They sounded so good. From then on many guitarists have inspired me. One that blew me away was Chris Impellitteri with his remake of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". His speed with the use of his sweep picking is phenomenal. Check it out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny A Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/9/2022 at 6:39 PM, Chris Chaltry said: One thing that got me started on guitar was seeing the acoustic guitar lesson commercials in the 1970s. They sounded so good. From then on many guitarists have inspired me. One that blew me away was Chris Impellitteri with his remake of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". His speed with the use of his sweep picking is phenomenal. Check it out here. Outstanding! Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigt61 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Fell in love with the sound of Boston and Tom Scholz when I was a teenager. His creativity was amazing as he did all his own mixing in his basement. Such a unique sound. Would love to see a masterclass based on Boston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Soukup Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 You don't know it might just happen sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scia Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 I'm big into nerdcore, so must peeps here will probably never have heard of them. 😅 Also, they're not really "guitarists" so much as "musicians who also play guitar" (which, TBH, is more of what I'm aiming for, myself). Regardless, the list includes Andrew Stein ("MandoPony") and Nathan Sharp ("NateWantsToBattle"). I also don't follow this guy as much (admittedly partly because of his web handle 😅), but he does some neat metal covers of video game soundtracks that I like watching - and even provided an alternate soundtrack for the game "Crypt of the Necrodancer." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Zuke Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 My favorites are Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd-- including Gilmour and Roger Water solo careers, Albert Lee, Eric Clapton 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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