Conference napalm::guitar

    
    My biggest influences  are Brian May and Jimmy Page.

    Hank B Marvin (Shadows)
    Eric Clapton
    Mark Knopfler
    Carlos Santana
    Steve Morse (thanks to db)
    Larry Carlton (more thanks to db)
    Mark Knopfler again
    Dennis Bovell (UK reggae maestro)

    Paul Simon - My biggest influence.
    
    _stew-
    

      Here's one for you all...
      
      Ever hear of John Michael Talbot?  (Used to play banjo, dobro,
      pedal-steel, lead, if-it-had-strings-he-probably-played-it, with
      an ol' blue-grass/country-rock group called Mason Prophet many
      years ago).  A distinct style!
      
      He has been most influential on me.
      
      -Mark
      

    George Harrison
    Steve Howe
    Alex Liefson
    Jimi Hendrix
    
    .....are examples I've tried to follow
    
    Anyone with bad influences?

    
    	John McLaughlin, definately. He gave me the "lets push it out
    into hyperspace (where things exist only for a moment before they're
    blown away)" attitude about playing. I like to try things I've never
    done before, playing lead anyway. I'm dissappointed a lot 'cause
    I'm simply not *that* good.
    
    	Garcia, Howe, Santana, Hackett, Jan Hammer and anybody else
    who played melodicly with that distinguished *feeling* about it
    probably influenced me also -
    
    	Joe Jas
    

    Acoustic:
    Neil Young (I've been told I sound like him, is that good or bad?),
    CSNY, Buffalo Springfield, (old) Jackson Browne, Eagles, ...
    
    Bass (from the band I was in):
    Rolling Stones, Cream, Rush, Neil Young, Cars, Van Halen, ...
    
    tom_p

    Above all others:
    
    Steve Morse - although I don't think nor have others said, that
    	I sound like him.  It's more that he's influenced the way I
        go about things on guitar.   He also "inspires" (subtly
        different from influenced) me.
    
    Larry Carlton
    Steve Howe
    Eddie Van Halen
    Jimmy Page
    Mark Knopfler (thanks to Jimi Ibbett)
    
    I'm sure there's more...
    
    	db

    Clapton, Santanna, Beck, Gibbons, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Ritchie
    Blackmore, Lowell George.....
    
    and I know there's more
    
    dave

    1. controlled substances.
    2. putting a good buzz on, shanty or otherwise.
    3. classical composers, most any of the old masters.
    4. Jethro Tull
    5. Van Halen
    
    

    One person that I hadn't heard until recently (via one of the "Rock
    School" episodes) is Wilko Johnson - played, I think, with Dr.
    Feelgood.
    
    Certainly an original style - sounds like he's playing lead and
    rythym at the same time. Checkout the Rock School episode if you
    can.
    
    p.s. I have the recently re-broadcast Rock School series on VHS
    if anyone would like to borrow it...well worth seeing.

    Also Stephen Still for open tunings!
    
    _stew-

    Dave Gilmour
    Robert Smith
    Jimi Hendrix
    The Edge
    Jimmy Page   
    Alex Lifeson
    Anything else I've ever heard.          
    

    	
    	Eric Stewart
    	Todd Rundgren
    	Frank Zappa
    	Dave Gilmour
    	Roger Steen
    
    					Phil

	Here's a few I haven't seen mentioned yet..

	Ry Cooder
	Tony Rice
	David Lindley
	Happy and Artie Traum
	

	and of course the others like Beck, Page, Clapton, Alvin Lee
				      Carlton, Rittenaur, Buchanan,
				      Winter, Duane Allman, etc.

    My earliest influences were local good-ol'-boys who played in honky
    tonk rockabilly bands, or knew somebody who did.  And, of course,
    Duane Eddy.  Through my college years, my main influences were other
    players I met (I guess I'm mainly a folk-processed musician), but
    also -
    
    Peter Yarrow/Paul Stookey
    Chet Atkins
    Earl Scruggs
    Joan Baez
    Chuck Berry
    The Ventures
    Los Indios Tabajaras
    
    Later, during my classical period -
    
    Andres Segovia
    Julian Bream
    John Williams
    
    Still later -
    
    a multitude of fingerstylists, notably
    
    Duck Baker
    Ton van Bergeyk
    Leo Kottke
    and people I hung out with
    
    Even later -
    
    Martin Carthy
    Tony Rice
    John McLaughlin
    Django Reinhardt
    
    Currently, I don't pay very much attention to other guitar players.
    I listen mainly to other instruments and if I like the music, I
    might try to play it on the guitar.
    
    Bob
    

    Some real old-time folk and blues types who have not been mentioned
    yet:
    
    	Josh White (really phenomenal sound, strangely now overlooked)
    	Mississippi John Hurt
    	Reverend Gary Davis
    
    And my more recent favorites:
    
    	Doc Watson
    	Leo Kottke
    	John Fahey
	Tom Rush

    
	I try to become influenced by my favorite musicians, but these
are the ones I have made a conscious effort with:
    
    Jerry Garcia	- used to play along a lot with Dead tapes
    Roy Buchanan	- tried to pick up some of his style
    Jeff Beck		- enjoy trying to play along with his albums
    Jimi Hendrix	- NINE TO THE UNIVERSE is one of my favorite albums
			  to jam with
    Tony Rice		- Recently been trying to play along with either
    Clarence White	  of these two to pick up their technique
    
    					Dave

    I tend to be more influenced by groups, rather than individuals.
    I look into the overall meaning of the music, rather than an
    individual contribution by a single artist. Some influences are:
    
    	Foghat
    	Rush
    	Grand Funk
    	Jeff Beck
    	Robin Trower
    	New England
    	Old Queen (like I and II)
    
    Andy
    
    	

    I tend to be influeneced by certain guitarists:
    
    Eric Clapton (as a blues influence)
    Carlos Santanna (raw feel)
    Jeff Beck (awesome simply awesome)
    Pete Townshend (more as a songwriter but also power chords)
    Ritchie Blackmore (powerful LOUD leads, quick too)
    Billy Gibbons (how to get 1,000,000+ tasteful licks out of the same
    12 notes :-))
    Duane Allman (slide)
    
    Of course I tend to go to the roots for my blues influences these
    days more than I used to. But these guys are the guys that I studied,
    and in Beck's case still study, to expand my knowledge.
    
    dave
    

Although I play acoustic, some influence has come from the electric side of
things -

Acoustic:
	Jorma Kaukonnen 
	Taj Mahal 
	Tony Rice 
	Earl Klugh
Electric:
	Pat Metheny
	George Benson 


- Kirk

    		< Wilko Johnson >
    
    I've just found this guitar conference and noticed a familiar name.
    I'm from the UK and have spent serveral years as a pro guitar player.
    In the early 70's I replaced Wilko in a band that was later to become
    Dr Feelgood. He has played that black TELE for 20 yrs or so and
    originally developed his style from a player named Mick Green who
    played in a band called Johnny Kid and the Pirates. They had several
    hits including a version of 'Shaking All Over'.
    
    			Joe.  (Rock On) 

    
    Influences:
    Eric Clapton
    Charlie Christian
    Amos Garrett
    Jimi Hendrix
    Freddie Green
    
    plus a little bit from every guitar player I ever heard.
    
    Johnny Jupiter
    

    My greatest influences/idols during the late 60's were:
    
    Steppenwolf
    Iron Butterfly
    
    
    Currently, almost solely:
    
    John Denver
    
    
    
    Spence

    TO .24: A TYPICAL PROGRESSION.
    
    Don't any of you fellow blues lunatics listen to any Robert Johnson
    or Charley Patton? How about Blind Blake for ragtime? Blind Willie
    Johnson for the sweetest slide this side of Cooder?
    
    ben                                                            
                                                                   
                        eh?h

    
    On the bass (not that I sound like these guys):
    
    Jack Bruce
    Dickie Peterson
    Jack Casady
    Roy Estrada
    Rockette Morton
    Dennis Dunaway
    
    General Attitude:
    
    Frank Zappa
    Todd Rundgren
    Steve Winwood
    Robert Fripp

re: < Note 21.25 by MSDOA2::ERNST >
    
>    Don't any of you fellow blues lunatics listen to any Robert Johnson
>    or Charley Patton? How about Blind Blake for ragtime? Blind Willie
>    Johnson for the sweetest slide this side of Cooder?
    

	Sure do...Also Fred McDowell.  Ever check him out?  Blind Lemon
	Jefferson also.

	-gary

    re: .26
    
    	Right over!
    
    				

bass guitar:

	CHARLIE HADEN!!!! (yeah, yeah, yeah, I know he's an ACOUSTIC bassist)
	Paul McCartney
	Peter Cetera
	Steve Severin (Siouxsie and the Banshees)
	Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order)
	Colin Moulding (XTC)
	Cecil McBee
	Paul Chambers
	Eberhard Weber
	Palle Daniellson
	Michael Rutherford
	Chris Squire
	Anthony Jackson
	Bernard Edwards
	Ron Carter
	Marcus Miller
	Jaco Pastorius

It's getting late and I have to run.  More later.


				Mark

    Jimi Hendrix
    Jeff Beck
    Wes Montgomery
    Duane Allman
    Eric Clapton
    Herb Ellis
    Kenny Burell
    Stanley Jordan(his style blows me away!)
    many,many others......................
    

    Regarding 21.9: Lowell George!! ALL RIGHT!!

    Stanley Clarke   ****** Biggest influence by far....
    Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone)
    Louis Johnson (Brothers Johnson)
    Marcus Miller
    Jaco Pastorious
    Jeff Berlin
    Cedric Napoleon (Pieces of a Dream)
    Bootsy Collins (Parliament Funkadelics)
    Bernard Edwards (Chic)                               
    Nathan East
    
                       HTR

    
    Chuck Berry
    Keith Richard
    Peter Green
    Eric Clapton
    Steve Cropper (Booker T & the MGs, etc.)
    Wilko Johnson (Dr. Feelgood)
    Dennis Greaves (Nine Below Zero)
    
    + a whole host of soul/R&B/rock & roll guitarists too numerous to
    mention.
    
    Regards, Dom
    
    

    
    My biggest influences have been Jimmy Page and Jerry Garcia, I guess,
    since its their music that I've tried to play more than any other
    single guitarist.  To a certain extent I've been influenced by Page's
    style, but Garcia's style seems very difficult to grasp.  The biggest
    influences on my playing style are Leo Kottke, Peter Yarrow, Page,
    Dan Fogelberg, Neil Young and Jeff Mason.  That goes for acoustic playing.
    I don't have any style with an electric ;^)   Jeff Mason is a good
    friend of mine who I met in college right after I started playing.
    He lived next door to me and we jammed together informally for 2
    years, so he influenced me more than anyone.  He's a flatpicking,
    string-bending Hoosier who sure can make his Carlos sing.      
    
    
    dave

    Back to Tony Rice.  He's the hottest (read fast+clean+musically
    rewarding) acoustical flatpicker in this space-time continuum. 
    Anyone wanting to bridge the gap between bluegrass and jazz needs
    to listen to him.  He got a Grammy a few years back.  For you WLDWST::
    types, he lives (or used to) in San Anselmo, CA.  If you get his
    "Manzanita" album, which (judging from the high polyester content
    of everyone's clothes) was made in the late 70's, you'll see Ricky
    Skaggs, David Grisman (in whose band Tony played), and Darol Anger,
    fiddler who later sold out to New Age music.
    
    Just my opinion...
    Charlie

    On guitar, people who I TRY to copy, and who have "driven" me....
    
    Eric Clapton
    Jimi Hendrix
    Stevie Ray Vaughn
    Dickie Betts
    Jeff Healey
    B.B. King
    Albert King

    I wanna play too...

    When I wanna learn from listening... I listen to these guys... 
    
    Tommy Skeotch
    Gary Rossington
    Paul Gilbert
    Mick Mars (sorry)
    George Lynch
    Steve Vai
    Chris DeGarmo
    And...
    "That new dude from Annihilator" Whoa.

I don't think I can say that these guys 'infulence' me, but my favorite 
artists are ...


George Lynch		Dokken
Tom Scholz		Boston
Neil Schon		Journey
Brad Gillis		Night Ranger
Vito Bratta		White Lion
Gary Mettler		(GREAT blues/jazz player in N.J.)
Les Paul		(Another great N.J. musician)

I can also say that it's not just the playing that I like,
but also how they incorperate/blend the guitar ( and other instruments )
into the song to give it POWER and emotion.
    

Pete Shelley	Buzzcocks
Mick Ronson	Spiders from Mars
Bill Nelson	BeBop Deluxe
Lou Reed
Keith Richards
Early Ace Frehley
Frank Zappa

    
    Nice to see good old Bill Nelson is not forgotten.  I love that man's
    style, I wish he'd stop playing with synths & crank the axe again.
    
    "Remember I'm an axe victim, 
    hung up on these silver strings, 
    like wings like time machines,
    like voices in the night".
    
    Boy that takes me back.
    
    	Cheers
    		Pete.

    Of the more influential in my playing of late are ...
    
    Steve Hunter
    Jerry Garcia
    Clapton
    Allman Bros
    Neil Young
    Bob Dylan
    The Band
    
    
    
    						Billiter

	Forgot Billy Duffy (Cult)
	and Slash

    	
    	Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck
    
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    	OK, Stevie.. is this sideways writing some new, happenin' thing
    that I don't know about???  Looks cool, sheesh, in Maine, we're always
    the last to hear... dang!  ;^)
    
    
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    I've never entered anything in this note before.  Here are the ones
    that influence me the most today (and get most of my listening
    attention):
    
    Phil Keaggy, Kerry Livgren, Larry Carlton, Dana Key, 
    Michael Hedges, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Oz Fox.
    
    Mike

    
    God, I hope you're ready for this...
    
    Started out as Tommy Shaw and James Young back 83, then Def Leppard
    (someone showed me bar chords), Ratt and Van Halen in 84 and 85, then 
    George Lynch blew my mind!!!!!  And just when I thought I heard it all, 
    Joe Satriani "scrambled my brain", too.  I bought transcription to 
    "Surfing With The Alien Complete" and only song I've been able to 
    learn(more like memorize) is "Always With Me, Always With You".
    I think for me, Joe is more of a spiritual influence and a BIG 
    motivation factor.  Maybe, I should just call him inspiration and leave 
    it at that ;-) 
    
    As far as other influences goes, I like bands with 2 lead guitarists!
    Like Tesla, Queensryche, Styx, Damm Yankees!(they're so new, they
    really can't be considered influence, yet), Ratt, Night Ranger, 
    Def Leppard, and list goes on and on!  I can honestly say that I
    don't stick to one guitar player for influence and I don't think I
    play like anyone, although Greg says my setup sounds like George
    Lynch 8).  I don't think I'm really good enough to have a style of
    my own,,,,,,,, YET!
    
    J.
    

	Billy Bragg

    Since I play both rhythm and lead - My influences:
    
    Doobies
    Boston
    Cars
    AC/DC
    Police
    
    Not really locked into any particular genre.
    
    							John.

    
    
    Influences:
    
    	Bass: Mick Karn, Criss Cross (Ultravox), Dave Allen (Gang of
              4/Shriekback), Sara Lee, Paul McCartney, Dave Steele (English
              Beat), + Tony Levin
    
      	Guitar: Keith Richards (open chord tunings!), Marty Wilson-Piper
        	(the Church), Peter Buck, Suzanne Vega, + Robert Cray
    
    As you can see, I believe in diversity. 
    
    		chUck

    
    
    	Older Influences:
    
    	John Paul Jones
    	Bruce Thomas
    	Garry Tallent
    	Paul Simonon (Clash)
    
    	More Recently:
    
    	Mike Mesaros (Smithereens)
    	Geddy Lee 

    For bass (my primary instrument):  Paul McCartney, Duck Dunn,
     Charlie Hayward (Charlie Daniels Band)
    
    For pedal steel:  Lloyd Green (elegant simplicity), Buddy Emmons,
    Jeff Newman, and TOM BRUMLEY!!!!!
    
    I don't play a lot of guitar, but I've gotten some good stuff from
    Albert Lee and James Burton (pedal steel effects on the Tele, etc.)
    I was also fortunate enough to have some local guitarists show me
    some nice stuff to do with harmonics and fingerpicking.
    
    					--Eric--

                             -< Fleet fingers >-
    
    
    There are very few prople here are influenced by any women.  How
    come?  Do you still believe the old saying that women can't Rock'n
    Roll?  Do get me wrong, I'm not saying that women are the best,
    but take a look at the new (or not so new) crop uf up-and-comming
    stars.
    
    Here are some of my influences:
    
    Angus Young (AC/DC)  (If you like bluesy rock, take a listen to
    			  AC/DC's album, '74 Jailbreak)
    
    Joan Jett	(She's been around since 1975 when she was 15!)
     
    Lita Ford	(Guitar Goddess.  Was in the same band as Joan Jett,
    		The Runaways)
    
    Melissa Etheridge
    
    Tom Kiefer	(Cinderella)
    
    Slash and Izzy	(Guns'n Roses)
    
    Vixen and Girlschool (All female bands.  If you get a chance to
   			  see Vixen, check'em out, they're hot!)
    

    
    I think the most impressive piece done by a woman in rock, for me
    has always been the accoustic intro to "Crazy On You".  That piece
    rooooooolz!!!
    
    J.

    
    
    
    	OHHHH.. NOOOO... all these years I've been calling the guitar
    player Anne and the singer Nancy... y'mean I've had it backwards!!
    
    
    Steve

    I thought she was blond?
    
    			Dye job?
    
    
    					Ron
    

    
    
    
    
    	Yeah, but whom... is the guitar player???   Nancy??

   Yes, Nancy is the guitar player, and yes, she's blonde (sorry Chas).
   She's also the one with the revealing costumes and leg kicks in the
   videos, though I've never paid attention to that.  :-)

   Anne is the brunette who keeps gaining, then losing, weight.

   BTW, I believe I once read that Nancy did _not_ do the acoustic intro to
   "Crazy on You"; that was supposed to be the band's lead guitar player. 
   Forget his name offhand.  Nancy plays rhythm guitar for the band.  It
   is a cool intro, though.

   -- Sam

    Yeah, I believe the "Crazy on You" intro was written and performed
    by Roger Fisher, who has been out of the band for years.
    
    I think he is a tremendous lead guitar player and a talented
    writer.  If you check the writing credits on Heart's earlier
    albums, you'll be amazed at how many great songs he either
    wrote by himself or with the others.  Start with "Crazy on
    You, Magic Man, and Barracuda, for starters.
    
    He was involved romantically with one of the Wilson sisters, Ann,
    I believe.  The endo of their involvement spelled the end of his
    involvement in Heart.
    
    He still lives in the Seattle area and has one or two albums out.
    He also has developed his own guitar, although I don't think he
    has managed to sell the prototype to any major manufacturer.
    
    I'd love to see him rejoin the group, even though I know it's never
    going to happen.
    
    Brian
    

    I believe the guitar Roger Fisher designed was called a "Fisher Trout".
    Very bizarre body shape, worthy of the name.  I seem to recall it
    sported a number of unique features; the only one that I can remember
    is a small amp and speaker built into the face of the body.  This could
    be used as a practice amp, but more interestingly could be used for
    feedback effects when the guitar was also plugged into an external amp.
    Kind of precursor to the active sustain gizmos popping up lately.
    
    There are some killer tones and guitar parts on those early Heart
    albums, and I always thought Roger was responsible for the majority
    of them.  Definitely ahead of his time.

re: the intro to 'Crazy On You'

I'm pretty sure that Nancy plays that intro on the record, but I can't swear 
to it. But I am sure that she always has played it live, actually adding in
a bunch of tasteful licks and expanding on it. She's no slouch on the 
guitar...

alan

    
    Yeah, I thought I read in GTFPM that Nancy did that intro.  As a matter
    of fact I'm pretty sure of it cause until then I hadn't thought much
    of Nancy except for her, um...  You know...  ;^)   This article changed
    my mind and lust quickly turned into respect.  Does this mean I'm in 
    love with her???  ;^)
    
    J.

    "Love" and "respect" in the same paragraph ?  Would someone please wake
    him up ?  Wagagga ....
    
    Scary

    J. you just blew your own cover!

    Roger Fisher is indeed still around in Seattle.  In fact I think he's
    playing with his new band at the Bumbershoot music festival here this
    weekend.  Can't remember the name of the band but I'll find out.  Also
    whether they've recorded anything. 
    
    Regardless of who played it, the 'Crazy On You' intro is indeed a fine
    piece.  Has it been transcribed?
    
    As for Nancy:  sorry guys, she's married to Cameron Crowe, who writes
    for Rolling Stone magazine.
     

    
    RE .67
    
    It's been transcribed in GFTPM classsics vol....err 2 I think.  
    But I've got it at home.  Send me mail if interested.
    
    J.

                              Back 2 influences
    
         My biggest influence is JIMI HENDRIX
       but I also have others that I Love 2 hear & watch
       such as...
    
       Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
       Randy Rhoads (Ozzy) 
       Mick Mars (Motley Crue)
       Angus Young (AC/DC)
       Tom Kiefer (Cinderella)
       George Theroughgood
       Lita Ford (Yummm!!!)
       James Sparkey Rucker (Blues player)
       Marc Bolan (T. Rex) theres beauty in simplicity.
       The guy who played guitar 4 "Thin Lizzy"
       & I'm sure I forgot some but 4 right now would like 2 include
       Brian Jones who use 2 play guitar 4 the "Rolling Stones" but
       passed away a long time ago, the stones never mention him much
       anymore but he actually wrote the guitar to alot of their bitchin
       old stuff like "can't get no satisfaction" he was a real talented
       musician and in my opinion was the most talented "Rolling Stone"
          If you ever get a chance to drop by your local library and
       would like 2 read up on him, try the book titled "Death of a
       Rolling Stone" it's very good reading.
          I think it's neat how each Guitarist if he allows himself
       2, can create his on sound & style... al of the above R Great
       but... so R quite a few no names that I didn't list, all of 
    them are doing it either on a stage or album but its all a little
    different, kinda like fingerprints.
                     
                            "Keep on jamin! Music is the ultimate!!!"
                                            "SIXX"               

    	Wow, you guys are making me feel real young. It's kinda hard for me
    to name my major influences, just because their are so many influencial
    musicians out there, but here it goes anyway:
    
    Jerry Cantrell
    Joe Satriani
    David Gilmore
    Eric Johnson
    Curt Cobain
    Eddie Van Halen
    Jimi Hendricks
    Alex Lifeston(sp?)
    Chris Cornell
    Nick Bird (This is my grandfather, he taught me how to play in the
    first place, so he is my strongest influence)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

    Gee, it's nice to have some new folks in here to revive some of these
    old notes.  I was hoping that I'd made an entry here so that I could
    see what I had written long ago, but no such luck.  Anyway...
    
    My major (guitar-playing) influences (in no specific order)
    
    	Mark Knopfler
    	Chet Atkins
    	James Taylor
    	Andres Segovia
    	Christopher Parkening
    	Sharon Isbin
    	Joe Pass
    	Martin Taylor
    	Tony Rice
        Ed Gerhard