lockjawnight Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I'll take Blackmore, Van Halen, Lynch, Sykes, Rabin, and Gilmour. What I wish I was better at isn't the fast stuff. It's the ability to play the hard blues/rock electric guitars-l-o-w-ly like the British players can (and they always could) Gilmour, Blackmore, Clapton-the whole bunch can play very slowly and still have dynamics that are unbelievable. Gibbons is an American that can do it. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTM105 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I don't recall seeing Joe Perry on the list.Probably the greatest American Rock band. Others come close, but Aerosmith has had the same line up for 40 years.Just great, great Rock n roll without the pretentious drama that the Brits brought with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherfreak Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 this is probably an ever changing list, but right now:Joe PassEric JohnsonGrant GreenMonte MontgomeryWarren HaynesJames TaylorEllis Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 bill hicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Seeing Yngwie J. Malmsteen with a Gibson Les Paul just doesn't seem right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special J Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Tough to nail down one, there were/are so many. Townshend, Gilmour and The Edge are definitely up there as are a lot of 80's metal players. Definite +1 for all the guys I've played with over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMENTED Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I think yngwie308 is the only one to cite Tommy Bolin and Tom Keifer.Different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Page, Gilmour and Hendrix are my sonic daydream favorites. Greatest influence? What little this special olympian with frostbite can actually dial in or play is entirely due to the Job-like patience of our own HardHeartedBill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjones Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 What a great picture. Where did you get that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Aerosmith has had the same line up for 40 years.Just great, great Rock n roll without the pretentious drama that the Brits brought with them.Both statements are inaccurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triver Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Jimmy Page,I idolized him when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillW Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Yep, Page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 In no particular order...Electric: Jeff Beck, Hiram Bullock, Mike Stern, Andy Summers, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Luke, Billy GibbonsAcoustic: Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Michael Hedges, Monte Montgomery, Tommy Emmanuel, Andrew YorkLife: Chris Matthes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTM105 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Skynyrd was one of my favorites. Had the large poster on my door. I lived/breathed Skynyrd.Saw Rossington Collins Band at NJ. Large arena.About 1986 saw them again, minus Allen Collins in a small venue in Texas.Gary looked very coked up for the show. I stood there looking at him face to face and he had that look of uninvolved discernment with me. I felt kinda sad. My hero was less than human.I can trade for an SG signed by him, but I'm not that interested.Another small venue I saw Nazarath and right before the guitarist kicked in the lead for Now your Messin, he looked right at me and I had an out of body sort of experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormywaters Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The dark lord Satan, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Robben Ford and Ronnie Earl on electric. Monte Montgomery on acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockjawnight Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 On the Joe Perry point in an earlier post...I agree wholeheartedly. Perry is a larger part of this than he's getting credit for.On the acoustic/country/folk side the name I see missing is Maybelle Carter.... and then if we listen to the real old Flatt and Scruggs stuff (from the 50's) Earl Scruggs just dominates a Banjo. He's EVH 25 years earlier. The man is an alien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorrow Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Never got into Night Ranger, but I think I should have included Brad Gillis in my list of influences -- and here's why: http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feynman Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The dark lord Satan, of course.LOL!I suppose for me Julian Bream and Stevie/Jimi would be them, but you could NEVER tell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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