Off Topic Who shaped your playing? (READ first post before replying!)

[nobozos]

This is a tough one. I know who I want to sound like, but having to go back and objectively listen to myself on recordings to try and decide who has subconsciosly found their way into my style is tough.

After listening to myself, here's what I hear:

-Brian May
-Brad Whitford
-Malcom Young
-Rik Emmit
-Sammy Hagar
-Shades of Neil Schon and Carlos Santana
-Stone Gossard
-Billy Gibbons
-EVH

 

[Jonny Dubai]

At the moment i hear a lot of Doug Aldrich in my playing.

J

 

[wolfbone07]

That's an interesting question. I've always wondered at why my playing doesn't resemble more closely those guitar players whose licks I've been stealing.

I end up sounding like me no matter what guitar (cheap or high quality), amp (tube or solid state), or effects (rack mount or pedals) I'm using.

After all of the Jeff Beck, SRV, Satriani, Cream Era Clapton, Eric Johnson, and Ty Tabor licks I've copped, I don't sound particularly like any of them.

I actually sound more like my father than anyone else. I guess it's in the genes!

 

[Maxeenbliss]

For me, it would be a mix between Angus Young, Brian May, Jeff beck, Larry Carlton, Luke, ... and Christophe Godin.

Luke is my favourite (enjoyed him live so many times), but Christophe's playing is amazing (met him a couple month ago, a very nice person, and an incredible guitar player, wow !) ;

Christophe promised us a chorus, we had to choose among 14 ! (in an hour time)

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[Maxeenbliss]

Lots of folks I admire and look up to in the guitar world, but I don't really hear any of them in my own playing/music. I just hear somebody that needs to keep his day job.

Well said !!!!

 

[mb99zz]

Well said !!!!

You've heard my playing too?

 

[whitestrat]

Paul Kossoff

Now THAT'S cool!

 

[catdaddy]

Paul Kossoff

I'd like to hear your vibrato, Spud!

 

[catdaddy]

Carlos, Neil, Randy California, Stills, Garcia and Tiny Tim.

I was influenced by Tiny Tim's vocal vibrato.

 

[DaPatrooch]

I'd have to say John Petrucci, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, and Alex Lifeson. I'm still not nearly as good as any of them, but I can definitely hear their influences in my playing.

 

[Jason2112]

Since I play so many styles I hear bits and pieces of different guitarists in my playing, but probably the most prominent is David Gavurin (The Sundays). When I bring up a clean Vox AC30 patch with some chorus and reverb, his playing just naturally comes out.

 

[Pablo]

That's terribly hard for me to say - I've been told I Sound like a Blackmore rip-off at times.

Cheers

Eske

 

[metalmarty]

James Hetfield, David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler. Those three taught me to play.

 

[B2D]

Joe Satriani
David Gilmour
Eric Johnson
Jimi Hendrix
Angus Young
Adam Jones
James Hetfield
Jerry Cantrell
Billy Gibbons

My drummer says he hears a lot of Jimmy Page in my sound... I don't.