Favorite guitar player?

MalvOfAlaska · November 03, 2014, 01:32:56 AM

Even if you don't play, you always have your favorite guitar player. Sound off!

I can't decide between David Gilmour, Alex Skolnick, Devin Townsend or James Hetfield. They all bring something incredible to the table. Of course I have a million other inspirations in the world of guitar playing, but those four are my big four.

cxfhvxgkcf-56:7 · November 03, 2014, 01:33:40 AM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

Jim · November 03, 2014, 01:35:59 AM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

MalvOfAlaska · November 03, 2014, 01:36:34 AM

Quote from: Der Führer Slash on November 03, 2014, 01:33:40 AM

Easily Jimmy Paige or Robby Krieger

Quite like Jimmy Paige for his solos, but for some reason I can't appreciate those classic guitar players.

Hendrix, Paige, etc. I quite like them, but I feel like because all of my influences draw from their styles, it's like I'm hearing something I've heard before. They're excellent players and I respect them for that, but I've never been quite attached to them as influences.

MalvOfAlaska · November 03, 2014, 01:37:26 AM

Quote from: Jimjob the Jam Lorde on November 03, 2014, 01:35:59 AM

Grant Green

Sonny Sharrock

Ian and Guy in Fugazi

Marty Friedman

Luc Lemay

It's funny, although Friedman's demeanor irks the living shit out of me, I have drawn a load of inspiration from his bending technique.

Death · November 03, 2014, 01:38:08 AM

Quote from: Der Führer Slash on November 03, 2014, 01:33:40 AM

Easily Jimmy Paige or Robby Krieger

cxfhvxgkcf-56:7 · November 03, 2014, 01:39:17 AM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

MalvOfAlaska · November 03, 2014, 01:39:19 AM

Going to bed, I'll catch up with this in the morning

Jim · November 03, 2014, 01:39:36 AM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

MalvOfAlaska · November 03, 2014, 01:42:28 AM

Quote from: Jimjob the Jam Lorde on November 03, 2014, 01:39:36 AM

Quote from: MalvOfAlaska on November 03, 2014, 01:37:26 AM

Quote from: Jimjob the Jam Lorde on November 03, 2014, 01:35:59 AM
Grant Green

Sonny Sharrock

Ian and Guy in Fugazi

Marty Friedman

Luc Lemay
It's funny, although Friedman's demeanor irks the living shit out of me, I have drawn a load of inspiration from his bending technique.
Wait why? Marty seems like a chill dude.

I could be misinterpreting his attitude, but he seems to have an air of arrogance masked by humility. In addition, the way he reacted to Dave Mustaine dying bothers me. Instead of considering that his bandmate had just died and come back to life, all he could think about is that he wouldn't be able to play Budokan.

R o c k e t · November 03, 2014, 01:45:19 AM

This guy: Daniel Carson

Jim · November 03, 2014, 01:46:51 AM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

MalvOfAlaska · November 03, 2014, 01:48:36 AM

Quote from: Jimjob the Jam Lorde on November 03, 2014, 01:46:51 AM

Quote from: MalvOfAlaska on November 03, 2014, 01:42:28 AM

Quote from: Jimjob the Jam Lorde on November 03, 2014, 01:39:36 AM
Quote from: MalvOfAlaska on November 03, 2014, 01:37:26 AM

Quote from: Jimjob the Jam Lorde on November 03, 2014, 01:35:59 AM
Grant Green

Sonny Sharrock

Ian and Guy in Fugazi

Marty Friedman

Luc Lemay
It's funny, although Friedman's demeanor irks the living shit out of me, I have drawn a load of inspiration from his bending technique.
Wait why? Marty seems like a chill dude.
In addition, the way he reacted to Dave Mustaine dying bothers me.
wat

but anyway I've ALWAYS heard Mustaine is a douchebag, so I wouldn't really blame him if he didn't care

Even if he's a douchebag, I don't think how he reacted was very cool of him.

Jim · November 03, 2014, 01:49:43 AM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

Jono · November 03, 2014, 02:37:45 AM

Hetfield

Camnator · November 03, 2014, 02:39:42 AM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

MalvOfAlaska · November 03, 2014, 11:57:29 AM

Quote from: Jono on November 03, 2014, 02:37:45 AM

Hetfield

100% this

MalvOfAlaska · November 03, 2014, 11:57:47 AM

Quote from: Camnator on November 03, 2014, 02:39:42 AM

Alex Lifeson

Never heard of him. Who's he with?

Dan · November 03, 2014, 01:04:41 PM

Tony Iommi

Jim · November 03, 2014, 01:05:35 PM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

MalvOfAlaska · November 03, 2014, 01:06:01 PM

Quote from: Jimjob the Jam Lorde on November 03, 2014, 01:05:35 PM

Quote from: MalvOfAlaska on November 03, 2014, 11:57:47 AM

Quote from: Camnator on November 03, 2014, 02:39:42 AM
Alex Lifeson
Never heard of him. Who's he with?
Rush

Ahh, thank you

DAS B00T x2 · November 03, 2014, 01:09:49 PM

Mick Mars.

COME AT ME, JIM!

Jim · November 03, 2014, 01:11:28 PM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

Aether · November 03, 2014, 01:14:26 PM

Ed Wynne.

YouTube

DAS B00T x2 · November 03, 2014, 01:19:52 PM

Quote from: Jimjob the Jam Lorde on November 03, 2014, 01:11:28 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on November 03, 2014, 01:09:49 PM
Mick Mars.

COME AT ME, JIM!
I'm gunna fucking THROW UP

also he looks like my grandmother if my grandmother took heroin instead of coke

Old people tend to be old.

Nexus · November 03, 2014, 01:23:43 PM

Josh Homme, Adam Jones, Jerry Cantrell, and some others. I don't claim them to be the best. Just my favorite.

Jim · November 03, 2014, 01:25:31 PM

This user has been blacklisted from posting on the forums. Until the blacklist is lifted, all posts made by this user have been hidden and require a Sep7agon^® SecondClass Premium Membership to view.

Zizzy · November 03, 2014, 02:34:15 PM

Where do I even start..
There's two things I find enjoyable when I'm thinking of guitar playing, 1. How good it sounds and 2. How impressive it is.
Well, my favourite would be Hendrix. He wasn't the most technically gifted (not even close), but what I loved was his ability to project what was on his head onto the guitar with zero delay. He didn't give a shit about being all neat and tidy, he cared about getting the best sound of his guitar, which he often did.
Guthrie Govan does this for me too. His song "Remember when" is just beautiful. This guy can really play too.
Paul Gilbert and Steve Vai are probably the best players in the world at the moment. Vai knows every inch of the guitar, and Gilbert is... Just Gilbert. He taught Buckethead, I believe.
I've heard Malmsteen is responsible for popularizing guitar sweeping/ shredding. And he invented his own genre for crying out loud.
Jeff Loomis is the best shredder and sweeper I've ever seen. He takes the absolute piss.
Favourite blues guitarist has to be Rory Gallagher. Pity no one has heard of him, he supposedly taught queen guitarist Brian May everything he knows.
Fucking hell, there's too many. I could list off loads more ; Page, Knopfler, Bell, Walsh... The list never ends.