Who is your guitar hero?

[Hasselhoff]

I can't remember if there was already a thread somewhere about this but, whatever. I want to know who y'all look up to when it comes to the guitar or maybe just music in general. Mine is Jimmy Page no doubt about it. Have fun!

[jamie.pope]

Nice one gururyan for pointing out that Andy Dunlop is a great guitarist, he's so chiming and creative. I've seen them live three times, at shepherds bush empire, the london apollo and the forum, tey are so good live, my fave song at the moment is Indefinetely from the Invisible Band.

Anyway i generally look up to Thom Yorke, Chris Martin and Bono when it comes to songwriting.

But when it comes to guitar playing i look up to Jonny Greenwood, The Edge, Andy Dunlop and Jonny Buckland.

Andy Dunlop was the main reason i picked up guitar four years ago, he has some sweet les pauls.

[540SLTD]

My first guitar hero was Johnny Winter. My second was Jimmy Page. Third was John McLaughlin. Now I think I'm a bit old to have a guitar hero but my favourite is still John McLaughlin.

[.:NV:.]

the greatest... david gilmour
and hendrix of course

[Epiphone8]

well...

1. the lord god jimi hendrix
2. jonny greenwood
3. john frusciante
4. george harrison
5. kurt cobain

[FuzzFan]

Jimmy Page!

[special k]

1. Duane Allman (God rest his soul)
2. Warren Haynes
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Freddie King
5. Eric Clapton
6. Stevie Ray Vaughan
7. Bennie Smith
8. Doc Watson
9. Jerry Johnson (my guitar teacher... the dude is a badass)
10. Chet Atkins (don't really play like him, but i suuuure wish i could)

Duane is probably my top. His playing was technical and soulful and took you on a trip. By far the best jammer I've ever heard.

peace,

-k.

[Dusty]

HENDRIX HENDRIX HENDRIX

Bow before the altar of Jimi Hendrix. Try living on the street and sleeping with your guitar for a couple of years it will make you badass. Honorable Mention : Duane Allman. Absolutely amazing guitar player listen to him on Live At The Fillmore. I wish just once someone would yell at me during a quiet solo break "Play all night" That's a complement.

[Clayton38]

Robert Fripp and Peter Distefano... easy

[idealflaw]

Edge from U2
Jonny Marr from the Smiths
Robert Smith from the Cure

I like that dude from coldplay as well.

[conduit78]

Stephen Malkmus

[nobody]

Originally posted by idealflaw
Jonny Marr from the Smiths
Robert Smith from the Cure


good call. Those are some of my first gutiar heros.

[nobody]

Duane Eddy
Joey Burns (Calexico)
Neil Halstead (Slowdive)
Jason Martin (Starflyer 59)
Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
Alan Sparhawk (Low)

[NoteBOOM]

Tom Morello and Adam Jones. Jonny Greenwood and Dimebag Darrell. John Petrucci and The Edge. That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

[COBHC]

my first was Randy Rhoads in the Ozzy years. Now its a Finnish metal guitarist Alexi Laiho or Children of Bodom. This guy totally makes the guitar his bitch

[TheGrinnan]

Chuck Berry, Johnny Ramone, and Kurt Cobain.

[Surferosad]

Believe it or not, I picked up the guitar because of Joey Santiago. I guess he would have to be called a guitar anti-hero. Alister Parker from Bailter Space, Adam Franklin from Swervedriver, Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine from Television, and last but not least, Robert Quine (I love his playing on Lou Reed’s Blue Mask and Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend).

[coldbuggin]

nick mccabe

[skip tracer]

George Harrison, Roger McGuinnJimmy Page, David Gilmore, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo, Richard Lloyd, Joey Santiago, Dean Wareham, Kevin Shields, Ted Leo.

[red embers]

It's cool that there's such a diversity of favorites. Unfortunately, my list is kind of standard:

Hendrix
The Edge
Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen
Kurt Cobain


Hon. mention:

Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
Prince
also enjoying Interpol lately

[bLuZ_RoCkz]

Stevie Ray is without a doubt my biggest influence and hero...one of the greatest of all time no question!

[Coke Babies]

David Gilmour, Jonny Greenwood, Mike Einziger, J.Buckland

[Satch_21]

Jerry Garcia/Bob Weir
Bob Dylan
Trey Anastasio
****ey Betts

[reverberation]

So many great guitarists


My favorites are

Bob Mould - In a free land is one of my favorite songs. I wish I could have seen husker du or sugar. To me Husker Du was one of the best punk bands of all time. very underrated

J Mascis - Probably one of indie rocks all around great guitarists. Dinosaur jr should have been huge. I hate the fact that nirvana is given all this groundbreaking status. I mean they were ok but not that good. I think its funny that kurt cobain wanted j mascis to drum for nirvana before they got dave grohl becasue he loved dinosaur jr so much. If you listen to that last song nirvana had a video for, Which I think is called " you know your right", Kurt has that lazy style of singing that J mascis always had. Mr Mascis, please tour Pennsylvania again, thats if you are reading this.

Adam Forkner - The way he bounces his notes with delay. He also has this cool way of singing with franz, the other guitar player in yume bitsu.

Johnny Marr - Its all about the rickenbacker.

Robert Smith - Fender IV and all the layered guitar parts.

Jimmy Lavelle - By far I think my favorite tone. He has a fender mustang through a fender twin reissue. But the sound is so pretty and layered i just love it. Another band that broke up and could have been so huge.

Jeremy Devine and Chris Mackie - its a damn shame Sonna had to break up. These guys made me wanna buy an akai headrush because they use it so smoothly. all their releases are beautiful. I highly recommend them.

Kevin Shields - I dont know what he would have done if jags and jazzmasters had no tremelo arms

Adam Franklin - Because I will " Never Lose That Feeling". Another very underrated guitar player. Swervedriver will always be one of my favorite bands.

Rikk Agnew - Yes a true weirdo, but he was in so many damn good punk/gothpunk bands

Aaron Snow - for the sound he gets out of his roland space echo

Carl Hultgren - He gets so many different delay times out of a rack and a couple pedals.

[Mobisimo]

hendrix is of course the man, but lately, dave navarro has been impressing me a lot.

[Wir-Click-Wir]

David Gilmour, George Harrison, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix.

[BossMXRHarmonix]

Jimi Hendrix and Robbie Krieger were my original inspirations, and I still love Krieger's playing, even though I'm through with Hendrix. However, Johnny Marr is my ultimate guitar hero - he made playing the guitar cool again in the 80s, and he is still cool.

[sonny-boy]

I know he's not really very "good", but Noel Gallgher is my guitar hero of all time just because he inspired me to pick up the guitar. my current "guitar hero" is Tom Morrelo. I also always really been inspired by Jeff Beck, he's one amazing guitarist!

[BossMXRHarmonix]

Originally posted by sonny-boy
I know he's not really very "good", but Noel Gallgher is my guitar hero of all time just because he inspired me to pick up the guitar. my current "guitar hero" is Tom Morrelo. I also always really been inspired by Jeff Beck, he's one amazing guitarist!

Jeff Beck is still amazing, true. And what Noel Gallagher has learned, he's learned it all from Johnny Marr.

[darkstar54mm]

hendrix, no one played like he did and no one ever will musical ****in genious .. i like slash to , david gilmore and the guys from lynyrd skynyrd , ****y betts, john frusciante ,SRV, randy rhoads, Jimmy PAge, all wicked musicians and major influences

[ramone00222]

One of mine is Billy Corgan, i think hes great for left handed, playing a right handed ! He's a songwriting genius (both Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan) he wrote almost all of the Smashing Pumpkins songs. I don't understand Tom Morello from RATM, how can your guitar hero be some one that plays with a Whammy alot (but it was beautiful though, Voice of the Voiceless intro, just fell in love with that!)? He finally proved himsel all around to me on Audioslave (the jazzy runs are great! He never had the atmospheric chance in RATM) I must agree with Jonny Greenwood, he's great, and he adds so much to all of there songs that Radiohead makes (from Pablo Honey, which all of you probably hate, to Hail To The Thief). I admire Brett Gurewitz from Bad Religion, an excellent lead player who has proved himself in that past 20 years. As did Eric Melvin from NOFX (the newer stuff just shows more and more talent! I totally dig it!). Later

[jonathan]

daron malakian, will ray, both are to diff ends of the spectrum but still influence me.

[Bluesmoke]

1. Jimi Hendrix the greatest ever....
1. Segovia....the most powerful....get into classical guitar...

2. take ya pick...

[mini satch]

so hard to choose but this would be mines,

1. Joe Satriani
2. Steve Vai
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Kirk Hammett
5. Jimmy Page
6. Jeff Beck

[lumpenprole]

In no particular order:

J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
Ricky Wilson (B-52's)
Andy Gill (Gang of Four)
Fripp (uh, everything)
Adrian Belew (see above)
Gregg Ginn (Black Flag)
Ian MacKaye and Guy Piccioto(Fugazi)
Steve Albini (If you have to ask....)

[Bring_back_Alf!]

Jimi Hendrix, greatest ever in my opinion.

Also enjoy David Gilmour, Slash, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammet, Tony Iommi, Tom Morello (rage), Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, BB King, Albert King, George Harrison, John Lennon, Jimmy Page, Robbie Krieger, Dimebag Darrell (if only for his rhythms), Suicial Tendencies guitarist (mike I think), and tons others but these stand out most to me.

[dead_and_alive]

James Hetfield , he's who made me want to pick up a guitar and learn it in the first place , others would have to be zakk wylde , kirk hammet , slash , dimebag , john petrucci , richie sambora , ace frehley .... the list goes on

[bob]

Hendrix & Josh Homme (Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age/Desert Sessions)

[Toddrod]

David Moyse...anyone know who he is?
Edge

[ratlos]

I agree with most of them, but I must add Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew and some jazzy cats like Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Scott Henderson. They're not quite as "hot" as some rockers, but they're way "cooler" ;)

[mustangman]

kurt cobain was the man

[lumpenprole]

Originally posted by ratlos
I agree with most of them, but I must add Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew and some jazzy cats like Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Scott Henderson. They're not quite as "hot" as some rockers, but they're way "cooler" ;)

Yeah, I agree. I certainly get really excited about music when I listen to Django Reinhardt, but I don't usually mention people like him or Mike Stern, or Leni Stern, because I don't/can't play anything like them.
Of course, I can't play anywhere near Bob Mould or Steve Albini either, so I don't know what my problem is.....
:p

[omeed]

Tom Morello has got to be my favorite guitarist. He does things on the guitar that no one has ever even thought of doing. He doesn't shred a lot, but when he does, it's like nothing you have ever heard. Adam Jones is another guitarist I enjoy listening to. His guitar parts are so perfect.

[jakobe_road]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by gururyan
[B]For my "classics", they are John Lennon and George Harrison mainly. Of course Page, Clapton, Hendrix, etc. are strong influences but those two are my main.

right on, guru, right on...the beatles virtuosity was based on their simplicity. i mean, im not a HUGE early beatles fan, but i just listened to Please Please Me and i was blown away by they musicality of it. i have different favorite albums from different time periods...my favorite one pre-1965 would definitely be please please me, my favorite one from 1965 is rubber soul, 1966-1967 is sgt. pepper, 1968-1970 is abbey road.

[Persona]

Old School:

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
George Harrison
Jimi Page
João Gilberto (Bossanova)

Nowdays:

Billy corgan/James Iha
John Frusciante
Nick MackAbe
Johnny Greenwood
Tom Morelo

[UnisonBoy]

Graham Coxon (blur)

James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)

Gary Moore

Kirk Hammett


Mentions go out to Hendrix (you can't not mention him really), James Hetfield and Andy Summers (The Police).

[Stbok]

Originally posted by Satch_21
Jerry Garcia/Bob Weir
Bob Dylan
Trey Anastasio
****ey Betts


very nice my friend, very nice

[Crash]

I agree with the majority of these but there's one I defineatly feel is missing.

Mike McCready

[freakwincy]

Dave Navarro(Jane's Addiction)
Daniel Ash(Bauhaus
Robert Smith(The Cure)
Johnny Marr(The Smiths, the The)
Mike Graff(Course Of Empire)
Steve Hillage(Gong, 777)
Mwanza Dover(The Lone Bull, Mazinga Phaser)

[Wayjurn]

U2's The Edge, by far.

[bloo]

hendrix and clapton :D

[dylan]

right now my guitar hero is definitely teppei teranishi from thrice....dont tear me to shreds for not picking hendrix or jimmy page because i highly respect all of the classic guitar gods, i just listen to him and am influenced by him a lot right now.

[Chewie]

1. Billy Corgan
2. Tom Morello
3. Johnny Greenwood
4. John Butler
5. Adam Jones

[thetikiman]

Teppei Teranishi


Lead guitarist of Thrice. I praise him. ... Him and his Uberschall.

[METaLLiKka7447]

Hendrix is God and Kirk Hammet sits at the right hand of the Hendrix

[jacobhimself]

current influences In absoloutley no particular order....
My grandfather
My mom (taught me my first chords, bought me my first guitar)
bob dylan
Robby krieger (doors)
bob marley
brad nowell (sublime)
jimmy page
brian may
John Fruciante
Keith richards

guys who I like watching but in no way try to emulate
Kirk hammet
EVH
Angus Young
Slash

And god himself - hendrix

[TomBert05]

SRV
Hendrix
Randy Rhodes
Pete Townshend
Zakk Wylde
Clapton
BB King
James Hetfield
David Gilmour

[crumb]

Jimmy Page.

[chris g]

I started playing in the "virtuoso guitarist" years so my primary influences would be:

1) Joe Satriani and then...
Eric Johnson
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Vai
SRV
Jerry Cantrell

I don't play a damn bit as well as any of these guys, but they're the one's who inspired me to play, so they're my primary influences. Satch could shred, but he didn't have to, that's what I've always liked about him. I don't take away as much from Satriani any more, but Eric Johnson continues to amaze me.

[Welladjusted]

the edge
johnny greenwood
mike einziger
tom morello
billy corgan
james iha
james hetfield
adam jones
angus young

[J4oasis]

Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Jonny Buckland
John Frusciante
Mike Einziger
Nick McCabe

and Tom Delonge

(....just kidding.)

[TheWizard]

Steve Vai
Mike McCready
John McLaughlan
Santana
Jerry Cantrell
Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Avril Lavigne(she should be at the top of the list!!!!!)

[Lance Uppercut]

thurston moore, steve albini, and joey santiago

[gabbahey]

Johnny Ramone

[jacobhimself]

Originally posted by gabbahey
Johnny Ramone


Awesome, Johnny Ramone sucked in an awesome way, i love the Video of them playing on German Tv (musikLaden?)... when they start california sun, its so funny cause he REALLLLLY concentrates on getting that part right.. but its so easy... man i love the ramones...

[Garsil]

i think it's Robert fripp of King Crimson and Ira Kaplan of Yo la Tengo to think I play guitar.

But new I think my newest guitar hero is Omar Rodriguez-lopez.
Have you guy's listen to the new Mars Volta album, De-Loused in th Comatorium? It's ****ing great.

[Eon_Blue]

Jagori Tanna (I Mother Earth)
Adam Jones (Tool)
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Joe Satriani
Angus Young (AC/DC)
Larry Tarnowski (Iced Earth)
Eddie Van Halen
Randy Rhoads

[Welladjusted]

these are guitar heroes of mine in different ways:
ty tabor (he got AMAZING tone from a gibson spolid state amp. proof that it's the player, not the amp that matters)

johnny ramone (he used mosrites and is in the r&r hall of fame. proof it's the player, not the axe that matters)

bob dylan (seldom used anything other tha his acoustic guitar and his heart. proof that it's the songs, not the technique that matters)

[name1234]

My favorite guitarists are mainly in bands that spawned from the 90's grunge scene: Nirvana , Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, Pearl Jam, Sound Garden, STP.

and not to mention Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammet.

as well as older guitarists: Page, Henxdrix, EVH.

[rock chick]

Yngwie Yngwie Yngwie + Jason Becker/Cacophony + Paul Gilbert +Uli Roth etc...all the awesome neoclassical players.

[And_Dugas]

I don't see why you all love and praise hendrix so much. He wasn't a highly skilled guitarist, nor did he use all of the gear that most of you do. He was just very fluid, and like most guitarist of the day, knew how to relate emotion through his guitar. Most of that emotion I write off on all of the acid he was tripping on. My heros are the real heavy hitters of the guitar world; John Petrucci, Ynwie Malmsteen, and Tom Morello. Yes, Tom Morello of RATM and Audio Slave. Why you ask, because he is a king among men with his effects. Ok, I've said my piece on that toppic.

[Red_Fred]

I would have to say that Slash is my main influence with Jimmy Page playing a major role aswell. Others would be Hendrix, Mike Mcready, Randy Rhoads, Tom Morello, Dave Gilmour, Angus Young. Also some of the guitarists in local bands around where I live. :)

[omeed]

Yeh, I got to meet one of my guitar heros recently at lollapalooza. It was Tom Morello, and I got his autograph to prove it. That was an experiance I will never forget.

[Rents]

here goes (in no order)

1 - Steve Vai
2 - David Gilmour
3 - Billy Corgan
4 - Lee Rolando/Thurston Moore
5 - Som Wardner
6 - Joe Satriani
7 - Carlos Santana
8 - John McLaughlin
9 - Tommy Emanuel
10 - Anyone who makes space rock music

rents

[gottajibboo]

trey anastasio, he's got it all covered, bewildering compositions (YEM), passionate solos (simple), and some of the most trippy freaked out jams ever (he really goes off on some live versions of 'maze')

[soma09]

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Billy Corgan
James Iha
Randy Rhoads
Kirk Hammett
Zakk Wylde
Dimebag Darrell
Mike Mcready

[phlanger]

nirvana was the 1st band i really got into

i liked jeff martin of the teap party for years,now TTP are getting so damn flakey i cant listen to them.

tim reynolds gets my panties wet

sean ramsey of sianspheric,even if he was an asshole to me when i met him.

but now mostly i listen to anything but guitar for inspiration..such as,avantgarde electronica,jazz horns,world instruments ect ect

[fiveways]

Originally posted by phlanger
sean ramsey of sianspheric,even if he was an asshole to me when i met him.


can you tell me what is up with there attitudes?

they are a second gate shoegaze band at best. There is no need for them to be such ****s. It even effects there turnout at points(I know people who just won't go see them because of the way the band acts on and off stage).

There like a good highschool band that didn't know when to call it quits.

[phlanger]

Originally posted by FiveWays
can you tell me what is up with there attitudes?

they are a second gate shoegaze band at best. There is no need for them to be such ****s. It even effects there turnout at points(I know people who just won't go see them because of the way the band acts on and off stage).

There like a good highschool band that didn't know when to call it quits.

no clue why theyre like that,ive seen them live 3 times,didnt talk the first time,but the 2nd i yapped with paul about fx and told him i was gonna email him pics i took. the 3rd time i quit my job to see them play,locksey and i chatted abit,but the others wouldnt gimme the time of day.

i can understand that being on the road and away from friends and family gets you stressed out and whatever,but **** if someone told me they really dug my music, christ i'd let them hang out and bug me all they wanted

[3nnui]

In no order...

- Adam Jones of Tool
- Stephen Carpenter of the Deftones
- Billy Corgan of Zwan (Smashing Pumpkins)
- James Iha of A Perfect Circle (Smashing Pumpkins)
- Tom Morello of Audioslave (Rage Against the Machine)
- Joe Satriani
- Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath

Bands in ( ) are bands they formerly belonged to.

[decadent]

1) Robert Smith
2) Daniel Ash
3) Johnny Greenwood
4) Peter Holmstrom

[GibsonSST]

yngwie malmsteen is technically one of the best players but all it is, is a chop fest. big deal he can go fast, anybody can be trained to go fast over a certain amount of time.


mine are definately tim reynolds, dave matthews (for rythm), clapton, wes montgomery (all the octave changes), lewis mcgehee (my teacher). those are just a few.

[Bunnadick]

hello

1- Bill Frisell 'jazz guitarist'. If you don't know him, get 'Nashville' the album that made me like country.

2- Agata from Melt Banana is responsible for me switching from classical to electric. On CD he is interesting, live he is ***amazing***. I find its Morello-style, but faster, more efficient and diverse.

3- Ben Monder new jazz guiatrist

4- If you want to hear good classical guitar, check Alvaro Pierri's work on the analekta label. His Villa-Lobos album will blow you away. (Segovia is a real pioneer, but god he is boring to listen to)

Jf

[Talent?!]

-Ste Carpenter of the Deftones
-Dave and Adrian from Iron Maiden
- Tom Morello (prefered him in RATM tho, cos Bullet in the Head is near perfect IMO)
- Joe Satriani
- Tony Iommi
-Angus Young
-Jerry Cantrell (formerly Alice in Chains)
-Dave Mustaine
-Kirk Hammett
-Steve Jones
-Zakk Wylde
-Kim Thayil (formerly Soundgarden)

[RUSHFANnLV]

Alex Lifeson (the dude in my avatar)
Edward Van Halen
David Gilmore
Robin Guthrie
Hendrix

[mork]

Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Billy Corgan
Brian Setzer
Charlie Christian
SRV
Mato Nanji

[lowfalcon]

Tom Morello
Stephen Carpenter
Josh Homme
David Guilmore

[Telstar]

Grant Green.

[Bunf]

andy dunlop mark potter (elbow), rod jones (idlewild) jonnys buckland greenwood and marr

[motorcycle loop]

Juan lo Toro

Some say he came from Tijuana, some Matamoros-way. All say he was the greatest storyteller around. His voice was heard for many miles, and his clothes spoke many tales.:D
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Actually, I have no guitar idols, so many are far too over-rated. I have been inspired but not decided.

[Anders]

David Gilmour.

[gary]

So many choices....

Van Halen for his skilled use of practically every technique under the sun, and for my favourite riff ever "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love".

Joey Santiego for his messy, trashy and great lead work on "Doolittle" and "Surfer Rosa / Come on Pilgrim".

Yngwie for his stupidly fast and wholly unneccesary use of sweep-arpeggios.

Josh Homme because of the whole sludgy Kyuss / QOTSA sound which is mind blowing, and his always impressive use of the guitar for spacey lead work.

Hendrix... just because ;)

[MotherHumbucker]

So many to pick............... But my all time favorite would have to be.............

Stevie Ray Vaughan

[gottajibboo]

Originally posted by Garsil


But new I think my newest guitar hero is
Omar Rodriguez-lopez .
Have you guy's listen to the new Mars Volta album, De-Loused in th Comatorium? It's ****ing great.

no kidding, that dude's a maniac and i love him for it!!:D

[Nicci]

Mike Landau. He's not the best or anything (most of u probably never heard of the guy), but i really like the way he plays.

[tak]

i cant remeber if i posted on this thread but

Billy Corgan- he's awesome, some of the solos he does are just crazy and bizarrre....

Billy Howerdel - he writes great songs, and is a good player, not bad live too

yea, guess all the guitarists i like are bald men named billy.

[Sagacious Music]

Paul McCartney

John Lennon.

Thomas Daugherty

Tom Petty

Pete Townshend

Those would have to be the main ones.

-Rachel

[weiht]

STEVE VAI!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is my choice. Great sounds he produces.

[mr_sean]

Pepper Keenan, the man has some seriously kick ass riffs

[mosrite]

To many to say, but the top 3 would probablly be Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Chuck Berry.

[Day'sSweetDaze]

Though I admire many great guitarists, I have to say that my number one hero is without a doubt Neal Schon of Journey. Which is pretty odd considering I'm nowhere near as fond of his style of music as I am of metal. Journey's getting heavier, though, if their recent music is anything to go by. Songs like "World Gone Wild" and "State of Grace" show that Journey has serious heavy rock potential.

[moondog]

Many many many. But number one must be Hendrix- watching a clip from the Band of Gypsys at the Fillmore doing Machine Gun did something truly weird to my brain, and made me pick up the guitar (got that same weird feeling recently after watching Blue Wild Angle - the Isle of Wight concert - felt odd for hours afterwards :D ).

Also in there would have to be Billy Gibbons, Brian May, Satriani, and Richie Blackmore.

And I'm going to give Jeff Beck his own paragraph. :D He may not be the most consistent guitarist around, but when he's on, no-one can touch him. Maybe Hendrix was up there, but only him.

[screamingdaisy]

Kurt Cobain

[alanbynature]

Am I the only one who thinks Captain Sensible from the Damned is absolutely amazing?!!!!!!! Talk about underrated.

[fjs74]

Jimmy Page
Steve Howe (Yes)
SRV

[Alecto]

Originally posted by reverberation
So many great guitarists


My favorites are

Bob Mould - In a free land is one of my favorite songs. I wish I could have seen husker du or sugar. To me Husker Du was one of the best punk bands of all time. very underrated

YESSSS!!!!! Bob Mould is one of my biggest influences, guitar, vocally and lyrically. More people should listen to his stuff, solo as well as with Husker Du and Sugar. Workbook is a great acoustic album (See a Little Light still gives me shivers), and Black Sheets of Rain . . . if you like punk, or punk-influenced music, you owe it to yourself to check out Bob Mould.

J Mascis - Probably one of indie rocks all around great guitarists. Dinosaur jr should have been huge. I hate the fact that nirvana is given all this groundbreaking status. I mean they were ok but not that good. I think its funny that kurt cobain wanted j mascis to drum for nirvana before they got dave grohl becasue he loved dinosaur jr so much. If you listen to that last song nirvana had a video for, Which I think is called " you know your right", Kurt has that lazy style of singing that J mascis always had. Mr Mascis, please tour Pennsylvania again, thats if you are reading this.

It's funny, when Guitar Player did an interview with Kurt Cobain back in 1992, they actually said, "Nirvana's sound is nothing new. Husker Du and Dinosaur Jr. have been mining the same sound for years without half the acclaim." J. Mascis is so cool that Sonic Youth even wrote a song about him (Teenage Riot). You know you're the **** when . . .

Johnny Marr - Its all about the rickenbacker.

Johnny Marr used A LOT more than just Rickenbackers! Actually, I heard that This Charming Man was recorded with a Tele. Johnny Marr is probably the best example of playing for the song. A brilliant, brilliant, textural guitarist.

Robert Smith - Fender IV and all the layered guitar parts.

Who'd have thought that a short, chubby, Camus-quoting depressive could have lasted this long? Brilliant stuff, especially his Fender Bass VI stuff. Check out The Glove, the record he did with Siouxsie & the Banshees bassist Steve Severin.

Other faves? Doug Gillard with Guided by Voices. Jerry Cantrell, both solo and with Alice in Chains. Dave Navarro. Tom Morello. B.B. King. Hound Dog Taylor (the bluesman so cool, Bruce Iglauer formed Alligator just to record him!). That's all I can think of, off-hand.

[Opinn]

well back in the days, I started playing guitar because of Kurt Cobain. But he's not my guitar hero, at least not anymore. My guitar heroes are:

Billy Corgan
jimi Hendrix
Jonny Greenwood
Graham Coxon
Lee Ronaldo
Thurston Moore

[Horneyefamine]

Where to start:

Kirk Fisher (Buzzov-en)
Buddy Apostolis (Buzzov-en)
Tony Iommi
KK Null (Zeni Geva)
Norman Westberg (Swans) *his playing is so minimalist, you can't help but love it
Doyle circa '83, because he proved anyone can play guitar
Neil Young (best solos in the world)
Jimi Hendrix

[all hail moltar]

1. johnny greenwood
2. tom morello
3. jimi hendrix

[Amsterdarn]

My two main guitar heros are David Gilmour and Jonny Greenwood. Both of them just put out melodies that are totally unique, but incredible. If you can play/sing/anything along with a guitar part the first time you hear a song, something's very wrong.

Honorable mentions, of course, have to go to Tom Morello, The Edge, Brian May, Nick McCabe, Jeff Buckley, and Robert Sledge. I don't care if Sledge is a bassist, what he's done with Ben Folds Five has completely changed how I look at bass, and some of that has bled over into my guitar sensibilities.

[adam_wells12]

ANGUS YOUNG!!!!

come on, i cant believe angus isnt on everybody's list. have u seen him? this guy is absolutely one of the all time great guitar players, even though he isnt as technically proficient as say eddie van halen, but he is a blast to watch onstage.

[puppiesonacid]

ty tabor of King's X


God bless,


Tony

[DRIVELIKEJEHU]

my friend good friend Tim. He was never great, but he was the one who put the guitar in my hands for the very first time in my life... therefore he is my hero.

[akrest]

I'm 45 and my guitar hero is still Frank Zappa...but there is another guitar player that I love: Josh Homme from Kyuss and QOTSA.

[gary]

Originally posted by tak
yea, guess all the guitarists i like are bald men named billy.

LOL... sounds like a kiddies TV program.

"After Bill and Ben we have the brand new kids TV series Bald Men Named Billy"...

[BossMXRHarmonix]

Originally posted by Alecto
YESSSS!!!!! Bob Mould is one of my biggest influences, guitar, vocally and lyrically. More people should listen to his stuff, solo as well as with Husker Du and Sugar. Workbook is a great acoustic album (See a Little Light still gives me shivers), and Black Sheets of Rain . . . if you like punk, or punk-influenced music, you owe it to yourself to check out Bob Mould.



It's funny, when Guitar Player did an interview with Kurt Cobain back in 1992, they actually said, "Nirvana's sound is nothing new. Husker Du and Dinosaur Jr. have been mining the same sound for years without half the acclaim." J. Mascis is so cool that Sonic Youth even wrote a song about him (Teenage Riot). You know you're the **** when . . .



Johnny Marr used A LOT more than just Rickenbackers! Actually, I heard that This Charming Man was recorded with a Tele. Johnny Marr is probably the best example of playing for the song. A brilliant, brilliant, textural guitarist.

During his time with the mighty Smiths, Johnny also used Strats, Les Pauls, Epi Casinos, ES-330 and 335, Gretsch... the lot. Yet he always sounded like himself. Full marks to him!


Who'd have thought that a short, chubby, Camus-quoting depressive could have lasted this long? Brilliant stuff, especially his Fender Bass VI stuff. Check out The Glove, the record he did with Siouxsie & the Banshees bassist Steve Severin.

Other faves? Doug Gillard with Guided by Voices. Jerry Cantrell, both solo and with Alice in Chains. Dave Navarro. Tom Morello. B.B. King. Hound Dog Taylor (the bluesman so cool, Bruce Iglauer formed Alligator just to record him!). That's all I can think of, off-hand.

[fiveways]

Originally posted by Horneyefamine
Where to start:

Kirk Fisher (Buzzov-en)
Buddy Apostolis (Buzzov-en)
Tony Iommi
KK Null (Zeni Geva)
Norman Westberg (Swans) *his playing is so minimalist, you can't help but love it
Doyle circa '83, because he proved anyone can play guitar
Neil Young (best solos in the world)
Jimi Hendrix

I LOVE the fact taht you have KK Null and Norman Westberg on your list.

[fiveways]

Mine:

Robert Fripp
sonny sharrock
kevin Shields


Those are my main 3 guitar hero's. there are piles of players I love, though more are very much "song" players.

[industrialmg]

Mark Eliopulos (Stabbing Westward)
The Edge (U2)
Billy Duffy (The Cult)
Stevie Ray Vaughn

And the following friends
Jon Radtke (Kill Hannah)
Josh Fielder (Juliana Theory)
Wes Leinon (Suite 13)

[Surferosad]

Originally posted by FiveWays
Mine:

Robert Fripp
sonny sharrock
kevin Shields


Those are my main 3 guitar hero's. there are piles of players I love, though more are very much "song" players.

Sonny Sharrock!

Man, you never cease to amaze me! I thought I was the only one on Earth (Ok, I exaggerate) who knew about this cat!

[clnh5]

Paul gilbert, hendrix, joe satriani, john petrucci, steve vai, kirk hammet, slash, adam jones.

[Horneyefamine]

Originally posted by FiveWays
I LOVE the fact taht you have KK Null and Norman Westberg on your list.

Not everyone is jerking off to Steve Vai and Ty Tabor. hahahahaha

[Horneyefamine]

And I have to add Bill Weber (Murder Junkies) and Buzz Osbourne. Bill because he is probably the best pure punk guitarist I've heard and Buzz because of his amazing inventiveness. Oh yeah, and Dylan from Earth, because he pissed all those speedmetal heads off when he played an open chord for 35 minutes as Earth's set when they were opening for some lame speedmetal band.

[DRIVELIKEJEHU]

gururyan is my guitar hero!

[Talent?!]

Toni Iommi
Zakk Wylde
Jake E Lee
Jerry Cantrell
Tom Morello
Johnny Ramone
Kirk Hammett
Dave Mustaine
Kerry King
Jeff Hanneman
Randy Rhodes
Pete Townsend
Dave Murray
Yanick Gers
Adrian Smith
Glen Tipton
Hendrix
Lavinge
Van Halen
Satriani

One of the above list is a joke, guess which one!:p

[Alecto]

Originally posted by Talent?!
Toni Iommi
Jerry Cantrell
Tom Morello
Johnny Ramone
Kirk Hammett
Dave Mustaine
Kerry King
Jeff Hanneman
Dave Murray
Yanick Gers
Adrian Smith
Glen Tipton
Hendrix
Lavinge
Van Halen
Satriani

One of the above list is a joke, guess which one!:p

I'm presuming Lavigne, unless you're talking about Mike Lavigne from Triumph! :p

[Talent?!]

Originally posted by Alecto
I'm presuming Lavigne, unless you're talking about Mike Lavigne from Triumph! :p

Nah mon! Avril could play circles round Satch!

*realises what he just said, slaps himself*

[The User]

Originally posted by Talent?!
Nah mon! Avril could play circles round Satch!

*realises what he just said, slaps himself*
Id rather listen to Avril

[Alecto]

Originally posted by The User
Id rather listen to Avril

How do I say this diplomatically . . . WHAT THE **** ARE YOU SMOKING AND HOW DO I AVOID IT?!!!!!!!! :eek:




(Reminds me of the South Park episode where all the kids went on Ritalin and started liking Phil Collins).

[guitarjames]

Ok heres the way it is!

1) John Williams (Not the Starwars one, though he is an excellent composer)
2) Djengo Rheinhart (come on the guy was missing fingers and still whailed!)
3) Hendrix
4) Dave Gilmore
5) Trey Anastasio
6) Angus Young
7) Brad Nowell

The order for me always changes depending on my mood.

[Talent?!]

Originally posted by Alecto

(Reminds me of the South Park episode where all the kids went on Ritalin and started liking Phil Collins).

*riffs* TIMMY!

[Alecto]

Originally posted by Talent?!
*riffs* TIMMY!

" . . . and the Lords of the Underworld!!!" ;)

[name1234]

hey by the way anyone know the chords to the song? lol

[fretboardmaster]

guitar heroes. well my ultimate favourite guitarist has to be matt bellamy from muse. GOD! he has such incredibly good knowledge of his guitar, and can pull all sorts of sounds out of them. also he owns some very nice guitars. i think he is quite underrated because he also plays piano a lot *which he is also incredibly good at*. he writes fantastic songs, and should be up there with the best.

my first hero was brian may, he just ruled.

others include:
george harrison
pete townshend *amazing guitarist, why only number 50? damn you rolling stone!*
som wardner: really great guitar sound
kurt cobain *really inspiring, not the best guitarist ever, but damned good at writing and controlling feedback*

[::charlie::]

[redneckrocker]

Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai

[JDogg]

Singing/songwriting - Brandon Boyd

Guitar - Jimi Hendrix, The Edge, John Frusciante, Mike Einziger, Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro (i just love his originality)

[kurdtkobain]

jimmy page, tommi iommi, randy rhoads, kurt cobain

[G6add9]

Page.

I think he was the most diverse sounding of all the heavyweights!

:p

[THEFRREEAAKKK]

HHHHHHHHHmmmmmmmmm my list consists of only 4 guitarists that really influenced me. They are as follows....................


1. Eric Clapton
2. Slash
3. David Gilmour
4. and of course Mr. Page

[reptilzar]

Ooh.. I wanna play!

Jeff Beck
Alex Lifeson
Adrian Smith
Trey Spruance
Jerry Cantrell and Ben from Dillinger Escape Plan for good measure.

rep

[duluxdog]

Graham Coxon
Jonny Greenwood
Omar Rodriguez

.. or more traditionally, Stevie Ray Vaughn

[Lixx]

First in foremost Kevin Shields. The man is a sound genius. I've never heard anyone make a guitar sound so beautiful and heavy at the same time.

Some others:

Robert Smith of the Cure....he gets alot of credit for songwriting but he is also a brilliant guitarist IMO.

No one mentioned Bernard Sumner of Joy Division/ New Order... his earlier riffs in Joy Division were so simple but effective.

Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins.. enuff said!
Jason Pierce of Spiritualized/ Spacemen 3
Andy Bell & Mark Gardener of Ride
Brian Jones- Rolling Stones
Peter Hayes- BRMC
William Reid- Jesus & Mary Chain
Nick McCabe- Verve
John Squire- Stone Roses

[MikeWGA]

My personal guitar heros are:

Angus Young - AC/DC
Eddie Van Halen

I don't need much more.

[trim]

I like alot....

Andres Segovia...
pure genius. Hands down the best classical guitarist. One of the reasons I wanted to get a degree focusing on Classical guitar...

Phil Keaggy...
great all around guitarist... his work on THE WIND AND THE WHEAT was just amazing...

Stanley Jordan...
Blown away by his style... He said it was easier for him to play 2 guitars at one time then to play 1... If you haven't heard him, you should pick up his MAGIC TOUCH album... you won't look at your guitar the same again

The Edge...
an innovater of sound and style... In the music that I have been writing lately is influenced by him...

Mike McCready/Stone Gossard
Great duo... I like how they play for the song and not for the solo... I don't know if that makes any sense or not... but they are great together...

[rbo]

Neil Schon of Journey and I think this forum goes to prove my theory that Lindsey Buckingham is the most under-rated guitarist of all time.


Rome

[Iced Guardian]

Originally posted by reptilzar
Ooh.. I wanna play!

Jeff Beck
Alex Lifeson
Adrian Smith
Trey Spruance
Jerry Cantrell and Ben from Dillinger Escape Plan for good measure.

rep

Oh My F*cking God!!!

A Mr. Bungle fan! I thought I was the only one! Seriously though, Trey Spruance is a kick ass guitarist who always plays for the song, even though he has the chops to show off if he wanted to.

And Dillinger Escape Plan is wicked.

[DRIVELIKEJEHU]

there are more bungle fans than you think

[reptilzar]

Originally posted by Iced Guardian
Oh My F*cking God!!!

A Mr. Bungle fan! I thought I was the only one! Seriously though, Trey Spruance is a kick ass guitarist who always plays for the song, even though he has the chops to show off if he wanted to.

And Dillinger Escape Plan is wicked.

Damn straight! Doesn't seem like there are as many Bungle fans as there were a few years back.. what with them breaking up this year and all.. agh, what an amazing band. But yea, Trey really never over-plays.. he's always got like... the perfect part.. f**king genius.

rep

[Iced Guardian]

Originally posted by reptilzar
Doesn't seem like there are as many Bungle fans as there were a few years back.. what with them breaking up this year and all.. agh, what an amazing band.

NOOOO!!!!!!! :mad: Why can't Blink-182 break up instead? There needs to be a smiley for me slamming my head against the wall.

[boyecho]

i'd have to say.

the edge.
**** dale.
starcrunch and trace reading. [old and 'new' man or astroman]
lee ranaldo and thurston moore [taught me noise can be fun]
jason martin [just good tone, and perfect songwriting]

[toneseeker]

Larry Lalonde - He was instrumental in expanding my tastes for the wierder stuff like:

Frank Zappa

Robert Fripp

Neal McKeeby (Drums and Tuba)

and definitely Trey Spruance
(For you Mr. Bungle fans, you may want to check out Secret Chiefs 3)

[Cupid0]

Kevin Shields, no contest.

[reptilzar]

Originally posted by toneseeker
Larry Lalonde - He was instrumental in expanding my tastes for the wierder stuff like:

Frank Zappa

Robert Fripp

Neal McKeeby (Drums and Tuba)

and definitely Trey Spruance
(For you Mr. Bungle fans, you may want to check out Secret Chiefs 3)

Dude.. Larry LaLonde.. forgot him.. he's off the hook. Secret Chiefs 3 is rad, I've got two of their CDs.. need to get the other one.

rep

[ItCameFrom...]

Meep meep. Omar Rodriguez please.

[ItCameFrom...]

Originally posted by Cupid0
Kevin Shields, no contest.

Ooh - very nice. This didn't happen in my brain, but now I think - yes, you are true.

[ItCameFrom...]

Originally posted by DRIVELIKEJEHU
there are more bungle fans than you think

I am one. Disco Volante is a mighty work of... erm... art. Especially 'Carry Stress In The Jaw' (the introduction of which is my friends voicemail message).

I didn't know they had split up. You have sadded my day.

:(

[grego_pa]

Nick McCabe - The Verve
Jeff Buckley - himself RIP
Johnny Greenwood - Radiohead

[LnTh]

mike einziger
john petrucci
tom morello

strange list huh?

[maxthedrivein]

omar rodriguez.

johnny greenwood isn't a hero, but hes good i suppose..

i like lots of effects pedals if you haven't guessed.

[pdaconq9]

John Frusciante. He has essentially devoted his whole life to music, not just playing but listening, and by now his knowledge of infinite different styles is so vast that you can drop him in any situation and have him excel.

Apart from him, there's the obligatory Clapton/Page/Hendrix, and also Angus Young, Pete Townshend, Duane Allman, Kirk Hammet, and Billie Joe Armstong. Oh and also Flea, cause his bass solos (not the slap ones) are so unique and awesome that I try to add a bit of his style to my playing.

[nocluejimbo]

MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

[Chromatic_Death]

Mr. Randy Rhoads:cool:

[cubby]

Link Wray

[jacobhimself]

Originally posted by nocluejimbo
MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D


dude... im my own guitar hero too!!!

theres nothing quite like tooting your own horn... especially in public...

[free_fall]

In NO order whatsoever...

Tony Iommi
Billy Corgan
The Edge
Johnny Greenwood
Ed O'Brien
The Ventures
Kim Deal
Graham Coxon
Keith Richards


Probably will add more later...

[doingtheunstuck]

guitarists really should listen to more non-guitarists.... but i won't go into that rant:P

favorite guitarists (and the ones that led me to pick up the guitar and keep playign):
johnny marr
steve albini (especially his stuff in big black... but shellac is great as well... havn't heard rapemen)
jeff beck
robert smith (and anyone else who has ever done guitar work in the cure)
rikk agnew (for christian death's first album)
kevin shields
joey santiago
johnny thunders
johnny ramone
mike ness
masami akita (the album was merzbeat or something like that, i believe)
andy gil (god, i love gang of four)
bernard albrecht
robert fripp
mick ronson
east bay ray
thurston moore
lee ranaldo
glenn branca
pat place and jody harris (from the contortions)
any other guitarists contained on the album "no new york"

there's more, but that is a lot already.

[matthewchulka]

-omar rodriguez
-billy corgan
-jeff buckley
-jonny greenwood
-claudio sanchez

[miscreated]

I have many of them, but I'm just going to go with Edward Van Halen.

For everything he invented, putting on an awesome show, having an awesome tone, and just about everything else

[guidedbyechos]

CLint Lowry and Kelly Heyes..... hope I spelled that right

[jammydodger00]

well first of my "classic" heros have to be jimmy page, eric clapton, george harrison (melody genius), jimi hendrix, andy summers

and for my "modern - day" heros, there's jonny greenwood (radiohead) graham coxon (former blur) josh homme (QOTSA), john frusciante (chillis):D

[Raller84]

1. Tim Christensen - Dizzy Mizz Lizzy/Tim Christensen (DK)
2. Kasper Eistrup - Kashmir (DK)
3. Johnny Greenwood - Radiohead
4. Jeff Buckley - Jeff Buckley

[free_fall]

JACKIE CHAN!!!!!!!!! ...oh sorry, wrong thread

[spurious]

Johnny Marr -there's some kind of presence his music has. it's amazing.

Mick Ronson - the guitar parts on ziggy stardust are beautiful x 230948

Kurt Cobain - he did good stuff with those chimey 2 - 3 string rhythms.

Thurston Moore - i never heard anyone with a better understanding of noise.

Thurtson Moore - daydream nation is why i play guitar.

Thurston Moore - he's awesome.

Lee Ranaldo - he's awesome, too.

[ItCameFrom...]

Originally posted by spurious

Thurston Moore - i never heard anyone with a better understanding of noise.

Thurtson Moore - daydream nation is why i play guitar.

Thurston Moore - he's awesome.

Lee Ranaldo - he's awesome, too.

You... are... true!

[Korrupted]

My guitar heroes are John Frusciante, Jimi Hendrix, Dimebag Darrel. But everything evolved from what Jimi did, so Jimi Hendrix is the best.

[hickabur]

Paul Leary - Butthole Surfers
Greg Ginn - Black Flag
Scott Ian - Anthrax, SOD

[free_fall]

Paul Leary!!!! Psychic, Powerless, Another Mans Sac.

[hickabur]

Originally posted by free_fall
Paul Leary!!!! Psychic, Powerless, Another Mans Sac.

Check out Independent Worm Saloon! He really frickin' goes off on that one!

[free_fall]

Check out Independent Worm Saloon! He really frickin' goes off on that one!

Two words: Dust Devil

Johnny was a little lesbian midget boy...

[hickabur]

Originally posted by free_fall
Two words: Dust Devil

Johnny was a little lesbian midget boy...

...Butt he stood 10 feet tall with a knife! LOL!

[free_fall]

...Butt he stood 10 feet tall with a knife! LOL!

Awesome. I've got Independent Worm Saloon, Electric Larry land, & Psychic, Powerless, Another Man's Sac. In the olden days I also had Hairway to Steven & Locust Abortion Technician but they, sadly, are long gone.

[Day'sSweetDaze]

I should've done this a while ago, but I forgot about this thread.

The last month has given me ample reason to rescind my statement that Neal Schon is my greatest guitar hero. That honour DEFINITELY belongs to Tom Morello now. I have espoused his music with greater zest than anything else, and if I ever stop covering his **** and start writing my own music, I'll definitely perpetuate his style. I adore it.

[Alecto]

Originally posted by free_fall
Paul Leary!!!! Psychic, Powerless, Another Mans Sac.

And an awesome producer, too. Check out the Meat Puppets' No Joke. Curt Kirkwood is a *very* underrated guitar player.

[cormac]

that's kind of a tough one -- there never is just one i think but lol ...

i think the guitarist who has influenced my playing the most is John Fogerty (believe it or not) -- then prolly Pete Townshend, Keith Richards and Chuck Berry -- altho i think you'd hear much more of Townshend's influence in my acoustic playing rather than electric

and then there's ...

;) i'll stop there hehe

great answers tho -- lots of folks i hadn't heard of in a long time :D

[maclean]

Slash
Tom Morello
Dean Deleo
Wes Borland

[cubby]

Originally posted by cormac
that's kind of a tough one -- there never is just one i think but lol ...

i think the guitarist who has influenced my playing the most is John Fogerty (believe it or not) -- then prolly Pete Townshend, Keith Richards and Chuck Berry -- altho i think you'd hear much more of Townshend's influence in my acoustic playing rather than electric

and then there's ...

;) i'll stop there hehe

great answers tho -- lots of folks i hadn't heard of in a long time :D

One of the reasons I chose Link Wray is because he was the main influence on Townshend. Townshend has said that if it wasn't for Link he would have never picked up the guitar.

[kid B]

jimi hendrix

jonny greenwood & ed o'brian

victor(owls, ghost & vodka)

j. robbins(jawbox, burning airlines)

jimmy page

[AcridPlacidity]

John Petrucci...end of story.

[maxthedrivein]

omar rodriguez

[Ryan_77uk]

Tim Wheeler (http://guitargeek.com/rigview/528/) from Ash (http://www.ash-official.com) was the guitarist/singer/songwriter who made me want to play guitar and be in a band. The solo to Girl From Mars was the first guitar solo that gave me that feeling. After I heard their debut album (1977), I got a guitar for Christmas.

He's still one of my favourite guitarists, it all seems so effortless watching him solo.

[Bad Johnny]

how the HELL is kurt cobain a guitar hero??!!!?!?!


anyway, i guess i'd say mine is david gilmour.:rolleyes:

[HeavyMetalKing]

the guitar players that have most influenced my style are probably James Hetfield and Randy Rhodes. But my guitar hero is probably Satch, even though I know I can't even TOUCH any of the crazy stuff he puts out

[cormac]

Originally posted by cubby
One of the reasons I chose Link Wray is because he was the main influence on Townshend. Townshend has said that if it wasn't for Link he would have never picked up the guitar.

yeah, i'd read that too at some point and forgotten it ... good pick

[viable organism]

kevin shields
nick drake
hendrix

[DJ LBP]

Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Christopher Parkening.

[guitardude5489]

jonny greenwood

[lucky13sp]

my guitar heros:
hero for their TONE:Adam Jones of Tool, and S.R.V
hero for everything:jimmy page of LED ZEPPELIN or Jimi Hendrix.

and there you have it, i had to think quitee hard about that.

[stealth]

Adrian Smith (honorable mention to Dave Murray)
John Petrucci
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton

[horseluvaphat]

most influential (if anyone cares):
prince
duane allman
ben harper
stevie ray (more for tone)
michael hampton
mississippi fred mcdowell
muddy waters (vastly underratted slide player)
jimmy page (ditto - vastly underrated slide player)

[waihen84]

Angus Young of AC/DC

[coldbuggin]

i say it a million times, but nick mccabe.

[Alecto]

Originally posted by horseluvaphat
most influential (if anyone cares):
prince
duane allman
ben harper
stevie ray (more for tone)
michael hampton
mississippi fred mcdowell
muddy waters (vastly underratted slide player)
jimmy page (ditto - vastly underrated slide player)

That's a great list. Prince is an underrated guitar player, mainly because he does everything so well (songwriter/producer/singer/keyboards/drums . . .). I've loved Ben Harper's stuff for years. SRV has a great Strat sound, and was really tasty for such an over-the-top player. I heard "Kid Funkadelic" play 'Maggot Brain' when I saw P-Funk this summer. I yelled it out, he heard me and the band went right into it! :D Fred McDowell and Muddy Waters ('nuff said), and Jimmy Page is underrated for *everything*, not just slide. The fact that he produced *all* of Led Zeppelin's records tells you what that guy is capable of!

[free_fall]

Originally posted by Alecto
Prince is an underrated guitar player
Yeah, Prince wails. Everyone has seen him do it but it still gets overlooked somehow.

[sumthinlikethat]

eric clapton and teppei teranishi (thrice) are like the big two. just the ways they string notes together is just amazing to me.

[horseluvaphat]

it's so nice to hear people compliment Prince... I think he's fantastic. Not a virtuoso like Stevie Ray but certainly melodic and funky as all heck.. Has anyone heard "The Undertaker"? One of the greatest guitar albums imo... noone has really heard it coz it was never released... Prince on guitar in a power trio doing Rolling stones covers and 15 minute blues jams. And the tones... oh mi god ... heavenly otherworldly inimitable...

[conno182]

SANTANA
Warren Haynes
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Chet Atkins
SRV
Ben Harper
Kirk Hammett

and my all time hero

Zakk Wylde

[stratocaster83]

mine is -guess who?- jimi hendrix, but jeff beck is a real close second... whay more inspirational and diverse than jimmy page, not in his playing, but in the context surrounding him. plus he's all soul.

[sabbath181]

I've got Three:

Kurt Cobain
Dave Navarro
Jerry Cantrell

[Talent?!]

Originally posted by sabbath181
I've got Three:

Kurt Cobain
Dave Navarro
Jerry Cantrell

What about Mr Anthony Iommi?:D

[jcoriha]

Billy Corgan
James Iha
The Edge
Alex Lifeson
Robert Fripp
David Gilmour

[benfoust]

As far as guitarists go, I guess SRV is my hero. I also like Randy Rhoads. I know they are not with us anymore, but they had a huge impact on me playing the guitar. The funny thing is I don't play music by either of them. They just got me started. I LOVE Edwin McCain. He isn't a flashy lead guitarist, but he can write some excellent songs and his voice is just "out-of-this-world".

[juanPRS]

David Gilmour
Robert Fripp
Adam Jones
Jimi Hendrix
John Petrucci
Jonny Greenwood
Zakk Wylde
SRV
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Dimebag

[slcrock]

in no particular order..

omar rodriguez-at the drive in/mars volta

billy corgan-smashing pumpkins/zwan

johhny greenwood-radiohead

johnny marr-smiths

dan gallucci-murder city devils

jon crosby-vast

[alpha7q]

i totally agree with you, Jimmy is teh best in my eyes.

[Springbokk]

davey g

davey g

davey g

[godsavetheclean]

-lee ranaldo/thurston moore
-greg sage
-bo diddly
-joni mitchell
-stephen malkmus
-neil michael haggerty
-j mascis
-michael rother
-lou reed
-ron asheton

[mikekash]

Adam Jones-Tool
Edge- U2
the guitarist from man or astro-man?
James Iha- Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle

[chingachco]

NEIL YOUNG
STUART BRAITHWAITE
DAVE BAZAAN
OMAR RODGRIGUEZ
PETE TOWNSHEND

[Robin]

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Steve Morse
3. Joe Satriani
4. Ritchie Blackmore
5. Tony Iommi
6. Alex Lifeson
7. Scott Henderson
8. David Gilmour
9. Jimmy Page
10. Yngwie Malmsteen

HI TO ALL THIS IS MY FIRST POST!

[Ajie]

Gary Rossington

[tbag]

I actually started playing guitar because I wanted to play Offspring songs! so I guess noodles was my first hero

Now my hero is Omar rodriguez Lopez from the mars volta and at the drive-in.. mainly because of his song writing.

Guy Piccioto and Ian McKaye are my heros (guitar and otherwise) in terms of respectability and (doing what they want).. can't think of the appropriate word right now...

I really like how jimmy page played... what a punk rocker

Red Fred, what is that thing in your avatar? I've seen that in this picture that says "everytime you masturbate, god kills a kitten".. just curious

[ktulucaller]

Hendrix
Michael Schenker(UFO)
Brian Roberston and Scott Gorham(Thin Lizzy)
Hammett and Hetfield
Adam Jones
Jerry Cantrell
Warren Hayes

....The list could go on and on!
:D

[boovya]

Originally posted by Clayton38
Robert Fripp and Peter Distefano... easy

I cant believe anyone knows and recognizes pEte!!! peter and my band are actually good friends. cant say enough about that great man!! truly great! his solo sh!t is great too!!! check him out. hes actually wanting to get together with my band and do a tour and possibly play some shows together (meaning play songs together)

by the way my favorites are:
tom morello
mike einziger
mark from dredg
robin finck
and more

[phunkybassist]

Joey Santiago
Frank Black
John Frusciante
Joe Strummer
Mick Jones
Charle Hunter
Grant Green
Almost any of the revolving gunslingers for James Brown
And all hail....
Frank Zappa

[republic]

in regards to the cat who blows off jimi and sweats the "techincal players" ...............i know that wasnt 'supposed' to be comedic, but damn brother you got me laughin my ass off. if being great in rock n roll is about gear and technical ability then the world is a bad bad place.

[coley]

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Tom Morello
Kurt Cobain
Johnny Greenwood


O yeah and Gururyan:p

[mynameisjonas]

Originally posted by Chewie
1. Billy Corgan
2. Tom Morello
3. Johnny Greenwood
4. John Butler
5. Adam Jones

only change john butler to thurston moore, and no particular order...

[gerallt87]

1.Billy Corgan
2.Jimmy Page
3.Matt Bellamy

I thank you!

[Imzadimark777]

David Gilmour
The Edge
Randy Rhoads
and I hate to say it, but:
Ace Frehely :o
:eek:

[Servant]

1. John Mayall
2. Jimmy Page
3. Ross Childress (personal reasons)
4. Stone Gossard
5. Eric Clapton

Peace.

[AcridPlacidity]

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG JACK WHITE IS THE KEWLEST!





wait thats not right....

I always a different one.. Right now its tie between Howerdrel and Adam JOnes.. (no not because of skill....just songwriting)

[TheBlindsideKid]

My Top 3 Guitar heroes (in no order) :

The Edge (U2)
Phil Keaggy
Mark Lee (Third Day)

[tambo]

Jonny Greenwood
Thom Yorke
Kurt Cobain - These three are probably my earliest guitar hero's, i maybe wouldn't have picked up a guitar if id hadn't been for them.

Stuart Braithwaite - When i listen to Ithica it still gives me chills!

Malcolm Middleton - listen to the overdrive sounds on Mad For Sadness, i haven't heard anything like that before or since. He also creates some really heart-wrenching melodies.

[LetJimitakeover]

First of all, I was Jimi Hendrix in my former life.:p Nobody has mentioned Carlos Santana, he's another legend. Along with Stevie Ray Vaughn, ZZtop, and some others. I really like Jimi Hendrix & Jim Morrison in Voices, it's catchy. Eric Clapton is good, but he's not my style, I prefer Hendrix, with his fast paced...lead note by note style, although he was a superhuman rhythm player as well.

[three11rules]

Tim Mahoney
Mike Einziger
Jimi
Randy Roads
some guy i met at a guitar center :p

[cubby]

Tonight my guitar hero is Duane Eddy...

gotta love the reverb.

[ironmaiden04200]

1.Eddie Van Halen
2..Jimmy Page
3.Yngwie Malmsteen
4.Steve Vai
5.Satriani
6.Dimebag
7. Mike Einziger-Even though he isn't a god i still love Incubus's music.

[TS-NINER]

In no specific order:
-Clapton
-Jerry Garcia
-SRV
-Trey Anastasio
-EVH
-Slash
-Robbie Robertson
-Duane Allman
-****ey Betts
-Al Schnier
-Chuck Garvey
-Jimmy Page
-Jimi

[crazy mime]

not in order :

1-- Jonny Greenwood : Radiohead.
2-- Matt Bellamy : Muse.
3-- David Gilmour : Pink Floyd .

[stratocaster83]

the japanese dude with blonde wig who plays the super mario theme. he owns...

[Talent?!]

Michael Angelo Batio :D


Freight traaaiiiinnnnnnn!!!!!

[Servant]

Call me crazy but lately I've been into Derek Trucks sitar sounds.....hmmmmmmm

Peace.

[GuitarZeroDude7]

when i first started it was probably Kirk and James from Metallica, Angus from AC/DC, and probably Head and Munky from Korn.

now, it's still Kirk and James from Metallica, but also there's Jesper and Bjorn from In Flames, Kerry King from Slayer (the man isn't the greatest soloist in the world but he has come cool ass sounding solos that someone can aspire too), Jon Donais from Shadows Fall, Zakk Wylde (i owe a lot of my playing style to him), and Dimebag Darrel. i also like David Gilmour, the guys from Meshuggah, and Adam Jones from Tool just because they all bring something interesting to the table in terms of guitar playing and song writting (Gilmour using extensive amounts of delay and phasing effects to create that spacey sound. Jones taking progressive rock and mixing it with a dark, atmospheric sound that bands try to mimic but tend to fail at it. and the guys from Meshuggah just do some weird, out there **** with the melodies they write and even their soloing is very weird as well, but in a cool way.)

[sleewell]

my heros:
Dean Ween, love his tone and use of effects, super creative.

Adam Jones: over the top power, lots of emotion

Jerry Garcia: he had a great sound and was always learning new scales and progressions. i miss jerry.

i have lots others but this is just a short list


bill

[Ajie]

Howdy!

Newbie here but a long time lurker.

Other than the standard guys everyone picked, here are a few that have influenced my playing.

- Gary Rossington of Skynyrd. His tone was awesome and somewhat unique. LP straight into a tube Peavey (here's one for the Peavey lovers) with basically no effects (also one for the purist). He is responsible for countless killer riffs, brilliant leads and also some really good slide work.

- Brad Nowell of Sublime. I love the reggae influence in his stuff.

- Warren Haynes - I've seen him live many times with Gov't Mule, The ABB, Phil Lesh and Friends, solo acoustic and will see him at Red Rocks with The Dead this summer. Awesome tone. Unbelievable versatility. If anyone can pull off Jerry, Warren can.

Rig post coming soon.

[sweeppicker]

in no particular order my inspiration comes from:

Jimi Hendrix
Ritchie Blackmore
Yngwie Malmsteen (early albums, Alcatrazz-era)
Zakk Wylde
BB King
Robert Johnson
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Marty Friedman
Jason Becker
Chris Impellitteri
Paul Gilbert
Angus Young :cool:
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Wes Montgomery

[logicbombx]

To be totally honest the guitar player that has tought me more about guitar playing than any other guitar player is Billie Joe from Greenday. Most guitar players play rhythm 97 percent of the time compared to lead. Billie Joe made me a great rhythm player. I'm better than most people I've played with. Pounding on Greenday songs when I was really getting into guitar made me better at rhythm in all playing styles. What do you guys think?

[e1wood5150]

srv
jimmy page
slash
keith richards and mick taylor
warren haynes
hound dog taylor
eric clapton

those are the people who i learned to play the guitar from.

oh yeah- ace frehley made me want to play the guitar in the first place, so i gotta list him!

[kerb]

Ed O'Brien
Graham Coxon
Bernard Butler
Johnny Marr!
Jonny Greenwood
Jeff Buckley
Elvis Costello
Kevin Shields

[iwantpedals]

Originally posted by jamie.pope
Anyway i generally look up to Thom Yorke, Chris Martin and Bono when it comes to songwriting.

But when it comes to guitar playing i look up to Jonny Greenwood, The Edge......


me too...

edit: ed obrien makes some cool sounds so him too... billy corgan as well