who are your influences?

[Super_shredder]

not who are the best guitarits but who have influenced you be it in your playing style or influencing you to pick up a guitar

mine
1.Marty friedman
2. Jason becker
3.randy rhoads

and the guys who made me pick up guitar
1.slash
2.james hetfield
3.eddie van halen

[Freyr]

As for picking up a guitar... James Hatfield, Jimmy Page and Dave Mustaine.

As for playing style, and inspiration to continue playing... Jeff Loomis, Jason Becker, Daniel Mongrain, Chuck Shuldiner, Marty Friedman and Steve DiGiorgio.

EDIT: I forgot to add the entirety of Cynic, and Richard Christy, even though he's a drummer.

[sandbag]

In no particular order

Dimebag Darrell
Chuck Schuldiner
Jeff Hanneman
Trey Azagtoth
Pat from Cannibal corpse
Mike Mcready
Guy and Ian from fugazi

[Super_shredder]

man i love jason and marty especialy in those cacoaphony days !

[Special-K]

1. Randy Rhoads
2. Roope Latvala/Alexi Laiho
3. Dimebag Darrell

Picking up a guitar?... Definetly Randy Rhoads....
I always wanted a RR but, I just saw the prices for the USA RR models..
So I even stopped looking for a RR...Then Nazgul introduced me to the
Pro Series ...

[Strat God]

Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jimmy Page
Johnny Winter
John Petrucci
Warren Demartini
Joe Satriani
SRV
Eric Clapton

[Super_shredder]

Picking up a guitar?... Definetly Randy Rhoads....
I always wanted a RR but, I just saw the prices for the USA RR models..
So I even stopped looking for a RR...Then Nazgul introduced me to the
Pro Series ...

yeA! my pro series guitars are as good as a USA but just without MOP and ebony

[Ripley7t]

Randy and George Lynch. Also Wolf Hoffmann.

[petedz]

In no special order:
Steve Blaze
Michael Lee Firkins
Marty Friedman
Paul Gilbert
David Gilmour
Jake E. Lee
George Lynch
Jeff Kollman
Tony MacAlpine
Gary Moore
Chris Oliva
Stve Rothery
Joe Satriani
John Sykes
Eddie Van Halen
...and plenty of others

[Guitardude86]

Who influenced me to pick up the guitar? First and foremost I would have to say my dad. We always had a guitar in some corner of the house, since he played some. He never told me to get lessons, you know how some parents force their kids into taking piano lessons and they drop out of it as soon as they get the chance.

Then one day I bought Machine Head by Deep Purple, probably the first CD I ever bought. That was it for me. Blackmore put a spell on me. He was on fire, playing crazy fast, but also controlled and bluesy with feel, and one awe-inspiring vibrato.. To me he was the king of cool! That's what got me to pick up the guitar. Other than that.. A lot of players inspire me but one who influenced my style and deserve honorable mention would have to be Michael Schenker.

[sl2lover]

As for picking up a guitar... James Hatfield, Jimmy Page and Dave Mustaine.

As for playing style, and inspiration to continue playing... Jeff Loomis, Jason Becker, Daniel Mongrain, Chuck Shuldiner, Marty Friedman and Steve DiGiorgio.

EDIT: I forgot to add the entirety of Cynic, and Richard Christy, even though he's a drummer.

+1000 for Chuck and Cynic!!
Death and Cynic have always been a great influence on me, as well all of Chucks drummers! Sean Reinert Especially!! Though I don't sound much them.

[SouthernXer]

Ace Frehley caused me to pick up the guitar....

[rjohnstone]

My influences are:
Eddie Van Halen
Phil Collen
Tom Scholz
John Sykes
SRV
George Lynch
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani

But my playing "style" if you want to call it that, sounds more like Phil Collen than anything else.

[Special-K]

Alexi Laiho(Sinergy/Children Of Bodom)
Randy Rhoads(Rest In Peace)
Roope Latvala(Sinergy/Children Of Bodom)
Dimebag Darrell (Rest In Peace)
and these as an add:
Richard Z. Kruspe(Rammstein)
Tom Gabriel Fischer(Celtic Frost)
Zakk Wylde(Ozzy Osbourne,Black Label Society)
Jack White(The Raconteurs/The White Stripes)
Jimi Hendrix(Rest In Peace)
Daron Malakian(System Of A Down)
Steve Vai
Brody Dalle (Distillers)
Chuck Schuldiner (Death)

and many more... I 1st thought I can just count 3 :S

[wilkinsi]

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