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Old 12-02-2011, 08:40 AM
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Default What famous/great jazz guitarist do you think you sound the most like?
I think I may be repeating myself; I may have posed this question a year or two back, but ...

I've always liked Herb Ellis, but he's never been my favorite and I've never consciously tried to sound like him. Strangely though, when I listen to myself I seem to sound more like him than anyone else ... except not nearly as good of course!

What about you. Is there someone you've ended up emulating without actually intending to do so?
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Jimmy Raney.

I always liked playing bop, but never really listened to him for some reason. Then somebody told me after a gig that they thought I sounded a bit like him, and decided to take a listen. Granted, I don't consider myself to be at his level, that would be sacrelige to say, but stylistically I think we are similar. Lately I have been working on more modern stuff Coltrane Changes, odd time, different things like that, but even when I do that, a lot of the bebop language still comes through.

I used to hear George Benson a lot, but that was just because I played fast when I was younger lol.
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I always imagine I'm Ben Monder when I'm playing, but people always tell me I sound most like Jandek.

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I wonder what Ben's secret is.
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I always imagine I'm Ben Monder when I'm playing, but people always tell me I sound most like Jandek.

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I wonder what Ben's secret is.
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Pat Martino. Not playing, just talking.
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I sound like the guy who mows Pat Martino's lawn. Someone told me I play like Barney Kessel and since he knew Barney I was happy but he must of heard me on a rare good day...
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Pat Martino. Not playing, just talking.
Do you mean talking, or traversing the ever expanding cosmos of human based aural communication through the sacred medium of speech?
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I'm honestly not sure who I sound like. I know there's some Metheny in my writing...

Maybe some Johnny Smith and Django in my single note lines...

I want to be Ed Bickert when I grow up, though.

It might almost be fun to post soundclips and have people guess our influences...
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Herb Ellis

---when he was a year old


---and had a stinky
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Hard to say.
Larry Carlton?
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Nobody, unfortunately!
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Old 12-04-2011, 01:34 PM
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John Mclaughlin being my main influence, I can't avoid to "borrow" some of his licks minus the chops...
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It might almost be fun to post soundclips and have people guess our influences...
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Old 12-04-2011, 05:26 PM
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First of all, nice playing!

First two thoughts are Grant Green (snappy tone and reverb) with touches of Johnny Smith and Howard Roberts.
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Interesting indeed!!! ty for the compliment

I've only ever heard Howard Roberts playing one tune, and although I like what I've heard of Grant Green, I haven't heard a great deal of him either! Johnny Smith I've heard a lot, and I like his playing a great deal. I think probably on that particular track I posted, I'd say I hear bits of Johnny Smith for sure, also Django, Charlie Christian, Chet Atkins (yes, really) and above all, my favourite 'straight' jazz guitarist, Hank Garland.
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Yep, I hear those too...not so much christian... you sound like guys whoo were influenced like christian though!

If you like, check out my website and try me...and no, I won't get upset if you say "schizo who can't decide what decade he lives in."
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People told me I sound like Pat Metheney...well...honestly, I don't know. And many time they ask me to play Metheney's songs...well again...I don't know his repertoire that much. Ok, I listened to him but no more than many others. Joe Pass is one of my favorites. When I play "chord melody" style, I can sound a little bit like him...but Joe is Joe...he's a lot better than me...lol...

Like Soco...I put an example here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd_laACp9Jo - and you tell me. I don't think I sound like Metheney. And here I don't play chord melody...so neither I sound like to Joe Pass...lol...I let you bet on who...lol...good luck...
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Hiya reventlov, I hear a strong Howard Roberts influence combined with some Hank Garland (Sugarfoot) sounds. Good job on the playing, thanks for sharing.

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I would like to comp like Jim Hall and and sound like Ed Bickert for everything else but I don't think I sound like anyone I listen to.

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Here is a clip, you guys tell me!
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Old 12-04-2011, 07:44 PM
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I think that Soco sounds like the famous Jostein Gulbrandsen.

My playing is slightly better than someone who doesn't play at all.

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For me it's Peter Bernstein because I have stolen all his licks and Grant Green because I have transcribed heaps of his stuff too and that formed the base of my playing.
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Very nice playing. I can hear the Chet, a bit of Les Paul and maybe some George Barnes?
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Everyone says if Eric Dolphy played guitar, I wouldn't sound like him at all.
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Everyone says if Eric Dolphy played guitar, I wouldn't sound like him at all.
Kind of reminds me of the time I was compared to Joe Pass...


Somebody told me, "Compared to Joe Pass you're awful!"
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