What 5 Guitarist have influenced you the most

**viccortes285** · 04-03-2017, 02:16 PM

John McLaughlin
George Benson
Eric Clapton
Duane Allman
Eric Johnson

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**fasstrack** · 04-03-2017, 03:02 PM

Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, (on a personal level): Eddie Diehl, Jimmy Raney; (years ago, but still in my brain and soul): Buzzy Feiten...

**Donnie** · 04-03-2017, 04:57 PM

1. D'jango (because he re-invented his playing)
2. Henry "Homer" Haynes (Homer & Jethro, he always seemed to be having fun)
3. Eldon Shamblin (Bob Wills "Texas Playboys")
4. Tiny Grimes (Tenor Guitar in "Chicago Tuning" Cat's and The Fiddle and Art Tatum)
5. My Uncle: E.L. "Bud" Dunn (he loved his Red Mosrite and Fender Super Twin)

**Engine Swap** · 04-19-2017, 11:05 PM

Joe Pass
Wes Montgomery
Nokie Edwards
d. Boon
Bob Mould

**Stevebol** · 04-20-2017, 12:48 AM

Hendrix
Django
Charlie Christian
BB King
Martin Barre

**Stevebol** · 04-20-2017, 01:00 AM

Now? IDK. I should listen to more Marc Ribot and a few others.

**Robertkoa** · 04-29-2017, 03:20 PM

Hey OP - this is a cool Thread...

How about one where we get to pick 5 or fewer
Original Influences...

Then 5 or so in the Recent Past ?

**viccortes285** · 04-29-2017, 03:27 PM

Clapton
BB KING
John McLaughlin
Roy Bucannan
George Benson

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**jameslovestal** · 04-30-2017, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Robertkoa

Hey OP - this is a cool Thread...

How about one where we get to pick 5 or fewer
Original Influences...

Then 5 or so in the Recent Past ?

Good idea:

Original: (these are the guys my friends and I would listen to the most (on albums and NOT CD) 30 years ago when I first got into jazz guitar and playing standards:

Tal Farlow
Barney Kessell
Jimmy Raney
Joe Pass
Wes Montgomery

Recent Past: These guys I discovered later as I continue to explore the art of playing jazz guitar. Players like Bean and Smith I knew about but I didn't have their recordings until CDs re-issued their work (e.g. with Smith the 2 albums on one CD). Back in the 80s and before the Internet finding their albums wasn't easy.

Peter Bernstein
Billy Bean
Dave Stryker
Johnny Smith
Grant Green

**christianm77** · 05-06-2017, 06:13 PM

Re: recent.

In The Holdsworth rabbit hole ATM.

Reports will propagate to the surface at some point.

Or I may lose my mind.

**Ovader** · 06-21-2017, 06:17 PM

1. Rik Emmett was THE player for me when I was a teenager as he covered a lot of styles with his virtuosity and paved the way for me to embrace classical guitar in addition to hard rock.
2. Ritchie Blackmore with his riffs, his solos rich in blues, classical & rock styles, and his guitar tones from 1974 (California Jam), 1990 (Slaves & Masters) and 1995 (Stranger In Us All).
3. Allan Holdsworth for everything!
4. Lenny Breau for his mixture of country, classical, flamenco and jazz in his own personal fingerstyle expression with a heavy dose of Bill Evans which turned me into an admirer of the pianist's recordings.
5. Pasquale Grasso for his combination of classical and bebop applications in his incredible performances.

**miguelnight** · 06-22-2017, 11:16 PM

1. George Benson 2. Earl Klugh 3. Carlos Santana 4. Wes Montgomery 5. Dad

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**henryrobinett** · 06-22-2017, 11:19 PM

1.Coltrane 2. Corea 3. Brecker 3. Hubbard 4. Peterson 5. Cannonball.

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**miguelnight** · 06-22-2017, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by henryrobinett

1.Coltrane 2. Corea 3. Brecker 3. Hubbard 4. Peterson 5. Cannonball.

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Great musicians--but not guitarists

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**fasstrack** · 06-23-2017, 12:32 AM

My biggest personal influence died last Friday: Eddie Diehl. B/c we were also friends for 40 years I'm still processing this (only found out yesterday) and it will take some time to get over it. It's like losing a brilliant, crazy and sometimes destructive, other times warm and loving big brother.

I know he influenced many others besides myself, like the late Sean Leavitt, Pete Bernstein told me he admired Eddie a lot, I know he went up to Poughkeepsie (with another 'mentee', Ilya Lushtak) to play---he also came to both our gigs at Smalls. (The less said about those, the better).

I think in time people will come to put Eddie where he belonged all along: at the top of not only jazz guitarists, but improvisors. He was truly special.

Would that he had the same talent for people...

**destinytot** · 06-23-2017, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by MarkRhodes

(I'm basing this on how I play now, not the way I played--or tried to--when I was in high school.)

Freddie Green
Charlie Christian
Herb Ellis
Joe Pass
Frank Vignola
Mimi Fox

(I know that's six.)

Love that last line (pardon my use of bold).

**henryrobinett** · 06-23-2017, 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by miguelnight

Great musicians--but not guitarists

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They're MY guitarists. Wow. Do you think I didn't know that?

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**destinytot** · 06-23-2017, 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by miguelnight

1. George Benson 2. Earl Klugh 3. Carlos Santana 4. Wes Montgomery 5. Dad

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If it came down to just one, I think my choice would be Earl Klugh (why does the predictive text on this tablet want to spell his surname 'Mouth'?!).

**destinytot** · 06-23-2017, 02:07 AM

Klugh-inspired.

**Sickz** · 06-23-2017, 02:17 AM

1. Pat Metheny
2. Gilad Hekselman
3. Lage Lund
4. Jonathan Kreisberg
5. Mike Moreno

**miguelnight** · 06-23-2017, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by henryrobinett

They're MY guitarists. Wow. Do you think I didn't know that?

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You're guitarists IT IS.

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**miguelnight** · 06-23-2017, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by destinytot

If it came down to just one, I think my choice would be Earl Klugh (why does the predictive text on this tablet want to spell his surname 'Mouth'?!).

I started out with Earl being my main influence especially on the chording aspect. As I became more experienced, GB became the main guy for soloing.

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**henryrobinett** · 06-23-2017, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by miguelnight

You're guitarists IT IS.

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These type of posts that come up from time to time I always write the musicians who inspired me the most, since by and large, they haven't been guitarists.

Then I was further emboldened by trumpet player Jack Walrath's Jazz Trumpters Forum where his similarly listed his favorite trumpet players as all non trumpet players.

It's all the same language. When I hear a soloist I see the fretboard regardless what instrument is playing. Piano I imagine the fretboard simplified. Sure I listened to Sco, Roberts, Hall, Metheny. And sure they influenced me. But not NEARLY to the extent of others. Those guys like Trane and Clifford Brown are guitar players to me.

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**miguelnight** · 06-23-2017, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by henryrobinett

These type of posts that come up from time to time I always write the musicians who inspired me the most, since by and large, they haven't been guitarists.

Then I was further emboldened by trumpet player Jack Walrath's Jazz Trumpters Forum where his similarly listed his favorite trumpet players as all non trumpet players.

It's all the same language. When I hear a soloist I see the fretboard regardless what instrument is playing. Piano I imagine the fretboard simplified. Sure I listened to Sco, Roberts, Hall, Metheny. And sure they influenced me. But not NEARLY to the extent of others. Those guys like Trane and Clifford Brown are guitar players to me.

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It's ALL GOOD! I love Poncho Sanchez, Joe Sample, Nat King Cole. Doesn't matter the instrumentalist we listen to as long as we love it and are inspired.

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