What 5 Guitarist have influenced you the most

[viccortes285]

1) Andea Segovia
2) Joe Pass
3)Eric Clapton
4) BB King
5)'Allman Brothers


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[lawson-stone]

Except for #1-2, the rest are not in any order of dominance.

1-Joe Pass
2-Jimmy Raney
3-Royce Campbell
4-Joshua Breakstone
5-Wes Montgomery

[mr. beaumont]

1. Jerry Garcia
2. Grant Green
3. Ray Crawford
4. Jim Hall
5. Bill Frisell

[Cunamara]

Wow, how could I narrow it down like that? I'd probably come up with a different list on different days. And how do I distinguish between "guitarists I really like" and "guitarists who've changed how I play?"

There's one, incontrovertibly: the guitar teacher who introduced me to jazz.

After him, hmmm. Ed Bickert; Bob Weir/Jerry Garcia; Rory Gallagher; Johnny Smith; Jorma Kaukonen; but other people on other days- Joe Pass, Gene Bertoncini, Jimmy Bruno, Tal Farlow...

Aaaaarrrggghhh!

[rpjazzguitar]

Mostly these two:

Jim Hall
Carlos Santana

But some from these:

BB King
Chico Pinheiro
Warren Nunes

Other instruments:

Paul Desmond
Ralph Sharon

[rictroll]

John McLaughlin
Ralph Towner
John Abercrombie
Bill Frisell
Pat Metheny

[RonD]

I'll just cite my jazz influences.

Joe Pass, because I walk into a club in Toronto, as a very young man, and this diminutive Italian completely changed how I viewed the guitar.

Ed Bickert, because I was lucky enough to see him play, so many times.

Kenny Burrell, because he was more accessible to me. Oh, and that sound!

Pat Metheny, because Bright Size Life!

Bruce Forman, because he speaks to me, through his masterclasses, in a way that no other teacher ever has.

[Bflat233]

Pat Metheny
Pat Martino
Barney Kessel
Wes Montgomery
Kenny Burrell

[wintermoon]

probably more influenced by horn players like Lee Morgan, Dexter Gordon, Bird, and singers like Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McRae, Jo Stafford.

but if had to pick 5 guitar players I'll say the same list as 3rdwave in post #8, but maybe Grant Green instead of Metheny.
I like Green ok, but not my favorite, though I'll get a "hey, Grant Green!" comment about my playing every once in awhile so maybe subconsciously...but actually they're all kinda subconscious aren't they? I mean who thinks about playing like one of their favorites--while they're playing?

[Fred Archtop]

In no special order except for Jimmy Raney #1

Jimmy Raney
Doug Raney
John Abercrombie
Barney Kessel
Wes Montgomery

[Hep To The Jive]

Charlie Christian
John Scofield
Wes
Tony Iommy
Dick Dale

[setemupjoe]

Benson

Wes

Grant

Barney

Hall

This list could go a lot longer and I feel bad leaving out other guys that were tremendously important to me. Tal Farlow and Jimmy Raney are giants. The time I spent with Bucky Pizzarelli changed my life.


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[newsense]

Early years (60s/70s)
Chuck Berry - my early air guitar phase
Steve Howe - at 15, Yessongs was my most important purchase to date - I wore out the vinyl
Django - thanks to my Grandpa - who played the fiddle like Stephane Grappelli

More recently (95->)
Joe Pass
John Scofield
John McLaughlin
Bireli Lagrene
Pat Metheny
Pat Martino
Matt Schofield

Have I got to 5 yet ?

I apologise for the heinous crime of omitting Wes M, Charlie Christian and Jim Hall, - but I have to be honest, - I never really listen to them.

[vinlander]

in no special order:

Robert Fripp
John McLaughlin
Tal Farlow
Billy Bean
Pat Martino

[jazznylon]

1) Charlie Christian
2) Django Reinhardt
3) Kazuhito Yamashita
4) Nelson Simonds
5) Mick Goodrick

[ugarte]

Luis Bonfa
Grant Green
George Benson
Larry Carlton
Pat Metheny

[Scotto]

Wes Montgomery
Pete Townsend
Pat Martino
Paul Weller
John Lennon

[Max405]

Johnny Smith
Joe Pass
George Benson
Al DiMeola
Carlos Santana

The one guitarist who will influence me the most to throw my guitars in the garbage, Pasquale Grasso. After watching him play, I don't feel worthy of even owning a guitar. Out of this world. And I hope that he influences many younger players in the future.

Joe D

[mad dog]

Grant Green
Bob Devos
Jean Paul Bourelly
Anson Funderburgh
Bobby Radcliffe

[jockster]

I am a complete newbie to this but

Grant Green
Joe Pass
Jim Hall
Kenny Burrell
Jens Larsen

[rsclosson]

Joe Pass
Django Reinhardt
Tuck Andress
Robert Fripp
Duane Allman

...many more

[mechanic1908]

Mine would be:

1. My mother. She was my 1st ( and only) guitar teacher and I doubt I would have picked up a guitar if it wasn't for her.
2. Angus Young.
3. Jimmy Page.
4. Luther Perkins
5. Maybelle Carter.

There's more but it asked for 5, lol

[oldane]

In random order:

Jimmy Raney
Wes
Freddie Green

... but I am more influenced by non guitarists like:

Lester Young (above all)
Bud Powell
Dexter Gordon
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Thelonius Monk
+ many more

[Rhoderick]

Hello.

1 Django Reinhardt
2 Joe Pass
3 Bill Frisell
4 Jim Hall
5 George Benson






Music is the key that can open strange rooms in the house of memory.
Llewelyn Wyn Griffith

[Dennis D]

Or maybe the subject of another thread - - - ' who really got you started ' ?......even on a Jazz forum, surprised no one mentioned :

Chet Atkins

Yeah we probably all heard him early on, and yeah we went to probably all went to other styles, but does his playing ever leave us ?....or better, should his playing ever leave us ?

Just MHO