who are your influences?

[jgcable]

Ace Frehely
Michael Schenker
Ulrich Roth

I sound the most like George Lynch though... go figure.

[Endrik]

Billy Gibbons
Eddie Van Halen
John Sykes
Steve Vai
Jeff Beck
David Gilmour
George Lynch
Warren DeMartini
Nuno Bettencourt
Gary Moore
Al Di Meola
Steve Lukather
Akira Takasaki
Ace Frehley
Larry Carlton
Jimi Hendrix
Keith Richards
Tak Matsumoto
Frank Marino
Leslie West
Jimmy Page
Robin Trowers
Pat Travers
Uli Jon Roth
Joe Perry
Brad Whitford
Allan Holdsworth
Django Reinhardt
Albert King
Eric Johnson
Reb Beach
Steve Hackett
Richie Blackmore
Paco De Lucia
Yngwie Malmsteen
Michael Schenker
Jake E. Lee
Trevor Rabin
Brian May
Richie Kotzen
Greg Howe
Doug Aldrich
Michael Hedges
Steve Stevens
Leo Nocentelli
Alex Lifeson
Chris DeGramo
Vito Bratta
Stanley Jordan
Slash
Ted Nugent
Wes Montgomery
Robert Johnson
Steve Morse
Neal Schon
Jagori Tanna
B.B. King
Ty Tabor
Steve Howe
Frank Zappa
Chet Atkins
Lee Ritenour
Chuck Berry
Allen Collins

[jgcable]

Probably the single worst day of my life in regards to music is when Randy died though.

[TrendkillDBD]

Influences to start playing guitar: Hammett, Kerry King, Hanneman, Wylde, Dimebag

Influences now/ playing style/tone:
Schuldiner and anyone on any Death album
Dimebag
Hanneman/ King
Schaffer/ anyone on any Iced Earth album
Hammet/ Hetfield
Friedman
Loomis
goes on for a while, but those are my main ones

[atomic charvel guy]

jimi Hendrix , Ace Frehley,and Jimmy Page made me take extreme notice, but
Eddie Van halen made me pick up a guitar and want to learn and rip. He was the one who got it into my hands and was a bystander no more.

[markD]

dave murray & adrian smith
lynyrd skynyrd
that dude in foreigner
pink floyd

[petedz]

Thanks to Endrik's outstanding list of nearly all that's good in the world of guitar, I have to make up for a few egregious omissions (the +'s):

+Nuno Bettencourt
+Richie Blackmore
Steve Blaze
Michael Lee Firkins
Marty Friedman
+Billy Gibbons
Paul Gilbert
David Gilmour
+Greg Howe
Jake E. Lee
George Lynch
Jeff Kollman
Tony MacAlpine
+Brian May
Gary Moore
+Steve Morse
Chris Oliva
+Jimmy Page
Stve Rothery
Joe Satriani
+Michael Schenker
+Neal Schon
+Steve Stevens
John Sykes
Eddie Van Halen

Amazing what will slip one's mind. Great list Endrik!

[Mesaboog]

In no particular order"

Alex Lifeson
EVH
Peter Frampton
Angus Young
Mathias Jabs
Gary Richrath
Brad Gillis
Phil Collen
Steve Clarke
Elliott Easton
Glen Tipton

[VitaminG]

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

Hatfield is alright, but he's not a patch on the McCoys

[ABSOLUT CHARVEL]

Augus and the Motor City Madman

[sandbag]

+1 for david gilmour

[semagic]

jerry cantrell
jimmy page
jeff carlisi

those are my main influences

[tanpsi]

I bet I'm the only one who will say Tom Verlaine of Television (I had an unhappy childhood haha)
I even made the mistake of buying a Jazzmaster!

Him and Ritchie Blackmore were my favorites when I was starting electric guitar

Recently (I'm a little behind the times)I've really been into the DLR era Van Halen and Y.J. Malmsteen.

[VitaminG]

hmmm. I guess it starts with all those guys making cool noises in my dad's record collection. Guys like Clapton with Cream, Todd Rundgren on Bat Out Of Hell, Mark Knopfler, Joe Walsh & Don Felder, Randy Bachman, Dave Gilmour, Ian Moss from Cold Chisel.

Once I started listening to my own music, it was players like Gary Moore, Adrian Smith, Yngwie Malmsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughan & John Sykes that made me wanted to pick up guitar.

[guitarsjb]

Randy Rhoads
SRV
Eric Clapton
Billy Gibbons
Johnny Cash (you try playin that "easy" and saying so much!)
Angus Young
Chuck Schulinder (sp?)
EVH
Joe Perry
Zakk Wylde
TONY IOMMI!! (sp?)
Dimebag
I'm sure there are several I am leaving out..