Your influences...

[maestrocity91]

Im just curious, but what musicians have influenced you folks the most?

For me its been-

Paco De Lucia
Guthrie Govan
Shawn Lane
Nino Ricardo
Chick Corea
John Coltrane
Bill Evans

[Gurj]

Bands & musicians that come to mind:

Iron Maiden
Metallica
Pantera
Slayer
AC/DC
Jimi
Led Zep
Extreme
Vai
Satch
Slash

And I hate to admit it, but Michael Jackson's Thriller album was one of my favourite's when I was a kid (showing my age now!!)

[TongueShredder]

Paul Gilbert
Andy Timmons
Mathias Jab
Vivian Campbell (C Major guy lol)
Marty Friedman
Richie Blakmore (Phrygian guy)

I love Mathias Jab lead solo. It is very fierce indeed.

[sick-boy]

Originally Posted by maestrocity91

Im just curious, but what musicians have influenced you folks the most?

Well, my very first music influence was some guitarist that played in a horrible christian rock band. They played at my dad's church and unfortunately I got dragged along with the rest of my family. I figured I'd be bored to tears. Instead, I just ignored how horrid the music was and found myself just watching the guitar player. Everyone else jumping around and acting like fools listening to the mediocre music. But I just watched him play his LP with gold hardware, his fingers up and down the fretboard. THat's when I decided to play guitar.
I wish I could say it was some well known player, but alas, it's some guitarist that I never knew who influenced me to pick up an axe, and it's that same image that keeps me going.

Other than that, my holy trinity consists of David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton. They keep me going.

[the.godfather]

Too many to list everybody, but the main ones:

Metallica
Megadeth
Pantera
Aerosmith
Van Halen

Paul Gilbert
Yngwie Malmsteen
Joe Satriani
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Nuno Bettencourt

[Tubarão Guitars]

Mr BIG
Metallica
PanterA
DT
Meshuggah
Vai
Petrucci
and Portnoy.

[funkdubious]

Vai,especially DLR days
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Zakk Wylde
Richie Kotzen
Incubus

[voodoo_child]

Motzart & Bach..

[Davey]

Yeah, too many for me to list too... but the main ones:

Gilbert
Nuno
Slash
Vai
Scotti Hill
E Johnson

[eviltwin]

Jimi
Satch
Slash
Jerry Cantrell
SSV
Dimebag
Dave Mustaine
Kirk Hammett
SRV
Edge
EvH
Chris deGarmo
Pablo Gilberto
John Petrucci
Robbie Krieger
Phil Manzanera
Stuart Adamson

[caprile]

My top 5 list with a brief list

I started to play BECAUSE of Slash. What could be cooler for a teenager than Slash playing the solo to November Rain in the desert in that video?

Then, I "Discovered" 80's rock, from Van Halen to Poison, which led me to discover 2 of my main influences: EVH and Vai

Finally, lately I've been into the guitarist/singer type, so Paul Gilbert and Richie Kotzen are always on the cd player.

[Davey]

Originally Posted by caprile

What could be cooler for a teenager than Slash playing the solo to November Rain in the desert in that video?

I totally agree, the guy doesn't get enough love around here

[taracatac]

Alex Skolnick
EVH
Dave Mustaine

[shannon]

Nuno Bettencourt,John Petrucci,Steve Vai,Paul Gilbert,Joe Satriani,and (gulp) Yngwie Malmsteen!

[OLIE_ROCKS_THE_80'S]

I have done this many times ut what the heck I guess once more won't hurt!
Michael Schenker
Uli Jon Roth
Mathias Jabs
Gary Moore
David Gilmour
George Lynch
Yngwie Malmsteen
Glenn Tipton/K.K Downing
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Scott Henderson
Paco Rosales (My guitar teacher)

In reality I like most 80's guitar players and I've taken a thing or 2 from many other players!