I'd like to throw Steve Jones, Nile Rogers, Dave Gilmore, Steve Vai and Frank Zappa into the mix to ensure that they get a mention, but in the final analysis, I think you can perm any five from six - though in terms of perms Hendrix was obviously the greatest ;-)
Robert Johnson, Les Paul, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix
I think most guitarists would say Johnson, Muddy Walters, BB King, but then I am not a guitarist. Top of the list for me would be Hendrix, Clapton and Beck, my other favourites are Kossoff, Gallagher, and Zappa, Hendrix came to the uk to meet Eric and Jeff, according to Chas Chandler. Rory would like any traditional Bluesplayer's like Leadbelly, Clapton cites Johnson, and Hendrix. and so on and so forth. SRV, Page, and Joe Bonamassa like them all. Tend not to compare. I tend to go through phases, but always go back to Jimi and Rory the later being the one who I would love to see live again, he was such a wonderful slide player, and was such a great guy, devoted to the blues.
Surprised Lennon or Harrison ain't been mentioned considering their music was so groundbreaking and they were from one of, if not the most influential bands of all time....
Sorry is it supposed to be guitar players that have influenced a lot of people to pick up a guitar and have a go, or is it the original innovators who have influenced the key well known players to mimic them in their style of playing? Because there is a difference.....I think..... only I'm getting a tad confused :-) You see, as someone said earlier Status Quo probably encouraged and influenced a lot of people to pick up a guitar in the 70s but I'm not really sure that they can be said to be as influential in any way as Robert Johnson was to the development of a style of guitar playing. I suspect the truly great guitarists pick up influences all over the place, from just about every genre going, and somehow turn them into their own style. It depends hugely on the style of playing selected to determine who is a big influence. I'm beginning to confuse myself here :-) so I am going to have an early night, perhaps it will all seem clearer in the morning ;-)
Haven't read the entire thread so don't know if anyone has mentioned Walter Trout yet. Remarkable blues rock guitarist who shouldn't even be alive. His new album called "Battle Scars" is a work of art.
Sorry is it supposed to be guitar players that have influenced a lot of people to pick up a guitar and have a go, or is it the original innovators who have influenced the key well known players to mimic them in their style of playing? Because there is a difference.....I think..... only I'm getting a tad confused :-) You see, as someone said earlier Status Quo probably encouraged and influenced a lot of people to pick up a guitar in the 70s but I'm not really sure that they can be said to be as influential in any way as Robert Johnson was to the development of a style of guitar playing. I suspect the truly great guitarists pick up influences all over the place, from just about every genre going, and somehow turn them into their own style. It depends hugely on the style of playing selected to determine who is a big influence. I'm beginning to confuse myself here :-) so I am going to have an early night, perhaps it will all seem clearer in the morning ;-)
It's not you mate, threads like these always deteriorate with people trying to be oh so clever by naming people that the majority of others have to look up as they haven't heard of them. Makes them feel important.
Ollie Hallsall of Patto is/was a major guitarist influence (but invisible to the general public). Mississipi John Hurt is a big folk/blues influence. I think Hendrix set them all alight.
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Robert Johnson, Les Paul, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix
Top of the list for me would be Hendrix, Clapton and Beck, my other favourites are Kossoff, Gallagher, and Zappa,
Hendrix came to the uk to meet Eric and Jeff, according to Chas Chandler. Rory would like any traditional Bluesplayer's like Leadbelly, Clapton cites Johnson, and Hendrix.
and so on and so forth. SRV, Page, and Joe Bonamassa like them all. Tend not to compare.
I tend to go through phases, but always go back to Jimi and Rory the later being the one who I would love to see live again, he was such a wonderful slide player, and was such a great guy, devoted to the blues.
Eric Clapton
BB King
Guthrie Govan
Jimmi Hendrix
John Squire
Because there is a difference.....I think..... only I'm getting a tad confused :-)
You see, as someone said earlier Status Quo probably encouraged and influenced a lot of people to pick up a guitar in the 70s but I'm not really sure that they can be said to be as influential in any way as Robert Johnson was to the development of a style of guitar playing.
I suspect the truly great guitarists pick up influences all over the place, from just about every genre going, and somehow turn them into their own style. It depends hugely on the style of playing selected to determine who is a big influence.
I'm beginning to confuse myself here :-) so I am going to have an early night, perhaps it will all seem clearer in the morning ;-)
"Rolling Stones? Beatles? I opened the door for those boys...and was left holding the handle!"
Plenty of people
ripped offwere influenced by Bo Diddley, but his label mate Chuck Berry must be the most copied guitar player of the lot.Mississipi John Hurt is a big folk/blues influence.
I think Hendrix set them all alight.