Guitarists
Here are some of the guitarist that have influenced my life, and give me inspiration to keep playing.
Mike McCready
Mike is definitely my biggest influence in playing. He is the one who got me to want to play lead guitar, and keeps my interest up. He plays with a ton of soul, and always has unique effects, and licks going. Blues on Acid, is how I would describe it.
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is also a huge influence in my guitar playing. He is a lot different than the rest of the people on my list. He's about technically perfect, and has forgotten more about the guitar, than I may ever know!
Jimi Hendrix
ok, what guitar player could not put Jimi on his list? He inspired just about everyone who plays an electric guitar to pick it up.
Jimmy Page
Jimmy is the man. He has the incredibly ability to make every solo sound interesting, and that is one thing that I find tough. Always an inspiration, and one of the pioneers of guitar.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Anybody who loves guitar that comes from the soul has to put SRV on their favorites list. Awesome blues guitarist and one of the guys who inspired Mike to what he is today.
Kim Thayil
Kim Thayil rocks, period. The famous guitar player for Soundgarden, who has a knack for making the coolest eerie sounds. Also was awesome at soloing in weird tunings which is pretty difficult.
Neil Young
Now some of you may ask why Neil? Neil is awesome at writing, that's why he makes my list. He has been writing songs since the late 60s and they still rock to this day. So definitely an inspiration when it comes to me wanting to write things.