My most influential Guitarists

my list

Lead: Slash, Dick Dale, Brian May, David Gilmour.

Rhythm: (early) Andy Cairns, (TSP) Billy Corgan/James Iha, Frank Black, DB Darrell*, Kurt Cobain, (Radiohead) Jonny Greenwood*/Ed O'Brien/Thom Yorke.

I once saw Weezer play on TV live at a German festival.. it was the tightest I had ever seen a band play and still is today*.

I started listening to Korn in the 90's.. once I understood what Jonathan Davis was saying, that music blew me away.


SOAD was a huge influence on me.. in fact I sang Spiders for my NC performance. I have a Vocational Degree in Studio Engineering and Music Performance, 4 years later I went back for top up 1 year National Certificate course.

I threw my heart into it, this song doesn't tolerate half measures.. and I didn't miss a note.. at the end the entire class was: silent.

Then suddenly erupted in applause standing and cheering.:)









Faith No More..

many wretched tracks but then you'll find something like sublime. esp Album of the Year if not then only.


Soundgarden

Chris and Kim's guitar skills are amazing.


Travis

Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop. Local Glasgow band that I also felt the heart of.

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*(NOT Phil Anselmo’s Satanism)

*Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood is often on 'lead duty', but as this is all mixed in, and Ed does 'lead duty' also. Both do Lead and Rhythm with Thom Yorke mostly doing Rhythm.


*Our then Bassist met their Bassist on their 1994 world tour and played him our demo. Our Bassist's uncle was/is a well known boutique amp builder in Scotland. I have never seen a tighter band play.

Weezer.. guitarists are Rivers Cuomo and Brian Bell. Matt Sharp was the bassist atm in 1994.

SOAD .. guitarists are Serj and Daron.

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Special mention to Django Reinhardt, who while I do not listen to him in any regular fashion, blew my mind by his playing so much that I realized it was not only 80s shredders that played fast.. this gave me a new perspective on the guitar.. this and FFVII Chocobo music (Surf Rock).. led me to Dick Dale.


Probably forgot a couple of guitarists.. might be back:)