Influences - yesterday and today

Greetings Brothers!

I want to open this up for you to share with us who your guitarist influences were and are. How did they influence you and your playing? Who is out there today for our youth to be influenced from?

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God bless,
~David Schell

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I used to play the sax in church. We had a friend and his wife stay with our family for a while. He got me started playin the guitar. I would have to say the most influence of anyone would of been Bro Carter he got me started using POD. He came to play at our church I went out that Monday on the way to playin at church camp and bought one. A year or so later he shared some of is tones with me. That really ment alot to me. I was quite the amature at that time. Thanks Bro. Larry Carter.

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Joe Satriani has an amazing legato technique, use of various effects, stage presence, and his melodies are incredible. Steve Vai is a master of music theory; I love the way he writes and arranges and plays his pieces. Eric Johnson's tone is one of a kind; he has one of the warmest, cleanest tones I've ever heard. It's really cool the way Greg Howe mixes his knowledge of jazz and shred to make his phrasing truely unique. Paul Gilbert has to be one of the most clean shredders out there today. His picking technique is amazing, and he always plays spot on. Then you have guys like John Petrucci, Buckethead, Yngwie Malmsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Wes Montgomery..the list goes on and on. Mr. Green

But, the people that have really influenced my playing the most are John Petrucci for his picking style and phrasing, Satriani for his legato skills and use of effects, and Vai for his technical knowledge.

my influences are earl klugh, jeff linsky, ted greene, paul jackson jr. norman brown, wes montgomery, joe pass, albert lee, brent mason, johnny hiland, and russ freeman. earl is so r&b and the warmth of his approach are awesome, jeff linsky has fused the connection between brain and fingers, and can on the spot come up with a sophistcated finger style arrangement of ANYTHING and it would take me weeks to write one out like that, ted greene is the master of chord melody! paul jackson jr. can play funk like a wild maniac, russ freeman is a bad mamba jamba, he does it all.

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Well... most of my influences were not Christian per se... Embarassed

As a teenager I listened to contemporary christian music, but I wouldn't say that any of that compelled my to play guitar. In general, I always liked guitar.

When I worked for my father-in-law a lot of the guys started listening to a blues program on the public radio station. Late afternoon they would play a lot of Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton's blues stuff, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, a little Rory Gallagher... all strat guys. I am sure they played the three Kings, Gatemouth, and others, but it was always the strat players that stood out. Laughing

Since then, the ones that have stood out the most to me are Clapton, SRV and can I admit this without sounding like a heathen, Jimi Hendrix. Both in their rhythm styles, especially Hendrix' rhythm chops, and their lead work.

My main influence currently is Daniel Carson who is lead guitarist for Chris Tomlin's band. He has a few tutorials on youtube on how to play his song. I really love the sound he has and his techniques and I have incorporated a lot of it into how I play. Our church plays several of Chris Tomlin's song in our p&w songs. If you ever get a chance go over to youtube and check out some of his vids, they are very enjoyable to watch.

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my uncle Gary Johnson. I will post some mp3s soon. Believe me when i tell you Gary has some mindblowing chops.
Chet Atkins
Neal Schon
Yngwie Malmsteen
Eric Johnson
and probably my favorite David Gilmour.

its funny how the only person so far to mention David Gilmour was Wink.
here's my top three influences on guitar:
1.David Gilmour
2.Stevie Ray Vaughan
3.Carlos Santana

of course, this isn't to say that they are the ONLY three. when you speak in terms of great guitarist there is a plethora of names out there that it would take forever to mention them all. Jimi, Slash, Eric Johnson, Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, Joe Walsh, Pete Anderson(the lead guitarist for Dwight Yoakum) would just scratch the surface. nowadays that i'm playing for God, influences are a little different. i now look at the guitarist as a person and where they are with God. for example, i know that Tommy Brown and Larry Carter have been offered a ton of money to play in the world, but they continue to play for God and to me..... THAT is influential.

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All of the above and more! Not that I can like any of them. LOL!

Gary Hoey is great, also Martin Barre, Johnny A., Johnny Hiland. , Steve Morse, Van Halen, Brad Paisley, Jerry Reed, Roy Clark, Gary Richrath, Neal Schon needs mentioned again very under rated.

What about Greg Howe? He has some good learning material out on the web. Look for some of his teachings at YouTube.com

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God bless,
~David Schell

www.anointedstrings.com

Two lesser known guys are Brain Kahanek and Tim Boykin. Their probably some of my greatest modern influences. I tend to stick to the three kings for the rest. Lol. That and Eric Johnson.

My top 3 influences on the guitar without question would be:
-Brian May
-Roy Buchanan
-Eric Clapton

Brian May (Queen, solo) is the reason I started playing the guitar. He is such a diverse player, incredible tone, and one of the most underrated guitarists here in the States. Roy Buchanan is my favourite blues guitarist...live he had such a visceral, intensity to his playing; its very spiritual in a way which just sends chills down your spine. Eric Clapton is another favourite of mine because of his love for the old blues tunes as well as his obvious God given ability to take the simplest phrases and make them intense and moving.

Other influences of mine are: Phil Keaggy, Tom Morello, David Gilmour, Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Mark Tremonti, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jimi Hendrix, Derek Trucks, and Robert Randolph.

Some of the players that I think would be a good influence for younger players today would be Phil Keaggy, Daniel Carson, and I can't remember the other guy's name but he used to play with Tait and left to play with Steven Curtis Chapman for the 'All Things New' tour.

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"I've walked in a lot of places I never should've been; but I know that the Messiah, he will come again. " - Roy Buchanan

I believe that I read that Roy Buchanan was the son of a pentecostal preacher.

Another good influence for today's youth might be Lincoln Brewster. He has an instructional video coming out that you can pre-order right now from his website. Check it out!

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God bless,
~David Schell

www.anointedstrings.com

Yes, Lincoln B. is a good one. Did you know he played with Steve Perry of Journey on some of his solo stuff for a while in the early '90's I think when Journey was taking a break.

Yeah, he has quite a testimony about being offered the world but then listening to God's voice instead. His new CD should be coming out soon. He has one song on it where his grandmother is playing some piano, he's on guitar and his daughter's heart beat is part of the percussion. That is pretty cool to have 3 generations of the same family. There is a video out on the net of him working with his g-ma on it.

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God bless,
~David Schell

www.anointedstrings.com