Well, I'm old so this could be a long list:) na I'll keep it short and only mention my favs and a few that I haven't see mentioned yet.
Any good blues player
Page
SRV
Niel Young
Tony Iommi
Clapton
Duane Allman
Angus Young got me to want to play guitar, not because he is so good, but because he always looks like he's having fun:)
And two I haven't seen mentioned yet:
Billy Gibbons, love that ZZ Top sound
Les Paul, with that name ya just have to be good:)
I havn't found my tone yet, and I have no mojo....but I'm working on it :)
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkle, Bob Dylan... I know what you're thinking, but Dylan's inspired me five times more than anyone else!
You should check this one out..Defenatly Bob Dylan influenced :D
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=416203&songID=2946445
Let's see...the people who influenced me most to start playing guitar would have to be, Angus, Slash, Jimmy Page, Van Halen, and probably the most influencial is Tom Scholz and the rest of Boston. My favorite band by far. The solo in "Peace of Mind" is just awesome.
Some of my influences are:
38 Special, Jeff Carlisi, Don Barnes
Boston, Tom Scholz
Metallica, Kirk and James
80's Rock
Pirates of the Mississippi, Don't remember their guitarist
EVH
Eric Clapton
ZZ Top
Well I am sure that I am missing a lot but thats all that comes to mind now.
My dad would always talk about retirement, and allude to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And I say all you've got at the end of the rainbow is death. You're riding the rainbow right now. - Mark Borchardt
Drum roll please.........
Please welcome
The ayatollah of rocken rollah...
Mr james Alan Hetfield of Metallica.
Yeah yeah !!!!!
Minus Human
And all the things you said to me
I need your arms to welcome me
But a cold stone's all I see
Let my heart go
From a lead aspect--Heavily influenced by SRV and Satch. With a little Jimmy Page for flavor.
From A rhythm aspect--Gibbons, The other Young from ACDC, Kravitz and Hendrix
Strumming-- James Taylor
