bard2dbone
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This would get weird FAST for me. Let's see:
Vaughn for sure. St. Stevie was alleged by my Grandmother to be some kind of cousin. But he's far enough over on the famioly tree that even if I counted him, he wouldn't count me, I'm sure.
Lifeson definitely. My first serious band started as essentially a Rush Tribute band before the concept of tribute bands existed. We just learned everything we could of theirs because they were THAT good. I wish I could sing while playing like Geddy. But nowadays I can't really even play like Geddy anymore. Something happens when you get old and employedd and stop playing for three or four hours every day.
Summers would have to go there. I spent a LONG time coaching the guitar player in that same band I just mentioned to use his guitar to fill space and create a mood, rather than just play a pattern. Andy and the Edge were the two examples I used the most to demonstrate what we needed.
Gilmour for the tone. Once I started playing enough guitar to do the parts myself I suddenly noticed how much so many of the parts I wrote were direct rip-offs of Pink Floyd. I never meant to steal his parts. But I did so very much want to sound like him.
But only one spot left...Hmmmmmmmmmm. Should it be DiMeola from my fusion phase? Haynes and/or Trucks because what I WISH I could sound like now is suspiciously like current Allmanns? Duane and/or Dickey because I also love old Allmanns? Knopfler because I'm mostly a fingerpicker and nobody in rock did that better than him?Eric Johnson for the "100 pound violin" tone? Hendrix because, well... HENDRIX?
I can't decide.
Vaughn for sure. St. Stevie was alleged by my Grandmother to be some kind of cousin. But he's far enough over on the famioly tree that even if I counted him, he wouldn't count me, I'm sure.
Lifeson definitely. My first serious band started as essentially a Rush Tribute band before the concept of tribute bands existed. We just learned everything we could of theirs because they were THAT good. I wish I could sing while playing like Geddy. But nowadays I can't really even play like Geddy anymore. Something happens when you get old and employedd and stop playing for three or four hours every day.
Summers would have to go there. I spent a LONG time coaching the guitar player in that same band I just mentioned to use his guitar to fill space and create a mood, rather than just play a pattern. Andy and the Edge were the two examples I used the most to demonstrate what we needed.
Gilmour for the tone. Once I started playing enough guitar to do the parts myself I suddenly noticed how much so many of the parts I wrote were direct rip-offs of Pink Floyd. I never meant to steal his parts. But I did so very much want to sound like him.
But only one spot left...Hmmmmmmmmmm. Should it be DiMeola from my fusion phase? Haynes and/or Trucks because what I WISH I could sound like now is suspiciously like current Allmanns? Duane and/or Dickey because I also love old Allmanns? Knopfler because I'm mostly a fingerpicker and nobody in rock did that better than him?Eric Johnson for the "100 pound violin" tone? Hendrix because, well... HENDRIX?
I can't decide.
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