Biggest Influence

[scottified]

Stephen Carpenter

whats yours?

 

[MSalonen]

Devin Townsend, or Michael Jackson.

 

[jymellis]

right now, gravy from mushroomhead. i really like the mushroomhead guitars but his work in (216) just does it for me

 

[Origin]

Terence Michael Geezer Goddamn Butler.

 

[OrsusMetal]

Jari Maenpaa of Wintersun or Christian Muenzner of Obscura.

 

[s_k_mullins]

Jerry Cantrell

 

[xiphoscesar]

muhammad suicmez

 

[Adam Of Angels]

Jesper Stromblad and Bjorn Gelotte of In Flames

 

[TXDeathMetal]

Chuck Schuldiner

 

[ittoa666]

Mark Morton

 

[Esp Griffyn]

As a guitarist, probably Shawn Lane. As a musician overall, Steve Vai. I do not try to copy Vai's style, because so many people already do and it sounds terribly contrived when anyone but him is doing it, because it's so unique.

 

[splinter8451]

Paul Ortiz, AKA Chimp Spanner.

I love the 80's sci-fi vibe in his music.

 

[blister7321]

mark tremonti
james hetfield
trivium
loomis
kris roe
alexi laiho
gravy
oli herbert
dime

 

[Bren]

John Schaffer from Iced Earth and Dave Murray from Iron Maiden would be my biggest influences...

 

[Statue of Ages]

Paul Masvidal from Cynic, Paul Waggoner from BTBAM aaaaand John Petrucci are all equally the biggest influence on me as a musician.

 

[boni]

And a musician and as a guitarrist, Shawn Lane. Igor Stravinsky and Hermeto Pascoal (the most incredible musician that ever lived, according to Miles Davis).

 

[Necky379]

stephen carpenter
brian eschbach
brent hinds
warren haynes

 

[Psychobuddy]

Buckethead, he is just so quirky, atonal, violent, happy, and emotional all at the same time.

 

[SerratedSkies]

I spend too much time nowadays hating on music that the only thing clear in my mind is who my influences aren't. Like Dime, Kirk Hammet, Jimmy Page... the list is endless. I focus on being absolutely nothing like these people. To me, the greatest influence is individuality. You find that by doing the opposite of everything you ever hated.

 

[Gitte]

stephen carpenter
head
wes borland