Who Influenced you in guitar

[Jackal]

I have this ACDC Dvd which my dad bought and that introduced me into guitar, i later got into the metal scene when dad took me to the iron maiden concert and it all started from there where i knew where i wanted to be...Peforming infront of millions of people!
I bought many live dvds, well downloaded them... but it all started from that one wild night thanks dean for all the support

[Dean]

My Dad was a singer and guitarist in the 60's and early 70's around the Perth scene - he got a bit famous supporting Kamahl and a group from the eastern states called 'Bill and Boyd' that your grand parents probably remember for singing 'Put Another Log on the Fire' - he was my hero!

He played a 'Gretsch Anniversay' guitar which would be a 1963 vintage guitar now worth probably in the tens of thousands of dollars but it was very precious back when I was a kid and it had a home under a bed in my house. Even though I was rough and couldn't play my dad let me play the thing as much as I liked and I really was in awe of the thing and the sounds that it made even when it wasn't plugged in. I'm sure if he had growled at me for touching the guitar I wouldn't have the got the chances I did as a younger person - I didn't start playing properly until I was 14 though and I didn't really take it too seriously until I was 19

When I was 19 I won a competition that made me think I could go pro - so I did - my Dad then sold his vintage Gretsch guitar and his vintage 1965 Fender Vibrolux Amp (worth tens of thousands of dollars also) so that I could get myself the loudest and best heavy metal rig to play in Perth's early 90's hard rock industry

I owe my parents everything for the sacrifices they made (and they sacrificed everything) so that I had the opportunities to be a pro and go to WAAPA, meet the people I have and even start Music Rocks

Some of you will have similar stories or ones that show you are really doing it all off your own back - but lets get them rolling because they're all unique and interesting - good work Ils

[Dean]

Oh by the way when I was 13 I only listened to AC DC and I wore a 'Who Made Who' AC DC T shirt to Hampton SHS (no uniform in those days!) so Angus was my really first hardcore influence - I first heard my Dad - then my first concert was Hank Marvin and the Shadows and I loved the guitar - then I went to the Jack's Back concert (John Farnham) and they ended the show with Brett Garsed playing guitar on ' It's a Long Way To The Top' AC DC cover and I was hooked on being a guitarist - even if it was a heavy metal 80's hair band type of guitarist with dive bombing whammy at the fore of my mind

Anyway - my sister got me AC DC tickets for March - can't wait (anyone else going?)

[Dean]

Excellent advice Lindsey - and a great insight into the steps for success also

[Jackal]

wow

[Dean]

Man I really love the playing of Robben Ford these days - he is just awesome.

My main influence on guitar once I started to take it seriously in a professional way was Stevie Ray Vaughan - he still is a massive influence to this day. Check him out - he has an intensity that is awesome and his actual sound is exactly what the blues shgould sound like in my opinion