What started it all

Fixxxer · 11-26-2007, 12:57 AM

There are times in a person's life where things change. Sometimes for the worse but mostly for the better. In 1997 I had the opportunity to see a ton of Aerosmith shows. This was back in the day when tickets were 36 dollars a pop, student loans were in surplus and I was living pay check to pay check trying to get out of college.

I took guitar back in the day, and quit when my mom wanted me to play in the church....

. You gotta understand, when your a kid your more self conscious then when your an adult, if I had known better I would have just done it, but oh well. I mean I wanted to play Zeppeling, and I am learning the banana song?

Anyway, I bought my first guitar with my first real paycheck. It was a 1997 Joe Perry Lester. I bought it from L&M sight unseen, and have never gone back. Now I need to play a guitar before I buy it

, but thats an entirely different topic.

I was surfing the net today, and stumbled upon this picture. To this day, this is the picture that sums up the rock and roll experience for ME. It's what a Les Paul was made for.

Looking at it today made me laugh, as it was the main picture on my CPU background for years. In fact I tried to model one of my guitars after it.

Anyway here it is. What picture of a guitar / guitar player did it for you?

LesPRS · 11-26-2007, 01:29 AM

Cant say that it started it all, but this is one of my favorites:

mmcquain · 11-26-2007, 01:38 AM

I was 12 in 1976 and this guy did it for me. I was at that point where you go from being a kid reading comic books to a teenager listening to rock-n-roll. KISS was a natural fit for me (and about a million others my age) as they combined the best of both of these worlds. Of course, musically I soon grew to appreciate bands like Skynyrd, the Allmans, Molly Hatchet, etc. and my love of all things guitar grew accordingly.

But in the very beginning I begged the folks to buy me a guitar and amp. They finally agreed to get the amp if I saved my allowance that summer to get the guitar. I ended up getting a Les Paul copy (had to be like Ace!) from the Montgomery Wards catalog and they got me a Fender Vibro Champ (bought off my granddad).

The guitar lasted about a year or two while I took lessons and then my guitar teacher loaned me a real Les Paul Custom 20th Anniversary from his collection (said it was time I got a better guitar). This lasted about a year while I saved my money to get my own Les Paul (about a 1975 Standard I got for $350 used).

The amp ended up going back to my grandfather later and I got a Peavey Duece 212 (ala the Skynyrd influence) which I kept until college. By then my GAS pains were starting and I've lost track of all the guitars and amps I've been through since then... but I always end up back at the beginning... with a Gibson Les Paul

And here's the "Skynyrd influence"...

Big Mike · 11-26-2007, 01:40 AM

Well I wanted to play because of Dad.

My first heroes were Clapton and Santana. Stevie Ray wrecked me as well..
but when I heard David Grissom it was over. That's everything I want to be as a player.

FrankiePRS · 11-26-2007, 01:43 AM

This...

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WBPickups · 11-26-2007, 02:00 AM

was this song YouTube - the yardbirds train kept a rollin

and this man

and this man...

Big Mike · 11-26-2007, 02:07 AM

Okay...playing by the rules...

This one really planted the bug

coldsteal2 · 11-26-2007, 02:10 AM

Clapton was the first, but i also add Jeff Beck, Page,
Jimmy Hendrix, but of course later on it was
Billy Gibbons, and add Leslie West, and Blackmore

WBPickups · 11-26-2007, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Mike

Okay...playing by the rules...

This one really planted the bug

Yeah! Schon, monster player!

dwagar · 11-26-2007, 08:37 AM

first and foremost for me was Mr Bloomfield

then I heard this guy

Harpozep · 11-26-2007, 09:02 AM

Davey Johnstone: Information and Much More from Answers.com

"Although guitarist Davey Johnstone is best known for being a longtime member of Elton John's band, he has guested on numerous other artist's recordings over the years and is widely regarded as one of rock's most versatile players. He began first as an acoustic/folk player doing session work in England, when one day producer Gus Dudgeon asked Johnstone to play on Bernie Taupin's self-titled 1970 solo album, which resulted in a meeting with John and playing on his 1971 classic Madman Across the Water. Johnstone and John hit it off and he was automatically welcomed into John's band full time, playing on many of his best-known hits over the years; Johnstone's playing could adapt from serene ballads ("Candle in the Wind"), to pop ("Crocodile Rock"), and even raging riff rockers ("Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"). Word quickly got out to other artists about Johnstone's talents, resulting in numerous sessions from the '70s all the way to the next millennium, including Joan Armatrading, Kiki Dee (Johnstone's future wife), Leo Sayer, Alice Cooper, the Who, Meat Loaf, Stevie Nicks, Yvonne Elliman, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, George Jones, Belinda Carlisle, and Vonda Shepherd, among many others. But despite all of his extracurricular work, Johnstone has always made working with Elton John his top priority, playing on over 20 albums with the flamboyant piano man. Johnstone has issued a lone solo album during his career, the obscure 1973 release Smiling Face. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide"

Then the guitarist who changed my life in many other ways, Michael Hedges:

Case24 · 11-26-2007, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwagar

first and foremost for me was Mr Bloomfield

then I heard this guy

Great choices dwagar! When I was a child in the early seventies, my brother (who is 8yrs my elder) brought home Led Zepplin 4 and I was hooked on Jimmy Page. I later in the '80's heard SRV. Then Mike Bloomfield, the "Beano" album with Clapton, Cream. Now it's Muddy Waters, B.B King, Albert King and so on. I keep going further back in time.

lp johnny · 11-26-2007, 11:13 AM

I watched The Song Remains the Same every day for a couple of years when I was 16 or so..The seed started w/ Kiss.." Kiss use Gibson guitars and Pearl drums because they want the best"....lol
But....
There is something about Pete..
My first Lester was a wine red standard...as close as I could get at the time..
Still working on the Hiwatt stacks....lol

Big Mike · 11-26-2007, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WBPickups

Yeah! Schon, monster player!

You knew that was coming didn't ya Will?

coldsteal2 · 11-27-2007, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lp johnny

I watched The Song Remains the Same every day for a couple of years when I was 16 or so..The seed started w/ Kiss.." Kiss use Gibson guitars and Pearl drums because they want the best"....lol
But....
There is something about Pete..
My first Lester was a wine red standard...as close as I could get at the time..
Still working on the Hiwatt stacks....lol

I love Pete,
Yea, you and me both, HIWATTS are the most expensive
amps there are period now.

BCRGreg · 11-27-2007, 06:57 AM

5F6-A · 11-27-2007, 07:42 AM

1987.... then the blues

LJGriggs · 11-27-2007, 10:34 AM

My family moved to Macon, GA in Dec of 1969 when I was twelve. Some of the older kids in the neighborhood were always talking about this great band with an incredible guitarist that moved to town. By the time I figured out the significance of what was going on in my new "home town", Duane Allman was gone. The other Capricorn recording artists like Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band) and Ricky Hirsch (Wet Willie Band) were influences on my playing style, but it was hearing the recordings of Duane Allman, and the impact of his tragic passing on me and my friends, that lit the fire in me to learn how to play guitar. Sad thing is, I never actually got to see him play...

GibsonGuitars119 · 01-04-2008, 09:57 PM

I was 10 and my dad was listening to Ozzy Osbourne's "No More Tears", it was late at night and i woke up from it, so i got up to see what it was and i went over to him and watched the whole song. The solo was my influence to play guitar, i thought it was so cool. so that year for christmas i got a guitar.

Bluesjam · 01-04-2008, 10:24 PM

LoKi · 01-05-2008, 03:03 AM

plexipaul · 01-05-2008, 03:54 AM

acoustic at age of 7 these guys

electric at age of 14

brettk7 · 01-05-2008, 04:01 AM

I think its hard to say what bands/guitarists have really influenced me or made me want to pick up a guitar.

Some of my favs, new and old... ZZ, Boston, Priest, Circa Survive, Motley Crue, Thrice, The Fall of Troy, Between the Buried and Me, RX Bandits, Hot Cross, Saosin, etc.. Idk how many dudes on here will know some of them, but those are some of my favorites. I think I have a pretty eclectic taste in music, but for the most part... I either want it sensual and calm, or hard and fast! Or a little of both if possible

Paul · 01-06-2008, 02:45 AM

no pics soz but what started it for me was seein jimmy page on tv bowing his les paul.

im a never die led zeppelin fan got a few of those limited posters that they put out when gibson did the jimmy page sig double neck

11-26-2007, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fixxxer V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,161 Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	What started it all There are times in a person's life where things change. Sometimes for the worse but mostly for the better. In 1997 I had the opportunity to see a ton of Aerosmith shows. This was back in the day when tickets were 36 dollars a pop, student loans were in surplus and I was living pay check to pay check trying to get out of college. I took guitar back in the day, and quit when my mom wanted me to play in the church..... You gotta understand, when your a kid your more self conscious then when your an adult, if I had known better I would have just done it, but oh well. I mean I wanted to play Zeppeling, and I am learning the banana song? Anyway, I bought my first guitar with my first real paycheck. It was a 1997 Joe Perry Lester. I bought it from L&M sight unseen, and have never gone back. Now I need to play a guitar before I buy it, but thats an entirely different topic. I was surfing the net today, and stumbled upon this picture. To this day, this is the picture that sums up the rock and roll experience for ME. It's what a Les Paul was made for. Looking at it today made me laugh, as it was the main picture on my CPU background for years. In fact I tried to model one of my guitars after it. Anyway here it is. What picture of a guitar / guitar player did it for you? __________________ Everything turns into something else.

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LesPRS Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 101 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What started it all Cant say that it started it all, but this is one of my favorites: __________________ "So often our hands get caught up in ruts of muscle memory. 'Muscle memory' is an accurate term. We get used to doing certain things, without even being aware of them. This ultimately not only shapes and therefore limits our technique, it also shapes what we compose, what we write. We end up thinking still unknowingly trapped in that box." -Adam Nitti No Special Hypes.... Just Straight Tone! www.WBPickups.com www.myspace.com/wbcustompickups www.youtube.com/wbguitarpickups

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mmcquain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tarpon Springs, FL Posts: 1,684 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 2 Posts	Re: What started it all I was 12 in 1976 and this guy did it for me. I was at that point where you go from being a kid reading comic books to a teenager listening to rock-n-roll. KISS was a natural fit for me (and about a million others my age) as they combined the best of both of these worlds. Of course, musically I soon grew to appreciate bands like Skynyrd, the Allmans, Molly Hatchet, etc. and my love of all things guitar grew accordingly. But in the very beginning I begged the folks to buy me a guitar and amp. They finally agreed to get the amp if I saved my allowance that summer to get the guitar. I ended up getting a Les Paul copy (had to be like Ace!) from the Montgomery Wards catalog and they got me a Fender Vibro Champ (bought off my granddad). The guitar lasted about a year or two while I took lessons and then my guitar teacher loaned me a real Les Paul Custom 20th Anniversary from his collection (said it was time I got a better guitar). This lasted about a year while I saved my money to get my own Les Paul (about a 1975 Standard I got for $350 used). The amp ended up going back to my grandfather later and I got a Peavey Duece 212 (ala the Skynyrd influence) which I kept until college. By then my GAS pains were starting and I've lost track of all the guitars and amps I've been through since then... but I always end up back at the beginning... with a Gibson Les Paul And here's the "Skynyrd influence"... __________________ Rock, Blues, Christian player mmcquain@mcquain.com Gibson CS-356, Fender Strat, BreedLove AD25/SR Peavey Marshall Behringer POD Tech21 Boss MXR Dunlop Danelectro Digitech Dean Markley D'Addario http://www.mcquain.com/LesPaul http://twitter.com/memcquain http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-McQuain/1443821315 http://www.myspace.com/mmcquain

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Big Mike V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SFO Bay Area ~ Raider Nation Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What started it all Okay...playing by the rules... This one really planted the bug

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coldsteal2 Rock Star Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 16,856 Thanks: 187 Thanked 56 Times in 14 Posts	Re: What started it all Clapton was the first, but i also add Jeff Beck, Page, Jimmy Hendrix, but of course later on it was Billy Gibbons, and add Leslie West, and Blackmore __________________ ...........Cold Steal II Soundclick Songs ................. ColdSteal2's YouTube Videos.............MusicMight Secret Service . Still Rockin' at 56 .

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Harpozep V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Near the Casinos...... Posts: 8,297 Thanks: 221 Thanked 59 Times in 25 Posts	Re: What started it all Davey Johnstone: Information and Much More from Answers.com "Although guitarist Davey Johnstone is best known for being a longtime member of Elton John's band, he has guested on numerous other artist's recordings over the years and is widely regarded as one of rock's most versatile players. He began first as an acoustic/folk player doing session work in England, when one day producer Gus Dudgeon asked Johnstone to play on Bernie Taupin's self-titled 1970 solo album, which resulted in a meeting with John and playing on his 1971 classic Madman Across the Water. Johnstone and John hit it off and he was automatically welcomed into John's band full time, playing on many of his best-known hits over the years; Johnstone's playing could adapt from serene ballads ("Candle in the Wind"), to pop ("Crocodile Rock"), and even raging riff rockers ("Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"). Word quickly got out to other artists about Johnstone's talents, resulting in numerous sessions from the '70s all the way to the next millennium, including Joan Armatrading, Kiki Dee (Johnstone's future wife), Leo Sayer, Alice Cooper, the Who, Meat Loaf, Stevie Nicks, Yvonne Elliman, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, George Jones, Belinda Carlisle, and Vonda Shepherd, among many others. But despite all of his extracurricular work, Johnstone has always made working with Elton John his top priority, playing on over 20 albums with the flamboyant piano man. Johnstone has issued a lone solo album during his career, the obscure 1973 release Smiling Face. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide" Then the guitarist who changed my life in many other ways, Michael Hedges: __________________ "Ape Shall Not Kill Ape” Only 1,970 years until the Reign of Zaius! I Use WB Pickups http://www.wbpickups.com/ "Trizzle Trazzle Trozzle Trome, Time For This One To Go Home!" http://www.sargescomics.com/

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lp johnny Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What started it all I watched The Song Remains the Same every day for a couple of years when I was 16 or so..The seed started w/ Kiss.." Kiss use Gibson guitars and Pearl drums because they want the best"....lol But.... There is something about Pete.. My first Lester was a wine red standard...as close as I could get at the time.. Still working on the Hiwatt stacks....lol

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LJGriggs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 489 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What started it all My family moved to Macon, GA in Dec of 1969 when I was twelve. Some of the older kids in the neighborhood were always talking about this great band with an incredible guitarist that moved to town. By the time I figured out the significance of what was going on in my new "home town", Duane Allman was gone. The other Capricorn recording artists like Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band) and Ricky Hirsch (Wet Willie Band) were influences on my playing style, but it was hearing the recordings of Duane Allman, and the impact of his tragic passing on me and my friends, that lit the fire in me to learn how to play guitar. Sad thing is, I never actually got to see him play... __________________ Larry J Griggs 2005 Gibson Les Paul Studio Light Burst 2005 Gibson Les Paul 30th Anniversary Deluxe Goldtop w P90's Raised in Macon, GA Playing that "Southern Rock" stuff for over 35 yrs

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GibsonGuitars119 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What started it all I was 10 and my dad was listening to Ozzy Osbourne's "No More Tears", it was late at night and i woke up from it, so i got up to see what it was and i went over to him and watched the whole song. The solo was my influence to play guitar, i thought it was so cool. so that year for christmas i got a guitar. __________________ KB-GIBSON

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brettk7 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nellyville Posts: 4,826 Thanks: 49 Thanked 91 Times in 32 Posts	Re: What started it all I think its hard to say what bands/guitarists have really influenced me or made me want to pick up a guitar. Some of my favs, new and old... ZZ, Boston, Priest, Circa Survive, Motley Crue, Thrice, The Fall of Troy, Between the Buried and Me, RX Bandits, Hot Cross, Saosin, etc.. Idk how many dudes on here will know some of them, but those are some of my favorites. I think I have a pretty eclectic taste in music, but for the most part... I either want it sensual and calm, or hard and fast! Or a little of both if possible __________________ You can visit me @ Hit me up with any and all gear questions. I'd be happy to help! You can reach me on here or at brett@eddiesguitars.com Rig!: 72' Fender Tele Deluxe RI/ 93' Epi LP Custom/Xotic Ep-Booster/Boss TU2.RV3.DD6/Orange Rocker 30/Orange 4x12

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Paul MLP Cub Reporter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 2,186 Thanks: 11 Thanked 25 Times in 5 Posts	Re: What started it all no pics soz but what started it for me was seein jimmy page on tv bowing his les paul. im a never die led zeppelin fan got a few of those limited posters that they put out when gibson did the jimmy page sig double neck __________________ Current gear: Gutted and refitted Epiphone '58 Korina Flying V custom light finish, Marshall JCM900 SL-X head MLP community video blog click here to watch the latest blog. Buckle Rash: Dude, just stop polishing R.I.P Phillip Burkinshaw 15/8/1945 - ?/8/2009 64 years old and still a rocker. Paul....Where the hell is that guy half the time!?!!

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