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The first LP purchase for me was the man in black -- John R. Cash in 1961, but the first two guitarists that really knocked me out were Carlos Santana (Santana) on the electical side and Taj Mahal (Giant Step) on the acoustic side, both in the fall of 1969. Giant Step still gets me going!

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Jim Howell
Charlotte, NC

See if I can do it chronologically:

1) Chet Atkins
2) Duane Eddy
3) The Ventures
4) Andres Segovia
5) George Benson
6) Wes Montgomery
7) Jerry Reed
8) Gamble Rogers
9) Eric Clapton
10) Albert King
11) Jimi Hendrix
12) Noel Stookey
13) James Taylor
14) Tommy Emmanuel
15) Tommy Emmanuel

I'm sure I've forgotten quite a few along the way.

Good thread!

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Angus Young

PaulB39071.9545138889

In Order

Jim Croce
James Taylor
Kenny Loggins
Bob Bennett
Phil Keaggy
Tommy Emmanuel

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The Ventures, Chet Atkins, James Taylor, Wes Montgomery, and Jim Croce. Jerry Reed and Roy Clark also.

I don't have photos of any of them though.
















Ronold man39071.9743518519

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OLD MAN formerly (and formally) known as:

Ron Wisdom

Somewhere in the middle of Arkansas......

This is the guy that made me start wearing a thumb pick

Lets see if any of the Aussies can pick him?

And no, it's not Jimmy Buffett

Bob

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Bob Connor
Geelong, Australia

Thats easy.



Jimmy Page. The riffs don't get a whole lot better than that.

-j.j.Brown39072.6271875

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-jack handy

George Harrison.

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Greg
http://garibaldiinstruments.com/

Slash.

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Come on you Michigan boys...Uncle Ted!

I'm relitivly young in the guitar scene.

Phil Keaggy
Than this guy I met at summer camp oh 20 years ago, his name is Arron .......and he sure could play.

Than came



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Gotta love guys who make their own axes

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"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

See if you can guess who it is (Colin can't play this game)

Then


and now

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Tickle your guitar daily, and it'll tickle you back.

Another Vote For Angus !!!!




And to answer Johns question....Peter Green - Right ?

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Richard

That's Peter Green from Fleetwood Mac baby.

They sure were a strange bunch.

When I was a kid, my mother was a DJ for a CF air force base and we had so many old and cool records. I remember this one very clearly even today. I mean the nightmare's

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"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

    Mr Niggi Widmer of the Beat Wieners -


    

     Best Inflatable Guitarist
                    - Inflatable Guitarist Magazine Mar 1974!

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

"Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur."
(Many fear their reputation, few their conscience)

[QUOTE=John How] See if you can guess who it is (Colin can't play this game)

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and now
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OK John, but I totally agree with you! Saw him recently (In a double bill with John Mayall Bluesbreakers)and he's still the most expressive guy out there. Nice to see him back.



The finest player of his generation, the man electricity was invented for.

Colin

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Apart from the guy above, the most influential guitar players of my youth, were:

Davy Graham

Davy was the first man to show that there was life after Travis, he 'invented' DADGad, and unlocked the acoustic guitar's potential in the same way that Hendrix did with the electric guitar.

Also Bert Jansch, Martin Carthy, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Syd Barrett, and later Steve Howe of Yes, the most underrated player.

More recently Eric Roache (who sadly recently died).



I went to a couple of master classes that Eric gave, and his freeflowing playing, just reinforced Davy's message.

I haven't even begun with the classical and lute players!

Colin

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Angus, Gilmore, Hendricks, May and and and DAVE HOLE the Messiah of electric slide. Waaaaahhhh whaaah whaaaAAAhhHHHaa da deeegah deeeeya deeeeee goooosh! Daaaaaaaanga daaaang daaang daaang daaaAAAAaaaaaaaNNNNgg! Yeah Baby!

Cheers

Kim