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ok.... in my continued attempt to find new players I've never heard...... and just for fun.... I pose these two questions....

1. What guitar player is the biggest inspiration to your building?

2. If you could have any guitar player exclusively play your instruments, which one would it be?

I'll go first...

1. Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel and James Taylor.

2. Ron Hawkins, (Lowest of the Low,) and Tommy.

Cheers,

Richard.

As a player, the biggest inspirations to me were Davy Graham and Martin Carthy, more recently the late Eric Roache. As a builder I'd have to say the most inspirational player is me, as I build just for me!



Colin

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-Tommy Emmanuel, definitely!!!
-Eric Clapton
-Mark Knopfler

Unfortunately Chet left us a few years ago, but what an inspiration. May he rest in peace.

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Napa, CA
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1. What guitar player is the biggest inspiration to your building?
Michael Hedges, my interest in his music led me to playing the acoustic, which let to building them.

2. If you could have any guitar player exclusively play your instruments, which one would it be?
Jonatha Brooke

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Question 1.
Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, James Taylor. Dan Folgelberg, Michael Champdelaine and several more

Question 2.
any of the above

Guitars:
1. Martin Simpson

2. Martin Simpson, Tony McManus, John Doyle, Ed Boyd

Guitar-bouzouki
1.& 2. James Fagan

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Dave White
De Faoite Stringed Instruments
". . . the one thing a machine just can't do is give you character and personalities and sometimes that comes with flaws, but it always comes with humanity" Monty Don talking about hand weaving, "Mastercrafts", Weaving, BBC March 2010

Guitar Players I want to play my guitars
1. David Wilcox
2. Pat Metheny
3. James Taylor
4. Laurence Juber

Tracy

1. Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Clarence White

2. Tony Rice

-Mark

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1. Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Bill Frizell, David Bromberg

2. Any of the above (except of course John Fahey )

1. Reverand Gary Davis,Blind Willie Mctell,Leo Kotke,Dave Van Ronk,Taj Mahal,Junior Brown,Jimi Hendrix,Wes Montgomery,Dan Hicks,Julian Bream,Segovia,John Williams,Tony Rice,Doc Watson,Rory Block, Big Bill Broonzy, Mississippi John Hurt,Son House,David Bromberg and Leadbelly.

2. Weird Al YankovicBrad Goodman38723.5420717593

Phil Keaggy and Leo Kottke

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Who would I want to PLAY them... let alone OWN them..

Sheryl Crow
Eric Clapton (he lives in Columbus... oh dare to dream..)
Lyle Lovett
Bonnie Raitt
Willie Nelson

and just about anybody REALLY good....

Brock Poling38723.5748842593

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
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Another very good slide player fingerpicker also guitar builder;   Roger Hubbard   (www.rogerhubbard.co.uk)
He started recording for Blue Goose along with John Miller, Roy Bookbinder etc. Try sound clips on web site.   He is a old friend of course.

also Steve Phillips
                            Rick218

I Think

for me

It would have to be Tim Sparks, Rick Payne or Gareth Pearson

I gotta add Don Ross, Stephen Bennett for harp guitar, and the usually unbelievable playing of Alex deGrassi. Do they inspire my building, not really, I just like the playing. I build for anyone who wants one, and the first person who wanted one bad enough was ME.

I would add Billy Gibbons in there for electrics. The man is too cool.

After that first one the disease just got worse ...

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Tony Karol
www.karol-guitars.com
"let my passion .. fulfill yours"

I'd say the answers to 1 & 2 are essentially the same, and I'm leaving out
the impossible (i.e. deceased or only play vintage, etc.) :
Woody Mann
Mike Dowling
Mary Flower
Orville Johnson
Richard Thompson
Bob Mould
Steve James
David Jacobs-Strain
Kelly Joe Phelps


-C

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David Rawlings, John McLaughlin, Ry Cooder, Ani Difranco, Boubacar Traore...

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Todd Rose
Ithaca, NY

https://www.dreamingrosesecobnb.com/todds-art-music

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OK I give up! Who are all these people?

If you want to talk real guitar players, lets talk about John Williams, Christopher Parkening, Sharon Isben, Antigoni Goni (I'm in love with her!) et al.

Wake up... Classical's where it's at!

Regards, (as I duck for cover!) Steve Brown

David Russel
Listen to his version of Chopi by Pablo Escobar. It's as good as it gets for a guitar player.
Listen here

Alieksey Vianna
Listen here

Check out his playing on the Bach BMV 998. It's amazing. He's also won international competitions as both a jazz and classical player.

Cheers!

John

Jerry Garcia
Tony Rice
Etta Baker
Neil Young
Cody Kilby
Richard Thompson
Jerry Garcia (again)

[QUOTE=John Elshaw] David Russel
Listen to his version of Chopi by Pablo Escobar. It's as good as it gets for a guitar player.
Listen here

Alieksey Vianna
Listen here

Check out his playing on the Bach BMV 998. It's amazing. He's also won international competitions as both a jazz and classical player.

Cheers!

John[/QUOTE]


I'm soooo ashamed!    How could I have left him out? I met him last year at a master class and went to his concert that evening. He's great!

If you really want to lose your heart though, go see Ana Vidovic in concert. He's an incredible player and beautiful too.

Thanks for setting me right! Steve Brown

1. Norman Blake, Steve Kaufman, Bryan Sutton, David Grier, Bull Harmon

2. Steve Kaufman

All the flatpickers mentioned above. I'm more of s strummer than a picker, but I really like:

1. James Taylor

2. Jim Croce

3. Chet

4. Wes Montgomery

Ronold man38724.9556712963

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

Earl Klugh. He is unbelievably gifted.
Then another thumb's up for Phil Keaggy. He is just unbelievable--I always wanted to put a guitar in his hand.
Then a guitar each for the Brazilian Guitar Quartet.

Then I'd retire happy.

Steve

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