inspiration

onetwothreefour · Post by **onetwothreefour** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:14 pm

i'm sure many of you on here have been playing guitar for quite some time. i'm curious; what was the defining song, album, or band that consciously made you decide "i want to play guitar?"

i'm sure pantera is an obvious influence for all of us, but for me, it was really listening to "Maggot Brain" by Funkadelic one night. it's one of the most beautiful, inspirational and mysterious songs i've ever heard. i've been listening to pantera and everything for years but that song made me go into my roommate's room and start playing his guitar right then and there. this was a month or so ago. whatever you play, post your beginnings!

whitemike · Post by **whitemike** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:42 pm

Led Zeppelin. Page just made me go

Acid Flashbakc · Post by **Acid Flashbakc** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:45 pm

well a bunch of my friends were just learning bass/drums so i thought id have a go at guitar. turned out good i say

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:27 pm

onetwothreefour wrote:"Maggot Brain" by Funkadelic !

Eddie Hazel. Fucking beautifull.

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:30 pm

I wanted to join metallica in fifth grade, but it all hit me when i seen some dude with a cool lookin guitar and a red beard on the cover of a magazine and it read "IT'S PANTERA BABY!" The beginning lines went something like "Come on dude we got steaks to eat, booze to drink, and tits to see!"

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:39 pm

I thought it would be cool to play guitar with the Foo Fighters when I bought their The Colour and the Shape album. And now I play bass. Funny how things work out.

Cornholious Boonester · Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:55 pm

BassPhemy wrote:I thought it would be cool to play guitar with the Foo Fighters when I bought their The Colour and the Shape album. And now I play bass. Funny how things work out.

hah. that new Foo Fighters is garbage.

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:58 pm

I still like The Color and the Shape. The radio singles on that album suck, and all their other shit sucks.

Cornholious Boonester · Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:12 pm

BassPhemy wrote:I still like The Color and the Shape. The radio singles on that album suck, and all their other shit sucks.

Ive got another confession to maaake
Ive gotta poo
Everyones got their chains to BREaaK
Holdin a gook
Take a dook on my chest,
My chest,
my chest
my chest you tool.

Cornholious Boonester · Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:12 pm

sorry that was bad.

onetwothreefour · Post by **onetwothreefour** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:24 pm

Cornholious Boonester wrote:sorry that was bad.

you destroyed my thread

Cornholious Boonester · Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:28 pm

onetwothreefour wrote:
Cornholious Boonester wrote:sorry that was bad.
you destroyed my thread

missssion complete

onetwothreefour · Post by **onetwothreefour** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:32 pm

Cornholious Boonester wrote:
onetwothreefour wrote:
Cornholious Boonester wrote:sorry that was bad.
you destroyed my thread
missssion complete

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:11 pm

a combination of buddy holly, t-rex, the sweet and kiss.

PRJECEDNIK · Post by **PRJECEDNIK** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:07 pm

metallica on master of puppets, and led zeppelin...

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:10 pm

The first songs I ever learned were "The Nobodies" by Marilyn Manson and Smells Like Teen Spirit on my crappy acoustic guitar. (

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PanteraRuleTheWorld · Post by **PanteraRuleTheWorld** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:29 pm

when i was a kid appetite for destruction made me want to play guitar, but i didn't until years after that

Poss · Post by **Poss** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:24 pm

i actually like james taylor music so i wanted to play guitar.

axlash · Post by **axlash** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:33 pm

you know that scene in the november rain video where slash gets on top of the piano and starts ripping away at the last solo while axl is going crazy on piano? yeah....that was it.

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Post by **7Dime7MetalMassacre** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:09 pm

For me it had to be when i saw the One video by Metallica, The i was pretty young at the time, but the way the song starts off gloomy, has that classical feel, then gets heavy as fuck just blew me away. After that i got my guitar and started playing everything from Metallica to Nirvana trying just trying to find where i belonged on the instrument.... Clearly after i heard Pantera, i never strayed too far away from that Crushing sound

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:18 pm

Saw Rush at a community college in upstate NY in 1974, I was 9 yrs old. (pre-Neil Peart)
While I'm not a huge Rush fan now, Geddy Lee blew me away then and still always amazes me. I still go see them when they come around, the guy is a genius with a bass.

As I got older, Steve Harris, Bob Daisly, Frank Bello and Duff McKeegan
were big influences. While I'm not much of a "slap/pop" player, Flea is an influence also, as well as some funk stuff ie: Bootsy Collins and Stanley Clarke

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:55 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:Saw Rush at a community college in upstate NY in 1974, I was 9 yrs old. (pre-Neil Peart)
While I'm not a huge Rush fan now, Geddy Lee blew me away then and still always amazes me. I still go see them when they come around, the guy is a genius with a bass.

As I got older, Steve Harris, Bob Daisly, Frank Bello and Duff McKeegan
were big influences. While I'm not much of a "slap/pop" player, Flea is an influence also, as well as some funk stuff ie: Bootsy Collins and Stanley Clarke

Steve Harris

Metallica for me and for most who like heavy metal.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:22 pm

Yeah

Cliff was the man!!!!!
Got to see him once before he passed.
Metallica opened for WASP

Shred-Dimebag · Post by **Shred-Dimebag** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:18 pm

what really kicked my ass right at the start was fuckin alice in chains. just fucking awesome band, then metallica master of puppets and ride the lighting, amazing albums. and then Pantera.

enough said.

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:28 pm

megadeth, death, pantera

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:27 am

PABassPlayer wrote:Yeah
Cliff was the man!!!!!
Got to see him once before he passed.
Metallica opened for WASP

Shut the fuck up

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:08 am

TK wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:Yeah
Cliff was the man!!!!!
Got to see him once before he passed.
Metallica opened for WASP
Shut the fuck up

No.

Tweel · Post by **Tweel** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:53 pm

Slash and Gilby

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:51 pm

it was that talky thing peter frampton uses.....

randy rhoads and zakk wylde were two of the biggest reasons why i picked up the guitar.

i dont think i can really pick one single piece of music that is the biggest source of inspiration, maybe the randy rhoads tribute album, the first 4 metallica albums, the great southern trendkill, and a lot of other stuff, as well.

and i cant even touch the shoes of those assholes, and i play punk rock now, go figure...

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:01 pm

No single band or song made me want to pick up guitar, I was just into the idea of playing and creating music. That was always my thing.

Bronco · Post by **Bronco** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:49 pm

Black Sabbath, The Warning and Believe it or not Triumph
and of course Zep, then I got into Maiden, Priest and Metallica.

Being near 40 yrs, It was Awesome, back in highschool and after, just waitin for new Rush Maiden Priest Sabbath ACDC Etc. albums to be released. All the best influencial bands came out in that era, then the heavier great band like Pantara Megadeath Slayer and many more just keeps putting more icing on the cake.

drummer_goat · Post by **drummer_goat** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:16 pm

Mom wanted me to play piano

I told her the only instrument i would play was drums.
At first I liked making noise, and driving everyone crazy but then I heard
Lars Ulrich, Tommy Lee, Nicko Mcbrain, John Bonham and got into it.

Gnarkiller · Post by **Gnarkiller** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:19 pm

drummer_goat wrote: Mom wanted me to play piano
I told her the only instrument i would play was drums.
At first I liked making noise, and driving everyone crazy but then I heard
Lars Ulrich, Tommy Lee, Nicko Mcbrain, John Bonham and got into it.

wow dude your tough! huoh!

warhead dime · Post by **warhead dime** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:20 pm

drummer_goat wrote: Mom wanted me to play piano
I told her the only instrument i would play was drums.
At first I liked making noise, and driving everyone crazy but then I heard
Lars Ulrich, Tommy Lee, Nicko Mcbrain, John Bonham and got into it.

Force to be reckoned with mother fucker.

drummer_goat · Post by **drummer_goat** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:34 pm

Gnarkiller wrote:
wow dude your tough! huoh!

At least I'm not a fucking pussy like you who goes along trying to act cool, and not being original. What influnced you to play an instrument, people on this board, or do you just come here to start shit with people you don't know?

DeathSion · Post by **DeathSion** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:59 pm

Mainly to start shit with people I don't know.

I'd probably say my main influence that made me interested was either stone temple pilots, soundgarden, or rhcp.

Lord of This World · Post by **Lord of This World** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:16 pm

PflÃ¶yd wrote:No single band or song made me want to pick up guitar, I was just into the idea of playing and creating music. That was always my thing.

long4theblur · Post by **long4theblur** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:54 am

i only had a bass, and i was creating songs on guitar pro with drums, guitar, bass, keys, etc. i wanted to create.

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