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Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: JamesHealey on July 20, 2006, 10:07:06 AM

What things do you find yourself doing in your playing thats similar to other players that kinda puts your style together?

I use Claptons, Vai's and Wyldes Vibrato i've got all 3 down pretty convincingly just depends what im after.

Eddie Van Halens Tapped harmonics on bent notes that kinda "wah wah wah wooo wah" type thing.. great stuff

Zakk Wylde, John Petrucci, Steve Morse, Al Di Meola - I try to alternate pick like these guys, doesnt happen though haha.

Satriani, Love his leggato style got that down pretty well..

I guess im just a mish mash of a very bad version of all the affordmentioned players.. But I guess im also trying to sound like myself aswell.

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: Muso on July 20, 2006, 03:51:02 PM

Sweep Like Jason Becker

Alternate Pick like Michael Angelo

Legato like Richie Kotzen

Tap like Greg Howe

Phrasing like Vito Bratta

I stole their licks and tricks but I lack their dedication to perfection :(

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: Kilby on July 24, 2006, 07:25:43 PM

I would suggest

Talk to Whales like Adrian Belew and Jeff Beck as their bends and whammy abuse are totally unlike anybosy else.

But I also have (for off topic)

Stand with your mouth open like Rudolph Schenker ;)

Rob your friends like Pete Docherty

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: March on July 25, 2006, 12:29:03 AM

Using the whammy ala Jeff Beck or Ray Gomez is an art, but one worth the practice time.

Add in Shawn Lane's stretches and Allan Holdsworth style legato, Carl Verheyen's intervalic playing and Steve Lukather's vibrato (he makes a simple pentatonic sound lush!).

Oh and don't forget multi tone bends like David Gilmour.

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: maliciousteve on July 25, 2006, 12:46:16 AM

Michael Angelo's Sweep Picking

David Gilmours bends

Paul Gilberts use of legato/picking mix

That's all i can really say. Though i'm trying to learn Randy Rhoads' classical influence and phrasing.

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: Twinfan on July 25, 2006, 09:03:11 AM

Interesting post!

I guess I'm a mix of Angus Young's attack, attitude and vibrato, SRVs scale runs and slides with Dave Grohl's chord voicing.

Old school and non-metal!

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: n_mountain on July 25, 2006, 10:27:30 AM

hmmm?
Some of Vai's tone nuances (I'm talking about his mini slides, slight bends and stuff to play with a note)
Some of Nuno's Funk-Rock Riff-phrasing
Garsed-style Hybrid picking (This a fairly new one so it's not evolved yet)
Now divide everything by 100 and you have my level :D

(There's a ton of other influences, but these are the ones you could occasionally hear)

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: lepersmeesa on July 25, 2006, 10:53:07 AM

I try to do:

Pin ( Sikth ) tapping style.
John Petrucci's alternate picking.
Allan Holdsworths legato.
Mikael Akerfelts tastefullness.

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: Afghan Dave on July 25, 2006, 11:08:16 AM

Quote from: Kilby

I would suggest

Rob your friends like Pete Docherty

Fantastic  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: Jp. on July 25, 2006, 12:16:04 PM

Quote from: Twinfan

Interesting post!

I guess I'm a mix of Angus Young's attack, attitude and vibrato, SRVs scale runs and slides with Dave Grohl's chord voicing.

Old school and non-metal!

will you marry me? :lol:  :lol:

A man after my own heart (style) :!:  :)

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: Twinfan on July 25, 2006, 01:47:13 PM

Steady on there mate!  :lol:

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: Ratrod on July 25, 2006, 06:24:46 PM

I use techniques/styles from James Hetfield, Malcolm Young and Brian Setzer and on occasion a bit of Keith Richards. Wich has the upper hand depends on the piece of music I play.

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: dave_mc on July 25, 2006, 09:22:32 PM

I just tend to nick random stuff from all these players:

friedman
zakk
vai
satch
EVH
nuno
gilbert
timmons
yngwie
srv
clapton (cream)
Jimmy page
dime
randy


probably left a few out...

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: deg0ey on July 25, 2006, 10:18:51 PM

The thing I've discovered is that I don't listen to enough guitarists to be influenced in such a way by any of them - I just take a scale, and make stuff up. I find I tend to alternate pick everything unless I'm playing blues, because it just makes sense.

The way it happens with me is not a case of "ooo I like how they do X and Y, I'll practise that" - more like "Oh, that sounds a bit like how I do X and Y" :P

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: Petre on July 25, 2006, 10:32:37 PM

Quote from: lepersmeesa

I try to do:

Pin ( Sikth ) tapping style.
John Petrucci's alternate picking.
Allan Holdsworths legato.
Mikael Akerfelts tastefullness.

ah fantastic! Especially Akerfeldt. That man is a god when it comes to emotional and powerful songwriting.

Im not really sure who influences my playing style. I dont think i go out of my way to play like certain people, but my brutal chugging is reminiscent of rob zombies music but he swaps guitarists in and out all the time. My more technical stuff is similar to some of alexi laiho's stuff. And when im jamming i think i can be a little like zakk with my alternate picking licks, altho i dont really idolise him or listen to that much of his stuff.

Difficult to say really. Im still broadening my horizons as i find i use alot of the same techniques over and over again. Im always adding in hammer on/pull off    triplets in everywhere and neglecting stuff liek sweep picking, string bends and such. still, i got 4 weeks ahead of me of solid guitar palying and a nice regime to stick to so hopefully this will have all changed by then ;)

Petre

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: deg0ey on July 25, 2006, 10:38:43 PM

Quote from: Petre

Im always adding in hammer on/pull off    triplets in everywhere

We could be related :P

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on July 26, 2006, 12:33:31 AM

George Lynch/Rudolf Schenker/Ratt for Riffs
Ace Frehley for the bends and vibrato
Mark Kendall (Great white) for tasteful blues inspiration - if only I could
Michael Schenker for tasteful playing
Brian May for the Haircut & making your own guitars

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: deg0ey on July 26, 2006, 08:31:44 AM

Quote from: FELINEGUITARS

Brian May for the Haircut & making your own guitars

:lol: My hair goes very Brianesque if I don't blow dry it :P

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: n_mountain on July 26, 2006, 08:37:32 AM

My hair goes May if I DO blow dry it :D

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: The amazing Phil on July 27, 2006, 03:53:56 PM

Well, I sometimes emulate the Roy Buchanan volume swells, and I like to think there's a bit of Billy Gibbons and Jimmy Page in there styalisticly too.

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: Muzzzz on March 10, 2007, 11:04:32 AM

I'm kinda Page+Morse+Wylde, the sextuplet alternate picking is a dead giveaway for Steve Morse, which I do a lot. And yes, I try to get close to Buckethead's/Petrucci's alternate picking style... well, maybe one day  :(

Title: Idosyncracies of other players..
Post by: maverickf1jockey on March 10, 2007, 12:11:10 PM

I use bands like TMV, dream theater and SiKtH etc. for my riffs
My solos borrow from them but oddly my slower stuff can veer on the edge of Yngwie (Slow, classically influenced phrases with plenty of semitone trills).
I hate RATM but I wrote an interesting riff in 6/8 which is similar, only good.
(--PM--)
[-------------------------------------]    *=ph
[-------------------------------------]   *h=Harmonic (in this case not picked)
[-----------0*\-----\-----\-3*h///-]   \=Dive bar
[-2---2------------------------------]   /=Raise bar
[-2---2------------------------------]
[-0---0------------------------------]

All notes are quavers cool riff just don't steal it please :lol:
Probably a LOT more that I'm too lazy to list