Why is slash a great guitarist

I heard the Aerosmith Rocks record, and that was the catalyst for the direction that I went as a musician. That kind of raunchy, barely-holding-it-together, loud, boisterous, frenetic sound. That was the biggest influence on me at the time. And it still is a huge influence on me.

And I've been playing with these guys every single night and they're such fukin' great musicians and they have such a groove in that band.

Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, they're just real identifiable personalities on guitar. I really identified with Jimmy Page's techniques and a lot of his phrasing when I was a kid coming up, and still to this day. I first became aware of Led Zeppelin when I was probably seven years old. And the sound of "Whole Lotta Love," that introduction where the guitar comes in and then the bass and the drums and everything, was definitely the most primal and most sleazy, sexy kind of thing that I'd ever heard up to that point.

And it was such the introduction to the hedonism that would be the seventies. I was only seven. I didn't know that I was going to be playing guitar way down the line.

But that sticks out to me as the most influential moment that Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin ever had on me. And Jeff Beck to me is hands-down probably the best lead guitar of all time. But first and foremost, way, way before I ever actually met him, he was one of the tastiest sort of rhythm, blues, and electric-blues guitarists who I had ever heard. As far as me identifying with a certain tone and a certain style of putting notes together, he's got so much soul.

And he's got such a great guitar sound. Northwind Full Member. Junkyard Free Member. Gordy Free Member. Considering he learnt on a guitar with 1 string he is one of the greats and always will be!! RustySpanner Full Member. DezB Full Member. Richards, Hendrix, Young, Townshend… Slash?

Kato Full Member. Kato, Mr Hornby is an excellent musician. CountZero Full Member. DrRSwank Free Member. BoardinBob Full Member. Hell, after 20 years of playing I can sweep pick, finger tap, know every note and scale on the fingerboard etc, but I dont think I come anywhere close to someone like Slash in terms of skill and talent Posted 11 years ago. Hairychested Free Member. Not like a songle thing hes been on that I heard. Plum Posted 11 years ago.

MrWoppit Free Member. For the riffs he needed Stradlin. Not to discredit Slash, that guitar lick on Sweet Child of Mine is classic. But, that riff on Welcome to the Jungle is all Stradlin. Location: Europe. He's nothing important, not comparable to the greats, but a good player with great feel and tone occasionally. He overplayed and seemed to have lost his way a bit when I saw Guns this summer. As a fan of extended guitar solos I got fed up.

Maybe it's for practical reasons; give Axl a chance to catch his breath. DTK , Oct 21, Location: Scotland. Well on one hand, I wish I had the ability to play like him, but on the other, I'm not a massive fan. However credit where credits due, he his has taken the influence of others to create his own individual sound and tone So whilst you can immediately identify the guitar playing of Hendrix, Beck even Mick Mars For me, I struggle to understand why Joe Perry is so praised when I don't hear that origional sound nor is he technically proficient.

Same thing man Kiss73 , Oct 21, Efus and DTK like this. Show Ignored Content. Share This Page. Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Even his silhouette, with that trademark top hat and Gibson Les Paul slung low, is enough for any music fan to discern exactly who they're seeing within a flash of a second. Naturally, his career has been littered with moments of six-string brilliance, thanks to that bluesy vocabulary and the impeccably voiced overdriven tones which allow him to sing, more often than scream, through his instrument.

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