Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Do you have a specific style in your playing or sound you hold close to your heart? Do you work on that trait and is it important to you?
What is your style?
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P.A.Foholic
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Re: What is your style?
Many times when I have played my songs to my friends they have said that they recognized instantly it was me playing. Maybe I build my riffs in a specific way without noticing it myself actually. My style is based on funk/blues/hard rock. I think one can hear it even in my heavier recordings.
Can't say about the sounds, though. There's so many good ones.
Many times when I have played my songs to my friends they have said that they recognized instantly it was me playing. Maybe I build my riffs in a specific way without noticing it myself actually. My style is based on funk/blues/hard rock. I think one can hear it even in my heavier recordings.
Can't say about the sounds, though. There's so many good ones.
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ItsaBass
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Re: What is your style?
I suppose that '50's and '60's r&b (Chicago blues, doo-wop, soul, etc.), early rock-n-roll, '60's rock/pop, '40's-'60's country and folk, some of the more rockin' (i.e. non-lame) big bands, and surf/instrumental make up my basic framework as a player. My "vocabulary" is larger than that, but that's my basic core as a musician: '40's-'60's dance/teenager music.
My style is probably most influenced by guys like Steve Cropper, Chuck Berry, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Johnson, Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Wayne Kramer, Neil Young, Dick Dale, Nokie Edwards, Keith Richards, Pete Towshend, Steve Jones, and Johnny Ramone. I don't play as well as any of 'em, but they are my big influences, so I guess I'd say my style is a better-than-mediocre-but-not-mind-blowing hodgepodge of all those influences.
I suppose that '50's and '60's r&b (Chicago blues, doo-wop, soul, etc.), early rock-n-roll, '60's rock/pop, '40's-'60's country and folk, some of the more rockin' (i.e. non-lame) big bands, and surf/instrumental make up my basic framework as a player. My "vocabulary" is larger than that, but that's my basic core as a musician: '40's-'60's dance/teenager music.
My style is probably most influenced by guys like Steve Cropper, Chuck Berry, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Johnson, Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Wayne Kramer, Neil Young, Dick Dale, Nokie Edwards, Keith Richards, Pete Towshend, Steve Jones, and Johnny Ramone. I don't play as well as any of 'em, but they are my big influences, so I guess I'd say my style is a better-than-mediocre-but-not-mind-blowing hodgepodge of all those influences.
crusty philtrum
Vintageologist
Re: What is your style?
I don't remember the word 'style' ever having been associated with my name or anything relating to myself.
I don't remember the word 'style' ever having been associated with my name or anything relating to myself.
Lazarus1140
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Re: What is your style?
My style is jeans (preferably 501s), white socks, tennis shoes or hiking boots, and a pocket Tee shirt. For winter I add an unbuttoned, untucked long sleeve shirt and, as last resort, a jacket.
My singing style is a homogeneous blend of the styles of Paul Rodgers, Roky Erickson, and any bloodhound who barks and howls flat.
I think my lead guitar style is very unique ... at least I've never heard another player with the same flare for uninspired repetitiveness while maintaining a high level of slop. I plan to modify my style after practicing.
My style is jeans (preferably 501s), white socks, tennis shoes or hiking boots, and a pocket Tee shirt. For winter I add an unbuttoned, untucked long sleeve shirt and, as last resort, a jacket.
My singing style is a homogeneous blend of the styles of Paul Rodgers, Roky Erickson, and any bloodhound who barks and howls flat.
I think my lead guitar style is very unique ... at least I've never heard another player with the same flare for uninspired repetitiveness while maintaining a high level of slop. I plan to modify my style after practicing.
Robbiedbee
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Re: What is your style?
I play blues/rock/metal. My style is as a result quite a bluesy sounding lead sound, which a lot of the great rock players. Sadly I don't feel I have the soul and feel of a a blues player, or the skill, accuracy and speed of a rock/metal player. But that is certainly what I aim for.
I strive to emulate Adrian Smith where possible in my playing. I'm not a copycat by no means, but I like his approach to his solos; there might be some pentatonic stock stuff, mixed in with a couple of bluesy licks, a bit of classical sounding stuff, then a faster shred/tapping bit in there somewhere. He gets a bit of everything in there usually. Also, his rhythm playing is very tight and precise. In reference to the OP, I'd say this approach is very important to me, because it was Adrian who made me want to play the guitar in the first place, and Adrian who continues to inspire me to play all the time. There was a video uploaded last summer I think of him demoing his new Jackson sig and just playing a bar or two of 2 Minutes to Midnight/Number of the Beast is so amazing. Really gives me something to aim for.
I also try mix in Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, David Gilmour, Dave Murray, Ritchie Blackmore, and if I'm feeling brave, Joe Satriani/Paul Gilbert.
I play blues/rock/metal. My style is as a result quite a bluesy sounding lead sound, which a lot of the great rock players. Sadly I don't feel I have the soul and feel of a a blues player, or the skill, accuracy and speed of a rock/metal player. But that is certainly what I aim for.
I strive to emulate Adrian Smith where possible in my playing. I'm not a copycat by no means, but I like his approach to his solos; there might be some pentatonic stock stuff, mixed in with a couple of bluesy licks, a bit of classical sounding stuff, then a faster shred/tapping bit in there somewhere. He gets a bit of everything in there usually. Also, his rhythm playing is very tight and precise. In reference to the OP, I'd say this approach is very important to me, because it was Adrian who made me want to play the guitar in the first place, and Adrian who continues to inspire me to play all the time. There was a video uploaded last summer I think of him demoing his new Jackson sig and just playing a bar or two of 2 Minutes to Midnight/Number of the Beast is so amazing. Really gives me something to aim for.
I also try mix in Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, David Gilmour, Dave Murray, Ritchie Blackmore, and if I'm feeling brave, Joe Satriani/Paul Gilbert.
sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: What is your style?
My sound is a zim zam zoom with zippy zoo zow!
I give it a wigga-waggle, and a jiggle-jaggle, and a wang-diddle-twang on a low-down rubber bucky ball kapow!
My influences are table gum and old farted-in jeans on the line with cheap soap, and two bits, and a guy on the street countin' his change for to buy him a newspaper shoe to replace the old one he sold to the banker for a loaf of streetcar and a hot bowl of cold dreams!
My sound is a zim zam zoom with zippy zoo zow!
I give it a wigga-waggle, and a jiggle-jaggle, and a wang-diddle-twang on a low-down rubber bucky ball kapow!
My influences are table gum and old farted-in jeans on the line with cheap soap, and two bits, and a guy on the street countin' his change for to buy him a newspaper shoe to replace the old one he sold to the banker for a loaf of streetcar and a hot bowl of cold dreams!
CTN
The Drama Dude
Re: What is your style?
Imagine if you combined the DNA of David Gilmour, Gary Moore, Marty Friedman and Eric Clapton in some sort of freakish side-show "will it blend" experiment and that scientific blasphemy produced a child that was nowhere near as talented as the aforementioned guitarists...
That's me in a nutshell, or blender, I guess.
Imagine if you combined the DNA of David Gilmour, Gary Moore, Marty Friedman and Eric Clapton in some sort of freakish side-show "will it blend" experiment and that scientific blasphemy produced a child that was nowhere near as talented as the aforementioned guitarists...
That's me in a nutshell, or blender, I guess.
Bludave
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Re: What is your style?
I am very much a blues player, but I also play a lot of acoustic guitar. I approach the two instruments very differently. When I play Electric guitar I generally play with a pick but I chicken pick as well. I play through a Bogner Shiva & a Komet 60. I use both humbucker equipped guitars and single coils. When I gig I usually use a Deluxe Reverb and a very small pedal board. This really is a result of the size of the rooms I have played more then my preference. I attempt to play more "modern" styles of classic songs. Think Clapton or SRV doing Muddy or B.B.
My major influences initially were Hendrix & Clapton. When I was learning to play these guys were the new kids on the block and were rewriting the history books if you will. Eric more so then Jimi because I felt his playing was more obtainable then Jimi was and I still feel this way. Erics music/playing simply put made more sense then Jimis did but Jimi is by far my favorite player. Through both of these guys I found B.B,. King, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Freddie King(one of my favorite players) and many others. The thing I also admired about both Jimi & Eric is they were humble in the accomplishments they had and always gave credit to the guys they "borrowed" material from. This I find severely lacking in many other players.
When I play Acoustic guitar I rarely play with a pick & I experiment with many different tunings and the use of capos. In many things that I have written I use two capos one full & one partial capo. It opens the guitar up in some unusual ways. If I were to pick a player who has influenced my playing in the acoustic world it would be Ry Cooder and maybe Doc Watson(although I don't really listen to him but I admire his playing a lot). I find the acoustic guitar to be more rewarding because you can't hide behind volume/distortion. What you play is what you hear. It forces you to play cleaner and more precisely. I generally play my acoustic in the morning & my electric at the end of the day.
I am very much a blues player, but I also play a lot of acoustic guitar. I approach the two instruments very differently. When I play Electric guitar I generally play with a pick but I chicken pick as well. I play through a Bogner Shiva & a Komet 60. I use both humbucker equipped guitars and single coils. When I gig I usually use a Deluxe Reverb and a very small pedal board. This really is a result of the size of the rooms I have played more then my preference. I attempt to play more "modern" styles of classic songs. Think Clapton or SRV doing Muddy or B.B.
My major influences initially were Hendrix & Clapton. When I was learning to play these guys were the new kids on the block and were rewriting the history books if you will. Eric more so then Jimi because I felt his playing was more obtainable then Jimi was and I still feel this way. Erics music/playing simply put made more sense then Jimis did but Jimi is by far my favorite player. Through both of these guys I found B.B,. King, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Freddie King(one of my favorite players) and many others. The thing I also admired about both Jimi & Eric is they were humble in the accomplishments they had and always gave credit to the guys they "borrowed" material from. This I find severely lacking in many other players.
When I play Acoustic guitar I rarely play with a pick & I experiment with many different tunings and the use of capos. In many things that I have written I use two capos one full & one partial capo. It opens the guitar up in some unusual ways. If I were to pick a player who has influenced my playing in the acoustic world it would be Ry Cooder and maybe Doc Watson(although I don't really listen to him but I admire his playing a lot). I find the acoustic guitar to be more rewarding because you can't hide behind volume/distortion. What you play is what you hear. It forces you to play cleaner and more precisely. I generally play my acoustic in the morning & my electric at the end of the day.
sixstringsamurai333
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Re: What is your style?
On a basic level, I'm a hard rock player in the vein of guys like Slash, with occasional flashes of technique. When I play fast I probably channel Paul Gilbert in my picking style. Someone I'd really like to play a little bit more like is Eddie Van Halen, to have that fluid mixture of rock aggression and technical skill.
On a basic level, I'm a hard rock player in the vein of guys like Slash, with occasional flashes of technique. When I play fast I probably channel Paul Gilbert in my picking style. Someone I'd really like to play a little bit more like is Eddie Van Halen, to have that fluid mixture of rock aggression and technical skill.
TheLivingDead
Dawn Of The Shred
Re: What is your style?
Widdly wah wankery bull****.
Widdly wah wankery bull****.
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: What is your style?
Even though I've always been in the LA rock and blues scene, I'm always asked if I'm from Nashville or Texas because I'm a hybrid picker. The closest in style would be John 5, Johnny Hiland, Audley Freed, Billy Gibbons, and Robben Ford.
Even though I've always been in the LA rock and blues scene, I'm always asked if I'm from Nashville or Texas because I'm a hybrid picker. The closest in style would be John 5, Johnny Hiland, Audley Freed, Billy Gibbons, and Robben Ford.
Johnny the Kid
Shaunofthedeadologist
Re: What is your style?
In my band, it's me on rhythm guitar and a lead guitar player. Between the two of us and the keyboard player, we'll write the songs. Most of the time when writing, one of us will have a riff going on in their head. When it comes to the more intricate stuff, especially the thrash stuff, they write those. I tend to write more simplistic groove oriented stuff. Things that are made for festivals where everyone is there to jam. When we present these to our drummer and bass player, they know immediately who wrote the majority of the song, based on the riff alone.
In my band, it's me on rhythm guitar and a lead guitar player. Between the two of us and the keyboard player, we'll write the songs. Most of the time when writing, one of us will have a riff going on in their head. When it comes to the more intricate stuff, especially the thrash stuff, they write those. I tend to write more simplistic groove oriented stuff. Things that are made for festivals where everyone is there to jam. When we present these to our drummer and bass player, they know immediately who wrote the majority of the song, based on the riff alone.
Hurricane
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Re: What is your style?
My style covers so much territory since I have been at music for 57 ( 58 in Sept. ) and play several instruments .
Music of every genre was played around the different households I revolved around since I was born , all kinds of styles .
The more you listen too and learn from , the more diversified your musicology becomes and that's when you get really interesting as far as being able to draw from so many fantastic dynamics .
Since I made a reputation as a musician ( adult ) playing the Blues and using a harp and singing it , most assume that's my style primarily but that's not a fair assessment at all . I was in a good place to make some $'s because I played a good harp and not many other harp players around me in my area could keep up with my harp chops so I got the work . But I was / am into The Classics - Jazz - CW - Blue Grass - Tin Pan Alley - Ragtime - Dixieland RNR - Rock-A-Billy and on and on man , and yeah I can play the hell out of each and everyone of them too .
How can you stylize Joe Bonnamassa - and guys like him are what I refer to as musicians with no barriers that pigeon hole them into a given category .
That's me no borders , no limits only horizons - eclectic is the word I suppose that expresses what I am .
Peace all :
Hurricane Ramon
My style covers so much territory since I have been at music for 57 ( 58 in Sept. ) and play several instruments .
Music of every genre was played around the different households I revolved around since I was born , all kinds of styles .
The more you listen too and learn from , the more diversified your musicology becomes and that's when you get really interesting as far as being able to draw from so many fantastic dynamics .
Since I made a reputation as a musician ( adult ) playing the Blues and using a harp and singing it , most assume that's my style primarily but that's not a fair assessment at all . I was in a good place to make some $'s because I played a good harp and not many other harp players around me in my area could keep up with my harp chops so I got the work . But I was / am into The Classics - Jazz - CW - Blue Grass - Tin Pan Alley - Ragtime - Dixieland RNR - Rock-A-Billy and on and on man , and yeah I can play the hell out of each and everyone of them too .
How can you stylize Joe Bonnamassa - and guys like him are what I refer to as musicians with no barriers that pigeon hole them into a given category .
That's me no borders , no limits only horizons - eclectic is the word I suppose that expresses what I am .
Peace all :
Hurricane Ramon
Re: What is your style?
I've gone through several phases in what I like and what I aspire to, but left to my own devices my thing is Hard Rock with colors of old school metal and heavy blues.
Traits that are important to me, and that I try to incorporate into my playing/sound are superior tone, good note choice, killer grooves, good intonation, raw volume, a sick vibrato, and an approach to playing that is equal parts methodical and reckless.
I've gone through several phases in what I like and what I aspire to, but left to my own devices my thing is Hard Rock with colors of old school metal and heavy blues.
Traits that are important to me, and that I try to incorporate into my playing/sound are superior tone, good note choice, killer grooves, good intonation, raw volume, a sick vibrato, and an approach to playing that is equal parts methodical and reckless.
