Ahh.
Got it.
I didn't mean that I only listen to me.
That would get very boring in a big hurry.
I have been heavily influenced by many guitarists and have "stolen"
a great deal from many of them but seldom if ever note for note.
It's more like taking the "idea" of what they are doing and
working it into my own playing.
What I do is very much in the camp of the late 60's west coast guys
but I don't sound like any one of them, more like a mashup of them.
Jorma Kaukonen, John Cipollina, Bob Weir, etc. Those guys.
(Not Garcia though. His playing does zero for me.)
Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Morse, Wes Montgomery, Nokie Edwards,
Paul Gilbert, some of the "pedal demo" guys. All great players.
I like Eric and Jeff too but will probably never get to that level.
That doesn't mean I don't enjoy them and pay attention to what they do.
...and a lot of local unknowns. I know a whole bunch of people
who can really play guitar well.
They all inspire me but if I sounded "just like Clapton!"
for example, one of us would not be needed.
The best compliment I've ever received
in my 57 years of playing in bands:
"You don't sound like anybody else."
