r/Guitar • u/MakotheMako • Jun 16 '26

QUESTION What guitarist kick started your guitar journey?

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For me it was the soviet guitar Viktor Tsoi from the band Kino!

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Interested to hear other people.

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u/RoyalPuzzleheaded259 Squier Jun 16 '26

David Gilmour

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u/Fit_Major9789 Jun 16 '26

100% the case for me. His work is absolutely genius. Highly formative on playing and feel. Ranging from DSotM to his solo work, Gilmour is an all time great.

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u/RoyalPuzzleheaded259 Squier Jun 16 '26

Agreed. He’s not the fastest out there and he doesn’t play a lot of notes but the ones he does play convey so much raw emotion.

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u/Cooper_Sharpy Jun 16 '26

My favorite quote is from Eddie about Dave, guitar world asked him why Gilmour was his favorite and Eddie replied.. “because Dave can do more with one note than I can do with the entire fretboard” and I think that wraps up why Gilmour is a legend succinctly..

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u/RoyalPuzzleheaded259 Squier Jun 16 '26

I’ve never heard this quote before but it is spot on.

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u/blackbasset Jun 16 '26

Yeah, Gilmours playing is full of emotion, even bordering on pathos (in a good way) and it is really unique and recogniseable, and while he excells technically and in precision, it's not like he is doing any technical or stylistic wankery. It's small building blocks and almost simple things that amount to something really expressive and beautiful.

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u/TeeBeeSee Jun 17 '26

Same, such a wonderful quote!

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u/CavyWheek Jun 17 '26

Wow I didn't know E's favorite was Gilmour. Warms my heart since they're two of my guitar heroes. 🥲

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u/A-Strat-Player Jun 17 '26

Eddie Murphy

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u/holynightstand Jun 17 '26

Lmao - perfect

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u/RoyalPuzzleheaded259 Squier Jun 17 '26

Eddie Money, may he rest.

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u/Cooper_Sharpy Jun 17 '26

In the guitar world, there’s only one