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| Which brings me to my most important point: //The songs you learn, and the tones you chase inevitably influence your personal sound and style.// This is a natural and good thing, and happens for us all. Jimmy Page was heavily influenced by the blues, rockabilly, British acoustic folk players, and Indian/ | Which brings me to my most important point: //The songs you learn, and the tones you chase inevitably influence your personal sound and style.// This is a natural and good thing, and happens for us all. Jimmy Page was heavily influenced by the blues, rockabilly, British acoustic folk players, and Indian/ | ||
| - | It's worth mentioning at this point the way that Jimmy learned: he played the record over and over, tried to learn solos note for note, and even bought the same guitars as his heroes! //He was trying to emulate them as best he could.// I can't help but assume if he'd grown up today, he be posting on The Gear Page asking how to get that Gene Vincent slap-back sound! And yet he still turned into one of the most innovative and creative guitarists ever. | + | It's worth mentioning at this point the way that Jimmy learned: he played the record over and over, tried to learn solos note for note, and even bought the same guitars as his heroes! //He was trying to emulate them as best he could.// I can't help but assume if he'd grown up today, he' |
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| We are all the sum of our influences, and I believe tone chasing is simply a very in-depth way of integrating a particular influence. Don't worry, you won't end up a clone of some famous guitarist, because you're not them! But go nuts trying to chase them, because you will develop your ears, your mind, and your chops. But don't expect your wallet to be safe :) | We are all the sum of our influences, and I believe tone chasing is simply a very in-depth way of integrating a particular influence. Don't worry, you won't end up a clone of some famous guitarist, because you're not them! But go nuts trying to chase them, because you will develop your ears, your mind, and your chops. But don't expect your wallet to be safe :) | ||