Quotes About Guitarist

Of all the things that can frustrate a guitarist the most, it's the nagging feeling that he's not reaching a certain level of proficiency as quickly as he should.

Mostly, I'm much more of a guitar player than I am a singer.

John Mayer is the epitome of the lead guitar player so I sent him an email with a bunch of my music and he sent back really detailed advice.

I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.

I'm not committed to putting myself up for a blues guitarist, even though I love playing the blues.

I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.

I don't see myself as such an important guitarist.

Certainly, as a guitarist, I was aware of descending chromatic lines and arpeggios long before 1968.

Even Angus says that Malcolm is a better guitarist than he is. He makes the drummer's job so easy, he's a metronome.

I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.

I've never been much of a guitarist. I mean, I've played forever, but I was always more of a rhythm kind of guy. I don't read music.

I wouldn't count myself as being a true blues guitarist because I feel you have to live it.

Man, that first Leppard album really jams, and their original guitarist, Pete Willis, was a great player.

I've always wanted to be the best guitarist in the world, ever since I was eight years old.

I play a PRS Custom 22. I learned on a Custom 24. It was set for a country guitarist, so it had a really high action.

Having pop sensibilities from my past and also being a lead blues and sort of rock guitarist allowed me to bring that kind of beachy rock groove.

When I was a kid, I was interested in folk music. But rock represented power, and I became the best rock guitarist in my school.

I remember in the '80s, people would literally have arguments over the best guitarist.

My dad was a really good classical guitarist. He took lessons with a student of Andre Segovia.

Every guitarist I would cross paths with would tell me that I should have a flashy guitar, whatever the latest fashion model was, and I used to say, 'Why? Mine works, doesn't it? It's a piece of wood and six strings, and it works.'

Although I'm a lead guitarist, I'd say that a good 95 percent of my time onstage is spent playing rhythm.

Link Wray is the all-time legend.

It's definitely true that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my all-time favorite guitarists.