+1. Just +1.

+1 more

I didn't know ability could diminish

...Stevie Ray Vaughn and Brian Setzer.

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It's all about practice, and then when you've practiced enough that you COULD play like him... you'll by then have a style that's all your own and you'll just play like a phenomenal "you"

Re: John Mayer
I love to listen to him play, but can't stand watching him!
I freely admit to diminished ability. I was a shredder in the early 80's. EVH, YJM, Lynch, Becker, etc. But in '86 I had a motorcycle accident, got run over by a semi, that broke my back, and alot of other things. That caused a lot of nerve damage all over my body, but most noticeably in my arms and hands. I basically had to re-learn to play, and to this day I cannot attain the speed and fluidity I use to have. My left hand fingers aren't as fast, and my pick control can be spotty at times.
I still love shredders, but my own style has taken a more blues oriented turn. I now have a more lyrical, expressive style. I don't try to cram 48 notes into each measure anymore, I prefer to make a couple notes sing. Now it's more Carlos, Jimmy, Eric and Jeff, with a dash of SRV and when I'm feeling really good, Walter Trout.
Give him a listen sometime, that dude makes a Strat sing, cry and cuss, all at the same time!

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i want to sound like myself but in front of a crowd of 20000+ now john mayer fans look away. i'm honestly not that impressed with his guitar playing i'm not saying he sucks but Ive listened to his blues stuff and a lot of it is just srv licks mike mccready would school mayer just my opinion but at least he plays with feel witch is most important

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I think it's great that people wish they could play like them because he wishes he could play like a lot of other people and instead of becoming them he ended up becoming himself.

It's 5am EST and I'm on youtube again.. I know, terrible.. But, I found a lot of really cool videos of Mayer- stuff I never thought I'd see. He is doing a lot of covers these days and using the correct guitars to do them. Check it out! He plays 'Cold Shot' using the SRV #1 Replica and much to my surprise (and amusement) he does 'Panama' with the EVH Frankenstein Replica!!

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i'd love to play like david gilmore.
latley i have been playing alot of my own music.......but ity always seems to sound like somthing else done by somone else, i wish i had spent more time when i was young playing guitar instead of playing with my own instrement!

I like to learn as much as I can from as many people as I can and blend them into my own style.

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I'm going with John Mayer for this, i can listen to him all day, then get home and just learn more and more of his songs.

+1...'cause that guy in my head can play ANYTHING!

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