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Post subject: John5....Love Him or Hate Him?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:49 am
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After many years of being a fan of John5 and being one of my main inspirations in music I was curious what other tele players thought of him. Do you appreciate him? or do you think he has put a dirty black mark on the tele community? I would love to hear what people think...
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I think he is truly amazing. I play nothing like him but I often wish I could. I have many of his albums too.

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hello! i come from china ,i want to find a friend in the USA

please help me !

我来自中国 我想找美国的吉他手交流!

myemail:157020321@qq.com

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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:07 am
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never even heard anything from him so I can't say one way or another.

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dbr2026 wrote:
never even heard anything from him so I can't say one way or another.


You should get the album 'The Devil Knows My Name. It's amazing. Surely though you have heard his work with Marilyn Manson or even Lynard Skynard? Rob Zombie even?

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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:34 am
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Celtic Cyclonus wrote:
dbr2026 wrote:
never even heard anything from him so I can't say one way or another.


You should get the album 'The Devil Knows My Name. It's amazing. Surely though you have heard his work with Marilyn Manson or even Lynard Skynard? Rob Zombie even?

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Can't say I have, I haven't listened to MM or Zombie and only like the old Skynyrd. Checking out some of his stuff on youtube right now...will report back.

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He can do some great chick'n pick'n as well as shred.
He truly is a gifted guitarist.
Check him out on Youtube, he is a pretty down to earth, smart and skilled axeman.


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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:04 am
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After review, I'll say he is a talented guitarist, i really liked some of what I heard on youtube just now. Definitely will check out more. Not gonna say I am yet a fan, but the guy can definitely play. Not in my top 10 or even top 20, but good stuff. Then again, most people haven't even heard of the guitarist who inspired me so John 5 isn't a bad guy to draw inspiration from.

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Try and find the video of him on youtube showing off his telecaster collection.


I might have seen that one, he had one super sweet double bound black tele and a double neck tele in one of the videos i watched. I love that bound tele look and want to try and build one someday.

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He's a true virtuoso, without the big head. I like him a lot but he is a recent discovery for me. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPGjhuD2 ... re=related

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The guy amazes me. Just to look at him puts in my mind a negative image that whatever he plays I won't like.

Then I listen to his music and listen to him talk about his music and my views of him change 180 degrees.

He's not my favorite Tele player, and I wouldn't want one of the J5 Tele's for my collection, but I'd sure put up some of my hard earned to go listen to him play.

I'm a fan.

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gl520110 wrote:
hello! i come from china ,i want to find a friend in the USA

please help me !

我来自中国 我想找美国的吉他手交流!

myemail:157020321@qq.com

thanks very much!


please dont troll. this topic is about john5 not about finding you a friend.

on another note, i am personally not a fan of john5. i admire his guitar ability but i just dont like his style of music.


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I had the pleasure of meeting John 5 back in May, and he is a very nice guy. I admire his talent and versatility as a player, although much of the shred-style music he plays is not to my taste. However, I did pick up a copy of his Remixploitation album, and I thought it was excellent. As others have suggested, check out some of his videos on YouTube. If nothing else, he has proven once and for all that the Telecaster can handle any genre of music. 8)

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I think that he is an excellent guitarist...but I think his J5 is ugly...not mu cup of tea... :shock:


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Dig his playing, way talented but leave the makeup for KISS.

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