Can you remember the moment of guitar playing that made you want to play

Skipped

Hank Marvin inspired my first guitar cut out of cardboard.

George Harrison's solo on Roll Over Beethoven was a jaw dropping moment and I had to learn it note for note.

A bit later I heard Clapton with Cream and my jaw dropped again when I realised that he was playing maybe 20 phrases over and over again......but not in the same order.....which made him sound like Miles Davis  to the casual listener.    I was having some of that! 

pintspiller

Marc Boland on kids ITV music shows

dindude

There was no single moment that made me pick up, just being around great music that my older Brother played, then he took up guitar and I bounced on the back of it.

AuldReekie

Skipped said:

Hank Marvin inspired my first guitar cut out of cardboard.

 

You reminded me that I had one off these too!

Dave_Vader

I think it was when I was a nipper and used to scrape my thumbnail down the windings on the bottom strings of my Dad's old nylon string guitar to try ad make it sound like an electric one.
And later on, a lot of Queen and Def Leppard in about 1989 got me playing it properly.

downbytheriver

Alvin Lee at Woodstock. 

Rocker

When I was sixteen going on seventeen, I listened to Lizzy, Slade, Rory Gallagher, Neil Young etc but it was not them that got me into guitar playing. I was a reasonable accordion trad Irish player and I was tired of playing jigs and reels etc. I wanted a change. Guitar, later drums too, gave me a renewed interest in music. Joined a pub band when I knew a dozen chords and never looked back....

57Deluxe

Like @Grunfeld  - this is what I ached for...
http://www.rlmusic.co.uk/rlm3/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Korg_700S_04.jpg

But  I had to settle on this combo
http://i63.tinypic.com/2ztdf7n.jpg

AuldReekie

57Deluxe said:

Like @Grunfeld  - this is what I ached for...
http://www.rlmusic.co.uk/rlm3/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Korg_700S_04.jpg

But  I had to settle on this combo
http://i63.tinypic.com/2ztdf7n.jpg

An Audition amp from Woolworths! I actually lusted after one off these around 1973.......thought they looked so cool