I'm with MzDeVille - Bert Jansch HAS to be on the list. Not just for Neil Young namechecking him all the time, but Jimmy Page ripping him off and a whole generation of folky fingerpickers (Nick Drake, Donovan and Paul Simon right through to modern day guys like The Tallest Man on Earth and Kurt Vile) getting their inspiration from him.
While I'm letting my Britishness shine through, I'd have to add Johnny Marr to the list, too - he made people really want to play, and so-called Indie rock would be a far different (and less melodic and interesting) beast without him.
As for removing people, I'd start with Marc Ribot. Yes, he's astonishing - truly - but most influential? And while I'd never be stupid enough to dismiss Bob Marley in any way, influential as a guitarist?
Cipollina was a Fender man, like someone else we know, but the SG was his weapon of choice. Here's the scoop on his amp stack taken from his memorial website:
"To create his distinctive guitar sound, Cipollina developed this one-of-a-kind amplifier stack. All of his guitars, including the one here, were wired with two pickups, one for bass and one for treble. The bass pickup fed into the two Standel bass amps on the bottom of the stack. Each Standel was equipped with two 15-inch speakers. The treble pickups fed the two Fender amps-a Fender Twin Reverb with two 12-inch speakers and a Fender Dual Showman- that drove the six Wurlitzer horns."
BrianSSF - re: Cipollina's rig -- any idea what those devices are that are attached on either side of the Twin?
EDIT: Found the answer:
"Cipollina used a custom foot-switched system to select reverb, tremolo, Astro Echoplex (the unit mounted on the right of the Twin Reverb), Standel Modulux (on the left of the twin reverb) or the horns. Truck running lights indicated which effect was being used. Cipollina also employed a Gibson Maestro Fuzz and Vox wah-wah and volume pedals."
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While I'm letting my Britishness shine through, I'd have to add Johnny Marr to the list, too - he made people really want to play, and so-called Indie rock would be a far different (and less melodic and interesting) beast without him.
And while I'd never be stupid enough to dismiss Bob Marley in any way, influential as a guitarist?
"To create his distinctive guitar sound, Cipollina developed this one-of-a-kind amplifier stack. All of his guitars, including the one here, were wired with two pickups, one for bass and one for treble. The bass pickup fed into the two Standel bass amps on the bottom of the stack. Each Standel was equipped with two 15-inch speakers. The treble pickups fed the two Fender amps-a Fender Twin Reverb with two 12-inch speakers and a Fender Dual Showman- that drove the six Wurlitzer horns."
EDIT: Found the answer:
"Cipollina used a custom foot-switched system to select reverb, tremolo, Astro Echoplex (the unit mounted on the right of the Twin Reverb), Standel Modulux (on the left of the twin reverb) or the horns. Truck running lights indicated which effect was being used. Cipollina also employed a Gibson Maestro Fuzz and Vox wah-wah and volume pedals."