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Quiz about Name The Guitarist
Quiz about Name The Guitarist

Average Name The Guitarist! Quiz | 10 Questions | Music


Ok, here's the deal: I describe the guitarist as if he's talking in first-person, you guess who I'm talking about. Ready? Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Gispepfu. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Gispepfu
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
395,463
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
243
Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (5/10), Guest 142 (9/10), Peachie13 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. You know, I was actually born Johnny, but my parents changed my name when I was about four years old, and everybody knows me by my new name, or rather a short form. I liked to perform some crazy gimmicks with my guitars, like playing with my teeth and burning them onstage in some sort of ritual after I was done. My career wasn't that long (you know, that damn "27 club" thingy, I was one of the first to be there), but still I'm considered as one of the most influential instrumentalists of all time.

So, are you experienced enough to tell who I am?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Maybe I should start by saying "I WAS a guitarist". Make no mistake, though: I'm NOT DEAD YET, but I can't play anymore. I started playing in my teens, drawing my influences from many great guitarists, but also from some classical music, mainly Niccolo Paganini's violin works. Shortly after, I was struck with ALS, which forced me to quit playing, though I can still write new music with the aid of computers.

Who am I?
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Question 3 of 10
3. Although I'm mostly know for being a guitarist, I happen to be a scientist as well, crazy as it may sound. But we'll stick to my musical career. I played in a very famous British band from 1970 to 1991, when we lost our iconic vocalist, but I'm still active up to this day. Wanna hear something funny? The guitar I used for the most part of my career, was built by me and my father, out of a variety of home materials.

Who am I?
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Question 4 of 10
4. I'm mostly known for my work with the progressive metal group I founded in 1985 with two college friends (believe me, we sound anything but dreamy), but I also went solo for a while. I was invited to the G3 Tour more times than any other guest guitarist. I like using 7-stringed guitars as I'm very fond of long, overture-like metal compositions with lots of shredding and heavy riffing.

Who am I?
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Question 5 of 10
5. All these guitarist trivias are packed with males, but we women can also play! My name might not be the first one in everyone's minds when it comes to female guitarists, but even so, I still managed to write it in the books. I guess that one of my most distinctive features was the unique way that I played, since I was a lefty but played a regular guitar upside down. This led me to develop a unique melodic style of playing, which later became a fingerstyle named after me, and adopted by other musicians. My most famous song is about a train that passed near my childhood house. Ah, those times...

Who am I?
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Question 6 of 10
6. I'm not really an easy-to-listen-to guitarist. I've experimented with many genres, and in fact, I'm most known for the "royal" progressive rock band I founded in 1968, being its most stable member. I also developed some new recording methods, as well as a New Standard Tuning that is taught in the guitar classes that I founded as well.

Who am I?
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Question 7 of 10
7. My first big gig was Frank Zappa's band, where I was sometimes credited as "Stunt guitarist". Later on, I filled in temporarily in some other bands, also went on a solo career, and started giving classes and clinics. My playing style involves many complex techniques, coupled with special gear like double and triple neck guitars, and 7-stringed guitars. Oh, and speaking of number seven, it has a special meaning to me, up to the point where I place my most emotional compositions in the seventh track of each of my albums.

Who am I?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Don't be confused by my nickname: my hands may not be the fastest ones around, but I surely can put up some mad skills. As a matter of fact, I'm the first musician to be inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Who am I?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Anyone called for a shredder? Well, my style involves really fast-paced passages, like every other shredder, but I wanted to turn it up a notch. Seeing all of these double-neck guitar players, I decided to give it a personal touch, by playing in both necks at the same time, hehehe.

Who am I?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Although I always liked music, I didn't fully make my mind about becoming a guitarist until I learned about Hendrix's death. I still remember the shocked look on my football coach's face when I walked away from my practice to focus on playing guitar. At first, I was dedicated to teaching, but then I embarked on a long solo career (with little pauses during which I played in other bands, like Deep Purple and Chickenfoot) Furthermore, starting in 1995, I invite two fellow guitarists to join me in a world tour where we all get to jam together for a while.

Who am I?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. You know, I was actually born Johnny, but my parents changed my name when I was about four years old, and everybody knows me by my new name, or rather a short form. I liked to perform some crazy gimmicks with my guitars, like playing with my teeth and burning them onstage in some sort of ritual after I was done. My career wasn't that long (you know, that damn "27 club" thingy, I was one of the first to be there), but still I'm considered as one of the most influential instrumentalists of all time. So, are you experienced enough to tell who I am?

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix was actually born Johnny Allen Hendrix in 1942. He played with lots of different acts, but perhaps his most celebrated moments came with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, releasing three albums containing classics like "Purple Haze", "All Along The Watchtower", and "Hey Joe", among others.

He died in 1970, being only 27 years old, but he's still a reference for guitarists all around the world.
2. Maybe I should start by saying "I WAS a guitarist". Make no mistake, though: I'm NOT DEAD YET, but I can't play anymore. I started playing in my teens, drawing my influences from many great guitarists, but also from some classical music, mainly Niccolo Paganini's violin works. Shortly after, I was struck with ALS, which forced me to quit playing, though I can still write new music with the aid of computers. Who am I?

Answer: Jason Becker

I'm not really fond of his playing style, but I truly respect and admire Jason Becker. At only 19 he was already a famed guitarist and recorded two albums with his band Cacophony, alongside with Marty Friedman, and a solo album. He then joined David Lee Roth's band, but his disease cut his career short in his best moment. Still, he kept himself active: despite being unable to play, he released a handful of albums, with "Triumphant Hearts", being released in December 2018.
A documentary on his life, called "Not Dead Yet", was released in 2012.
3. Although I'm mostly know for being a guitarist, I happen to be a scientist as well, crazy as it may sound. But we'll stick to my musical career. I played in a very famous British band from 1970 to 1991, when we lost our iconic vocalist, but I'm still active up to this day. Wanna hear something funny? The guitar I used for the most part of my career, was built by me and my father, out of a variety of home materials. Who am I?

Answer: Brian May

In my personal opinion, aside from his musicianship, the most admirable feat that May achieved was the fact that he built his own instrument, the "Red Special". About his scientific career, he had a strong interest in astronomy, but after Queen achieved worldwide success, he put his studies aside until the 2000s, earning a PhD in Astronomy in 2007. Quite a busy life, I'd say.
4. I'm mostly known for my work with the progressive metal group I founded in 1985 with two college friends (believe me, we sound anything but dreamy), but I also went solo for a while. I was invited to the G3 Tour more times than any other guest guitarist. I like using 7-stringed guitars as I'm very fond of long, overture-like metal compositions with lots of shredding and heavy riffing. Who am I?

Answer: John Petrucci

John Petrucci founded Dream Theater along with John Myung and Mike Portnoy, being one of the primary songwriters. At the time this quiz was written, he had been invited to the G3 as a third guitarist seven times. In 2001, the first time he joined the tour, he wrote a whole set of instrumentals to perform during his set, which later ended up becoming his first solo album, 2005's "Suspended Animation".
5. All these guitarist trivias are packed with males, but we women can also play! My name might not be the first one in everyone's minds when it comes to female guitarists, but even so, I still managed to write it in the books. I guess that one of my most distinctive features was the unique way that I played, since I was a lefty but played a regular guitar upside down. This led me to develop a unique melodic style of playing, which later became a fingerstyle named after me, and adopted by other musicians. My most famous song is about a train that passed near my childhood house. Ah, those times... Who am I?

Answer: Elizabeth Cotten

If you ever heard the term "Cotten picking", it owes its name to this woman. Her song "Freight Train" was covered by many famous musicians. She won a Grammy in 1984, and died three years later, at age 94.
6. I'm not really an easy-to-listen-to guitarist. I've experimented with many genres, and in fact, I'm most known for the "royal" progressive rock band I founded in 1968, being its most stable member. I also developed some new recording methods, as well as a New Standard Tuning that is taught in the guitar classes that I founded as well. Who am I?

Answer: Robert Fripp

A strange player indeed, but very respected, Fripp was one of the founders of King Crimson, and is the only member that took part in all its lineups. He developed the "Frippertronics" and the Guitar Craft classes, where the New Standard Tuning is used. That tuning is sometimes refered to by the phrase "California Guitarists Drop Acid Every Gig", which spells out the open string notes used (CGDAEG).
7. My first big gig was Frank Zappa's band, where I was sometimes credited as "Stunt guitarist". Later on, I filled in temporarily in some other bands, also went on a solo career, and started giving classes and clinics. My playing style involves many complex techniques, coupled with special gear like double and triple neck guitars, and 7-stringed guitars. Oh, and speaking of number seven, it has a special meaning to me, up to the point where I place my most emotional compositions in the seventh track of each of my albums. Who am I?

Answer: Steve Vai

Certainly one of the most technically gifted guitarists, Vai's works make extensive use of two handed tapping, weird whammy bar tricks and vibratos, and a lot of other gimmicks which are really hard to perform. He released a compilation called "The 7th song" in the year 2000, which is a recollection of, well, his seventh tracks, containing many of his classics, such as "For The Love Of God", "Windows To The Soul", and "Tender Surrender", among others.
8. Don't be confused by my nickname: my hands may not be the fastest ones around, but I surely can put up some mad skills. As a matter of fact, I'm the first musician to be inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Who am I?

Answer: Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton, also known as "Slowhand" (though it has nothing to do with his playing speed) is so far the only three-time inductee into the Hall of Fame: one for his solo work, and the other two as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream.
9. Anyone called for a shredder? Well, my style involves really fast-paced passages, like every other shredder, but I wanted to turn it up a notch. Seeing all of these double-neck guitar players, I decided to give it a personal touch, by playing in both necks at the same time, hehehe. Who am I?

Answer: Michael Angelo Batio

Flashy, isn't it? MAB really gets that showmanship going when he starts performing those dual solos in his special double neck guitar. He even plays a four neck guitar sometimes!
10. Although I always liked music, I didn't fully make my mind about becoming a guitarist until I learned about Hendrix's death. I still remember the shocked look on my football coach's face when I walked away from my practice to focus on playing guitar. At first, I was dedicated to teaching, but then I embarked on a long solo career (with little pauses during which I played in other bands, like Deep Purple and Chickenfoot) Furthermore, starting in 1995, I invite two fellow guitarists to join me in a world tour where we all get to jam together for a while. Who am I?

Answer: Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani is my personal favorite among all solo guitarists. It is said that, indeed, he learned about the death of Jimi Hendrix during a football practice, and immediately announced he was quitting to pursue a music career. His teaching period included notable students like Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett, Larry LaLonde, and others.

He is the founder of the G3 Tour, which was originally conceived as an annual tour, but had a hiatus of sorts between 2007 and 2012.
Source: Author Gispepfu

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