Amplifier Quote by Dick Dale

I remember one of the first gigs I played with that amp was at a local church. They wanted someone to fill in with…

— Angus Young

My guitar was loud as hell, and I had no sympathy for anybody else.

— Brownie McGhee

Musically, I am still hooked and just hypnotized by the sound of the guitar itself. I mean, a guitar sounds good if you drop…

— Leo Kottke

When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Buddy Holly. I asked him how he got that big, powerful sound…

— Robbie Robertson

I was left with an urge to make the guitar sound like things it shouldn't be able to sound like.

— Adrian Belew

I was just an idiot with a guitar trying to play in pubs and clubs.

— Sam Ryder

One of the reasons I took up the guitar was I didn't want to speak to anybody. I really felt uncomfortable speaking to people,…

— Ritchie Blackmore

Nothing is as nice as plugging in your guitar and turning up the volume really loud, just seeing what kind of beautiful noise you…

— Carrie Brownstein

If a guitar is too easy for me to play, it makes me too laid back. I like to battle with my guitar.

— Kirk Hammett

I assume most guitar players are like me. They're playing, having fun; then they get a magazine in the mail that says "Shred Is…

— Joe Satriani

My stepfather had an electric guitar. He went to his pawn store one day to get a guitar and an amp, and I couldn't…

— George Benson

Playing guitar is like telling the truth.

— B. B. King