You and I share very similar taste in guitarists @steevc.
The Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused video is so good in this post I watched it twice 😉
I'd also throw in Zakk Wylde & Randi Rhodes for good measure and who could forget Stevie Ray Vaughan in a list of guitar greats? 🎸
SRV is great too. I've just not listened to those other guys enough to form an opinion, but I hear them mentioned a lot, especially Randy.
That's my Heavy Metal side coming out there with Zakk & Randi.
My guess it was actually the few teachers at my school that could play guitar when I was young and local guitarists I have grown up watching that are probably my biggest influences, but they weren't necessarily my inspiration. If that makes sense?
BTW: Cool selection for the Clapton clip. 😉😉 I agree with @stav about not referring to them as influences though as I don't play anything like the guitarists I admire, well I don't think I do. Inspiration for sure, but I have no idea who or what my actual influences really are.
They influenced me to keep playing guitar. I know I can't emulate them totally, but I can learn from them. I understand what you are saying.