When the news broke yesterday that Alvin Lee had passed away, the guitar community collectively mourned the loss of one of the true pioneers of the electric guitar.
Alvin Lee inspired many to pick up the guitar, with his Woodstock performance cited by many guitarists as their reason for picking up the instrument in the first place.
It was clear to see from the reaction of famous guitarists, journalists, media outlets and Ten Years After fans round the world, that Alvin Lee's playing had a huge mark on us all, and that he will be sorely missed.
See below to see how the guitar community reacted to the news:
[<a href="//storify.com/sonicamped/reaction-to-alvin-lee-s-passing" mce_href="http://storify.com/sonicamped/reaction-to-alvin-lee-s-passing" target="_blank">View the story "Reaction To Alvin Lee's Passing" on Storify</a>]<h1>Reaction To Alvin Lee's Passing</h1><h2>How the guitar community reacted to the news</h2><p>Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/sonicamped" mce_href="http://storify.com/sonicamped">SonicState -Amped</a>· Thu, Mar 07 2013 11:00:49</p><div>Rest in Peace Alvin Lee one of the greatest guitar players ever. We lost you too soon. Thanks for the music.Kenny Wayne Shepherd</div><div>RIP Alvin Lee. After Jimi, his guitar performance from Woodstock was my favorite. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21688814Alex Skolnick</div><div>Rest in peace Alvin Lee. I loved you very much. You taught me well.Mick Mars</div><div>Very sad to hear of the passing of Alvin Lee. Truly a pioneer and a wonderful player and human being. http://www.alvinlee.com@gibsonguitarGibson Guitar LV</div><div>Alvin Lee, lead guitarist and vocalist for the British band, Ten Years After, passed yesterday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRV6fwUZwBkElectro-Harmonix</div><div>We lost Alvin Lee yesterday - so we broke out the #Vinyl - The Man could play - no doubt http://ow.ly/i/1DPOc #TenYearsAfter #GuitarD'Addario</div><div>I just heard about Alvin Lee's passing. He was the 1st badass, super fast lead guitarist I remember hearing as a kid. legend. RIP. iii]; )'Slash</div><div>RIP Alvin Lee...so very sad to hear of another friend passing...Glenn Hughes</div><div>Alvin Lee, whose scorching performance at Woodstock launched Ten Years After to major fame, is dead at 68 http://blbrd.co/Wv8TCXBillboard </div><div>R.I.P. Alvin Lee. Here's our tribute - the Top 10 Ten Years After songs: http://ultimateclassicrock.com/ten-years-after-songs/UltimateClassicRock</div><div>@WhisperingBob in memory of the great Alvin Lee, I dug this gem out to play this morning! http://pic.twitter.com/oXLLxZ2cmFIain Nash</div><div>RIP Alvin Lee, you really did change the world. #inspiration #musicJulian</div><div>R.I.P Alvin Lee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ5qFu9I4swMichel Massain</div><div>RIP Alvin Lee from Ten Years After: "I'd Love to Change the World" (w/ Lee's spoken intro) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBAwv49slC8&sns=tw via @youtubePaul Myers</div><div>Some very sad news. Alvin Lee has died. Read the message posted on his official site here: http://www.alvinlee.com/ RIPMOJO Magazine</div><div>This was my teenage girl music- made me swoon! RIP dearest Alvin Lee... :(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyPy8dHwxVc&feature=youtu.beBebe Buell</div><div>Alvin Lee RIP http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/ten-years-afters-alvin-lee-dies/#alvinlee #tenyearsafterClassic Rock</div><div>Sad news reaching us that Alvin Lee has passed away today. DRhttp://www.alvinlee.com/ http://fb.me/yaOvwLixPlanet Rock</div><div>So, so sad for his family, friends and fans. he was amazing. Rock Guitarist Alvin Lee, 68, Dies http://ti.me/Ye3876 viakathleen </div><div>RIP Alvin Lee! You will be missed! You can read what Lee had to say to GP here. http://bit.ly/XWArfJGuitar Player</div><div>I spoke to the late Alvin Lee for this 1994 Woodstock piece, found him humble, sincere. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/368282/WOODSTOCK-94--A-GENERATION-HEADS-BACK-TO-THE-GARDEN---SPONSORED-BY-PEPSI.html?pg=all RIP: http://lat.ms/W8pOcjMitchell Landsberg</div><div>I'm sad to hear of the passing of Alvin Lee. He was a great guitarist and Ten Tears After was an extraordinary band.Steve Hackett</div><div>Alvin Lee: 1944-2013. "I'm Going Home" http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/arts/music/alvin-lee-guitarist-of-ten-years-after-dies-at-68.html?hpw http://pic.twitter.com/HfClm1HrJOerniesfo</div><div>In honor of guitarist Alvin Lee's passing... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qvj99sK1Gl0Terry Adams</div><div>Falleció un gran guitarrista británico, Alvin Lee, líder de una de mis bandas favoritas: Ten Years After, una pena. http://pic.twitter.com/mK4aXko6smFlequilludo</div><div>Feeling glum about Alvin Lee dying. When Amylat and I went through our Woodstock phase at school, I LOVED him: http://www.alvinlee.de/page8hs1/Alvin-at-Woodstock.jpgAgnes</div>
