Maggie’s Your Favorite Guitarist and why

[BrowardDet]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

How about Saul Hudson (Slash) and Peter Frampton. He makes the guitar talk for Christ's sake!

 

[TorF]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Jimi Hendrix
SRV
Frank Zappa
Prince (Santana's favourite)
Jeff Beck
Richie Blackmore
Jimmy Rosenberg (Django Reinhart with 5 fingers)
Billy Gibbons


I've seen them all in consert except Hendrix.

 

[Arch]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Not really fair to not include all string pickers...

I could listen to Earl and Lester for hours.
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[VSP968]

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Not well known for his blues licks....

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[VSP968]

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Not like this guy is.....
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[VSP968]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

This guy's not bad either....

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[Chance]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Teppo-Ka</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chance</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ralph Macchio can really tear it up...the other guy in this video is pretty good too!
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Steve Vai is the "other Guy" and also did the dub overs with Ry Cooder </div></div>

I know...

 

[jrhammons]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Chance

Our sarcasm is getting lost for each other. LOL

Arch- glad you recognize some good talent when you see it. I have actually heard some rowdy stories about those boys. Just a pick'n and a grin'n

 

[Wabird]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sjohnny</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Andres Segovia
Sabicas
Johnny Shines

Classical and Flamenco guitar just impress the hell out of me. I try to play some from time to time but it just doesn't happen. Those two guys make that shit seem so natural.

Blues guitar speaks to the soul and Johnny Shines captured that voice indescribably. </div></div>

I'm with you on this one.

My favorite of all time is <span style="font-weight: bold">Al Di Meola</span>. I watched him in concert once, 5 rows back, I giggled like a little schoolgirl. Amazing control and mastery.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Gino D'Auri</span>
One of new favorites is <span style="font-weight: bold">Grisha Goryavich</span>: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD1SgjTK54U

 

[RefelctionsBurn]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

brad paisley and eric johnson

me and eric johnson

 

[rksimple]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Nuno.

 

[Billk65]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Joe Satriani
Eric Johnson
Paul Gilbert

 

[Wil]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

SRV = duh
Hendrix - duh
Dimebag - duh
Chet - duh
Al Di Meola - duh
Mark Tremonti - Alterbridge
Eddie Van Halen - duh
Marty Friedman - Megadeth
Dave Mustaine - Megadeth
Kirk Hammett - Metallica
Tony Rombola - Godsmack

 

[AKA-Spook]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Well at least two guys in this thread know what a guitar is supposed to sound like.

Zappa
Vai
Satriani

In that order.

 

[50calibercruiser]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Uncle Ted
Angus Young
Clapton

 

[jones21290]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Billy Corgan

There are definitely others out there but this guy seems to have help usher in the alternative rock seen.

 

[y2kc5oh]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

SRV
Townshend

 

[shooter65]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Nugent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfwCsJSN9FA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jf2dYJQSjI

 

[shooter65]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

couple more for angus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uXu067MTqI&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spNetixfZfI

 

[Sumpter Steve]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Warren Demartini. He was/is the lead guitarist for RATT. His style is flashy and his note selection is excellent. He also didn't rip off other 70's/80's guitarists. His playing is very clean, fast and bluesy. Also and probably most important of all is that he helps write great songs which puts him above other better (technical) guitar players such as Vai, Satriani, Malmsteen, and the like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuk8rWhHGs4

 

[sawhornsoff]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Dimebag Darrell. From my hometown Arlington, TX.

 

[shooter65]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

2 from my buddy



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDTiFLpqh20&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZZd6tS6-As&feature=related

 

[cozmacozmy]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: shooter65</div><div class="ubbcode-body">George Lynch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TocjXg9as </div></div>

I have seen George in concert at least 10 times and Dokken at least 16 times over the years. He will always be my one and only favorite guitar player!!!

My wife calls me a stalker...
Here's my ESP Lynch custom

 

[Al Nyhus]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Walter Trout is incredible....check him out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSbZBZjIDVI

 

[gtriever]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Old school here. Reinhardt, Joe Pass, Bucky Pizzarelli, Charley Byrd, George Barnes, Chet Atkins, etc. etc., etc. They actually played guitar instead of all that screechin' shit...

 

[quattrodoc]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Don't forget about Leo Kottke!
I like Hammett for the harder stuff...

 

[AXEMAN]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AKA-Spook</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well at least two guys in this thread know what a guitar is supposed to sound like.

Zappa
Vai
Satriani

In that order. </div></div>


i agree and would only add SRV


from SRV

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from Vai

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from satch

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from zappa, i dont know much of his music, but i liked this alot

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now classic or acoustic, thats a whole 'nother story. you cant beat some roy clark on a 6 string

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or a 5 string

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one more roy

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im sure there are more so ill look. i bet there are alot you have never heard of too. like this guy, no clue who he is

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or this guy

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[Mag 300]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

SRV
Clapton for sure

 

[shooter65]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

These guys hang out on Main St. in HB on Tuesday nights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9SvFCW07OU

 

[ZOMBIE101]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: a117_razorback</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Carlos Montoya - Why? - My dad gave me an album way back in the day when I was learning to play guitar. You have to see him, amazing talent and grace. </div></div>

Verry good choice!....have you hear Nino Ricardo, Sabica

Cant forget Paco Pena

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[ZOMBIE101]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Healey also a good choice!!!!...

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[USGUNWORKS]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

SRV
Vai
Brad Paisley
Jimi
Prince
Slash
Zakk
Willie Nelson
Roy Clark
Frampton
Ry Cooder
Angus
Billy Gibbons
BB

I dont know much about the band but dude from Government Mule can lay it down too

All favorites and lots more.

 

[TOP PREDATOR]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<span style="color: #CC33CC"><span style="font-size: 26pt">RANDY RHOADES</span></span>

was trained a classical music guitarist form a youngster, did whatever it took to pay to attend various music composing and theory schools, was of the quite type, was picked by ozzy because nothing like his playing was ever heard in the "rock and roll or heavy metal" biz.

not only brought a full emotional spectrum of performances from the guitar, but keyboards, violin, bass, percusion, etc. to give a bigger, fuller sound that complimented each other in a way that was not heard of before. everything he put out was orchestrated.

fast, slow, rhythm or a solo, distorted or acoustic, his music was always precise, perfect, and had some meaning, and never ever commercial.

either him or the kid from "deliverance".....

 

[GearboxRacquetball]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Jesse Cook ~ Tonino Baliardo ~ Nicolas Hernandez

 

[shooter65]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Reb Beach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaEnRrtRHy8&feature=related

 

[glocksig40]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Ok my turn. Texas music and blues is the only way to go.
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. SRV
3. Lightnin Hopkins
4. Buddy Guy
5. Albert Collins
6. Gatemouth Brown
7. Eric Clapton
8. BB King
9. Muddy Waters
10. John Lee Hooker
in no particular order just bring it on!

 

[Spartan67]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Macktheweldor</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Buddy Guy
Albert King
Frank Zappa
Jerry Garcia
Jimi Hendrix
Johnny Winter

Not necessarily in that order</div></div> You forgot one....Alvin Lee from Ten Years After

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Classical, Segovia, for reasons of abject envy...

Blues, Robert Randolph, there will never be enough Randolph... I jus' need more, ev' ry day...

The rest, Eric Clapton, like, I need a reason?

The Kid was/is Billy Redden.

Greg

 

[atreeman]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

For my money it has to be the young Peter Green. For pure, fluid, soul destroying blue notes, then tracks like Jumping at Shadows and Need Your Love are very very hard to beat.

Makes it all the more poignant that the pressure destroyed him in his later years and he is now a shadow of the young British Blues God of the late 60s.

Makes you think what could have been.

Regards

G

 

[benchmstr]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

PAUL GILBERT!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYlx5gW90Aw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES1RypBww_g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dNxshHlp4w

bench

 

[Guest]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 20pt">Jimmy Page</span> </span>

This thread is now over.

 

[Zilla]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Steve Howe

 

[shooter65]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

One for Joe Satriani

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnfarYmjDw&feature=related

 

[Terry Cross]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Got two that are almost never mentioned.

One is Lindsey Buckingham. Mostly known from Fleetwood Mac (always going in my shop). He can tear up a guitar and a banjo of all things. Unappreciated by many.
Not the best "official site" but was first off of Google.

My other is Bob Zabek. He's a freakin magician with several types of quitars and I think it is cool that he can run from Classical to Blues to Hard Rock.

Bob Zabek - not the most impressive of his clips but one of my favorites.

 

[deadly0311]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

how bout Santana? that man can kill a guitar.

 

[Spartan67]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stacyp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok my turn. Texas music and blues is the only way to go.
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. SRV
3. Lightnin Hopkins
4. Buddy Guy
5. Albert Collins
6. Gatemouth Brown
7. Eric Clapton
8. BB King
9. Muddy Waters
10. John Lee Hooker
in no particular order just bring it on! </div></div>



You got them all! All the others can bow down in respect!

 

[tigerhawk]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

How about Tommy Emmanuel? Have you seen anyone else play so fast?

 

[shooter65]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

Skynyrd trio

Gaines
Rossington
Collins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsIqEq9OFxE&feature=related

 

[noflyers]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

<span style="font-weight: bold">Les Paul</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">Stanley Jordan</span>- If someone hasn't listed him already a jazz guitarist for sure but here's a couple of non-jazz tunes just about everyone knows

Cover of Eleanor Rigby

Cover of Stairway to Heaven

 

[gugubica]

Re: Your Favorite Guitarist and why

I can't believe nobody has said Robert Johnson...

For his time, what he did on guitar was amaizing, technical, soulful goodness...

That and without him, the vast majority of players mentioned would not know what to play.

How many artists can say that they were covered by Zeppelin?