Who is/ was your favorite guitarist?
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I like Gilmour a lot too. Some of his solos make me feel like I'm just floating or soaring through the air.
Not necessarily my all time fav, and not necessarily my all time fav song by him, but great stuff and a bit of a showing of JB.
Dime. He had amazing technical ability but he was also unique and a great songwriter. A lot of the great technical players like Yngwie Malmsteen lack "soul".
Duane Allman was also great. Blue Sky is probably my favorite guitar solo ever. Just a beautiful song.
Duane Allman was also great. Blue Sky is probably my favorite guitar solo ever. Just a beautiful song.
Stevie Ray Vaughn and Dimebag Darrell.
I got to meet Dime once a long time ago at a rock club in Ft Worth that my buddies and I stumbled in. It was open mic night and he was sitting up in the front row clapping for people and really getting into it. Pretty cool guy.
I got to meet Dime once a long time ago at a rock club in Ft Worth that my buddies and I stumbled in. It was open mic night and he was sitting up in the front row clapping for people and really getting into it. Pretty cool guy.
The guy with 6 fingers, Hound Dog Taylor
Also:
Magic Sam
Lonnie Johnson
Albert King
Jerry Garcia
Prince
J Mascis
Also:
Magic Sam
Lonnie Johnson
Albert King
Jerry Garcia
Prince
J Mascis
No one beats Jimmi...but after watching the movie about him, I can't stand the guy. But he's still great.
I really like Jack Johnson and his melodies. I know anyone can play his riffs, they aren't complicated, but I like how he can take the simple that anyone can play and put just enough of a twist on it to make it fun and unique.
And of course I like all the greats, who doesn't. I also like Willie Nelson, jam bands, John Mayer, punk, blues....it's all good!
I really like Jack Johnson and his melodies. I know anyone can play his riffs, they aren't complicated, but I like how he can take the simple that anyone can play and put just enough of a twist on it to make it fun and unique.
And of course I like all the greats, who doesn't. I also like Willie Nelson, jam bands, John Mayer, punk, blues....it's all good!
I've got a few. I like each for their respective styles: Jeff Beck, Uli Jon Roth, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker and Michael Romeo.
its a tie between David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel.
honorable mention
honorable mention
Eric Clapton. He has a ton of great, well known songs. Here is one of my favorite lesser known ones:
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Love the blue sky solo/song, and Duane was one of the best ever to pick up a guitar and play slide....but dickey betts wrote and played blue sky. Just a little fyi. Jam on..
Here's a game I started with my buddies back at FSU, instead of saying so and so is my favorite guitar player Because that's such a hard thing to choose, I enjoy the blender game....meaning if you could take 3-5 guitarists and throw em in a blender becoming 'you', who do you choose? I pose the question to this awesome discussion.
1. David Gilmour (my all time fav)
2. Duane Allman
3. Jerry Garcia (can do way more than the dead sound)
4. SRV
5. Mark Knopfler
1. David Gilmour (my all time fav)
2. Duane Allman
3. Jerry Garcia (can do way more than the dead sound)
4. SRV
5. Mark Knopfler
Garcia doesn't always get as much respect because of the Dead affiliation, but he was also one of the most in-demand session men in the business; his work is all over hundreds of albums of that time period. He also was one of the most accomplished pedal-steel guitar players out there as well.
Great call man. Don't hear it often but such a good song. Among a ton of others by the great EC!!
We saw The Who (awesome show) and Dylan (not so much) last weekend. I told the family that over the next decade or sooner just about all of those classic guys will hang it up. Kinda sad
We saw The Who (awesome show) and Dylan (not so much) last weekend. I told the family that over the next decade or sooner just about all of those classic guys will hang it up. Kinda sad
