Music - best guitarists

[Domh]

Classical - Segovia, with his last student Chris Parkening as a second choice, but must give props to the Maestro.

Acoustic - Michael Hedges - RIP - no contest.

Electric - Steve Howe

 

Thoughts?

;)

[LissaKay]

Clapton is God

'Nuff said

[Fiona]

segovia yes....... Santana, Jimmy Page

faints at the mere mention of "Clapton" :nut:

[tke711]

Favorites include (in no particular order):

Hendrix
Santana
Eddie Van Halen
George Lynch
Joe Satriani (sp?)
Eric Clapton
Nuno Bettencourt

[Domh]

NUNO!

heheheh - he rips the shit up something fierce. 'Pornograffiti' is a stellar album.

:thumbsup:

[Fiona]

Extreme?
if so he is more than a fabulous musician.... DROOL

[tke711]

As much as I made fun of Extreme, and I hate to admit it, that really was a great album! Nuno really surprised me with his speed and talent the first time I heard the album. In fact, it's probably the reason I continued to listen to it.

[Domh]

Ugh - THIS guy you mean?

http://www.washburn.com/artist/aimiges/nuno.jpg

Great guitarist, yes. Dreamy? Um...

:eek:

[Fiona]

faints.......... PLOP, thunk :nut: those eys, those lips........... WATER.......... quick

 

(in an effort to cease my running for GA forum slut... damn i had great weekend... I will refrain from further comment)

[tke711]

A couple others I just thought of:

Yngwie Malmsteen
Jeff Beck
Randy Rhoades

[Domh]

I honestly dont think even one of those guitarists stands up to Steve Howes total melodic effortless genius.

[IamZed]

Leo Kottke

[bruzzes]

Leo Kottke


http://www.guitarmusic.org/

[bruzzes]

dang!
almost the same time!!!

[Domh]

LOL - was waiting for someone to mention the modern master of the acoustic 12 string.

Leo kicks alot of ass.

:thumbsup:

[criblizard]

even though I am a hardcore metalhead I would throw in

Al DiMileola
Adrian Legg
Allan Holldsworh
Robert Johnson
Dave Mustaine
Jason Becker
Brian Setzer
Mark KNophler

[Julie]

Allen Collins - original lead guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd.

George Thoroughgood - love his slide guitar.

Jose Feliciano - one of the best Spanish acoustic guitarists I've ever heard

The Edge

Mark Knopfler

Diesel - aka Mark Lizotte

[IamZed]

Originally posted by domhain
I honestly dont think even one of those guitarists stands up to Steve Howes total melodic effortless genius.
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[BigDeputyDog]

Elvin Bishop
B.B. King
Carlos Montoya
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Steve Van Zandt
Les Paul
Chet Atkins

Just to name a few... ;)

BDD... :{)

[Coriolis]

There can be only one...

[Biker]

Steve Vai

[Coot]

There's so many, but I'll list my all time fav's.

Carlos Santana
Johnny Winter
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Mark Knopfler
Leo Kottke
Chet Atkins
Robert Cray
Muddy Waters
Robert Johnson

[IamZed]

Jimmy talks to you. I just KaZaa’d down that Lennon/Hendrics set. I had never heard of that one before. Cie turned me on to it.

[Liz Toberty]

Carlos Santana
John Frusciante
Jimmy Hendrix

Cheers,
Lizzy

[Copzilla]

How many of you play (or played) the guitar? I do. It changes your perspective of who is good and who isn't. Example - I like Tom Petty's music, it's fun and easy to listen to, but he's not supremely talented.

My picks and why -

Top - Joe Satriani is, in my opinion, the very best. He talks to you with his guitar. He uses unconventional leads, and is faster than lightning. His music appeals to a wide age range, and will be timeless, ie, people will still be listening to it in 30 years, like they do with Aerosmith now. Can make a song track that has no vocals and it's a smash hit.

Honorable mention - Eddie Van Halen is also exquisite. He never hesitates to step out of time with the background beat, but leads you in a loop right back into it, which is genius. He's also greased lightning, and his methods, his typical licks, are original and pleasing.

Honorable mention - Carlos Santana is incredible. He is so versitile, he can play with anyone at the helm and make them sound great, as indicated by tracks he's done with a multitude of lead vocals. His hispanic trend tends to croon to the listener, while his range appeals from easy listening to hard rock enthusiast.

[Violet1966]

Jimi Hendrix would have to be my first choice..then second is Jimi Page :) *bowing to the Master*

Oh and can't forget Stevie Ray Vaughan :)

[joseftu]

Well, now I've got some to check out and add to my list. Thanks!
I'm not really knowledgable about music, but my guitarist list looks like this:

Carlos Santana
Eric Clapton
BB King
Jimi Hendrix
Leo Kottke
Richard Thompson (the only one I don't think anyone else mentioned)

But it's clear I've got a lot more listening to do...

[Domh]

Originally posted by Copzilla
How many of you play (or played) the guitar?

Ive been playing 6 string acoustic for 17 years, classical for about 15 and electric for about 10. Still put in more time on my Martin D-28 than anything else. The thing just rings out forever and has perfect midrange.

Great mentions in here! Theres lots of obvious choices - Page, Carlos, Clapton, Vaughn, Hendrix etc. but its interesting to see some of the less known masters of the 6 string git-box. So many styles of play! So many different reasons that certain guitarists speak to you or no, and so many different things to think about when assessing them.

I put Steve Howe of Yes at the top of the list because of his work in a few songs, 'Close to the edge' among them. Its requires alot of listening to catch all the chordal and melodic work he is doing quietly in the background to fill in the spaces between the other members of the band and the spaces within the composition itself. The guys work just speaks to me, always has.

Too bad more people dont know about Michael Hedges. Steve Vai, who is in my opinion the best modern electric player by far, once was quoted as saying "nobody on Gods green earth plays guitar like Michael Hedges" and its quite true. Go pick up a copy of "Aerial Boundaries" and wear diapers for the first listening. No - he is NOT multi-tracking.

Zed - I caught Yes last year at Radio City Music Hall and Oakdale here in CT. Had 5th row seats for Oakdale and they played CTTE flawlessly. I was with both my older brothers and it was something Ill remember for as long as I live - a boyhood dream come true. What show did you see? Ill check it out at forgottenyesterdays.com - great site that lists all Yes shows ever with setlists and reviews. Very cool.

Ah guitar. How fascinating the influence such a simple little instrument has had on western society and culture. Thank you Maestro Segovia, for introducing it to us inbred slobs over here in the 'new world'.

;)

[Violet1966]

Originally posted by domhain
Ive been playing 6 string acoustic for 17 years, classical for about 15 and electric for about 10.

Wow you're so lucky...you actually got to the point where you can say you can play!!! I've been teaching myself how to play the guitar for 23 years now and can only play the intro from Smoke on the Water and a tad of Stairway and then the intro to Iron Man...oh and I can't forget my only song I ican completely play from beginning to end....M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!!! I used to have an imitation Les Paul back in high school that I would fiddle with. It was Montoyo brand. Nice cheap guitar but did nothing for my playing. I now have an EPI 6 string and it sits here and collects dust most of the time....till my 3 year old decides to take a try at it. I think she'll be playing it faster then I will. LOL

You're right about Steve Howe Dom...the guy is very talented and YES is just one of those bands that sometimes we take for granted. I'd put him on my list too :)

[Coriolis]

Originally posted by Copzilla
How many of you play (or played) the guitar?
I started playing 6 string acoustic when I was a kid -- my father and uncles are all hack musicians so I just sort of picked it up on my own. I took lessons for a year when I was about 10 or 11, but it actually put me off -- couldn't hack doing scales and meaningless shit like that. I just wanted to play songs and make my own shit up.

I didn't do much playing until HS when I got together with some friends and formed a garage band. Bought my first and only electric guitar -- Hagstrom (looks like Gibson SG) -- and really got into playing big time, like raunchy big time ;). I still have the old axe, but don't play it much anymore.

I had a 12 string acoustic that I absolutely adored, but it got smashed at a party one night. :cry:

Now I just fool around with my 6 string when time permits -- an 18 yr old Ovation Balladere that sounds just dreamy. :love:

[melpomene]

I play the flute and the clarinet. The best guitarists Dom? It has got to be Eric Clapton and Mark Knopffler hasnt it. But acoustic guitar has got to be the Spainish conquistadors. rofl

[SixofNine]

The late Danny Gatton, the "Telecaster Master," aka "The Humbler," was a local legend here in the D.C. area, but he was known in guitar-playing circles and did appear on shows such as Letterman and Austin City Limits. His style was based in rockabilly, but he played R&amp;B, pop, country, rock, and jazz.

In 1989 Guitar Player magazine named him "World’s Greatest Unknown Guitar Player" and he released the critically acclaimed and Grammy-nominated album 88 Elmira St. in 1991.

However, he never hit it big and committed suicide in 1994 (no implication of causality intended).

http://www.fenderplayersclub.com/artists_lounge/hall_of_legends/gatton.htm

http://www.dannygatton.com/&nbsp;(music links aren't working, but you can download some videos).

http://www.rockabillyhall.com/DannyGatton.html

Brian

edit:&nbsp; fixed one of the links

[Domh]

I know all about Danny Gatton, and he was indeed the tele master, the only possible competition coming from the as yet - in this thread - mentioned Davd Gilmour of Pink Floyd, a Tele master of his own right, certainly.

Cant believe I didnt mention David Gilmour. He has a singularly unique style of delayed melodic cross harmonics - a fucking genius.

That Gatton went so unappreciated by the masses is a sad tale - he was a stunning player.

[Copzilla]

See, I don't find Clapton to be so good because I can play everything he ever made. He's not fast, or particularly ingenious with his composition, IMO. Kind of like Tom Petty, fun to listen to, but just not difficult to make or play.

I don't have a guitar now, but when I did, it was a Gibson Les Paul Studio edition and an Ibanez Iceman. I wired them into a Peavey Butcher Stack. I was in a band for years, while I was in the Army. We played mostly southern fried rock, Bachman Turner Overdrive, 38 Special, Eddie Money, ZZ, etc...

I gave it all up for other hobbies, like fishing...

[Domh]

Yeah I think Clapton is a brilliant song writer, but just a great blues rock guitarist.

He sure can compose though. Wow.

[criblizard]

One I haven't seen mentioned is Roy Buchanan a bluesman on the tele

Sadly he hung himself in a drunk tank, but he was awesome.

[Coriolis]

I don't know Copz. I had the same impression as you, about Clapton, for years -- couldn't figure out what the hype was about. But I've seen him play a few time since then, and when watching him play you suddenly realize why he's a great guitar player. He's called slow hand, not necessarily because he plays slow, but because he's so damn relaxed and fluid when he plays. I saw him play a long redition of Hendrix's Voodoo Chile, and he blew my mind. He's so relaxed, he makes it look too easy.

[Coriolis]

Anyone watch Austin City Limits (PBS)? I try to when possible. Chances are you'll see many of the greats playing live. Great show.

[Domh]

Cor - that is a GREAT show. Ive seen some amazing performances as well.

:thumbsup:

[MalAdjusted]

Ry Cooder
Alvin Lee
Whichever of the boys from Gomez plays the guitar....