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Thu 8 Apr, 2004 08:30 am
Although the real king of all guitsrists has probably never left his living room....if we're talking about the ones we know...who do you like the best?
Let's define the genre for the sake of this question...rock.
My number one hands down is Steve Vai.
Hmm...tough question. Steve Vai is amazing indeed, but...the other Steve, Morse that is, is pretty amazing too.
See....this is my problem. So many greats to narrow it down to just one.
Where to start, really?
One choice only?
Ok,
Slash.
Rock? Too many to narrow down.
Jazz? Electric: John Scofield
Acoustic: Django
I've been partial to Jeff beck for a long time.
Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton
Fishin, good call. I forgot about Jeff Beck. I saw him once in Vegas. I've never heard anyone make sounds like that with a guitar before. Incredible.
all the usual suspects, plus -----------
tony iommi -------- black sabbath
paul kossof -------- free
brian may --------- queen
peter green ------- fleetwood mac
richie blackmore -- deep purple
angus young ------ ac/dc
If we are talking about skill, you can just forget about the big name guys, Hendrix, Iommi, SRV etc. In terms of skill the best would probably be Michael Angelo Batio. He can melt your face with his playing. Another awesome one is little known Rusty Cooley, chances are most of you haven't ever heard him, so I give you this:
http://www.rustycooley.com/videos/Rustysolo8-1.wmv
Although he isn't the most skilled Zakk Wylde is my favorite.
Good choices light. In the underappreciated monster guitarists-Danny Gatton
All great picks.
Jeff Beck's been on my radar for thirty years.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton, too.
In the last ten years, Danny Gatton 's a newer favourite.
One listen to Funky Mama from the 88 Elmira St. disc and I was a convert. The whole album is a keeper.
I'll be checking out Rusty Cooley, thanks for the link.
Joe, playing music in the DC area I got to see him many times(Gatton) The climax of his act often times was when he'd grab a longneck and fire off some slide licks that would curl your toes.
Another one of my favorites, K.G. of Tenacious D with J.B.
Both pics I posted are the NUGE. Make sure to check out Surviving Nugent 2 on VH1. Check their website for showtimes.
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