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Songwriter Forum => The Bar => Topic started by: Helena4 on September 10, 2016, 11:02:58 PM
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I'm feeling a guitar crazy phase coming on...
So I'm asking everyone - who's your favourite guitarist?
Mine is Johnny Marr
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Then maybe liiiiike Tom Morello.
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Oooh we haven't had one of these threads for a while. I'm going to say Prince - and not because he recently died - he's been one of my fave guitarists for ever.
I'm also going to throw in George Harrison for pure melodic song-hijacking, and Jeff Buckley, because I can't figure out how he does it (did it). I really like Scott Matthews' playing too, and Kelly Joe Phelps - damn!
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Going to be boring and say Jimi Hendrix,David Gilmour ...i also have renewed my appreciation of Mick Ronson.
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I'm a non-guitarist so I guess I'm probably limited in the guitarists I've to pick from but I'm gonna go with Brian May or Mark Knoppfler. I'm not sure how great either are as guitarists but I love Queen and Dire Starits and the guitars on their tracks sound pretty good to me.More musically minded guitarists probably have a broader range to pick from and are more attuned to the particular skill sets a guitarist can have - I can just about play the E Minor chord so the bar for how I judge ability is set phenomenally low.....
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They're both phenominal guitarists! Try to play any Queen or Dire Straits song and you'll quickly hate yourself :D
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They're both phenominal guitarists! Try to play any Queen or Dire Straits song and you'll quickly hate yourself :D
I just might - that is if any of them one chord E Minor songs ;)
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Hendrix, Neil young, Brian may, johnny Marr, Harrison, James Honeyman-Scott, Hugh Cornwell, Robert Smith, BB King
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Rory Gallagher
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My favorite guitarist is whoever I'm listening to at the time as long as he/she can play better than I can.
So.... pretty much everyone who can play guitar. I love listening.
Two guitarists I particularly admire are Trace Bundy on Acoustic guitar playing a finger pick style, and Eric Stadler on electric guitar.
Eric is from St. Louis Missouri, and Trace Bundy is from Colorado. It's unlikely anyone here has ever heard of either, but if you listen, you'll understand why I'm impressed.
You could find either (and both) on reverbnation with a search.
https://www.reverbnation.com/ericstadler
https://www.reverbnation.com/tracebundy
https://myspace.com/tracebundy/music/songs?
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Townshend. Visceral. Not widdly. Cool.
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Tina and DelBoy
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Don't have many 'favourite' things in life that I'm conscious of* but I do have a favourite guitarist; David Gilmore. Absolute guitar mastery IMO. Whatever he plays seems to 'lock-in' so beautifully and, whilst he may often sound as though what he's playing is simple, his technique is so refined that any note from his fingers will always sound better in some way. Okay, perhaps a bit of hero-worshipping going on there!
...i also have renewed my appreciation of Mick Ronson.
Thanks for reminding me ... Had I been asked this question when I was 15 I probably would have said Mick Ronson.
* Favourite snack; Marmite toast and milk!
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Paul Kossoff, just so emotive.
:)
Neil
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oooh i like this thread!
hmmm im a bit fickle when it comes to fave guitarists i would idolise one for a while but then get disapointed so id find another one & move on... i havent actually had one for quite a while now
but guitarists i have idolised are:
old guys: neil young... jimi hendrix...jimmy page
blues: billy gibbons.... gary moore
hair metal: warren demartini...vinnie vincent
punk: johnny ramone
funk; prince
female guitarist: alison robertson...jennifer batten... poison ivy
Tina and DelBoy
yeah ;D
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Another vote for Prince here
I saw him live in '95 (squiggle era) and wasn't particularly a fan as I was taking my wife and sister to the show as they loved him
They were a little disappointed as he didn't play his old stuff - but I was blown away!!!
He played a soaring rock solo on his symbol guitar, threw it across the stage and then picked up a jazz arch top guitar and played the most phenomenal jazz solo guitar for the next 5 minutes!!
Got to see him 2 other times after that and have amassed a large collection of bootlegs of him playing live because that is where the magic happens
I have recently got hold of 3 guitar picks he actually used on stage so hopefully some of that magic will rub off!
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I can't stand Prince's music but am always blown away by his live playing. I think my fav video of Hendrix is Woodstock, which is a 3am viewing moment if ever there was one. Jimmy Page is another favourite along with anyone who can funk the funk.
But basically anyone who can express emotion on the guitar, without sounding like they're going through the motions, does it for me.
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I can't stand Prince's music but am always blown away by his live playing.
I still like his music but his live playing is definitely where it is at
I am sure everyone has seen his solo at the end of While My Guitar Gently Weeps (if you haven't then check it out) but Check this for a little funky jam during a sound check/rehearsal:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLcWG0ls0WjWAnNyFDxDvA5IUsIKKRLSWX&v=GZupkvuymnI
Oh yeah, and he can do this as well - just noodling on the piano at a sound check whilst teaching the band a song:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy444L6PJjw
I hear he dances and sings a bit as well :o
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Oh where have the years gone, why didn't I practice harder etc etc... (sorry - weak emotional moment)
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Good choices,Brian May and Prince are great for sure. Hendrix too obviously.
female guitarist: alison robertson...jennifer batten... poison ivy
Ooh female guitarists eh.
My first ever fav guitarist when I was like 15 was female and Japanese. Her name is Sasazaki Mami
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And I'm a huge fan of Savages so shout out to Gemma Thompson, and Tabuchi Hisako from Number Girl.
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Blues Rory Gallagher
Rock Jimmy page
Prog. Steve Howe
'Jazz' Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin
Techs stuff Jeff Beck the stuff he does with harmonics is amazing!
All round mind blowing Prince, I saw a similar concert to the one previously mentioned was it by boydie?
Cheers
Jamie
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Martin Taylor is also a great jazz fingerstyle player and my favourite "jazzer" (closely followed by Django)
He plays a baseline with his thumb, picks the chords with AND plays the melody with his fingers!!!
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Oh where have the years gone, why didn't I practice harder etc etc... (sorry - weak emotional moment)
Haha I think this already even though I'm still young. Just cos I want to start a band at uni and I think I'm a bit too rubbish. I've never practised consistently and rarely with any sort of direction.
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Hendrix, Clapton, Harrison, (Donovan Acoustic)Beck, Page, and Frampton these are my Favourites but I also enjoy listening to many others including Knopfler May & Marr.
Royston .
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Anyone familiar with Thin Lizzy will probably agree with me that Gary Moore is another worthy mention....
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Mark Knopfler of obviously but don't forget his brother David. One of the most underestimated rythm guitar players ever imho.
And of course the holy trinity
Yngwie
Schenker
Blackmore
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My list would comprise every player I ever listened to,since that isn't practical,here's some of the many.
Peter Green
John Fogerty
Gary Moore
Robert Johnson
Mark Knopfler
Stefan Grossman
Brent Mason
Guthrie Trapp
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This guy, Duane Aslaksen, is criminally unheard. Listen to his lead playing on this great Roky Erickson tune. It's perfect. Pure taste, with just the right amount of chops on display. His timing is impeccable and... these licks are just perfect. They absolutely make the song.
Roky Erickson - "I Think of Demons" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50k-dCwV6SU)
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Okay, but if I'm gonna give an all-time top 10:
• Robert Quine (Richard Hell/Lou Reed/Matthew Sweet/etc.)
• Richard Lloyd (Television/Matthew Sweet)
• Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo)
• Richard Thompson
• Prince
• James Burton
• Mark Knopfler
• Jimi Hendrix
• Duane Aslaksen (Roky Erickson)
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Very tough to come up with just one. My list of guitar players who have been my favourite at one time or another is a long line that mirrors the music I was listening to at the point in my life - many of whom have already been mentioned.. My current favourite is Pete Huttlinger, who sadly passed away earlier this year. He played with humour and grace, a beautiful touch, and an amazing virtuosity that was always subservient to the music. He comes across as one of the nicest, most humble, and generous of men. His teaching has changed the way I play and approach the guitar. Plus he loved fishing!
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There are a lot of technically superb players out there but only a handful have the ability to move me emotionally. These are:
Peter Green
JJ Cale
Stephen Stills
Joe Bonamassa
Duane Allman
Neil Young
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Most famous guitar players seem to have spent an awful lot of time perfecting the art of expressing the fact that they are a bit upset about something.
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ahh you mean the guitar solo faces you have to pull to be taken serious!
women guitarists dont do them thats why they arent taken serious
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My favourite guitarist of all time is still Jimi Hendrix, even after all these years.
Mick Ronson is underrated and used to be the gardener in my local park. I went to his old school. Now sadly demolished. He'd left by the time I started though.
Peter Green also deserves a mention.
Two great guitarists from the folk tradition are Davy Graham and Bert Jansch.
Keith
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Two great guitarists from the folk tradition are Davy Graham and Bert Jansch.
Keith
I saw Bert Jansch live at the Welsh Club in Cardiff. Absolutely breathtaking.
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Just Curious: I don't think I heard one "vote" for Chet Atkins. Am I just Really Old?
I thought I saw one mention of Django Rheinhardt. That was good for an old-timer to hear.
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Massive Chet fan here, HardTwistMusic, and I probably have more Django CDs than I have of any other guitarist. I even have a dedicated Django-style guitar. You probably are really old - because so am I! Only reason I never mentioned either was because I chose just one picker. Jerry Reed is another that often tops my favourite list, depending on my mood. His albums with Chet are just sublime.
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Massive Chet fan here, HardTwistMusic, and I probably have more Django CDs than I have of any other guitarist. I even have a dedicated Django-style guitar. You probably are really old - because so am I! Only reason I never mentioned either was because I chose just one picker. Jerry Reed is another that often tops my favourite list, depending on my mood. His albums with Chet are just sublime.
Absolutely: And thinking about that brings me round to Link Wray, The guy I can't remember from the the group that did "Apache" and "Telstar".
And the Australian guy Tommy something. There's just sooooooo many. It's why I won't pick one or two as favorites. As soon as I think one guy is "the best" then another blows me away. The "best" is a useless concept in art in my opinion.
I love everyone who can make me feel something new and unique with a guitar (or any other instrument (including a voice) for that matter.
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Absolutely: And thinking about that brings me round to Link Wray, The guy I can't remember from the the group that did "Apache" and "Telstar".
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Hank Marvin?
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Absolutely: And thinking about that brings me round to Link Wray, The guy I can't remember from the the group that did "Apache" and "Telstar".
Hank Marvin?
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Hank Marvin did Apache but Telstar was by The Tornados and was recorded in Joe Meek's kitchen, I think. Not sure who the guitarist was. Joe Meek was a great British producer in the 1960s.
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omg how could I leave hank marvin out of my top guitarists! :o
the trouble with hank when I was a teenager was he had never had long hair or wore tight trousers or played with WASP ;D...plus he did a funny dance & wore glasses & looked like my granpa!
but a few years ago I realised how fab he was & that playing like him was the only way you could play a guitar solo for 3 minutes & it wasnt boring to people ...& I thought that is for me! :)
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Absolutely: And thinking about that brings me round to Link Wray, The guy I can't remember from the the group that did "Apache" and "Telstar".
Hank Marvin?
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Yes. Thank you. Hank Marvin and the Shadows. Not that "The Shadows" did Telstar or Apache. But it was Hank Marvin I was thinking of. The versions I remember of "Telstar" and "Apache" were both by "The Ventures" if I remember right. Dunno who the guitarist was, but I wonder if it was Hank Marvin. Sounded like him to my untrained ears in both songs.
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omg how could I leave hank marvin out of my top guitarists! :o
It's easy to do. There are just sooooo many wonderful guitarists.
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Plus one for many of those names, especially Schenker, Gallagher & SRV. Got to add Joe Satriani, for me his music is the most accessible of the super-virtuoso players.
There's a guy plays in the el piano de cola bar corallejo, fuerteventura who is awesome too - Eric Sijpestin.
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Hank Marvin plays a pretty mean gypsy jazz guitar, too. In fact, he's a lot easier to listen to than many of the more flash and fast players. He has a beautiful sense of touch, timing and most of all melody when he plays Django style.
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Peter Green....YES! Django definitely.
Let's not forget T Bone Walker.....bit of a pioneer.
I've got a soft spot for Elmore James too.
Robby Krieger (as with the rest of The Doors apart from Jimbo) doesn't get the attention he deserves I don't think.
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Absolutely: And thinking about that brings me round to Link Wray, The guy I can't remember from the the group that did "Apache" and "Telstar".
Hank Marvin?
Yes. Thank you. Hank Marvin and the Shadows. Not that "The Shadows" did Telstar or Apache. But it was Hank Marvin I was thinking of. The versions I remember of "Telstar" and "Apache" were both by "The Ventures" if I remember right. Dunno who the guitarist was, but I wonder if it was Hank Marvin. Sounded like him to my untrained ears in both songs.
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I hadn't heard the Venture's versions before. Impressive, especially if you are used to hearing them played by the Shadows and the Tornados.
The Venture's guitarist wasn't Hank Marvin though.
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Great thread, but what about,
Brian Robertson, rockin` riffs
Segovia, flash flamenco
Adrian Legg, finger pickin` good
Jaco Pastorious, art on a bass.
....shame ....shame ;)
It also occurs to me that not only is being a great guitarist about subjective taste but its also relative. There would be no excellent guitarist at the top of the scale or even accomplished performers like those who frequent this forum, unless at the bottom of the scale there are ham fisted clods like me. Dam you god for my pork sausage fingers ....and inability to count to four in a rhythmic fashion. Good night :-\
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Hey we're talking favourites, not most technically advanced right?
If there's only one person in this world I idolise, it's Jack White. IMO everything he does is so authentic and I feel like I can empathise with every word. The acoustic performances he's been doing recently are lovely.
Check this out from Jools Holland the other week
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Anyone familiar with Thin Lizzy will probably agree with me that Gary Moore is another worthy mention....
But for Lizzy Brian Robertson was the man..
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think these fellows deserve some applause :
albert lee
dont recognise the guitar hes playing..some kind of strat ? anyone know ?
ry cooder
if you just want the gtr solo @ 4.08
hes a masterful singer as well, his timings amazing
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think these fellows deserve some applause :
albert lee
dont recognise the guitar hes playing..some kind of strat ? anyone know ?
It's signature model Music Man.
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omg that albert lee is amazing isnt he...so fast he makes me want to give up!
wasnt he with chas & dave? i cant realy believe it tho !
the trouble with a lot of famous guitarists is they get famous & go solo & then we have to put up with them trying to sing & playing 20 minute solos in every song
oh dear thats what im doing already! ;D
anyway i have a fave guitarist that you definitely wont have heard of....seriously he is fabulously different
i dont think hes ever made a record his name is Mosley.. i would rather listen to him than most so called famous guitarists...hes on soundcloud....heres one of his tracks you realy should listen to him he is so unusual
https://soundcloud.com/brian-mosley/spore-armada
i forgot to say i have done some songs with him but im not connected to him at all i just think hes brilliant! :)
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Seems to me, based on this thread, that most people's favourite style of guitar is electric single string rock lead guitar. Yet funnily enough it's probably one of my least favourite styles. There aren't that many rock lead guitarists who can hold my attention (Blackmore on occasions, Hendrix often. Schenkar in his UFO period. Dickie Betts, Lowell George, Ry Cooder often. But not many more). What I do like, unsurprisingly, are finger-pickers and jazzers and country pickers and acoustic bluesmen and gypsy jazzers. Looking back, there have been a couple of finger-pickers mentioned, but very few. Martin Taylor got mentioned in the jazz world. But few folkies or old bluesmen (Robert Johnson got one nod, I know), no blue-grassers, only Django in that Django style...
So here are a few more from my list in these other genres.
I took lessons with Bryan Sutton (flatpicking) and Jimmy Bruno (Jazz) and both are world-class, simply the best there is. David Grier, the flat-picker, but who plays in a rolling string-skipping cross-picking style is one of the best and most inventive players on the planet. Richard Smith, the boy genius who floored Chet Atkins as a lad, is just one of the finest finger-pickers out there, but he can play gypsy jazz too. Talking of gypsy jazz - how about Bireli or Stochelo Rosenberg or (my favourite) Angelo DeBarre? Back to Jazz - how come no-one has mentioned Wes Montgomery or George Benson or Charlie Christian? Old blues guys like Blind Blake and Rev Gary Davies have never been bettered in their style. I love country pickers, too. Glad to see Albert Lee getting a nod, but there are some red hot Nashville Pickers who are every bit as good - check out Brent Mason for a start. Jerry Reed is a personal favourite - but the level of pickers in Nashville is apparently so hot that my choice from earlier on in this thread, Pete Huttlinger, was once told by a producer that there were dozens of players as good as him just a phone call away (Pete had supposedly asked for a pay-rise!). It beggars belief and blows the mind. Modern acoustic pickers too - Leo Kottke is genius. As is John Fahey. Pat Donohue will blow your mind at fingerpicking, too. As will Duck Baker. Bert Jansch got a mention but let's not forget Wizz Jones and John Rebourne. I don't now much about Brazilian or Classical or Spanish guitar but I'm sure there are many players in those genres deserving of a mention in the thread too.
Hey ho. Just chilling after driving home from my gig :-)
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Here's someone I think is worth checking out.
Notice how he's sanded the body of his gtr to
get some sort of tone/sound..... a real Axeman ;D
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TE is a bit of an enigma to me, Binladeda. I love watching him. There's no doubt that he's one of the best, and his live DVD is a favourite. But when I listen to him, it's not the same. I need the visuals with Tommy. It's just...strange.