General Music Chat

Here we go with the guitarists thing again......

Seems like we've done this before.

But Guitar players are some of my favorite people!

I would like to add,

Pat Metheny
Danny Kalb
Peter Green
Elmore James
Robby Krieger
Rory Gallagher
Glen Buxton
Robin Trower
George van eps (inventor of the 7 string guitar)
Hardneck Moonalice (good ol' George E Smith)
Craig Maxum
Guitar Anatomy
Mikey
and
that cantankerous, surly ol' pisser'
SCARLET BRAD!

Damn Mike, Sorry to hear bout your brother.

Roy Clark Yes, Roy. Watching him play on the TV as a youngster always captured my attention.

John 5 and Derek Trucks are my heroes.

John 5 is extremely underrated because he is always in bands where he doesn't show all of his talent. He's also very original with the combination of country, bluegrass, and metal playing style. He tossed me his guitar pick while I was crowd-surfing at Ozzfest '05, I still have it framed on my wall haha.

And Derek Trucks is, hands down, the most soulful guitar player I've ever heard in my life, and he doesn't even play with a guitar pick! He's also such a nice guy in person. I got to meet him after an Allman Brothers show a few years ago when I lived in Chicago. I got to talk to him about music and other things, he is truly inspiring.

TBH,
John 5 does in fact get the 1st place award for playin' the absolute BALLSYEST Telecasters in the entire Universe!
(and that's coming from a diehard G.E.Smith fan!)
Howlin'

You younger guys need to check out Roy Buchanan and Freddy King. Simply two of THE greatest guitarists who ever lived and both died WAY TOO YOUNG. Later...

I'm my favorite guitarist...for without me, my opinion wouldn't mean $hit!!!

You younger guys need to check out Roy Buchanan and Freddy King.

I'll second that. Roy Buchannon was...there may not be a word for it...awesome, phenomenal...also a tele player. Incredible player, and the couple of times I managed to see him on video he did all that just standing there barely tapping his foot...If you've never heard Roy, look for Green Onions, that song alone will get you hooked. Hung himself in a jail cell...that really sucked...

I'm not that familiar with Freddy King, but i know he was a great player.

I remember this guitarist thread happening a while back too and you guys did it again...nobody has mentioned either of the other two guitar players who made their leads sound like they just grew there, which is what I like best.

Gilmour, of course is the master and already mentioned, but...

George Harrison
Mark Knopfler

George was the original, everything he ever did sounded like it just grew there, Knopfler is damn close to Harrison and Gilmour in that respect too.

And believe it or not, Paul McCartney, who can play just about anything and has done several songs completely by himself, most notably "Maybe I'm Amazed" and I think "Ballroom Dancing" as well, at least the video he made with it points in that direction.

Influences? now that's a different story...

Johnny Winter
Duanne Allman
Billy Gibbons
David Gilmour
Joe Walsh
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Robin Trower
Van Wilks

And others have had an influence on my playing in great or small ways.

Oh yeah, I remember watching Roy Clark as a kid too...Glenn Campbell show was it? as well as Hee Haw...Hee Haw was too stupid, it was hard to sit through just to see Roy play a little, but the occasional Roy Clark and regular John Hartford made Glenn Campbell's show worth watching...

EDIT: Damn, how did I forget...Jeff Healey...