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I've discovered that many many guitarists from the 60's were monster players that would put many of our later "guitar gods" to shame. The difference is that they found the music to be more important than showing off their phat skillz.

That acoustic clip wasn't actually that great though.. I've seen lindsay buckingham play circles around that

But your point is well taken.

I like Lindsay, he's a good player but I would take Jorma over him anyday. Here he is playing finger-style on an electric.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA6mobt0ydw

Finally saw Hot Tuna a few years ago
great player and underrated ....

Yeah buddy! Here's Hot Tuna doing a classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er1TaWCPs9s

Kramerguy wrote:I've discovered that many many guitarists from the 60's were monster players that would put many of our later "guitar gods" to shame. The difference is that they found the music to be more important than showing off their phat skillz.

That acoustic clip wasn't actually that great though.. I've seen lindsay buckingham play circles around that

But your point is well taken.

I think your correct in what yousaid kramer about the guitarist of the 60's.I think they where more full chord learners rather than power chord learners.The were taught the 7th's and 9th's which makes a big difference sometimes.I don't know does that make sense.I wa surprised that you compared one player with another tho,considering differences in style of playing.Oh well don't want to take anything away from buchingham.

Speaking of great acoustic performers, these guys took traditional acoustic instruments in the 70s and created a genre of their own. Fusion jazz bluegrass....who would have thunk it?

New Grass Revival was to bluegrass what Jeff Beck is to fusion jazz/rock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3Tr2PliEXw

Acoustic...ok...I've always liked acoustic, especially instrumentals. Like this one by Eric Johnson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC0Qckkgtdg

or this one from the 70's by Peter Frampton. I see from this I have a couple of mistakes in my cover of this tune, guess I need to fix that some day. I guess I did ok since I haven't actually listened to it in 30 years...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onjOu-q25HQ

"Penny For Your Thoughts" was definitely a "Blackbird" derivative.

I like this one by Leslie West.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV0OUoXalCk

Speaking of Hot Tuna, drummer Joey Covington died in an accident yesterday: http://www.today.com/entertainment/jeff ... C10223330#

I saw that. He was really better associated with Jefferson Airplane, I know he helped form Hot Tuna but drummer Bob Steeler was the main Tuna drummer in the 70's. RIP Joey