FabSwingers.com forum: Great Guitarist

By *homasP80 OP Man
over a year ago

Linwood

Some of my list of great guitar players in NO particular order:

Jimmy Hendrix

Jimmy Page

Brain May

Angus Young (ac/dc)

Slash

Gilmour - (Pink Floyd)

Hank Williams

Anyone help add to this list.. I know they'll be plenty, my mind has went blank.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Jo Bonamasa?

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By *homasP80 OP Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Gary Moore

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!"

Who is it you like?.

Only kidding, yea, Gary Moore very good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you want to see and hear a superb guitarist, check this guy out.

Tommy Emmanuelle. I came across him the other day, now no silly ideas. On You Tube. I was stunned how he plays the guitar absolutely stunned.

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By *ana StephanieWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

Scott Henderson

John McLaughlin

Pat Metheny

For me

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By *homasP80 OP Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Scott Henderson

John McLaughlin

Pat Metheny

For me

Sorry, never heard of any of them.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Dick Gaughan

Tony McManus

Martin Simpson.

Richard Thomson

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alex Lifeson

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By *ardlovinmanMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Django rheinhardt/ Hendrix, the rest are all gravy lol, although a guy I knew years ago who was a great guitarist said Jeff beck and Stevie vai are guitarists guitarists if that makes any sense, no ones mentioned Clapton yet I don't think?

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By *inky booCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

Rory gallagher

Joe santana

Jj cale

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

steve howe ,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

chuck berry

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By *eedelightsWoman
over a year ago

London

Eric clapton!

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By *exymatcplMan
over a year ago

doncaster

Eric Clapton

George Harrison (much underatted by public but not by his peers)

Mark Knopfler

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Nils Lofgren

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Django rheinhardt/ Hendrix, the rest are all gravy lol, although a guy I knew years ago who was a great guitarist said Jeff beck and Stevie vai are guitarists guitarists if that makes any sense, no ones mentioned Clapton yet I don't think? "

Interesting.

Legend has it that when asked what it felt like to be the world's greatest guitarist Jimi Hendrix replied : "I dunno, go ask Rory Gallacher"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Orianthi Panagaris

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interesting.

Legend has it that when asked what it felt like to be the world's greatest guitarist Jimi Hendrix replied : "I dunno, go ask Rory Gallacher""

........so, they went & asked Rory Gallagher & he said; "Go & ask Garry Moore!!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interesting.

Legend has it that when asked what it felt like to be the world's greatest guitarist Jimi Hendrix replied : "I dunno, go ask Rory Gallacher"

........so, they went & asked Rory Gallagher & he said; "Go & ask Garry Moore!!"

So they went and, by some mistake, asked Dennis Moore and he said "Dunno what yer asking me for, i'm a highwayman"

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By *ardlovinmanMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Interesting.

Legend has it that when asked what it felt like to be the world's greatest guitarist Jimi Hendrix replied : "I dunno, go ask Rory Gallacher"

........so, they went & asked Rory Gallagher & he said; "Go & ask Garry Moore!!"

Haha, yeah heard that too, they're all too modest, django rheinhardt is so emotionally intense for me, I'm not guitarist so don't know for sure, there's a guy called jimmy Rosenberg who's really good too, watch gypsy kids playing guitar on YouTube, he was only about 10 or 12, jaw dropping stuff.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

george benson

the rev billy gibbons

stevie ray vaughn

carlos santana

buddy guy

jeff beck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

JJ Cale

George Harrison

Eric Clapton

David Gilmour

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Clapton

Carlos santana

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zaak Wild the best by far

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pete Townsend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zaak Wild the best by far

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By *homasP80 OP Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Eric clapton! "

Oh yea.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Matt Bellamy

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

"Pete Townsend"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zaak wild beats any of these bar maybe david Gillmore

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By *aveyXMan
over a year ago

high wycombe

Peter Green was no slouch either, magical feel and wonderful tone.

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By *andS4funCouple
over a year ago

Lancashire

Eric Clapton

George Harrison

Graham Coxon ( Blur)

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By *homasP80 OP Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Zaak wild beats any of these bar maybe david Gillmore"

Oh yea, Dave gilmour, was great in the "live at Pompeii (1972)" ,great guitar work etc every time .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steve Hackett

Dave Gilmour

Jan Akkerman

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slash

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By *ardlovinmanMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Peter Green was no slouch either, magical feel and wonderful tone."

I much prefer peter green fleet wood mac to the later one, different league, shame he lost his mind a bit, like Sid Barrett too, green was so moving, man of the worlds the obvious one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Moore

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!"

what about gary moore

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Edge! awesome signature sound (but then i am also a massive U2 fan anyway...)

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By *hil911Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Matt bellamy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Albert Lee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

seven Morse, john scofleld, buckethead, wes Montgomery, john 5 frank gambale, vic juris, jim mullen, jim hall, pat martino, robben ford, all of them have music on spotify

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By *homasP80 OP Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Slash"

What's wrong with Slash, c'mon that riff in "sweet Child 'o' mine" is immortal now.

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over a year ago

"If you want to see and hear a superb guitarist, check this guy out.

Tommy Emmanuelle. I came across him the other day, now no silly ideas. On You Tube. I was stunned how he plays the guitar absolutely stunned.

Just looked , and I have to say him playing classical gas is perhaps the most enjoyable ten minutes I have spent in a long time . Thank you

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

Steve Howe

Martin Lancelot Barre...Ok Martin Barr

Mark Knopfler

Django Reinhardt

Charlie Lee Byrd

Tommy Emmanuel

Now listen to this:

http://youtu.be/d-4E_6-OrN4

and bow to a real virtuoso!

Emre Sabuncuoglu

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cannot believe that no-one has yet mentioned the greatest guitarist of them all,

Ritchie Blackmore!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Keith Richard, on a different planet most of his life but love him!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

in no particular order so here goes

lyndsey buchannan (fleetwood mac)

peter green (fleetwood mac)

dave gilmour (pink floyd)

johnny marr (the smiths)

bernhard butler (suede)

graham coxon (blur)

eric clapton

gary moore

python lee jackson

george harrison

joe brown

jeff beck

jimi hendrix

pete townsend

steve cradock (ocean colour scene)

paul weller

robert cray

prince

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interesting.

Legend has it that when asked what it felt like to be the world's greatest guitarist Jimi Hendrix replied : "I dunno, go ask Rory Gallacher"

........so, they went & asked Rory Gallagher & he said; "Go & ask Garry Moore!!"

So they went and, by some mistake, asked Dennis Moore and he said "Dunno what yer asking me for, i'm a highwayman""

LMAO

stupid bitch?

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By *ardlovinmanMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Cannot believe that no-one has yet mentioned the greatest guitarist of them all,

Ritchie Blackmore!!!

I'm ashamed to say I forgot, hope he doesn't make me changed my user name now!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They may not claim to be the greatest by any means but highly talented nonetheless. And very enjoyable.

Andy Powell and Ted Turner - Wishbone Ash.

Oh, and Duane Allman wasn't too shabby either.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"in no particular order so here goes

lyndsey buchannan (fleetwood mac)

peter green (fleetwood mac)

dave gilmour (pink floyd)

johnny marr (the smiths)

bernhard butler (suede)

graham coxon (blur)

eric clapton

gary moore

python lee jackson

george harrison

joe brown

jeff beck

jimi hendrix

pete townsend

steve cradock (ocean colour scene)

paul weller

robert cray

prince "

Python Lee Jackson????? Rod could never be described as a great guitarist. He's a shite singer too.

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over a year ago

"in no particular order so here goes

lyndsey buchannan (fleetwood mac)

peter green (fleetwood mac)

dave gilmour (pink floyd)

johnny marr (the smiths)

bernhard butler (suede)

graham coxon (blur)

eric clapton

gary moore

python lee jackson

george harrison

joe brown

jeff beck

jimi hendrix

pete townsend

steve cradock (ocean colour scene)

paul weller

robert cray

prince

Python Lee Jackson????? Rod could never be described as a great guitarist. He's a shite singer too.

Weren't Python Lee Jackson an Australian band who'd had no success with the song then looked for a class act to sing it and turn it into a massive hit?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Slash

What's wrong with Slash, c'mon that riff in "sweet Child 'o' mine" is immortal now."

For me nothing is wrong with him, that's why I suggested him!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No mention here so of Robert Johnson the guy who supposibly sold his soul to the Devil at the Crossroads in the Deep South in exchange for his guitar skills.

This is the man who influenced many of the guys listed above

Another guitar God is BB King

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Moore

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!"

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Alvin Lee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jo Bonamasa?"

Great singer too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would think Les Paul deserves due mention.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Here's my 5 cents worth

jimi hendrix

stevie ray vaughen

John frusciante

tommy emmanuel

dimebag darryl

jimmy page

george harrison

controversially think Clapton is shit, boring and dead from the forearms down! I like my guitarists to play right on the edge and to push their abilities. Mistakes only make things sound human

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No mention here so of Robert Johnson the guy who supposibly sold his soul to the Devil at the Crossroads in the Deep South in exchange for his guitar skills.

This is the man who influenced many of the guys listed above

Another guitar God is BB King

now that is what I call a fucking post! I believe I'll dust my broom people!!

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By *ardlovinmanMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Alvin Lee

He never gets a mention either! Cricklewood green is really good. X

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By *irimusMan
over a year ago

Burnley

Ewan Dobson. He's from Canada, but he's doing a UK tour next week :D

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Quite surprised there's been no mention of Frank Zappa.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Quite surprised there's been no mention of Frank Zappa. "

or even Ted Nugent

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"in no particular order so here goes

lyndsey buchannan (fleetwood mac)

peter green (fleetwood mac)

dave gilmour (pink floyd)

johnny marr (the smiths)

bernhard butler (suede)

graham coxon (blur)

eric clapton

gary moore

python lee jackson

george harrison

joe brown

jeff beck

jimi hendrix

pete townsend

steve cradock (ocean colour scene)

paul weller

robert cray

prince

Python Lee Jackson????? Rod could never be described as a great guitarist. He's a shite singer too.

Weren't Python Lee Jackson an Australian band who'd had no success with the song then looked for a class act to sing it and turn it into a massive hit?"

your right i meant to type fruteland jackson but couldnt stop singing in a broken dream

and i do like rods vocals on that track.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hughie Thomasson, late of The Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd was a great player.

Almost as good as Gary Moore

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Al Di Meola

John McLaughlin

Paco de Lucia

And that's just one album.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Peter green man of the world and

Oh yeah I cant help it bout the shape im in I can't sing I aint pretty and my legs are thin brilliant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nigel tufnel from spinal tap

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By *homasP80 OP Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"Hughie Thomasson, late of The Outlaws and Lynyrd Skynyrd was a great player.

Almost as good as Gary Moore

Ooh, Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo, I wanna sink her with my pink torpedo

classic tap

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would think Les Paul deserves due mention."

Les Paul himself named my suggestion as the best guitarist he's heard to add to the list, frequently overlooked because of the band and some snobbery but Ritchie Sambora gets my vote.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

dimebag darryl "

Finally! Someone mentions him.

" Ted Nugent "

crazy bastard but ace on guitar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eddie Van Halen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Robin trower,pat travers,wilko johnson,george lynch,steve morse,jimmy page,brian robertson

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By *oulou45Woman
over a year ago

Bucks

Mark knopfler

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By *ofus71Couple
over a year ago

London

Ace Frehley

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By *lleyCat1969Man
over a year ago

Folkestone

Russell Malone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

George thorogood

hound dog taylor

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eddie Van Halen. He changed the way the guitar was played and built, no one has come close to him since 1978.

Gary Moore. Virtuosity and soulful aggression combined with a killer tone. Coincidentally today is the 3rd anniversary of his death. RIP

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over a year ago

Peter green man of the world and

Oh yeah I cant help it bout the shape im in I can't sing I aint pretty and my legs are thin brilliant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interesting facts:

Les Paul didn't play the guitar that bore his name! He thought the Gibson guitar had too many compromises, he had Gibson send him body blanks and he'd build them himself.

B.B. King can't play chords!

Django Reinhardt couldn't play guitar until AFTER the fire that claimed two of his fingers on his left hand. He was a banjo player

5150, the name of Van Halen's ,1986 album, Eddie's studio and his line of amplifiers is the New York police code for the criminally insane.

The first production electric guitar was the Rickenbacker frying pan.

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By *ofus71Couple
over a year ago

London

"Gary Moore

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!

That one held note in the solo on Parisienne Walkways is the best ever.

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By *orthwest_cplCouple
over a year ago

Stretford

Richard Thompson

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Couple more:

The Gibson SG was originally going to be called the Gibson Les Paul Standard Guitar but Les Paul hated it so they just called it the SG.

Gary Moore bought Peter Green's 1959 Les Paul off him for £60!! It's estimated to be worth over £1,000,000 now even though it was repaired incorrectly back in the 60's ( the neck pickup was wired out of phase and put back in the guitar the wrong way round).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Moore

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!

That one held note in the solo on Parisienne Walkways is the best ever. "

I beg to differ. Listen to his live cover of The Messiah Will Come Again. The last note will make the hairs on your arms stand on end fora week...

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

..George formby ?

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

Don`t know if I`m going out on a limb here but .... Dave Edmonds. Those of us old enough will know the version of Sabre Dance he did when he was in Love Sculpture but I suggest you check out his arragement of Bizet`s Farandole on YouTube.

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By *ofus71Couple
over a year ago

London

"Gary Moore

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!

That one held note in the solo on Parisienne Walkways is the best ever.

I beg to differ. Listen to his live cover of The Messiah Will Come Again. The last note will make the hairs on your arms stand on end fora week..."

Will check it out but think we can agree he could hit one hell of a note

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Don`t know if I`m going out on a limb here but .... Dave Edmonds. Those of us old enough will know the version of Sabre Dance he did when he was in Love Sculpture but I suggest you check out his arragement of Bizet`s Farandole on YouTube."

Bought Dave Edmonds Greatest Hits couple of months ago.

"I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Moore

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!

That one held note in the solo on Parisienne Walkways is the best ever.

I beg to differ. Listen to his live cover of The Messiah Will Come Again. The last note will make the hairs on your arms stand on end fora week...

Will check it out but think we can agree he could hit one hell of a note"

He's my all time number one, my Facebook page is dedicated to him today ( I mentioned earlier in the thread that it's the 3rd anniversary of his death today) I saw him 8 times and met him twice. He was incredible...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How could I forget Steve Lukather? The guitarist EVERYONE has heard but hardly anyone has heard of!

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By *ofus71Couple
over a year ago

London

"Gary Moore

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!

That one held note in the solo on Parisienne Walkways is the best ever.

I beg to differ. Listen to his live cover of The Messiah Will Come Again. The last note will make the hairs on your arms stand on end fora week...

Will check it out but think we can agree he could hit one hell of a note

Totally agree

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Moore

Gary Moore

And

Gary Moore!!

That one held note in the solo on Parisienne Walkways is the best ever.

I beg to differ. Listen to his live cover of The Messiah Will Come Again. The last note will make the hairs on your arms stand on end fora week...

Will check it out but think we can agree he could hit one hell of a note

Totally agree"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9ruYs7Xxhg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How could I forget Steve Lukather? The guitarist EVERYONE has heard but hardly anyone has heard of!"

didnt he play on jacksons thriller album?

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By *ymph and ManicCouple
over a year ago

North East

Mark king .... pure class

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

R.I.P Garry Moore -

Blood of Emeralds!

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By *ymph and ManicCouple
over a year ago

North East

"in no particular order so here goes

lyndsey buchannan (fleetwood mac)

peter green (fleetwood mac)

dave gilmour (pink floyd)

johnny marr (the smiths)

bernhard butler (suede)

graham coxon (blur)

eric clapton

gary moore

python lee jackson

george harrison

joe brown

jeff beck

jimi hendrix

pete townsend

steve cradock (ocean colour scene)

paul weller

robert cray

prince

Python Lee Jackson????? Rod could never be described as a great guitarist. He's a shite singer too.

"
... in a broken dream a great record .. but guitar?????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eric clapton by far the best met him 6 times and i have a signed guitar from him as soon as he came off stage

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By *ax777Man
over a year ago

Not here

Listen to the note held by Peter Green in the Supernatural.

Gary Moore recorded Blues for Greeny as a tribute to Green which includes a cover of the Supernatural but it's not in the same league as the original.

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By *otTheReal01Man
over a year ago

London

Dimebag Darrell.

Joe Satriani.

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By *ofus71Couple
over a year ago

London

Mathias Jabs

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

Everyone is talking about note sustain on electrically amplified guitars played by rock gods (and I do have my faves too).

Now listen before saying anything listen to Emre Sabuncuoglu

Heres a youtube link:http://youtu.be/d-4E_6-OrN4

Notice how clear, fast and constant the notes are. Now notice that he is playing a classical acoustic guitar and has no backing or amplification. Then ask yourself how many rock gods could keep up with him...

I suggest the answer is none...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carlos Santana.... why no previous mention??

Most of others can't argue - but Carlos is up there too!

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By *yphoon1Man
over a year ago

"Dimebag Darrell.

Joe Satriani."

+1 for Joe Satriani

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Carlos Santana.... why no previous mention??

Most of others can't argue - but Carlos is up there too!"

He certainly is, several previous mentions above i believe.

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over a year ago

"in no particular order so here goes

lyndsey buchannan (fleetwood mac)

peter green (fleetwood mac)

dave gilmour (pink floyd)

johnny marr (the smiths)

bernhard butler (suede)

graham coxon (blur)

eric clapton

gary moore

python lee jackson

george harrison

joe brown

jeff beck

jimi hendrix

pete townsend

steve cradock (ocean colour scene)

paul weller

robert cray

prince

Python Lee Jackson????? Rod could never be described as a great guitarist. He's a shite singer too.

... in a broken dream a great record .. but guitar????? "

Lyndsay BUCKINGHAM I think you will find?

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over a year ago

"in no particular order so here goes

lyndsey buchannan (fleetwood mac)

peter green (fleetwood mac)

dave gilmour (pink floyd)

johnny marr (the smiths)

bernhard butler (suede)

graham coxon (blur)

eric clapton

gary moore

python lee jackson

george harrison

joe brown

jeff beck

jimi hendrix

pete townsend

steve cradock (ocean colour scene)

paul weller

robert cray

prince

Python Lee Jackson????? Rod could never be described as a great guitarist. He's a shite singer too.

... in a broken dream a great record .. but guitar????? "

sorry see earlier reply regarding getting the incorrect guitarist i was meaning to write fruteland jackson however i was listening to broken dream at the time so that was me buggered

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over a year ago

"in no particular order so here goes

lyndsey buchannan (fleetwood mac)

peter green (fleetwood mac)

dave gilmour (pink floyd)

johnny marr (the smiths)

bernhard butler (suede)

graham coxon (blur)

eric clapton

gary moore

python lee jackson

george harrison

joe brown

jeff beck

jimi hendrix

pete townsend

steve cradock (ocean colour scene)

paul weller

robert cray

prince

Python Lee Jackson????? Rod could never be described as a great guitarist. He's a shite singer too.

... in a broken dream a great record .. but guitar?????

Lyndsay BUCKINGHAM I think you will find?"

sorry your correct

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How could I forget Steve Lukather? The guitarist EVERYONE has heard but hardly anyone has heard of!

didnt he play on jacksons thriller album?"

On Beat It. He played rhythm guitar on Beat It ( Eddie Van Halen played the solo). Lukather is the guitar player for Toto and also a session player who has played on over 2000 top ten albums.

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By *edkent69Man
over a year ago

maidstone

You're missing 2.

Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & the Heartbreaking)

Prince.

Both underrated, and having seen prince with his new rock band last night, he is def up with the best of them.

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over a year ago

Clapton

Prince

Stevie Ray Vaughan

George Harrison

Greg Allman

BB King

Larry King

Brian May

Nils Lofgran

Springsteen

Chuck Berry

Angus Young

Gary Moore

Phil Lynott

Carlos Santana

and the list goes on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wilko Johnson

Mick Green

Brian Setzer

Rory Gallagher

Richard Thomson

Jimmy Page

Merle Travis

Chet Atkins

Albert Lee

Dave Alvin

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Mike Stern - My favourite guitarist ever

Pat Metheny - Mindblowing guitarist and incredible composer

Gary Potter - Doubt anyone will have heard of him!

Paul Gilbert - Because he can shred but you can still hear all the notes and he does tasteful

Steve Lukather - Just because...phenomenal guitarist in any style you care to mention

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Clapton

Prince

Stevie Ray Vaughan

George Harrison

Greg Allman

BB King

Larry King

Brian May

Nils Lofgran

Springsteen

Chuck Berry

Angus Young

Gary Moore

Phil Lynott

Carlos Santana

and the list goes on

Gregg Allman is a keyboard player, Larry King was a talkshow host and Phil Lynott was a bass player!

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over a year ago

Yngwie Malmsteen.....The guy is incredible and awful at the same time! He's also a parody of himself (watch him and you'll understand).

Steve Vai....Quite simply a guitar playing machine who looks like he was born holding one.

Satchel (Steel Panther)....They may be a comedy band and former Van Halen tribute act but he can REALLY play.

Alan Holdsworth....Mind blowing!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Robert Fripp. Not just as part of King Crimson, but did some great stuff with Brian Eno and David Bowie.

Which reminds me - Mick Ronson. Not a fantastically adept guitarist technically, but distinctive style.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I completely forgot Leslie West!

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

Python Lee Jackson????? Rod could never be described as a great guitarist. He's a shite singer too.

Weren't Python Lee Jackson an Australian band who'd had no success with the song then looked for a class act to sing it and turn it into a massive hit?

your right i meant to type fruteland jackson but couldnt stop singing in a broken dream

and i do like rods vocals on that track."

The way I heard the Python Lee Jackson story from someone who said he was there at the time went something like this.

They were an Australian band who had come to London to do some recording studio work and their singer was in one way or another a nightmare.

The owner of the studio got more and more frustrated and asked around if anybody knew of a decent singer who could stand in. A then unknown Rod Stewart was recommended and the recording took place. Allegedly Rod was paid in spare parts he needed for an old car he had at the time, and the studio owner had some connection to the motor trade, and Rod also signed away any rights to the recording.

The recordings sat gathering dust for a while then after Rod suddenly found fame were released making the studio owner a small fortune. True? maybe, but a good story nonetheless.

As for guitarists I would go for in no particular order.

Clapton.

Santana.

Blackmore.

Bonnamossa.

Moore.

Harrison.

And the one you have all forgotten the late great Paul Kosoff

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By *homasP80 OP Man
over a year ago

Linwood

"JJ Cale

George Harrison

Eric Clapton

David Gilmour

I'd forgot about:

E. Clapton

B.B King

Robbie Krieger - (the doors)

Probably forgot more.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Clapton

Prince

Stevie Ray Vaughan

George Harrison

Greg Allman

BB King

Larry King

Brian May

Nils Lofgran

Springsteen

Chuck Berry

Angus Young

Gary Moore

Phil Lynott

Carlos Santana

and the list goes on

Gregg Allman is a keyboard player, Larry King was a talkshow host and Phil Lynott was a bass player!"

I think you will find that Greg allman is a well respected guitarist in his own right as well as Keyboards in the original band, I will give you Larry King coz I was thinking of Albert...so Bass guitarists cannot be considered great ?

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

I know Gregg Allman plays guitar but it was his brother who was considered 'great', The Allman Brothers have had various other guitarists over the years that were a lot greater than Gregg too (Dickey Betts, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes).

As for bass players, include 'em if you like but Phil Lynott wasn't a great bass player, stuck to the root like it was going out of fashion, for the most part! Which doesn't mean he wasn't a great songwriter, lyricist and singer who surrounded himself with great guitarists!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My choices ;

Lead guitar:

Dave Murray - iron maiden

Angus young-ACDC

Eddie van halen- theirs a clue in his name!

Bass guitar: Jean Jacques Burnell - The stranglers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not sure if he's been mentioned bu I want to add Paco de Lucia.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stevie Ray

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By *ardlovinmanMan
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Thank fuck for bbc4 lol, forgot about Robert Fripp!!! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It is funny but no one ever mentions Bruce Springsteen in the context of guitar playing. He really is very good.

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By *xciter7169Man
over a year ago

The Midlands

"Alvin Lee

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Sadly the late Alvin Lee,Tony Iommi and Steve Jones from the Pistols for me

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By *oulcakeMan
over a year ago

Gornal

Gotta love the cale.

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By *oulcakeMan
over a year ago

Gornal

Best Sabbath album for me was heaven and hell with Iomi singing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mick Karn for Bass player

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not sure if he's been mentioned bu I want to add Paco de Lucia. "

Yeah, I've nominated him. Along with his mates.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ted Nugent

Manny Charlton

Tony Bourge

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Best Sabbath album for me was heaven and hell with Iomi singing."

Or even Dio

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

S_nny Landreth. Best slide player I've ever seen.

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Andy Summers

Robert Fripp

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