Favorite guitarist?

cheeseboy777 · Post by **cheeseboy777** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:20 am

Lol, I hadn't heard that John McEnroe anecdote, that's funny.

For me Alladin Sane and Diamond Dogs are on a pedistal, I listened to them endlessly as a kid. Diamond Dogs has some fascinatingly dark moments and killer guitar work.

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:14 pm

cheeseboy777 wrote:Diamond Dogs has some fascinatingly dark moments and killer guitar work.

what was the name? chant of the ever circling skeletal family? great stuff...

cheeseboy777 · Post by **cheeseboy777** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:01 pm

Yeah, that's a great one. Brother....jigga-jigga...etc

Marshall · Post by **Marshall** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:16 pm

johnny mullet wrote:Or if we're going down that road, even if you don't like the guy, Prince has played some pretty tasty licks, and can even shred if he so chooses.

He was in some "Underated guitarists" list I read a while back. I saw some live thing years ago where he was cutting loose, quite cool.

RobRoyMcCoy · Post by **RobRoyMcCoy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:41 pm

Cupla others I don't think have been mentioned...

Scott Gorham from Thin Lizzy
Billy TK (NZ)
Charlie Kaka (NZ, played Hendrix covers with gusto)
Paul Ubana Jones (NZ)

RobRoyMcCoy · Post by **RobRoyMcCoy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:43 pm

Also Bonnie Raitt. Great feel, tone and "for the song" riffs.

Tulip · Post by **Tulip** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:59 pm

Two more . . . .

Jan Akkerman
Paul Kossoff

Hellhound_in_my_ale · Post by **Hellhound_in_my_ale** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:00 pm

Tulip wrote:Two more . . . .

Jan Akkerman
Paul Kossoff

The mighty langcaster master

And the king of wide vibrato RIP. Finger vibrato that is, not whammy whangtics.

DeVulf · Post by **DeVulf** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:45 pm

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Scott Gorham from Thin Lizzy

This guy's the reason I started playing guitar, he was the coolest thing I'd ever seen when I was 13!

borge · Post by **borge** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:26 pm

RobRoyMcCoy wrote: Paul Ubana Jones (NZ)

saw him a few months ago, twas amazing, captivates the entire audience,.
someone was talking so he stopped and told them to shutup or get out

so we didnt have much choice in the matter!
just wished he played more guitar instead of telling mildly interesting stories and changing tunings between EVERY song!

DarcyPerry · Post by **DarcyPerry** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:20 am

RobRoyMcCoy wrote:Cupla others I don't think have been mentioned...

Scott Gorham from Thin Lizzy
Billy TK (NZ)
Charlie Kaka (NZ, played Hendrix covers with gusto)
Paul Ubana Jones (NZ)

Billy TK... Snr or Jnr?

RobRoyMcCoy · Post by **RobRoyMcCoy** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:31 am

el zee · Post by **el zee** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:25 am

its hard to say who my favourite guitarst is, but my top favourites are:

scott gorham ! - I had no idea anyone else knew about him he's awesome
brian robertson
rory gallagher
marc bolan, heh

and all the other usual awesome guys like david gilmour and brian may etc etc

crunchy as kellogs · Post by **crunchy as kellogs** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:58 pm

in no partuclar order
jeff beck
eddie van halen
eric johnson
kenny wayne shepherd
jeff healey
george lynch

and the one that started it for me - ritchie blackmore

but i could probably name dozen more as well

rocklander · Post by **rocklander** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:02 pm

the ritchie blackmore starting it statement made me think. on average, I wonder how many people's first song to learn (however butchered it was for me) was smoke on the water? I suspect an overwhelming majority, but I can only be subjective about it I guess..

definitely the first riff I ever butchered learned.