Who Is The Greatest Guitar Player

[browniehound]

Originally Posted by local804

Jimmy Hendrix/Page

Local I agree with you on this:

Jimmy Page.

Led Zeppilin greatest band of all time

[govols019]

Roy Clark.

[toonertoo]

Carlos santana.
Joe Walsh
BB King
Roy Clark, cant think of anyone someone hasnt already named.
Jim Dandy, talk about dating yourself, Black Oak Arkansas.
The aerosmith guy, Steve Pery? when the guitar talked, ......coulda been what I had breathed that day but he was great in concert.

[Big Babooba]

Originally Posted by JustTired

There are a few whom I consider some of the best. Although most may not be familiar. Such as Steve Hackett of early Genesis fame, Jan Akkerman (Focus),Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Andy Latimer (Camel).

Hendrix is great and (in my opinion) pretty much set the bar for all to follow.

There are others. Heck, I know a guy locally that could jam with the best of them. He chose another career path, unfortunately (or not).

Hendrix was on a whole different level.

[Sammie]

Originally Posted by Big Babooba

Hendrix was on a whole different level.

After waiting in line for a day and a half outside the Fillmore
Auditorium in San Francisco (first come, first served) I was lucky
enough to see Hendrix perform in Feb. 1968. We sat in the floor
(no seats) next to the stage with the band about a foot away; Jimi
was one handsome, talented young man...

Then in 1969 after leaving a Crosby Stills Nash and Young concert in
Sacramento, a rumor circulated among the crowd that the Stones
were hosting a free concert that night at an abandoned race track. My husband at the time and I thought yeah, right but the rumor was right on. Santana also performed as did the Jefferson Airplane until one of their band members was knocked unconcious by a Hells Angel. The Angels were the security but ended up running their bikes over a few unfortunate spectators and fatally stabbing another one. Between those deaths and and all the young women who gave birth that night, what a nightmare...

[tieguy]

hendrix, clapton, walsh, bbking, les, jimmy page, and how bout slash and someone you may not have heard of chris chaffery who plays with trans siberian orchestra.

[wkmac]

Originally Posted by govols019

Got a kid that can play a mean Guitar Hero.

I hate that game! We bought it and at times I've got to shut it off because instead of playing their real guitars they'll play GH. The worst is my 10 year old son who has an $800 Ibanez hanging on the wall in his room but it does inspire. He already knew Iron Man but now he knows War Pigs and he's gone on to learn several more off of GH so it does work in reverse too. I still wish he'd practice more. LOL!

Vols, you mentioned Roy Clark and it brought something to mind concerning guitar greats. In the early 70's I was living in NC and although we were longhaired, dope smoking, hippie types into everything from Pink Floyd to huge Black Sabbath fans we also loved blue grass. At the time there were numerous blue grass events called Fiddler's Conventions and one special place was called Love Valley NC and we'd go as often as we could. Some of the most knock your arse down, jaw dropping flat pickin' I ever saw was from these chicken pickin' guitarists.

There is a music store north of us near Canton Ga. that on the first and third Thursday's of the month have what they call a "pickin' party" where blue grassers from all around will show up and play around the store until sometimes near midnight. One night when I had to work country band Little Big Town who is from our area showed up for the fun and my wife and kids said they could pick and grin with the best of em too. I have seen them live and they are good. Many folks also bring a covered dish so the eatin' is good also. It's as much a social event as anything.

Working nights I only get to go when my vacation works out but my wife takes our guitarists up pretty often and the best part is the old timers who know their craft love to sitdown one on one with the youngsters and teach them their pickin' secrets. And you think the metal world has shredders, you ain't seen nothing that these ole' boys can't do and do better in many cases.

Scratch,

If you ever get the chance, check out Everett Bros. Music Barn up in Swanee Ga. http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/103270
We've been several times with our crew of hardcore metalheads and they love it. The folks there are great and if you happen to play bring your guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandoline because even if you don't know how they'll pull you up a chair and teach you how. Super, Super, Super folks! You'll hear everything from blue grass to downhome gospel music. Never came away not having a goodtime with good people!

[DS]

wkmac,I also love to play my guitar but I rarely get the chance.As you,I was into black sabbath and james gang way back then but I grew to love anything that gave me a chance to play.My friend and I learned every beatles song that didn't have a sitar,and loved to harmonize and do it all unplugged.I was young and stupid back then though and decided early in my life that I wanted a steady paycheck,and that I had to get a real job .So here I am a lowly ups driver when if I had've "hung in there" you could all be seeing `DS at Madison sqare garden.
lol
has anyone checked out leastbests website?he has some wild pickin' goin on in there.I think its www.leastbest.com ok I'm done for now.

[satellitedriver]

Originally Posted by wkmac

I hate that game! We bought it and at times I've got to shut it off because instead of playing their real guitars they'll play GH. The worst is my 10 year old son who has an $800 Ibanez hanging on the wall in his room but it does inspire. He already knew Iron Man but now he knows War Pigs and he's gone on to learn several more off of GH so it does work in reverse too. I still wish he'd practice more. LOL!

Vols, you mentioned Roy Clark and it brought something to mind concerning guitar greats. In the early 70's I was living in NC and although we were longhaired, dope smoking, hippie types into everything from Pink Floyd to huge Black Sabbath fans we also loved blue grass. At the time there were numerous blue grass events called Fiddler's Conventions and one special place was called Love Valley NC and we'd go as often as we could. Some of the most knock your arse down, jaw dropping flat pickin' I ever saw was from these chicken pickin' guitarists.

There is a music store north of us near Canton Ga. that on the first and third Thursday's of the month have what they call a "pickin' party" where blue grassers from all around will show up and play around the store until sometimes near midnight. One night when I had to work country band Little Big Town who is from our area showed up for the fun and my wife and kids said they could pick and grin with the best of em too. I have seen them live and they are good. Many folks also bring a covered dish so the eatin' is good also. It's as much a social event as anything.

Working nights I only get to go when my vacation works out but my wife takes our guitarists up pretty often and the best part is the old timers who know their craft love to sitdown one on one with the youngsters and teach them their pickin' secrets. And you think the metal world has shredders, you ain't seen nothing that these ole' boys can't do and do better in many cases.

Scratch,

If you ever get the chance, check out Everett Bros. Music Barn up in Swanee Ga. http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/103270
We've been several times with our crew of hardcore metalheads and they love it. The folks there are great and if you happen to play bring your guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandoline because even if you don't know how they'll pull you up a chair and teach you how. Super, Super, Super folks! You'll hear everything from blue grass to downhome gospel music. Never came away not having a goodtime with good people!

Reading your post makes me want to tune up my mountain dulcimer.
I play it rarely now.
PAX

[wkmac]

Originally Posted by DS

wkmac,I also love to play my guitar but I rarely get the chance.As you,I was into black sabbath and james gang way back then but I grew to love anything that gave me a chance to play.My friend and I learned every beatles song that didn't have a sitar,and loved to harmonize and do it all unplugged.I was young and stupid back then though and decided early in my life that I wanted a steady paycheck,and that I had to get a real job .So here I am a lowly ups driver when if I had've "hung in there" you could all be seeing `DS at Madison sqare garden.
lol
has anyone checked out leastbests website?he has some wild pickin' goin on in there.I think its www.leastbest.com ok I'm done for now.

James Gang! Funk 49 Oh yeah!

Speaking of the sitar, check this out. It's called a Chapman Stick.

YouTube - Chapman Stick video - One Cloud

[BCFan]

Johnny Winter! BC

[moreluck]

Not to be confused with Jonathan Winters.

[old brown shoe]

Love the sitar clip but it doesn't sound like what you are use to as a sitar.
This clip brings back lots of good memories of concerts and people I wish I could have seen.
1 Hendrix ( I wish )
2 Clapton ( I wish )
3 Alvin Lee, Ten Years After ( I did)
4 Eddie Van halen ( 2 Times)
5 Carlos Santana ( I did )
The list goes on but it seems like the best came from awhile back. To bad there are not more who try to raise the bar and surpass these great musicians.

[Sammie]

And least we not forget...

Mark Knopfler (the God of my Guitar Universe)

Bo Diddley

Billy Gibbons

Nancy Wilson

Andrés Segovia

Duane Eddy

Muddy Waters

John Lee Hooker

Taj Mahal

Elvin Bishop

Robert Cray

Andy Summers

[DS]

I didn't want to start a new thread,so I thought I'd put this in here where my fellow music lovers could read it.I scanned a pic so the quality is low but I thought this rare photo of Jonn and Yoko should make its debut on the internet,here for the first time(as far as I know)I`m including a link to the online article that did not include the photo. http://www.torontosun.com/News/Colum...26/4740087.php

[moreluck]

We are grateful to that animal that gave it's life to cover up part of Yoko's face!!

[DS]

Originally Posted by moreluck

We are grateful to that animal that gave it's life to cover up part of Yoko's face!!

Quite a few animals by the looks of it .Yea she looks warm...and pissed off because she cant reach her phone! Imagine a $9000 phone bill in a week?30 years ago? I get the impression you dont like Yoko more.Who does.Well maybe julian and sean do.You focused on her.But I thought it was cool to premier a never seen before picture of them gallivanting just down the road from where I live.I mean the "Weekly World News"have not even seen this yet.My sister "went out" with Ronnie Hawkins when I was about 8.The band that went on tour with Dylan when he went electric,"the band" was his band.

[MonavieLeaker]

1. Tony Iommi
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Jimmy Page
4. David Gilmour
5. Alex Lifeson
6. Eric Clapton
7. Dimebag Darrell
8.Adam Jones (TOOL)
9. Dave Mustaine
10. Zakk Wylde (Ozzy and BLS)
11.Kirk and James
12. Adrian Smith( Iron Maiden)
13. Eddie Clark (Motorhead)
14. Scott Ian

[therodog]

LOL, STEVE VAI..... 22 notes per second, fastest guitar player in the world.