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07 Oct 20 - 10:33 AM (#4074620) Subject: Favourite guitarists From: Dave the Gnome With the sad demise of Eddie Van Halen it's inevitable that we will get into favourites. Limit it to 3. Any style. My choices are probably more based on the songs I like as much as anything but yours could be style, ability, fame, colour of guitar or anything at all. Jimi Hendrix Mark Knopfler Gary Moore Over to you and be nice :-) |
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07 Oct 20 - 10:52 AM (#4074622) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor James Burton Jerry Garcia Django Rheinhart (Ry Cooder) |
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07 Oct 20 - 10:54 AM (#4074623) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor and B.B. of course. Sorry for the overflow dtg but I couldn't name some and leave out others. |
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07 Oct 20 - 11:06 AM (#4074626) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Steve Morse Richard Thompson Jerry Donahue / sadly won't play any more Martin Simpson Sam Carter Jeff Beck |
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07 Oct 20 - 11:29 AM (#4074629) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Dave the Gnome I said limit it to 3 and in the firt 2 replies we have had 5 and then 6. Bonzo should be able to count at least. He is an accountant :-D |
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07 Oct 20 - 11:32 AM (#4074631) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Acorn4 Doc Watson Albert Lee Richard Thompson |
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07 Oct 20 - 11:45 AM (#4074633) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Jeri Tommy Emmanual Molly Tuttle JP Cormier Dick Gaughan - his Farewell to Sicily is one of the best things ever |
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07 Oct 20 - 11:53 AM (#4074634) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: leeneia My favorite is a Richard Gilewitz. I'm adding a link to a YouTube video so you can hear what his playing is like. wilderness |
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07 Oct 20 - 12:04 PM (#4074635) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Backwoodsman James Burton Molly Tuttle Martin Simpson Billy Strings ...and quite a few more. |
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07 Oct 20 - 12:07 PM (#4074636) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Stilly River Sage Only three? In Mudcat world I loved listening to Don Firth, I grew up listening to his performances at various public places and hoots at the house. In the classical world I have a number of Christopher Parkening and Julian Bream albums, and there is a modern young woman who is fabulous but largely unknown, Gohar Vardanyan. Since Van Halen is the trigger to starting this thread, I'll note that I didn't listen to the band in particular except to hear them on the radio over the years, but I was aware of his reputation. Here is an example. |
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07 Oct 20 - 12:11 PM (#4074638) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Gordon Jackson Richard Thompson Martin Carthy Ritchie Blackmore |
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07 Oct 20 - 12:18 PM (#4074639) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Ray Tony Rice Bryan Sutton John Jorgenson (his gypsy jazz style) .... to name but four! |
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07 Oct 20 - 12:29 PM (#4074643) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Jeri For the record, I suck with names, and the folks I named are only who I came up with at this moment. I saw Richard Thompson play, and he's great. Has a unique style - he flat picks and finger picks at the same time. Two guitarists in one. And Martin Carthy's best attribute as a guitar player, other than talent, is his taste. |
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07 Oct 20 - 12:32 PM (#4074644) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Roderick A Warner Derek Bailey (deceased) Mary Halvorson Joe Morris |
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07 Oct 20 - 12:39 PM (#4074646) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Reinhard Jenn Butterworth |
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07 Oct 20 - 12:45 PM (#4074648) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: RTim Pierre Bensusan Richard Thompson Django Rheinhart and for extra...Ali Farka Toure Tim Radford |
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07 Oct 20 - 12:52 PM (#4074650) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs I don't do instructions on my day off!!! You want 3 so: Steve Morse Richard Thompson Molly Tuttle |
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07 Oct 20 - 02:06 PM (#4074657) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Sean O'Shea Martin Carthy;Mike Campbell[Fleetwood Mac]David Gilmour. |
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07 Oct 20 - 02:19 PM (#4074659) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Cj Mississippi John Hurt D'Gary Gaughan or Carthy... |
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07 Oct 20 - 04:16 PM (#4074669) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,henryp Clarence White on acoustic Clarence White on electric Nic Jones |
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07 Oct 20 - 04:17 PM (#4074670) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs And from a different slant: Nic Jones in 1980 Eric Clapton in 1965 Hank Marvin in 1960 |
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07 Oct 20 - 04:22 PM (#4074671) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,henryp I guess I'm still entitled to a third; David Lindley soaring on lap steel |
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07 Oct 20 - 05:31 PM (#4074682) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST Off the top of me head: Soig Siberil Steve Hackett George Harrison and many more |
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07 Oct 20 - 05:39 PM (#4074683) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor Tony Rice Frank Vignola Doc Watson (probably my all-time favorite but there are so many good ones and they all affect me differently). and Tony MacManus |
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07 Oct 20 - 05:44 PM (#4074684) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor and the late Red Shea, a great accompanist. |
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07 Oct 20 - 07:52 PM (#4074693) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Long Firm Freddie BB King Sister Rosetta Tharpe Martin Carthy LFF |
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07 Oct 20 - 08:32 PM (#4074695) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: PHJim John Herald Jackie Washington Herb Ellis My apologies to the 327 others I left out. |
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09 Oct 20 - 02:01 PM (#4074870) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,guest RS Zoot Horn Rollo John Fahey Eddie Lang |
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09 Oct 20 - 02:12 PM (#4074872) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Elmore Rev. Gary Davis, Chris Newman, Nina Gerber. |
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09 Oct 20 - 04:34 PM (#4074884) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Another 3: Peter Green in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, nobody could touch the technique he had then, either before or since. Ritchie Blackmore Joseph Jones |
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09 Oct 20 - 04:43 PM (#4074886) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,RA Joseph Spence! Dick Gaughan Loren Mazzacane Connors |
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09 Oct 20 - 05:19 PM (#4074889) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: G-Force Amos Garrett |
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09 Oct 20 - 05:26 PM (#4074890) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: fat B****rd Ry Cooder Django Reinhardt Roger Mcguinn To name but 3 |
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09 Oct 20 - 06:24 PM (#4074895) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Tattie Bogle Martin Simpson Tony McManus Ivan Drever and anyone who cannot control squeaky noises as they slide up or down strings is definitely OFF my list! |
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09 Oct 20 - 06:24 PM (#4074896) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,henryp Yes, Amos Garrett! Jimmy Page, of Led Zeppelin, stated Garrett was one of his favorite American guitar players - he has dual US/Canadian citizenship. Garrett began playing guitar at fourteen. He learned from performers such as Ben E. King, T-Bone Walker, Fats Domino and B. B. King at the Esquire Club in Montreal. He studied piano and trombone at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto and also plays bass guitar and mandolin. |
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09 Oct 20 - 10:00 PM (#4074922) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle Trying to think of the last one who bought me a drink.... |
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10 Oct 20 - 06:45 AM (#4074952) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Henry Piper (of Ottery ) Since the Art of the Rhythm guitar is almost a lost one today, I would Name in no particular order of merit:- Eddie Condon, Freddie Green, Lonnie Johnson. There are dozens more whose names would mean very little these days, but whose innate sense of time and Chord Knowledge kept many lesser musicians solidly "on the Beat" over the years. |
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10 Oct 20 - 06:45 AM (#4074953) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Dave the Gnome That's a grand criterea Al :-) |
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10 Oct 20 - 08:13 AM (#4074962) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Rhythm guitar - Bruce Welch of course!! |
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10 Oct 20 - 08:34 AM (#4074964) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Phil Cooper To add some gender balance to favorite guitarists, one of my guitar heroes that got me interested in guitar tunings was Mary McCaslin, I also like Julie Henigan's playing, and must admit that I like the guitar playing in the videos of The MonaLisa Twins (one of those things I discovered during this lockdown). I do like a lot of the names mentioned above as well. It's hard to narrow it down to three of anything. |
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10 Oct 20 - 08:43 AM (#4074967) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor Bill Frisell Pat Metheny John McLauglin (mostly his acoustic work, especially from My Goal's Beyond). |
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10 Oct 20 - 10:11 AM (#4074981) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Rob Naylor Among those still living: Tommy Emmanuel Andy McKee Ana Vidovic Julie Ellison (wish she was still playing!). |
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10 Oct 20 - 11:06 AM (#4074997) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle Great Guitarists Who Have Bought Me a Drink Wizz Jones Bert Jansch Terry Smith |
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10 Oct 20 - 12:10 PM (#4075006) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Tattie Bogle From the lady players: another 3: another vote for Jenn Butterworth, and also Anna Massie Kristina Olsen (great on the slide guitar!) |
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10 Oct 20 - 12:44 PM (#4075014) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bee-dubya-ell Because I could play like him if I practiced a lot more - Norman Blake Because being able to play like him is on the outer limits of my understanding - Tommy Emmanuel Because I'd never be able to play like him short of a dope slap from the hand of God - Derek Trucks |
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10 Oct 20 - 01:23 PM (#4075024) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor Some fingerstylists I love to listen to: Al Pettway John Miller Ton Van Bergeyk |
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10 Oct 20 - 03:09 PM (#4075038) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Georgiansilver My current favourite is Luca Bezzini who has some of his work on Youtube.... see here. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4fc6cR9czH1wS4MpT1TBAQ |
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10 Oct 20 - 05:11 PM (#4075052) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST Great to see Loren Mazzacane Connors, Derek Bailey & Mary Halvorson cited above, and I share great admiration for all those others named, perhaps especially John Fahey, Richard Thompson and Nic Jones. I'm going to try and go with some that haven't been named yet - 3 in folk-ish idioms: C Joynes Ben Chasny Jack Rose 3 in other realms: Keiji Haino Sonny Sharrock Christina Carter |
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10 Oct 20 - 05:12 PM (#4075053) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,BlackAcornUK Oops, forgot to include my profile! That last post (Joynes, Haino et al) is from me. |
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10 Oct 20 - 05:25 PM (#4075056) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,BlackAcornUK Surprising omissions from the collective list so far (which give me a scoundrel's opportunity to name-check others) John Renbourn Davy Graham Elizabeth Cotten Joni Mitchell Neil Young Thurston Moore |
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11 Oct 20 - 03:33 AM (#4075104) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,fasteddy Robby Kreiger Chuck Berry Jim Mullen |
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11 Oct 20 - 04:25 AM (#4075107) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Anon Many of the above, plus: Laurence Juber Dave Onions Joe Satriani |
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11 Oct 20 - 07:27 AM (#4075114) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Chuck Berry was a great song writer but an awful guitarist. |
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11 Oct 20 - 07:28 AM (#4075115) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs 3 more: Dave Edmunds Joe Moretti Colin Green |
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11 Oct 20 - 11:22 AM (#4075126) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Henry Piper (of Ottery ) Moving on from Rhythm guitarists in the jazz field (see above) how about, Rock guitarists:- Robby Krieger, Barry "The Fish" Melton, and Alvin Lee. Folk musicians:- Martin Carthy, Nick Jones, Martin Wyndham Read. |
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11 Oct 20 - 12:13 PM (#4075130) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Tattie Bogle No mention yet of Tim Edey? I have been so much enjoying his Saturday night Sleeping Tunes sessions on Facebook during lockdown! Also a superb button box player. From 10PM UK time, still going at 1 AM today! |
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11 Oct 20 - 01:07 PM (#4075134) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor Two things, Bonzo. I'll bet you'd have a hard time finding an electric guitarist to agree with your assessment of Chuck Berry's instrumental abilities. Also, when you mentioned Dave Edmunds you brought to mind Billy Bremner, Edmund's band mate in Rockpile. Bremner also played lead on some Pretender's recordings. He is a good one. |
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11 Oct 20 - 01:16 PM (#4075136) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor Mention of Tim Edey made me think of some other fine nylon stringers from over there- Steve Cooney Jim Murray Donogh Hennessey |
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11 Oct 20 - 03:07 PM (#4075145) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Billy Bremner - yes of course, saw him in a backing band for Linda Thompson at Ronnie Scott's in London. I made possibly the only recording!! |
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11 Oct 20 - 03:54 PM (#4075154) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle I always rated Chuck. |
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11 Oct 20 - 04:33 PM (#4075158) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Steve Shaw Tony McManus. Listen to Return To Kintail, the album he made with Alasdair Fraser. He'll be your favourite guitar player for ever more. Him and Jimi and Julian Bream. Julian made the strings squeak, unlike John Williams. But who would you rather listen to? |
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11 Oct 20 - 09:19 PM (#4075182) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bill D My introduction to really good guitarists was at the National Flatpicking Championships in Winfield Kansas... where I attended the first five or six... thus I got to see Doc Watson, Norman Blake and others including Dan Crary and the amazing winner of the 1st festival, Jimmy Gyles.(BTW... Mark O'Conner the fiddler also won the flat pick one year). This was only one style, so even though I bought lots of Norman Blake and Doc Watson LPs, I also loved good playing, so when I saw a YouTube of Tommy Emmanuel, I was hooked.,,,because he seems to be able to play anything! Yes, I found Tony McManus and others, but I really only care for acoustic music. I know OF some of the others noted above, but am not able to rate them.... so the title "Favourite guitarists" was way to broad for me. Pick 3? I guess if I had to, I'd just list Doc, Tommy & Norman for pure listening.... and that leaves out Segovia and Parkening and other classical ones. People need to pose easier, narrower questions! |
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11 Oct 20 - 10:02 PM (#4075186) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST Tony McManus is as acoustic as can be, Bill... |
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11 Oct 20 - 10:04 PM (#4075187) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Steve Shaw That was me. |
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11 Oct 20 - 10:05 PM (#4075188) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Elmore Beppe Gambetta, Chet Atkins,Paul Brady. |
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11 Oct 20 - 10:10 PM (#4075189) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Jeri Tony McManus on YouTube |
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12 Oct 20 - 06:15 AM (#4075212) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Steve Shaw We saw solo Paul Brady live, must have been about 20 years ago, at the Plough in Torrington. His set was stunning, and he included Arthur McBride, to everybody's delight. We bumped into an acquaintance of ours at the gig, not an uncommon occurrence in these parts. On the way out at the end he said that he'd enjoyed the concert even though Paul was "only a strummer." :-) "Only a strummer". I tell you, we've dined out on that recollection ever since! |
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12 Oct 20 - 06:59 AM (#4075220) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Nancy Kerr is a bloody good guitarist!! |
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12 Oct 20 - 09:21 PM (#4075324) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Elmore Larry Campbell, Robin Bullock, David Bromberg. |
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12 Oct 20 - 09:43 PM (#4075329) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Elmore Oops. Gordon Bok, Rory Block, Dave Van Ronk. Anybody who can narrow their favorite guitarists down to three knows either a lot more or somewhat less than I do. |
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13 Oct 20 - 12:06 AM (#4075334) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,henryp Eric Weissberg, Russ Barenberg, John Doyle |
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13 Oct 20 - 06:42 AM (#4075352) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor Well said, Elmore. Some great R&B players- Steve Cropper Teeny Hodges (played on a lot of Al Green's hits) Curtis Mayfield Cornell Dupree and more recently Josh Smith Leo Kottke is worthy of mention for acoustic steel string, I especially like his earlier compositions for the 6 string like Ojo, The Fisherman, and Stealin'. |
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13 Oct 20 - 08:10 AM (#4075364) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Never saw what the fuss was about over Steve Cropper. |
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13 Oct 20 - 08:19 AM (#4075366) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor He's a very subtle backup player, not known for flashy solos. Listen to his parts with Booker T and the MG's, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave etc. He has a style that combines both rhythm and lead and is fun to play even outside a band setting. |
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13 Oct 20 - 09:03 AM (#4075373) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: fat B****rd Wilko Johnson Robin Trower Cliff Gallup |
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13 Oct 20 - 12:22 PM (#4075403) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Jim Bainbridge I've never heard anyone who could rival Doc Watson, except maybe Merle Travis- nobody this side of the Atlantic, for sure |
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13 Oct 20 - 11:48 PM (#4075462) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST Michael Bloomfield Jimmy Page Jimi Hendrix #1: Michael Bloomfield. Unless I missed it, I don't think he's been mentioned. Tops by far for me. Selecting #2 & 3...and beyond...is brutal. But #1 is easy. #2: "Favorites" in general tend to change as tastes evolve, but "influences" leave a long-term mark. Jimmy Page is probably my "favorite" who was also a real primary "influence". #3. "Best" is different from "favorite". Who I think is the best at a particular guitar/musical skill is not necessarily my favorite. And there are "bests" in each genre, who should not really stand in comparison to one another. But, to have a little fun with a top 3 list, I'll stick with favorites who are also among the "best". So, #3 has to be Duane Allman. No...changed my mind...Jimi Hendrix. No, wait... So, that's where my inclination is now. On another day, I might try to represent three different styles. Today, I guess I'm feeling the electric blues/classic rock thing. Oh, and B.B. King. Even if he' not part of the answer, it's not cool to have a discussion like this without saying "B.B. King". |
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14 Oct 20 - 05:52 AM (#4075485) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,Guitarfumbler In terms of guitarists who sound like nobody else: Richard Thompson Davey Graham Roy Buchanan |
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14 Oct 20 - 08:01 AM (#4075489) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Country music means the incredible Brad Paisley!!! |
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14 Oct 20 - 09:09 AM (#4075493) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bob Hitchcock Danny Gatton, Mark Knopfler and Wes Montgomery. |
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14 Oct 20 - 03:33 PM (#4075515) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Stu Taylor Godfrey Mew Bernie Watson All in Lord Sutch's Savages in early 60s Not forgetting the amazing Micky King from Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers and later James Royal & The Hawks!!! |
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15 Oct 20 - 07:08 AM (#4075556) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Mooh In no particular order and subject to change on a whim: Joscho Stephan Roy Buchanan Rory Gallagher (Runner ups: Tony McManus, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen) |
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15 Oct 20 - 08:29 AM (#4075565) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: gillymor Guit-steel man Junior Brown is pretty amazing. |
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15 Oct 20 - 11:33 AM (#4075579) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Tattie Bogle Ralph McTell: of course people will mainly think of his singing and songs, but brilliant guitarist too, plays many styles. |
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15 Oct 20 - 12:34 PM (#4075585) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Raedwulf Yngwie Malmsteen - something of a twerp, by all accounts, but started neo-classical shredding & apparently had Eddie jealously hunched over his guitar, trying to work out what the hell the new kid on the block was doing! Jon Petrucci - Difficult choice here between Jon & Joe (Satriani), but although Dreamtheater do, especially on later albums, disappear into complexity, Joe, I'm afraid, just disintegrated into it. Both took shredding to a new level, but Petrucci's output has generally been tighter, more musically coherent, less self-indulgent, probably because he's one member of a band, not the whole vehicle (& speaking of self-indulgent, just don't mention Joe's most famous pupil, Steve...). Martin Taylor - I'm not that much of a fan of jazz of any description (the tendency to get self-indulgent again), but once again, I have to say that the technical eptitude of this bloke is jaw-dropping. And the couple of albums of his that I've so far acquired do, for the most part, remain musical, rather than disappearing into complexity / experimentation / showing off. Were I allowed more than 3 (see, I'm trying to play by the rules, DtG ;-) ) I'd likely pick at least two of Julian Bream, John Williams & Andrew York, classical guitarists all. I realise this makes it sound like I admire technical excellence above all else; I don't (otherwise my lip wouldn't curl at the mention of Vai). But how can I put this? Yes I'm basically a headbanger, rather than a folkie. But you have to make music as well as being technically ept. And the ones I've mentioned could play anything else as well as anyone else anyone has mentioned. The reverse mostly isn't true. I can imagine Hendrix being able to do Malmsteen or Petrucci, frex; I can't see Moore, and certainly not Knopfler, ever achieving the same level of ability. |
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15 Oct 20 - 07:16 PM (#4075621) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,21st Century Primitive Robbie Basho Daniel Bachman Jeff Parker |
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17 Oct 20 - 01:10 AM (#4075718) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST Dick Gaughan Arty McGlynn John Allan Cameron |
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17 Oct 20 - 02:32 AM (#4075721) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Bonzo3legs Try Richard Smith for Chet Atkins style! |
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19 Oct 20 - 03:49 PM (#4076012) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: keberoxu I would like to put in a good word for the late Fred Hellerman. When the Weavers performed their rousing arrangements of traditional song (or otherwise), Pete Seeger's banjo and occasional mandolin got all the accolades. Fred Hellerman remained the true accompanist, providing both rhythm and counterpoint, complementing both Seeger's instrumental solos and the vocals, both solo and choral, of the Weavers. Those Weavers recordings were some of my earliest exposure to sophisticated arrangements of popular/traditional songs, and for me, Fred Hellerman is the unsung hero of those arrangements; I learned much about accompaniment from listening to him. |
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19 Oct 20 - 04:28 PM (#4076019) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Lost Chicken in High Weeds Robert Johnson, Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Page I'm more of a banjer man myself overall, though. I *really* love early Bob Dylan's guitar, too, and pretty much can't help but mention Nick Drake as well. 3, even 10 is tough. I don't really have "favorites", I just love a lot of guitarists, and each for differing aspects, not necessarily raw ability. |
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21 Oct 20 - 12:40 PM (#4076304) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: keberoxu I used to love the armadillo album by Leo Kottke, decades ago. |
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21 Oct 20 - 01:06 PM (#4076309) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: GUEST,gillymor Hellerman produced and played on Joan Baez' first album so he, along with Joan, was probably my first guitar hero because I flipped for the acoustic guitar after hearing that album at the age of 8 or 9. |
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21 Oct 20 - 11:00 PM (#4076385) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Elmore Paul Rishell, Garnet Rogers, Bennett Hammond. |
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23 Oct 20 - 05:31 PM (#4076578) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: graham_t Richard Thompson Michael Chapman Ian Carr |
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23 Oct 20 - 08:41 PM (#4076603) Subject: RE: Favourite guitarists From: Neil D Picking only three seems like a disservice to many wonderful players I can't name, but rules are rules. I have to include Mississippi John Hurt and Doc Watson. The one thing that these to have in common is that as phenomenal as their playing is, it is always used in service to the song. Many great guitarists do the opposite, the song only being there to serve the "noodling". When ranking guitarists I usually have separate lists for primarily acoustic players and predominately electric players as I consider them as different instruments. But the OP said only 3 in any style, so my list absolutely has to include Jimi. |