DC1 Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 » » Anyone ever listen to Al DiMeola? » DiMeola reminds me of a few other guitarists mentioned in this thread - » technically » proficient, with an indisputable mastery of the fretboard - but whom I » personally find » a bit robotic and lacking feel. You got Al right! Play amazingly fast but not very soulful.;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Great names above. It's tough to beat Warren Haynes in my mind. Gotta be the hardest-working guy in rock music right now (2 bands and a solo career). I wouldn't normally recommend watching anything involving the Dave Matthews Band, but a buddy of mine showed me their Central Park concert DVD a while back. WH came out to play Neil Young's "Cortez The Killer" with them. Blew my socks right off. Well, I wasn't wearing socks, but you get the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 » » This isn't rock per se, but Brad Paisley is one of the best guitar players » in music right now. He usually records at least one instrumental in each » album with his guitar playing. That guy's damn good -- nobody can play » faster either. Yeah, a lot of those country guys just hold their guitar & have 3 other guitarists in their back up band, but Paisley can really play. But IMHO, the best country player is Willie Nelson. Incredibly under rated. He plays some very comples flamingo style guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokum Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Bassman...I was a closet Willie fan for many years..used to see him at least once a year when he came to town. He picked that old acoustic with the hole wore thru it with a sound all it's own and he was damn good !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toos63 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 This thread is missing the Mad Axeman...Michael Schenker ==< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdh Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 » Came across an old favourite yesterday in Frank Zappa's "My Guitar wants to » kill your mama". Rob....Frank Zappa, OMG, I'm impressed! My favorite Zappa album (done with The Mothers) for years was "Weasels Ripped My Flesh". Two of my favorite guitar solos of all time are Martin Barre on Jethro Tull's "Aqualung", and the late Terry Kath on Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Eric Johnson is the reason I picked up the guitar. Guthrie Govan is the reason I am still playing the guitar Monte Montgomery and Tommy Emmanuel make me wish i had been a drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Joe Walsh Keith Richards And for my son, Jeff... Slash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rp99pts Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 The Greatest Bass Guitar Ever..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcS4fKwN3k0&feature=fvwrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puros Y Vino Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 One of my all time favourite guitarists is Michael Schenker, ex Scorpions, UFO. He's been playing under his name now for decades in the "MIchael Schenker Group". This instrumental is probably one of the best all time hard rock/heavy metal instrumentals ever performed. "Into The Arena" With UFO way back in the 70's. "Lights Out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakes Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 So, so many to name... But 1 of my all time favourites, Peter Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesod Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Hendrix, Duane Allman, Clapton, Santana, Buddy Guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Oh yes, you missed one of the very very best, Alex Lifeson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakes Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Mick Taylor had some pretty cools licks when he was with the stones... the best stones era imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptico70 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Alright now by Free is an awesome guitar tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 ^^^^^^^ this... Because Paul Rogers is my fave r&r singer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakes Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 ...and Paul kossoff is an amazing and fairly underrated guitarist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 So, so many to name... But 1 of my all time favourites, Peter Green. We could be brothers. Not too many people know that the Original 'Fleetwood Mac' was a straight up blues band. Green replaced Clapton in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers where he played with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Shortly thereafter the three would go on to form the nidus of 'Fleetwood Mac' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Alright now by Free is an awesome guitar tune. One of the greatest bands of all time. Pick up 'Live Free'. Kossoff was sooooo underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Mick Taylor had some pretty cools licks when he was with the stones... the best stones era imo. My favorite era of the Stones as well. Saw Mick Taylor's blues band in Seattle mid 1990. Sick chops. Listen to 'Sway' on Sticky Fingers and you'll know what I'm talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 One of my all time favourite guitarists is Michael Schenker, ex Scorpions, UFO. He's been playing under his name now for decades in the "MIchael Schenker Group". This instrumental is probably one of the best all time hard rock/heavy metal instrumentals ever performed. "Into The Arena" With UFO way back in the 70's. "Lights Out" The album is 'Force It'. The song is 'Mother Mary'. Dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Eric Johnson....Cliffs of Dover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAF2b6fcAQc I met EJ in a vintage guitar store in B'ham, AL back in 2003 or 2004 and saw him play at Workplay. The most humble and unassuming guy-- you'd never know he was this famous guitar player. We jammed for an hour. It seemed like only minutes. Yup, I played 'Steppin Out' with EJ. It was.... PRICELESS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Here's a little Facebook diddy I wrote entitled 'Profound Albums' at the request of one of my guitar buddies and former West Point classmates/bandmates. http://www.facebook.com/notes/wes-pruett/profound-albums/64790638882 What are your 'Profound Albums'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 If you play guitar and haven't seen/heard Monte Montgomery or Tommy Emmanuel... you should. There was this Guitar Player magazine article way back that listed the Top 50 best guitar players of all time. On that list was Tommy Emmanuel. Most of the other musicians got a paragraph or so dedicated to them. Tommy got 1 sentence and it went something like "You've never heard of him, but he's better than you." I had the privilege of seeing him play back in the early 2000's s well. He was booked in a local Private School's Auditorium which was packed to capacity. In attendance were mostly accomplished guitar players and their families and friends. I've never seen so many dumb-founded musicians in one place before or since. Unbelievable. Tommy Emmanuel: http://youtu.be/JNZL7GkqeRI http://youtu.be/8VTrlpN9S1Y Monte Montgomery: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blakes Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 you'll know what I'm talking about... I most certainly do! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tree5fCcPXY&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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