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View Poll Results: Who is the greatest guitarist on the planet??

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  • Chet Atkins of course!

    0 0%
  • Yngwie Malmsteen shreds like a...er....shredder!

    2 5.88%
  • Steve Vai - an all round ace in the pack!

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  • Gary Moore - pulls all the right faces!

    5 14.71%
  • Somebody else whom I shall name below!

    22 64.71%
  • I am! I'm da best, the rest just mess....

    5 14.71%
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Thread: The Greatest Guitarist on the Planet - (it's a bit of fun)

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    Who is the most melodic? Stanley Jordan
    Who dazzles you with innovation and creativity? Stanley Jordan



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhttY...69115B&index=4

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gleber2 View Post
    But is not every post on this thread a matter of opinion? Some opionions are based on limited knowledge and experience and some are based on many years of experience and great knowledge. Never the less, each post is a matter of opinion and I fail to see why you should bother to state the obvious.
    Mainly cos most people said "I think" or "for me" before they said anything else...

    Just seemed like when you were saying "All the guitarists mentioned in this thread" that you didn't really rate anyone elses opinion. Mis-read no doubt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeid View Post
    Mainly cos most people said "I think" or "for me" before they said anything else...

    Just seemed like when you were saying "All the guitarists mentioned in this thread" that you didn't really rate anyone elses opinion. Mis-read no doubt.
    And you don't like missing a chance to make a snide comment on one of my posts. It is not that I don't rate other peoples opinions, I just don't agree with them.
    I've just looked back over this entire thread and not one post started with the words "I think" or "for me". Your opening line is therefore a bit specious, is it not?
    In the image of God? You must be joking!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chobbersjnr View Post
    Tristan Seume takes my vote
    Quote Originally Posted by Chobbersjnr View Post
    IMHO
    Quote Originally Posted by Jeid View Post
    I really think
    Quote Originally Posted by Sporran View Post
    David Gilmour gets my vote
    Quote Originally Posted by tam View Post
    rory gallagher --- a lost talent
    gets my vote
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    No doubt in my mind of the outcome. Les is God.
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    I would say John and Issac should rate up there.
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    Eric clapton is definitley one of the best for me.
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    I think
    I think you get the point now. I wasn't having a go at you. As I clearly stated in my last post.... it was probably mis-read. You can check if you want.
    Last edited by Jeid; 30-Sep-06 at 08:51.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeid View Post
    I think you get the point now. I wasn't having a go at you. As I clearly stated in my last post.... it was probably mis-read. You can check if you want.
    Aye, right.
    In the image of God? You must be joking!

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    Personal favourites of mine:
    Albert lee, Peter green, lyndsay buckingham and Jeff healey.

    Oops, nearly forgot ralph mctell.
    Last edited by pultneytooner; 02-Oct-06 at 19:13.

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    Albert King is a big favourite of mine so cool with his flying V blasting out the blues, Its pretty clear his influence on stevie ray, You can feel stevies admiration & respect for the big guy when they play blues at sunrise together, Albert recorded it originally with hendrix & Janis Joplin, Im always stunned by this track live on the blues at sunrise album

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    Stumbled across Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey on Artsworld (Sky) channel the other evening. Fantastic stuff to listen to; Albert Lee was in there but best of all the amazing Buddy Guy. Prompted me to go dig out the only Buddy Guy album I have; "Damn Right I Got The Blues".

    Anyone heard "Hooker'n'Heat"? Highly recommended.


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    Alex Lifeson for all round performance and Joe Satriani for all the 'kerrang' and 'widdly-widdly' stuff!

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    Default Hey Chobbers

    Somewhere in here we were talking about Roy Buchanan....... found a whole bunch of videos on YouTube. Here's Hey Joe; the rest are linked to.

    Apologies if you already know about them.

    Don't suppose the absolutely stunning female member of the audience that the cameraman clearly fancies (2 mins 33 secs in, to 2 mins 40) lives locally?

    <sigh> thought not.


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    Red face

    Got to agree on Jeff Beck ........consistently innovative.

    PS I shook hands with Tristan Seume to check that he had a normal fretting hand and didnt have six fingers.
    I kent his faither

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    Well you didn't say wether they had to be alive or not? So for me it would be

    Django Reinhardt (not living)

    then

    Carlos Santana (living)

    Living or not living Django is always top for me!

    Here is a video of Django with of course his partner in crime Stephan Grapelli on bass fiddle! with their other musicians collectively known as The Hot Club De France! You have to listen on through the video to hear Django's solo work, and remember all the fancy runs and licks you hear, he only used two fingers on his left hand when playing, Most of the so called greats in this thread need the whole lot

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=zD6ZD1Igxr0

    another

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ek5kUOxP5CQ

    and another

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=AEzsPGHsi90
    Last edited by Jeemag_USA; 20-Mar-07 at 01:07.

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    For pure "feel" try Paul Kossoff ( Free ) for outstanding all round technique Steve Howe ( Yes ) and for "fusion" Robert Fripp ( King Crimson ) and John Mclaughlin ( Mahivishna Orchestra ) ( All British )

    Technically, Mclaughlin was out there on his own as regards UK guitarists.

    My preferance is for Kossoff.

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    Mark Tremonti takes my vote!
    www.pearlofage.com - Timelapse & Cinematography

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    Ye The Boys Fae E Lighthouse R Great Keep Them Rockin The Johnny Fats Band R One O The Best

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    Tommy Boiln for me, just have to stick on some live stuff from his Energy band to remember he was the ultimate (and only 20-21 at the time). His heroin riddled Purple days were a shadow of his former glory.

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    I've rcently discovered Tommy Emmanuel. The guy is brilliant.

    Tall Fiddler
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szd7r...elated&search=

    Guitar Boogie
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvS...elated&search=

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