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Burner02 Offline
#101 Posted: Fri, Apr 5 2013, 5:44 PM EST
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jackconrad wrote:
Definitley JIMI HENDRIX



ThumpUp


Saw him in 68. fog
Bitter Klinger Offline
#102 Posted: Fri, Apr 5 2013, 6:41 PM EST
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There is no ONE best, all listed are gifted and music is like tobacco, different tastes...that said:

Living - Lifeson is my favorite too, Hands down.

Dead - Jimi was amazing, still is.
andytv Offline
#103 Posted: Fri, Apr 5 2013, 7:36 PM EST
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critter2 wrote:
well if attitude counts, then joe effen walsh


Joe is one of my favorites!
andytv Offline
#104 Posted: Fri, Apr 5 2013, 7:37 PM EST
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How 'bout Robert Johnson?
teedubbya Offline
#105 Posted: Fri, Apr 5 2013, 7:43 PM EST
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Tiny tim
dkeage Offline
#106 Posted: Fri, Apr 5 2013, 7:48 PM EST
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andytv wrote:
How 'bout Robert Johnson?



Blues....nice


If you've seen him live, Buddy Guy is fun
JadeRose Offline
#107 Posted: Sat, Apr 6 2013, 1:11 PM EST
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Another guy that gets NO credit .........Steve Marriott. SHOULD have been the lead singer of Led Zeppelin. Can you imagine how much better they could have been? A singer better than Plant who happens to be, at least, Page's equal on the guitar. As much as I love the mighty Zep, I can only imagine what they COULD have been.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=dM0RFx2MSII&NR=1
tyyler82 Offline
#108 Posted: Sat, Apr 6 2013, 1:18 PM EST
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Blaaaaaack Coffffeeeee
jwweod Offline
#109 Posted: Sat, Apr 6 2013, 3:14 PM EST
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I'm not saying he is the greatest. I'm just saying dude is worth putting in here cause he was damn good. Dimebag Darrell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGDq2EVMJL0
wheelrite Offline
#110 Posted: Sat, Apr 6 2013, 3:26 PM EST
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jwweod wrote:
I'm not saying he is the greatest. I'm just saying dude is worth putting in here cause he was damn good. Dimebag Darrell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGDq2EVMJL0


I went to High School with the guys in Pantera..
jetblasted Offline
#111 Posted: Sat, Apr 6 2013, 3:26 PM EST
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Doc Watson
jpotts Offline
#112 Posted: Sat, Apr 6 2013, 11:03 PM EST
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Charo.
bassman45 Offline
#113 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 8:02 AM EST
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Brick wall Who really gives a f#$k ? It's all just an opinion?Beer
bloody spaniard Offline
#114 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 11:34 AM EST
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jpotts wrote:
Charo.




Excellent call!
One of her students, Andres Segovia, sends her a basket of Spanish figs with a thank you every year from the afterlife.
tyyler82 Offline
#115 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 11:41 AM EST
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here's a fun one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MQmUyQrGa0
critter2 Offline
#116 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 12:06 PM EST
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jpotts wrote:
Charo.


i remember her more for her maracus
jwweod Offline
#117 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 12:37 PM EST
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bassman45 wrote:
Brick wall Who really gives a f#$k ? It's all just an opinion?Beer



Was gonna say your mom always gives a f*^k, but that would be inappropriate so I'm not gonna say it.
Jessek Offline
#118 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 3:33 PM EST
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Thank you Jimi for the wonderful songs and the many hours of enjoyment listening to them. You truly were experienced !
DadZilla3 Offline
#119 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 5:05 PM EST
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Always liked Roy Buchanan...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swX9oq6TVAU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xARtJlsUi4
bassman45 Offline
#120 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 6:00 PM EST
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[quote=jwweod]Was gonna say your mom always gives a f*^k, but that would be inappropriate so I'm not gonna say it.[/quote

Smart man to keep his big mouth shut
frankj1 Offline
#121 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 6:27 PM EST
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impossible to settle on one, that's a given. Some arguments get settled by lifetime totals, that's how Yaz got into the Hall of Fame.

Considering that (longevity) as a factor, and the fact that he mastered many styles, and the fact that so many musicians are in awe of him, I can't believe I just read 3 pages without a mention of...

Richard Thompson! and he's got yet another new release out! probably not my personal #1 but has to be in the mix. And Shoot Out the Lights isn't even my fave stuff by him.
frankj1 Offline
#122 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 6:28 PM EST
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fiddler898 wrote:
Andres Segovia.

didn't see a lot of hands go up here Fiddler. Ha!
frankj1 Offline
#123 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 6:30 PM EST
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saw Mayall listed somewhere. Maybe he shouldn't be on the list but he sure brought along a handful of qualified candidates.
jpotts Offline
#124 Posted: Sun, Apr 7 2013, 10:34 PM EST
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critter2 wrote:
i remember her more for her maracus


Yes.

She was also a decent classical gutarist, from what I remember.
bloody spaniard Offline
#125 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 9:55 AM EST
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Never saw her play maracas.
I saw the cuchi cuchi gal display her guitar prowess on Mike Douglas back in the 1970's. Very impressive.
She's gotta be at least 60 by now. Xavier Cugat was a lucky man.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#126 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 10:00 AM EST
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Looks like a lot of people vote for Jimi Hendrix as the best guitarist...I did too.




I was just reminded of one candidate that hasn't been brought to the table yet.





This is the man that Jimi would go to for "lessons" and technique.







Anyone know who he is?
bloody spaniard Offline
#127 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 10:08 AM EST
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Sheriff Andy of Mayberry? I saw him woo Ms. Crabapple once. His fingers Romed before he Finnished.Gonz
DrMaddVibe Offline
#128 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 10:10 AM EST
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bloody spaniard wrote:
Sheriff Andy of Mayberry? I saw him woo Ms. Crabapple once. His fingers Romed before he Finnished.Gonz



Not talking
bs_kwaj Offline
#129 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 10:37 AM EST
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Voodoo Chile for the youngsters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK7aTpOxyho

Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#130 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 10:42 AM EST
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bs_kwaj wrote:
Voodoo Chile for the youngsters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK7aTpOxyho




OMG she's fvcking horrible. Listening to that was like what I imagine having a hot soldering iron jammed in my ear would feel like.
MACS Offline
#131 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 10:49 AM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
OMG she's fvcking horrible. Listening to that was like what I imagine having a hot soldering iron jammed in my ear would feel like.


I'm not even gonna ask why you would imagine such things...
BlueDude Offline
#132 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 11:04 AM EST
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bs_kwaj wrote:
Voodoo Chile for the youngsters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK7aTpOxyho



Turn the Wah up to 12
engletl Offline
#133 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 11:12 AM EST
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DrMaddVibe wrote:
Think

Jimi...Randy...Eddie...Jimmy...SRV...Vernon...Andy...Alex I get.

I can appreciate Vai's work in a band like I do EC...on their own...it's just ****ing on a guitar. Same goes for Baldy...er, Satch.

Buddy Guy?
Junior Brown?
Shawn Lane?
Tom Morello?
Ritchie Blackmore?
David Gilmore?




well I didn't want to make my list a "pottsian" style post, so I had to leave a few off

now if we were talking Bass guitar, I have Billy Sheehan all alone (I know there are others) but he was just crazy live
BlueDude Offline
#134 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 11:17 AM EST
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Jerry
Jimi
Jimmy
Jeff
and Django

Nod to:
Keef The Human Riff
The Nuge
Dickey
DrMaddVibe Offline
#135 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 11:51 AM EST
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engletl wrote:
well I didn't want to make my list a "pottsian" style post, so I had to leave a few off

now if we were talking Bass guitar, I have Billy Sheehan all alone (I know there are others) but he was just crazy live



Blushing

Sheehan is in the same category as Vai to me...I can appreciate the guy...it's just in a band...say...those 2 were in the SAME band!...they shine a bit brighter!

Bassists?

Think

Chris Squire
Bootsy Collins
Paul McCartney
Flea
Geddy Lee
Geezer Butler
Steve Harris
Ryan Martinie
John Taylor
Jaco Pastorius
Norwood Fisher
Graham Maby
Gene Simmons
John Paul Jones
John Entwistle
Doug Wimbish
Phil Lynott
Les Claypool


All have a special somewhere in my playing ability...I stole a bit here...grabbed a bit there...liked what they did right there and nodded in approval so much...I took a whole riff and stretched it...altered the time...threw it through a sequencer and made it mine all mine.
engletl Offline
#136 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 12:07 PM EST
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And i also forgot

Vic Wooten
dstieger Offline
#137 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 12:54 PM EST
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You both also forgot Stanley Clarke.
I won't prod the argument about best....I'll just list my 5 favorites. I love the slappers

Vic
Flea
Les
Bootsy
Stanley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrav_MSMjNs
frankj1 Offline
#138 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 6:33 PM EST
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tailgater wrote:
Johnny Winter was pretty good.


I'd say great, just my opinion.
teedubbya Offline
#139 Posted: Mon, Apr 8 2013, 6:51 PM EST
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Too lazy to read. Did anyone say Chet Atkins?
bs_kwaj Offline
#140 Posted: Tue, Apr 9 2013, 3:10 PM EST
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Just came across this video. One of the best videos of Jimi I've seen.

Jimi Hendrix Red House Live Stockholm 1969

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ypkLenWkOI
Mine1234 Offline
#141 Posted: Tue, Apr 9 2013, 3:14 PM EST
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Dr... Les Claypool is by far the most inventive and talented bass player, by far! I am very fortunate to have a bass player in my band that can play him to a tee! We break a lot of Primus songs out in our sets and the crowds really dig them. Some even ask if they are our own songs.... silly noobs.
Palama Offline
#142 Posted: Fri, Jul 24 2020, 4:11 PM EST
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And of course, this one too.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#143 Posted: Fri, Jul 24 2020, 4:27 PM EST
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Nope. Not going to risk brain exploding. Entirely dependent on genre and mood of the listener at a given time. Great guitarists are like Lays chips. You can't have just one.
CelticBomber Offline
#144 Posted: Fri, Jul 24 2020, 4:30 PM EST
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Eddie Hazel on Funkadelic's Standing On The Verge of Getting It On Amazing performance
MACS Offline
#145 Posted: Fri, Jul 24 2020, 5:13 PM EST
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Wait... nobody voted for buckethead?

To add to what SOB said... you got the Gibson Les Paul sound or ya got the Fender Strat sound... and all the accompanying accoutrements to make a specific sound. What'cha wanna hear right now?
Palama Offline
#146 Posted: Fri, Jul 24 2020, 5:28 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Wait... nobody voted for buckethead?

To add to what SOB said... you got the Gibson Les Paul sound or ya got the Fender Strat sound... and all the accompanying accoutrements to make a specific sound. What'cha wanna hear right now?


And if you broaden it to acoustic guitar then you'd have to add in someone like Andre Segovia.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#147 Posted: Fri, Jul 24 2020, 6:46 PM EST
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And Robert Johnson tunes were a lot more complex than he usually gets credit for...

Dammit! Nope, not sucking me into this
clickbangdead Offline
#148 Posted: Fri, Jul 24 2020, 7:49 PM EST
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Here's something awesome:


https://youtu.be/o6rBK0BqL2w
frankj1 Offline
#149 Posted: Fri, Jul 24 2020, 10:14 PM EST
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just gonna mention Richard Thompson one more time.

on the list of any type of guitar
JadeRose Offline
#150 Posted: Sat, Jul 25 2020, 8:38 AM EST
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DrMaddVibe wrote:
Looks like a lot of people vote for Jimi Hendrix as the best guitarist...I did too.




I was just reminded of one candidate that hasn't been brought to the table yet.





This is the man that Jimi would go to for "lessons" and technique.







Anyone know who he is?




Many people have been associated to being Jimi's "favorite" guitarist through the years. Billy Gibbons, Albert King, Rory Gallagher and one that has not been mentioned here but damn well should be.....Terry Kath.

Kath got screwed. He was the heart and soul of Chicago and those albums before he died are astonishingly good. The live albums are even better. Kath's mastery of his instrument was total and you could feel the heart he played with. Peter Cetera ruined that band and ruined Kath. This is one of my favorite videos on the intertubes.....The aggressive style and impatience that Kath displays waiting on the drummer is intense. PLUS...Kath had the balls to tell the British press what he (rightly) REALLY thought of Clapton..."HE SUCKS". So while I may think Jimi was the best, Jimi thought Kath was.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7jimg
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