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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by KateR » Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:50 pm

aclaretinstevenage wrote:
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I'll play KateR..... :) :)
https://youtu.be/-kmm5VXtLi0

and https://youtu.be/UEHwO_UEp7A.

That girl is some performer...a latter day Janis Joplin perhaps!!
:) Yes she is, but goes across the range, the one Steve shared previous thread for Led Zep, playing to them in concert singing Stairway to Heaven was fantastic.

These links with Joe are new for me and I love Blues, and definitely on a par with Jeff Beck and a different kind of music, love finding new ones, must be millions that I haven't seen, thank you :D
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Belial » Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:05 pm

I'll go:

Rocky George
Nuno Bettencourt
Dave Navarro
Slash/Izzy
Dimebag Darrell
Randy Rhoads
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by KateR » Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:08 pm

a bit of nostalgia for the older members here, was only driving through a few weeks ago, he wasn't bad you know, actually by my standards he is brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxoJkDQdNBI

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Wile E Coyote » Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:15 pm

steve howe
george lynch
brain robertson
steve vai
joe satriani
nuno bettencourt
bill nelson
leslie westhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn-wj4pRpIE
the last bloke needs a few more lessons
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by claretabroad » Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:20 pm

Angus Young (AC/DC)
Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
Joey Santiago (The Pixies)
Ron Asheton (The Stooges)
William Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground)

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by The Enclosure » Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:24 pm

These three lads can play a bit.
https://youtu.be/wKlEVtA_TGQ

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by what_no_pies » Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:02 pm

Adam Nutter

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Funkydrummer » Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:44 am


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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Funkydrummer » Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:48 am

Rory Gallagher with Jack Bruce. Something special.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX4s49N ... dio=1&t=75

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Jel » Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:55 am

I can't believe that nobody has included David Gilmore, totally iconic sound.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Funkydrummer » Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:07 am

Nils Lofgren, Keith Don't Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coNqbqnH3AM

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Quicknick » Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:41 am

So many to choose from. Rather arbitrarily narrowed it down to Bill Nelson [my number 1], Dave Gilmour, Laurie Wisefield, Neil Young, Frank Zappa, Robin Trower. I was assuming the OP meant lead guitarists and not bassists, otherwise I'd have included Martin Turner and Chris Squire.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by longhair » Wed Sep 09, 2020 5:58 am

Steve hillage
Dave gilmore
jimmy page
Roy harper
Derek trucks

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Clarets4me » Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:07 am

KateR wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:08 pm
a bit of nostalgia for the older members here, was only driving through a few weeks ago, he wasn't bad you know, actually by my standards he is brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxoJkDQdNBI
Before his solo fame, Glen Campbell was part of the " Wrecking Crew ", the LA based group of session players who started as Phil Spector's House Band but went on to play for virtually everyone in the sixties and early seventies. Drummer Hal Blaine was reported to have played on over 140 Top 10 hits from " I got you Babe " to " Strangers in the Night ", from " Can't Help falling in love " to " Bridge over Troubled Water " .....
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Herts Clarets » Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:38 am

Bruce J Dickinson
Steve Rothery
Stuart Adamson
Johnny Marr
Sam Wood
Dave Gilmour

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by 4:20 » Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:01 am

Pete Townshend
Gordon Giltrap
Jimmy Page
Dave Gilmour
Malcolm Young
Brian May

Pretty standard, I love big sound and rhythm.
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Foreverly Claret » Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:22 am

Depends what kind of guitar playing you're talking about .For rhythm lead Don Everly has got to be in the frame closely followed by Neil Simon .Always liked Joe Brown but Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry are on my list because I'm an old fashioned rocker at heart .

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by The Enclosure » Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:57 am

Yes i did originally mean lead guitarists but some talented bass guys of course.
Three of my favourites would be Jack Bruce of Cream , John Paul Jones of Led Zep and Geddy Lee of Rush.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by appleton » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:14 am

I like it simple so here with a favourite track I offer:
Hank Marvin - Apache
Peter Green - The Supernatural
Wilko Johnson - Back in the Night
Alvin Lee - Bluest Blue
Taddy Porter - Mean Bitch
Chris Shiflett – At Times Like These, if only we were going to be hearing that blast out again ths Saturday at 3pm.
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by The Enclosure » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:32 am

Just got Alexa to play that Bluest Blue track appleton ,it is excellent.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by dermotdermot » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:33 am

Just a mention for Jerry Garcia, Mike Bloomfield and Jorma Kaukonen who have been totally overlooked on this thread.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Belial » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:51 am

dermotdermot wrote:
Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:33 am
Just a mention for Jerry Garcia, Mike Bloomfield and Jorma Kaukonen who have been totally overlooked on this thread.
Or Keith Richards, or Joe Satriani!

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by dermotdermot » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:58 am

Belial wrote:
Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:51 am
Or Keith Richards, or Joe Satriani!
Keith Richards! Of course. So many memorable riffs.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by BennyD » Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:54 pm

Mark Knopfler
Chet Atkins

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Pimlico_Claret » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:43 pm

Matt Bellamy from Muse

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Im_not_Robbie_Blake » Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:09 pm

Jan Akkerman - the legend

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by dougcollins » Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:16 pm

Gratifying to see so many mentions for fellow Yorkshireman Bill Nelson - probably the most under-rated British guitarist ever.

Best guitarist I've seen live was Rory Gallagher.
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Right_winger » Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:23 pm

Really depends on your musical preference.

Anyway here’s mines,

Samantha Fish,
Eric Clapton,
John Frusciante,
Buckethead,
Herman Li.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by EarbyClaret » Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:23 pm

A lot to do with the music you grew up with I'm sure:

Stuart Adamson
John McGeogh
Bernard Sumner
Craig Scanlon
Brix E Smith

Bass

Jean Jacques Burnel
Steve Jones (played lead and bass on NMTB)

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Devils_Advocate » Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:10 pm

Surprised no-ones mentioned Bruce Foxton of The Jam.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by kritichris » Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:12 pm

If any one has the time they should review al the previous posts and come up with a consensus..mais pas moi

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by HunterST_BFC » Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:22 pm

Some great selection on this.
I can't believe Joey Santiago not mentioned !

Johnny Marr
George Harrison
Joey Santiago
Keith Richards
Thurston Moore
Little Barrie (check him out)

I could pick many more. Sometimes less is more with music.

Boring (even if well executed) technically brilliant long solo's are not for me really.
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by COBBLE » Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:41 pm

There have been so many guitar performances that have transported me to heaven, including some punk.

But I will go for the music I love and how the playing supported the song - so its Joe Messina.

Ry Cooder should be in any reasonably long list.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by basil6345789 » Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:45 pm

Bert Weedon
Peter Green
Eddie Willis
Robert White
Dennis Coffey
Steve Cropper
Probably the best I've seen live - Jimi Hendrix

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by basil6345789 » Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:46 pm

Bert Weedon
Peter Green
Eddie Willis
Robert White
Dennis Coffey
Steve Cropper
Probably the best I've seen live - Jimi Hendrix

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by KateR » Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:56 pm

these Texas good old boys can still play a little, usually on at the Houston Rodeo, tried to get tickets for them this year but sold out in minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae829mF ... 3Mv4MyjaEw

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by addisclaret » Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:03 am

Alvin Lee - Going Home (Woodstock version) - watch until the end for the water melon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YB7qyn5MVs

David Gilmour - Comfortably Numb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHKG7EMxWW8

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6G53BMgugo

B.B. King - Lucille
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y8QxOjuYHg

Jimmy Page - Stairway to Heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbhCPt6PZIU

Mark Knopfler - Telegraph Road
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Wp2ASqyxI
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by dermotdermot » Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:28 am

Right_winger wrote:
Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:23 pm
Really depends on your musical preference.

Anyway here’s mines,

Samantha Fish,
Eric Clapton,
John Frusciante,
Buckethead,
Herman Li.
One of these is obviously known but the rest, I haven’t a clue.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Right_winger » Thu Sep 10, 2020 3:44 am

dermotdermot wrote:
Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:28 am
One of these is obviously known but the rest, I haven’t a clue.
Here’s some examples.

Samantha fish.
https://youtu.be/yHGKgKChPqA

Eric Clapton
https://youtu.be/k7OwGS3jJ4E

John Frusciante
https://youtu.be/fV9IJVoFR_Q

Buckethead

https://youtu.be/MEDB4xJsXVo

Herman Li

https://youtu.be/lRt54xjIq7w

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by steve_f » Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:56 am

Julian Bream, sadly passed away August 2020
Gary Moore anther great that has sadly passed away
Two totally different styles but brilliant in their field

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by CJW » Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:05 am

Page
Gilmour
Lifeson
Blackmore
Gallagher
Me.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by morpheus2 » Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:41 am

Some young Japanese guy off Youtube, can't recall his name though, sorry.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by ecc » Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:35 am

Jimi Hendrix
Johnny Marr
Nels Cline
Paul Simon

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by claretabroad » Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:04 am

appleton wrote:
Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:14 am
I like it simple so here with a favourite track I offer:
Hank Marvin - Apache
Peter Green - The Supernatural
Wilko Johnson - Back in the Night
Alvin Lee - Bluest Blue
Taddy Porter - Mean Bitch
Chris Shiflett – At Times Like These, if only we were going to be hearing that blast out again ths Saturday at 3pm.
Taddy Porter? Rocksmith is a fun bit of software.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Dougall » Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:46 pm

Hendrix
Santana
SRV
Gary Moore
Bonamassa
Satriani
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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by KateR » Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:16 pm

one I had forgotten about and probably not in my top six but I do like :)

Peter Frampton, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I know a few mentioned George but this is a great cover I think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkhKdGgycN8

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by KateR » Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:28 pm

and as if by magic, here is a comparison, same song, played/sung by a few unknowns, must have been quite a concert! :)

Guitars: George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton
Drums: Ringo Star, Phil Collins
Percussion: Ray Cooper
Bass: Mark King
Keyboard: Jools Holland
Piano: Elton John

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDs2Bkq6UU4

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Jeffbfc » Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:39 pm

Brian Robertson
Ted Nugent
Andy Powell
Alex Lifeson
Eddie Clarke
Malcolm Young

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by Steve1956 » Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:42 pm

Carlos Santana.....end of thread.

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Re: Your top six favourite guitar players

Post by KateR » Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:45 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Thu Sep 10, 2020 7:42 pm
Carlos Santana.....end of thread.
I don't think so :lol:

this one is just for you Steve

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKlEVtA_TGQ

And, they are or were members of the Yarbirds just out of interest.
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