Members vikingrat Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 Punky Meadows. CC Deville. Paul Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 After careful deliberation and looking at my avatar for six months I have to mention George Harrison.From what I have read about him in the studio he spent a lot of time getting his parts 'just right' for the the songs. He did not allow his guitar playing to suck and I think we all have to agree that what he recorded has certainly stood the test of time.When I see some of the early Beatles live stuff on YouTube I have to say that his playing is outstanding - even under the conditions they were performing in.A friend of mine saw him in Toronto in the early 70s. The L.A. Express were the opening act with Robben Ford on guitar. When Hari's set came up, the Express were joined by Billy Preston and became his backup band.George's voice was not so good that night and Billy had to hit some of the high notes for him but, according to my friend, he made up for it by turning it into a night of outstanding guitar playing by him and Robben Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danswon Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 There is no such thing as a player that is unable to suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilMinstrel Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 Rory GallagherWolf HoffmannDevin Townshend as a guitarist only, can't see him getting stuck in many musical situations. ...and Gary Moore. can't believe he hasn't been mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meowy Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not really a great guitar player, but Tom Petty never has an off performance, magic every time. I love Tom Petty and there are people who will "dis" him because he does not have uncanny chops. Mike Campbell smokes him chops-wise. I think he is a great player because he knows who he is and stays within himself, a "less is more" player and one of the great rhythm players of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FoonkySteve Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 Brian May--was mentioned earlier in the thread - never seen as much as a single fluff or bum note ever. Nails it everytime, like the record, perfect tone perfect execution, terrible waistcoats. Ive been to 3 G3's back in the 90's - 00's seen Vai make a balls of a few songs, satch almost flawless Brian may - flawless, effortless, megaperm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 After careful deliberation and looking at my avatar for six months I have to mention George Harrison. From what I have read about him in the studio he spent a lot of time getting his parts 'just right' for the the songs. He did not allow his guitar playing to suck and I think we all have to agree that what he recorded has certainly stood the test of time. When I see some of the early Beatles live stuff on YouTube I have to say that his playing is outstanding - even under the conditions they were performing in. A friend of mine saw him in Toronto in the early 70s. The L.A. Express were the opening act with Robben Ford on guitar. When Hari's set came up, the Express were joined by Billy Preston and became his backup band. George's voice was not so good that night and Billy had to hit some of the high notes for him but, according to my friend, he made up for it by turning it into a night of outstanding guitar playing by him and Robben Ford. I like to say that as my playing has evolved over the years, I've come to admire George Harrison's elegant playing more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 mike ness. i've seen social d probably 20 times in my life and his solo gig a handful of times and he has consistently delivered an incredibly kickass show; even the tour where he had a broken arm from a skateboarding accident and had ron emory from TSOL filling in on guitar for him. coolest. mother{censored}er. ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sale83 Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 and once again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 SRV Setzer Knopfler Malmsteen Gilbert Satch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fersnachi Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 Fruciante and Maybe Greenwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 Billy {censored}in' Gibbons. I don't know about that, recently, his playing has sucked bigtime but the tone is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not really a great guitar player, but Tom Petty never has an off performance, magic every time. lol. It's hard suck when you only play 3 chords. I like him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etawful Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 Has anyone said Zappa yet? No? Then Zappa too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 ... George Harrison's elegant playing ... well said elegant |?el?g?nt|adjectiveingenious and simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meowy Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 lol. It's hard suck when you only play 3 chords.I like him though. If you think Tom Petty only plays 3 chords then you are not listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheBlueStrat Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 I love Tom Petty and there are people who will "dis" him because he does not have uncanny chops. Mike Campbell smokes him chops-wise. I think he is a great player because he knows who he is and stays within himself, a "less is more" player and one of the great rhythm players of all time Yeah Tom Petty doesn't have virtuoso chops, but I've never met anyone who diss him for that, it's usually that they don't like his nasally voice but I like it. Plus his songs are as you said, inside his limits and genius in its simplicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatheadpete Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Billy {censored}in Gibbons.I'll agree with Mike Nes and Setzer. Never seen Brian live but that dude can flat out play! Did I mention Billy {censored}in Gibbons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Jimmy Page. His slop is just honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BydoEmpire Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Guthrie Govan is just unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 Has anyone said Zappa yet? No? Then Zappa too That's one that came to mind. Not really my all time favorite, but dammit you can't ignore the musicianship and range he could cover. Of course everyone mentioned on this list is like one of my favorite players so in all actuality I'm pretty easily impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 id like to nominate chad kroeger to this list. hes got good skills with rocks(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 id like to nominate chad kroeger to this list. hes got good skills with rocks(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 If you think Tom Petty only plays 3 chords then you are not listening. Okay, I admit to exaggerating but I play about 5 of his songs as we have the same vocal range, which isn't saying much but by and large, his playing is pretty simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted September 7, 2011 Members Share Posted September 7, 2011 search "nickelback rocks" on youtube to bask in his greatness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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