Great Guitarists in Rock History

[Ken Stallings]

As good as that video was, there are better live recordings of that Lindsey Buckingham song, "So Afraid." The version Fleetwood Mac decided to put on their two-volume anthology CD has far better tempo and clarity. I marvel at it every time I hear it.

Ken

 

[Brian_Gladden]

Some of the great ones are no longer with us...

The late Great Jeff Healey

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Stevie Ray Vaughn

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[EasyEd]

Hey All,

This guy is not rock but I know of no other guitarist who simply created a sound all his own - copied by many but none are as good as the original. He was the signature sound behind Johnny Cash until he died in 1968. He has his fans who define him as the greatest ever - I can't argue with that if the definition of being the greatest is to define a sound that is yours and yours alone. Can anyone here name him without doing the google thing? He's in the back on the right.

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-Ed-

 

[Ken Stallings]

Chet Atkins?

Ken

 

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

Not Chet.

-Ed-

 

[tigisfat]

If any of you are largely unfamiliar with Dimebag Darrell's work, please don't pass this by. Give it a serious listen on decent speakers. It's a simple but incredibly beautiful piece, and it's harder to play than it sounds. This is an example of true guitar mastery.


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[tigisfat]

Holy crap he plays clean...:salute: Does anyone else wish he was never in that garbage band pantera? Sure they had their share of rickin' songs, but imagine what he could've done in a band without clowns such as Phil Anselmo.

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[Mathias]

Hey All,

This guy is not rock but I know of no other guitarist who simply created a sound all his own - copied by many but none are as good as the original. He was the signature sound behind Johnny Cash until he died in 1968. He has his fans who define him as the greatest ever - I can't argue with that if the definition of being the greatest is to define a sound that is yours and yours alone. Can anyone here name him without doing the google thing? He's in the back on the right.

-Ed-

That would be a dude with the initials L.P.
Brings us to another of the true great guitarists, though not a rocker his cooperation with Gibson probably had some serious influence on today's music.
Lester William Polsfuss a.k.a Les Paul who just passed away last August at age 94

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....and can't resist, one shot of yours truely celebrating the heritage.

 

[Jean Bomber]

There is a Before and After...

...Jimi Hendrix ,the man who showed how to use the Electric guitar to invent the Rock we know today,some rock bands at this time was suddently outdated ,like a meteor dead too soon

One of my favorites

R-I-P Jimi :salute:

JP

 

[Bjoern]

The usual suspects:


Sel Belamir (Amplifier), for making a guitar sound way more than a guitar.
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Matthew Bellamy (Muse) for creativity and diversity.
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Joey Eppard (3), for playing it the spanish way and making it sound good.
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Honorable mention:
Ian D'Sa (Billy Talent) for his truly unique, yet diverse style.
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[Ken Stallings]

Well, I was debating guessing Les Paul or Chet Atkins. Obviously, I chose wrongly. So, you might have this one Mathias!

Ken

 

[Mathias]

Well, I was debating guessing Les Paul or Chet Atkins. Obviously, I chose wrongly. So, you might have this one Mathias!

Ken

He Ken, in this case L.P. is for Luther Perkins.

 

[Railrunner130]

I'm not sure where to start. Several excellent guitarists have already been mentioned- Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Steve Vai.

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One guitarist that quickly came to my personal forefront is Joe Satriani. His work with Chickenfoot is phenomenal!

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Still another that disappeared, but will (according to the latest rumors) soon return is Eddie Van Halen. Another favorite is Dick Dale.

 

[gecko65]

Recent history . . . let it play out - it just gets better:

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[Henry]

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[Henry]

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[Ken Stallings]

He Ken, in this case L.P. is for Luther Perkins.

Well, I have to say I'm not familiar with any pioneering style by this guy. In fact, this is the first time I've heard of him! LOL!!

That famous "chug-chug" beat was from Johnny Cash's acoustic guitar. So, what exactly did this guy do that defined a new style?

Ken

 

[burcham8]

Knopfler...Knopfler...Knopfler!!!

Marc

 

[tigisfat]

Knopfler...Knopfler...Knopfler!!!

Marc

Please clue me in! I love his recordings, and the solo for sultans of swing is one ofo the best ever, but sometimes I wonder if it's even him or a stand-in playing for him. His live work reminds me of Kansas in that the songs are almost ruined for me hearing them live because they are so lifeless. Knopfler just seems to fall flat for me live. I've never heard the full and correct solos played for any of his songs, they're always simplified as if he can't muster up the skills to repeat what was on the recording. The hallmark of legendary guitar players is the ability to record well, then play even better live.

 

[Henry]

most people actually play better live
its hard to put the same thing in the studio
after you have done it once its gone after that
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