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Jayems · 03-10-2007, 08:36 PM

zakk wylde

Hack&Lube · 03-10-2007, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by eagle60

That kid is absoloutly nuts. Thanks for posting that. SOme of the stuff he pulls out in those videos is unbelievable

I seriously don't think any other guitartist's name posted in this thread could hold a candle to that kid. Of course, he could be in his 30s or something. Plus his name is Fernando Miyata! Brazillian guy with a Japanese last name. Mysterious...like his amazing powers.

Azure · 03-10-2007, 09:48 PM

Herman Li.

Hands down.

Hack&Lube · 03-10-2007, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Azure

Herman Li.

Hands down.

That Brazillian guy could destroy Dragonforce with his little pinky

Mightyfire89 · 03-11-2007, 12:18 AM

Haven't read the thread.

For me this topic starts and ends with one name...

David Gilmour

That is all.

Canuck-Hater · 03-11-2007, 12:20 AM

Dimebag Darrell, Hendrix, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Steve Vai

Hack&Lube · 03-11-2007, 01:04 AM

Seriously guys, just goto page 5 and see the Brazillian guy! Easily puts Vai to shame at the least.

kong_jr. · 03-11-2007, 03:11 AM

That fat Brazillian guy is pretty good. I find, though, that distortion often hides imperfections. He seemed pretty damn good though, but I wouldn't say better than most.

My favorite guitarists are John Lee Hooker and Mark Knopfler.

However, one of my favorite guitar songs is Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson. Shoot, the vid I wanted to link from youtube was taken down due to copy right. Oh well, this is a more drawn out version of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHjDHdu8IQM

Hack&Lube · 03-11-2007, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by kong_jr.

That fat Brazillian guy is pretty good. I find, though, that distortion often hides imperfections. He seemed pretty damn good though, but I wouldn't say better than most.

My favorite guitarists are John Lee Hooker and Mark Knopfler.

However, one of my favorite guitar songs is Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson. Shoot, the vid I wanted to link from youtube was taken down due to copy right. Oh well, this is a more drawn out version of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHjDHdu8IQM

But he's mostly playing clean, he's just playing so fast it sound like distortion. He does have a phaser in there. Few in the world can play clean like Eric Johnson, that's a whole different game. I can play the first bar of Cliffs of Dover only (the screaming guitar intro of the normal short version that's at like 3:37 in that version). And very badly if I might say so myself. Rumors was EJ was discovered by Prince of all people. It's too bad EJ only comes out with a big album once a decade or less. Still Manhatten and Cliffs of Dover are timeless. I used to have a bootleg recording of him playing on Austin City Limits on PBS from 1983. I wish I could find it.

Azure · 03-11-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

That Brazillian guy could destroy Dragonforce with his little pinky

Youtube was blocked at work, so I couldn't watch the videos you posted until now.

I must say, wow.

Ford Prefect · 03-11-2007, 06:26 PM

Cool thread ... good to see so many dynamite blues guitarists mentioned. It seems the electric guys have been covered very well, but the acoustic guys aren't getting their fair share of acclaim, so here's a few acoustic guys I think are very talented ... Norman Blake, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch, Ry Cooder, Doc Watson, Leo Kotke, Don Ross, Jerry Douglas, David Bromberg and John Fahey.

One electric blues guy who I didn't see mentioned who's pretty hot is Ronnie Earl.

Hanna Sniper · 03-11-2007, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

But he's mostly playing clean, he's just playing so fast it sound like distortion. He does have a phaser in there.

I would say a flanger, didn’t pick out a phaser myself

Phaneuf3 · 03-11-2007, 07:22 PM

didn't read through the entire thread. stopped when zakk wylde's name started getting tossed around.

reason why i started playing guitar: randy rhoads
reasons why i got serious: steve vai & shawn lane
reasons why i got serious about acoustic playing and IMO the best guitar player of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYTZ5...elated&search=

Ford Prefect · 03-11-2007, 07:55 PM

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reasons why i got serious about acoustic playing and IMO the best guitar player of all time:

Hedges is very good alright. He has a song on Beyond Boundaries titled Bensusan, which I believe is a tribute to another great guitarist ... Pierre Bensusan. If you haven't already heard him, he's somebody you might enjoy. Adrian Legg is another good guitarist in this vein. Legg is a bit more like Leo Kotke though.

Five-hole · 03-12-2007, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by eagle60

That kid is absoloutly nuts. Thanks for posting that. SOme of the stuff he pulls out in those videos is unbelievable

Surely I can't be the only one who found the "music" totally boring.

redforever · 03-12-2007, 10:09 AM

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Surely I can't be the only one who found the "music" totally boring.

Nope, you are not the only one. Absolutely no soul or feeling to it, all the same. Yes, fast, lots of fingering, but fast does not equate to more talent.

Steve Vai on the other hand makes the guitar sing. There is a difference between playing an instrument and making that instrument sing.

the-rasta-masta · 03-12-2007, 10:13 AM

IMO Clapton is passing the torch as best guitar player over to John Mayer right now. Kid is unreal. He is going to be the guitarist for the new generation.

Burninator · 03-12-2007, 10:18 AM

Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
John Petrucci

Burninator · 03-12-2007, 10:46 AM

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That one guy sounds better than a lot of bands.

troutman · 03-12-2007, 11:04 AM

Don't forget troutman and Fingo (aka The Handsome Gadabouts), live at Lower Kananaskis Lakes: