Oh. All those times Wilbur was gushing over the 11 and a half, I thought he was referring to stirrup length.
250 Greatest Guitarists
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Shame on you both!!!!! You forgot the best of all.....
lol A thousand pardons. Actually like Bake's use of old school (only one back then) fuzz box. Not a bad riff, either.
LOL I agree...I think he is still alive & kicking
Speaking of fuzz tone, check out this one from a great young guitarist, Grace Bowers. I've seen some of her work and she blows away a bunch of folks on that RS list.
Seems fitting that Charlie Parr and Bob Dylan are both from Duluth, Minnesota. Parr's music is worth checking out. It makes you feel like you still reside in a bygone era. Great folk and slide player.
This one is a major miss: Louie Shelton, a member of the famed Wrecking Crew of session musicians. As an in-demand guitarist, Shelton played on songs by a ton of noted artists. Here's the list from Wiki. Wow.
Marvin Gaye, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Boz Scaggs, Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Jackson 5, Neil Diamond, John Lennon, Barbra Streisand, the Carpenters, the Mamas & the Papas, Glen Campbell, Ella Fitzgerald, the Partridge Family, James Brown, Diana Ross, Otis Spann, Whitney Houston, Joe Cocker, Kenny Rogers, Henry Mancini, Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones, Lalo Schifrin and Victor Wooten.[5] He played the guitar solo on Lionel Richie's hit "Hello", Boz Scaggs's "Lowdown" and David Gates' "Do You Believe He's Coming".
One example of his dexterity on the instrument:
Marvin Gaye, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Boz Scaggs, Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Jackson 5, Neil Diamond, John Lennon, Barbra Streisand, the Carpenters, the Mamas & the Papas, Glen Campbell, Ella Fitzgerald, the Partridge Family, James Brown, Diana Ross, Otis Spann, Whitney Houston, Joe Cocker, Kenny Rogers, Henry Mancini, Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones, Lalo Schifrin and Victor Wooten.[5] He played the guitar solo on Lionel Richie's hit "Hello", Boz Scaggs's "Lowdown" and David Gates' "Do You Believe He's Coming".
One example of his dexterity on the instrument:
Not sure if Ace and Paul rate inclusion on the list. But reading some of the comments in the article below, a bunch of tremendous players pinpoint Ace as an influence and praise his solos.
www.guitarworld.com
“People don’t talk about Ace doing his pick-tapping thing. Considering this was ’77, before Eddie Van Halen did Eruption, it's even more mind-blowing”: Eric Johnson, Nuno Bettencourt, and 40 other guitar legends share their favorite Kiss guitar momen
Ahead of their very last show, an all-star cast of rock guitar luminaries reveal how they were influenced by the Hottest Band in the Land
www.guitarworld.com
Just read this interview with someone on the list, Keith Richards. Some cool stuff within, especially if you're a fan of The Stones.
www.guitarplayer.com
“It’s the sound of the Stones: a five-string with a six-string on top. Guitars are amazing things – you can make an orchestra out of them…” Keith Richards on life without Charlie, The Beatles and the Stones, and new album Hackney Diamonds
In an exclusive interview, Keith Richards talks about the magic of the new album Hackney Diamonds, and why losing a string created a whole new sound for the Rolling Stones
www.guitarplayer.com
Not the family but Sharon has some "body" of work......she picks my stringsJust read this interview with someone on the list, Keith Richards. Some cool stuff within, especially if you're a fan of The Stones.
“It’s the sound of the Stones: a five-string with a six-string on top. Guitars are amazing things – you can make an orchestra out of them…” Keith Richards on life without Charlie, The Beatles and the Stones, and new album Hackney Diamonds
In an exclusive interview, Keith Richards talks about the magic of the new album Hackney Diamonds, and why losing a string created a whole new sound for the Rolling Stones
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A personal favorite, Colin Hay. Great singer-songwriter and player. One of the most beautiful songs ever written:
Who's a better guitarist, Mark Farner or Lou Reed or the Deal Sisters who made the list?this is a lot of work following all of this, yeesh
Really getting down the list here. Rule of thumb is that when you get down to Mark Farner or Erik Brann, that's about it
kinda sorry I brought this up, now I can't get Inside Looking Out out of my head
speaking of meh players, remember Vinnie Martell from the Fudge? Saw him a few years ago and he apparently has been practicing all these years. He's pretty good now. They still play live with the original guys without Bogert (of course) but with A LOT of black hair dye. Now that was an infuential band, at least on LI when I was a kid. Play covers your own way and trade that Farfisa for a 10,000 pound B3 and a 4,000 Leslie (yeah thanks for that Mark)
Now I have that fuckin' song in my head, too. lol
Great add with Martell and Vanilla Fudge. What a band. They influenced so many, especially with the guitar over the powerhouse B3. The late Ken Hensley (another monster B3/Leslie player) has said Uriah Heep were mega fans of VF and were influenced by thier sound and vocal blending, something Heep took to another level in the 70s.
I have a question for you two experts......Why when the talk about great guitarist is it always the six string guitar.......Why not the air Guitar? I can put on a real top show.....I play with both hands & my feet & my teeth. They always leave me out.
No but really for a few seconds let me be sincere why not the 12 string guitar? Really or 24 string.....these are my favorites & only a few players play them really well. Why does the six get all of the credit? Ant Phillips is amazing on one & plays it as a lead 80% of the time