Current Greats and all time greatest Guitar players

[FBEAR]

Chris Duarte is awesome, too.

And did anyone see the Steve Vai/Tony MacAlpine/Billy Sheehan bit on the Clapton Crossroads Benefit disc? Wicked cool. Hurts my feelings everytime.

speaking of feelings, you were right about Tin Pan Alley by SRV, it's on a jukebox close to me, way cool. Good for a slow dance at last call.

I also have to handed it to Jeff Beck. Way cool, and very creative, right up there with hendrix for uniqueness. John McLaughlin is not to shabby either.

Yeah, CC for the mention of Tin Pan Alley and Jeff Beck, zzz. Don't know if you have this concert on DVD, but it's absolutely priceless.

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The version of 'Tin Pan Alley' off the In the Beginning album is an absolute masterpiece!

Sounds like Texas Flood to me, but that's a pretty good one too.

[Von Milash]

Not sure how I missed this thread..


I like the technical virtuosos.... EVH, Vai, Satch, Nuno, John Petrucci, Marty Freidman.

EVH once said that Alan Holdsworth was the only player to even make him wonder how he did "that." That says a ton about your playing.

Eric Johnson was pretty good too.

[Von Milash]

also randy rhoads

[Lords Gym]

Here's something you might dig, LG. Steve Vai and Tony McAlpine chopping heads. A bit out of tune in part, but some quality shred.


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cc enjoyed those clips mate ! good stuff

[Von Milash]

I pissed my pants the first time I saw this.... the greatest shredder ever, bar none.

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[Von Milash]

and my favorite 7minutes of guitar EVER...

watch closely... at the end of his wicked shred the crowd is dead silent, at which point john shields the light from his eyes, looks out like "WTF?" and then looks at (I think ) James LaBrie like, "WTF, no applause?!"
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[Lords Gym]

cc #130 enjoyed that Von.

. I like a good melodic solo, with thephrasing mixed in with the speed..I also really dig John Myung
he been with dream threater from the beginning.. He can sure play that bass guiltar .

John Myung - Free Port Jam

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[Von Milash]

779 back! good stuff. myung can do things on a bass that MOST guys can't do on a guitar.

[TheBESTP4P]

speaking of guitar players dont u hate the POSERS? yes the POSERS who never could play a chord but FAKED it the whole time on stage or in video? doesnt that piss you off?

[Lords Gym]

779 back! good stuff. myung can do things on a bass that MOST guys can't do on a guitar.

truth that !

[The Shadow]

Chris Duarte is awesome, too.

And did anyone see the Steve Vai/Tony MacAlpine/Billy Sheehan bit on the Clapton Crossroads Benefit disc? Wicked cool. Hurts my feelings everytime.

speaking of feelings, you were right about Tin Pan Alley by SRV, it's on a jukebox close to me, way cool. Good for a slow dance at last call.

I also have to handed it to Jeff Beck. Way cool, and very creative, right up there with hendrix for uniqueness. John McLaughlin is not to shabby either.

Yeah, CC for the mention of Tin Pan Alley and Jeff Beck, zzz. Don't know if you have this concert on DVD, but it's absolutely priceless.

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The version of 'Tin Pan Alley' off the In the Beginning album is an absolute masterpiece!

Sounds like Texas Flood to me, but that's a pretty good one too.

Yes, it's Texas Flood. Can't find a video clip of Tin Pan Alley that equals the live performance off In the Beginning.

[bcollins]

Interesting theory. I actually thought that for a moment myself. But Gilbert is a world class virtuoso and I don't know why he would do something like that.
It doesn't make any sense to me.

Who knows? Gilbert is the type to do something crazy like that, for sure. If you watch videos of them, their technique is similar - left and right hand position, pick grip, angle of the elbow, etc, etc.

Probably not true, but it's fun to speculate!

Re: buckethead his name is Brian Carroll

I've seen that piece, too - but I still don't know if I buy it or not.
CC for finding that old profile - I miss Guitar for the Practicing Musician - the way it used to be!

[The Shadow]

I've seen that piece, too - but I still don't know if I buy it or not.
CC for finding that old profile - I miss Guitar for the Practicing Musician - the way it used to be!

Guitar for the practicing musician was a great magazine. The only one that I would recommend now is Guitar One. Out of all the other rags out there it covers a fair amount of different styles and players.

CC back

[The Shadow]

I pissed my pants the first time I saw this.... the greatest shredder ever, bar none.

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No, don't think so. There are an abundance of players who can meet those metronome settings, excluding myself. Petrucci has sound technique but he doesn't have the legato chops of Allan Holdsworth or this guy:

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Shame he is no longer with us. R.I.P. Lane

[FBEAR]

Sorry Shadow but what that Lane guy is doing is impossible.

What do you think of Steve Lukather? He seems pretty good to me. Here is a clip of him playing with Jeff Beck.

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Funny thing about Jeff Beck, he may not be as technically spectacular as some of these guys, but his style has an unconventionality about him that few can duplicate.