Comments on: Best guitarists http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2010/02/best-guitarists.html Blogging since 2005 and still not David Gilmour Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:18:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Riviera http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2010/02/best-guitarists.html/comment-page-1#comment-76831 Joe Riviera Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:21:35 +0000 http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/?p=1987#comment-76831 I believe there are many guitarists out there at the moment that are not as good as a lot of people think they are. They're just rated because they are well known and that's it. People seem to be just reeling off their names because they have heard of them, not necessarily because they have really listened to them. Note to a previous comment: Stanley Jordan is a bass guitarist. Mark Knopfler is a singer who plays guitar, and nothing special on the board, with all due respect (he's a nice guy!). John Mayer and Joe Bonamassa are being lauded far more than they deserve. Eric Clapton has been lucky, and Santana has his own special sound, but always sounds the same. Jeff Beck is clever. John McLaughlin is faultless but very intense. Al di Meola is brilliant. so is Paco de Lucia, Eric Johnson, and Manitas de Plata. Chris Dair is one of the greatest guitarists on earth, not just for faultless playing, but limitless technique, he has fire, passion and sensitivity in his playing, a combination rarely heard. The man can play. :D I believe there are many guitarists out there at the moment that are not as good as a lot of people think they are. They’re just rated because they are well known and that’s it. People seem to be just reeling off their names because they have heard of them, not necessarily because they have really listened to them.

Note to a previous comment: Stanley Jordan is a bass guitarist.

Mark Knopfler is a singer who plays guitar, and nothing special on the board, with all due respect (he’s a nice guy!). John Mayer and Joe Bonamassa are being lauded far more than they deserve. Eric Clapton has been lucky, and Santana has his own special sound, but always sounds the same.

Jeff Beck is clever. John McLaughlin is faultless but very intense. Al di Meola is brilliant. so is Paco de Lucia, Eric Johnson, and Manitas de Plata.

Chris Dair is one of the greatest guitarists on earth, not just for faultless playing, but limitless technique, he has fire, passion and sensitivity in his playing, a combination rarely heard. The man can play.

:D

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]]> By: Tohid (from Iran) http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2010/02/best-guitarists.html/comment-page-1#comment-74014 Tohid (from Iran) Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:03:38 +0000 http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/?p=1987#comment-74014 Best of rock: David Gilmour Best of rock: David Gilmour

]]> By: Terrence http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2010/02/best-guitarists.html/comment-page-1#comment-72632 Terrence Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:26:14 +0000 http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/?p=1987#comment-72632 Prog rock : David Gilmour, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Alex Lifeson, Steve Howe, Roger Hodgson, Robert Fripp Hard rock : Jimmy Page, Brian May, Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young, Ace Frehley, Rik Emmett, Ritchie Blackmore Heavy metal : Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads, Kirk Hammett, Kerry King Melodic rock : Neal Schon Hard rock/Metal guitar duos : Glenn Tipton and KK Downing, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton Prog rock/melodic rock/rock : Rich Williams and Kerry Livgren, Don Felder and Joe Walsh, Tommy Shaw and James "JY" Young Blues : Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Freddie King Rock : Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Jimi Hendrix Slide : Duane Allman, Rod Price of Foghat, Lowell George Jazz : Stanley Jordan Bass guitar : John Deacon, John Entwistle, Cliff Burton, Chuck Panozzo, Geddy Lee, Jack Bruce, Greg Lake, Chris Squire Prog rock : David Gilmour, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Alex Lifeson, Steve Howe, Roger Hodgson, Robert Fripp

Hard rock : Jimmy Page, Brian May, Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young, Ace Frehley, Rik Emmett, Ritchie Blackmore

Heavy metal : Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads, Kirk Hammett, Kerry King

Melodic rock : Neal Schon

Hard rock/Metal guitar duos : Glenn Tipton and KK Downing, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton

Prog rock/melodic rock/rock : Rich Williams and Kerry Livgren, Don Felder and Joe Walsh, Tommy Shaw and James “JY” Young

Blues : Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Freddie King

Rock : Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Jimi Hendrix

Slide : Duane Allman, Rod Price of Foghat, Lowell George

Jazz : Stanley Jordan

Bass guitar : John Deacon, John Entwistle, Cliff Burton, Chuck Panozzo, Geddy Lee, Jack Bruce, Greg Lake, Chris Squire

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