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Important Guitarists?

#61
HolmeBass said:
Dude, I was noting that he had been omitted from the list, *I* added him to it. Reading comprehension much?

And you know, I was digging that you added Chet Atkins, but now this. Really.
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Sorry, man. I guess I misread it, but that is no reason to get snarky and make disparaging comments about my reading comprehension. I would hate to miss a note with you on stage.
 
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Allan Holdsworth(First and foremost)
Greg Howe
Frank Gambale
Eric Johnson
Pat Martino
Frank Zappa
Larry Carlton
Steve Morse
John MacLaughlin
Wes Montgomery
Pat Metheny
Bill Connors
Emily Remler
Tosin Abasi
Al DiMeola
Ralph Towner
Michael Hedges
Tony MacAlpine
Steve Khan
 
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#69
She likes the Chili Peppers? There's not a lot of funky guitarists in these lists. I'd add Vernon Reid, Eddie Hazel, Scummy (Trey Spruance), and David "Fuze" Fiuczynski (his work with Screaming Headless Torsos and Me'shelll Ndegeocello). What kind of aspirations does she have? If she wants to play slide: Bonnie Raitt. If she is intrigued by dreamy chords: Bill Frisell. etc, etc, etc
 
#70
I don't know that it's really necessary for her to study the greats, or even know much about them. Maybe not spending 900 hours trying to mimic hendrix will result in her more readily finding her own voice on the instrument.
In the spirit of the OP though, if I had to recommend:

Legends - David Gilmour by a long shot. he doesn't play random notes or play fast for the sake of it. Every note he plays seems like it comes directly from his soul. Also, honorable mention to Jeff Beck just cause he sounds like no-one else.

Someone more contemporary - Derek Trucks. His sense of musicality is just off the charts. There are some great newer players out there, but Derek is just on another plane of existence.
 
#71
Kragnorak said:
She likes the Chili Peppers? There's not a lot of funky guitarists in these lists. I'd add Vernon Reid, Eddie Hazel, Scummy (Trey Spruance), and David "Fuze" Fiuczynski (his work with Screaming Headless Torsos and Me'shelll Ndegeocello). What kind of aspirations does she have? If she wants to play slide: Bonnie Raitt. If she is intrigued by dreamy chords: Bill Frisell. etc, etc, etc
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I honestly don't know. Part of the reason I'm making a list for her is because she doesn't know what slide is, or how different styles can affect the sound.
 
#74
Wow, 4 pages and no mention of the incredible Roy Buchanan.

For rhythm, I think the right hand of Malcolm Young is like the gold standard of timing. Honourable mention in that regard to Steve Jones.

Mike
 
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nashvillebill said:
It just blows my mind that a guitar player has to be given a list of all of the influential electric guitarists. How can a guitarist get to a certain point in their craft without being exposed to the guitar greats?
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I don't know how long she'll stick with it (and I'm hoping for a while - I don't have many friends with an interest in music), but if it's older than 1990, she's really not interested. Which won't help her much, IMO.
 

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