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I have comprised a list of my top 20 guitarists of all time!
Do you guys have a list of guitarists? (obviously doesn't have to have 20 :p), maybe a top 10 or top 5. Tell me what you think of my list
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Here's my personal list;
1. Jimi Hendrix :biggrin1:
2. David Gilmour :biggrin1:
3. Pete Townshend
4. Jimmy Page
5. Carlos Santana
6. Duane Allman :biggrin1:
7. Frank Zappa
8. Eddie Van Halen
9. Ritchie Blackmore
10. Ace Frehley
11. Angus Young
12. Jeff Beck
13. Robby Krieger
14. Steve Howe
15. Stevie Ray Vaughan
16. Tony Iommi
17. Buck Dharma
18. Eric Clapton
19. Robert Fripp
20. Jerry Garcia
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Good list. I would agree with 99% of it. The other 1% I simply do not know!
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One missing though - Jeff Healey.
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of the ons i know on your list i have to agree with you.
also, its good to see you acknowledge Ace Frehley of KISS, he was as good as anyone
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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- George Harrison ( There is some much of his work that is unsung and excellent and has received so little attention for his work in the Beatles but this is the man they relied on for guitar work)
- Keith Richards
- Bill Wyman ( A Bass man but still excellent)
- Paco De Lucia ( Maybe unknown to most here but he is so often paid tribute to by many excellent guitarists)
- Mike Oldfield#
- Will Akkerman ( Again not main steam but a really gifted guitarist)
- Chris Simpson ( Totally unknown again but, has an excellent body of work........rare to find electric work by him but one of the masters of acoustic guitar)
- Richard Thompson.............too many accolades to mention
- Phil Lynott
- Jan Akkerman
- Hank Marvin
- Scotty Moore
- Marc Bolan
Nice to be able to go back to trust and friendship!!!!!!!!!
It's a mixed up sensation this being alive
Oh! it wears a man down into the ground
It's the strangest elation
I can't describe it
Oh it leaves a man weary
It makes a man frown..............................Chris Simpson ( "Mixed Up Sensations" 1975 Martin's Cafe )
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its so easy to forget George harrison for some strange reason.
Chuck Berry...the original who everyone wanted to be like
Carl Perkins...another of the originators of rock sounds
B.B King...a legend
Steve Van Zandt...great lead guitarist from the E Street Band
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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What do you all think of Joe Bonamassa ?
Steve0
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!
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SteveO Wrote:What do you all think of Joe Bonamassa ?
Steve0
indeed,very good at what he does.
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:of the ons i know on your list i have to agree with you.
also, its good to see you acknowledge Ace Frehley of KISS, he was as good as anyone
he's underrated IMO, love his solos!
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KISS in general are underrated IMO....must be the theatrics and glam, theyve made some of the best rock songs ever recorded, Paul Stanley is also one of the best front men around also
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
