Old Timers-
"Andre Segovia"
"Django Reinhardt" - aptly portrayed in the movie "Swing Kids"
"Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs"
along with a little "Roy Clark"
The man that paved the way for modern rock
"Link Wray"
"And to quote Uncut magazine, who voted Link #33 of the 100 best guitarist list in the World as the composer of the worlds most threatening instrumental: “The violent intimations of Rumble so struck sensitive late 50s sensibilities that it was banned by many radio stations.
Link Wray is known for being the first musician to experiment with the sounds that pioneered rock and roll and punk styles. Link virtually invented fuzz tone by deliberately punching holes in his amplifier speakers. He was also a true pioneer of the use of distortion on instrumental rock recordings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efRIeAfZ75M
"Dick Dale" - invented surf music?
YouTube - "The Ventures" - Bumble Bee Twist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FncL0STKaWs
You've seen the commercial
YouTube - "Esteban"- Fuego Malaguena
(Said to be one of the most difficult to master.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_XLyQC6YsY
Same song performed by the blind man-
YouTube - "Jose Feliciano" - Malaguena
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFvqmIi9Ymc
"Danny Gatton" on ACL "The best unknown guitarist"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tst7viX7WE8
YouTube - "Brian Setzer" guitar lesson G
(He makes guitar playing look effortless)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0_m1Kt0Ork
Masters together -
YouTube - "Eric Clapton & Mark Knopfler" - Wonderful Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ipQl9pywg
YouTube - "Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins" -
I'll See You In My Dreams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxOsEGVgVhQ
Fast fingers
YouTube - Woodstock 1969 - Ten Years After 1min 30
(Alvin Lee)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdewQT4HmYE
Perhaps faster?
YouTube - "Yngwie Malmsteen"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cm-w62o9o8
I saw Hendrix in Baltimore...he was so high he didn't know his own name and they cancelled after 30 minutes. No refund either.
Thanks for the links - Alvin Lee is awesome and Yngwie? Never heard of him
but thanks for the intro - was he from the John McLughlin/Mahavishnu genre of calisthetic rock/jazz?
Thanks am listening right now. Mark Knopfler is so boring these days. His mumbling quiet music picking shtick is old. Just my take. I'm sure others still love him, say he's still at the top. He lost me after Dire Straits
Masters together -
YouTube - "Eric Clapton & Mark Knopfler" - Wonderful Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ipQl9pywg
Who is faster Yngwie or Paul Gilbert?