The greatest guitar player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_3ir8nSvv4 ^ | May 23, 2009 | knarf

[topsail]

On the country music side, I think Tony Rice is worthy of recognition.

[dfwgator]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvaVQZP6A_M

This is awesome, Pat in Switzerland playing an acoustic medley of his “hits.”

[dfwgator]

What a terrible list. Alex Lifeson of RUSH is easily in the top 5.

For La Villa Strangiato alone.

[grey_whiskers]

That piece was in Keaggy's league as far as technique and "cleanness".

But it doesn't have that "captivating" feel of Phil's best work.

Nonetheless, well DONE.

Cheers!

[chasio649]

Check this out for something different.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4eKchmNh3U

[grey_whiskers]

My God, that was piercingly sweet.

Thanks.

And here's one in return, with a backhanded reference to Phil Keaggy again...classical composer Smetana's "The Moldau".

Glass Harp

Cheers!

[Stegall Tx]

Ping-to-self

[chasio649]

Kind of eerie in a way....some people amaze me how they can dedicate themselves to something off the wall like that.

[formosa]

The list is nothing without blues player Gary Moore. His version of Pareiseinne Walkways can bring a woman to her knees. Only guitarist that's ever had that effect on me.

[duckman]

Must have Jeff Beck and Alvin Lee (10 Years After) on the list.

[dfwgator]

Junior Brown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jonJu6-XpWU

[spodefly]

In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled The greatest guitar player, knarf wrote: Jeff Beck

This.

[Hoodat]

Greatest guitar player? Al Di Meola, hands down.

The Duel of the Jester & the Tyrant, Pt. 1

The Duel of the Jester & the Tyrant, Pt. 2

[knarf]

What a really neat thread !

[chasio649]

LoL.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZpD0btOZx8

[Kickass Conservative]

I guess he can play more than one at a time.

[Big_Monkey]

"http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/5937559

Jerry Garcia and Kurt Cobain ahead of Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler and Buddy Guy? Ridiculous.

[Big_Monkey]

"I know I’ll catch $hit for this, but I think John Mayer is a top 20 guitarist. I saw him on Austin City Limits with Buddy Guy. He’s a hell of a good blues guitarist.

Top 20 all-time or living? Living sure, all-time probably not. But, the RollingStone piece that was mentioned earlier in the thread doesn't even have him in the top 100 of all time, which is silly.

I don't really care for his music, but I've heard him a few times in person and he's very good. Keith Urban isn't on any of these lists either, which I found very odd.

[fr_freak]

I love these threads - you really see some cool stuff. Ever seen the musical ball machine?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SllII1r9VUE

[NCC-1701]

Keith Urban