[jimt]

Arguably the best guitarist in rock history to get the most sound from the least chops.

Not to disparage Mr. Gilmour, but have you ever heard of Jimi Hendrix?

[jimt]

Undoubtedly a heretical comment to post on a Pink Floyd thread !

[wardaddy]

LOL...I'm 45.

I clarified the "most sound from the least chops"...maybe I should have said "most elegant sound".

Hendrix is in his own league and of course more blues based than Gilmour.

Axis Bold as Love was one of the biggest Sidney albums from my wasted youth. I also loved the Pali Gap instrumental on Rainbow Bridge. I could go on and on....we were all Hendrix worshippers when i was a boy.

I saw an incredible fairly unknown guitarist a couple of years ago who died of a heroin overdose two weeks after I saw him here at the Exit/Inn in Nashville. He was Eddie Shaver, son of Texas outlaw great Billy Joe Shaver. Most music folks I know always thought he was an incredibly underrated fellow....very sharp and lightning fast doing everything from Honky Tonky on meth to Rock to ballads. I liked watching him. He apparently overloaded his syringe on black tar in Waco after a gig 2 weeks later. Of well.

I like Clapton but as a kid I was disappointed when I found out the tastiest licks on Layla were really Duanne Allman.

I hate to admit it, but I thought Limp Bixkit's original axeman was quite good.

It's all so damned varied....I like Son House on an acoustic with a mic in front of his guitar recorded on old old early recording devices.

One can sort of recognize guitar genuis when you hear it regardless of the specific genre.

[Drew68]

Not to disparage Mr. Gilmour, but have you ever heard of Jimi Hendrix?

Hendrix was groundbreaking in that he was able to coax sounds out of a guitar that had not been thought of before, but he was not very technically proficient.

The "Hendrix Sound" can be emulated by many beginner guitarists simply by using feedback, tremelo bar, wah pedals and high volume.

Sadly, Hendrix died before he truly mastered his instrument.

[oyez]

Jimi Hendrix had BIG chops.