harvey Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Which players leave you shaking your head in awe? I'll start with an obvious choice ; Jeff Beck who else? Guitar Speak Podcast www.guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com https://www.facebook.com/guitarspeakpodcast www.itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/guitar-speak-podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Allan Holdsworth, even when he`s doing it in front of me. Tommy Emmanuel. I haven`t seen him live. I don`t think it would matter, we could be in a phone booth together and I`d still be mystified. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Biscuit Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Fred Frith. real men just jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrell Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 That giant guy that played with the open tuned, fret slapping finger style stuff. The Robot Monster guy?!?!? How'd he come up with that style? Guthrey is pretty mesmerizing at times too... Super clean, sometimes overly clinical... Did I just say that? Damn, I must be getting old and soft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 It's been a very long time since I heard someone doing things I didn't know technically how they were doing it. And, I know how they got to where they could do things like that too; thousands of hours of practice and performance. I'm not saying I can do all those things now, or that I ever will be able to. And, I'm still impressed with skill when I see it. I'm just less impressed with it now than I once was. What impresses me most now is hearing somebody play a lick or melodic phrase I haven't heard before. Joe Bonnamassa has chops till next year, and he puts on a great show. But when I saw him the other night, he played some pretty non-standard blues licks that were still very bluesy and appropriate in context. THAT impressed me. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Which players leave you shaking your head in awe? I'll start with an obvious choice ; Jeff Beck who else? Just going to second the mention of Jeff Beck. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyBlues Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Recently my teach loaned me a Joe Pass dvd. I listened to Joe a lot in my youth but to watch him....eh, anybody interested in a few left handed guitars and a Peavey.... I was born at night but I wasn't born last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Biscuit Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Fred Frith. [video:youtube]M2WSeZZV6iQ real men just jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Well, you can mention the obvious, talented and well trained guitarists who play with the typical method. You know, holding the guitar the same way the rest of us do. MY "amazed" meter goes berserk considering what "Thumbs" Carlysle or Jeff Healy managed to do! Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 That giant guy that played with the open tuned, fret slapping finger style stuff. The Robot Monster guy?!?!? How'd he come up with that style? Buckethead? Yeah, he's a jaw dropper. Shawn Lane and Robert Fripp always amazed me...especially Shawn for his seemingly effortless speed. I've seen video of the guy giving pointers and he'd rip something off like lightning with as little difficulty as someone opening a bag of chips. Then there's guys like Knopfler & Gilmour, who always seem to find the right note. Or performers like Michael Hedges & Kaki King who just seem to pluck songs from nowhere... Eh. I could go on. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 the usual people I talk about: Albert Lee George Benson Brent Mason when he plays similar to either of the above. Richard Thompson, on electric and acoustic, for skill + inventiveness. Marc Ribot when he wanders "outside" and manages to play something perfect that's not in the key of song. Nels Cline when he gets chromatically jazzy. Robert Fripp... I tried to learn King Crimson's "Fracture" for something, and it almost drove me (and my wife) mad... I had "repetitive motion" nightmares for about a week where I played those patterns in my sleep and woke up all stressed out. I've always thought insanity wasn't the result of a lack of structure and control but rather the result of an attempt at over-imposition of it... I greatly admire Fripp, but I can't inhabit his world. Differing personalities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 oops, forgot the underrated Dave Gregory from XTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gordon Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Me - as in shaking my head in awe-ful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruupi Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I don't get as impressed with technique as much anymore, I am still a big fan of Eric Johnson just because he sounds so good. My soundclick site: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=397188 My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gruupi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuskBuffer Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 One piece that always impressed the heck out of me is the intro to Heart's "Crazy On You." You've got the best guitar You've got the best amp Now get the best pick! http://www.tuskbuffer.net TuskBuffer Mammoth Ivory Guitar Picks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreySeraph Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Steve Vai's talking guitar My Gear: 82 Gibson Explorer Ibanez 03 JEM7VWH PRS McCarty Soapbar Diezel Herbert 2007 Peters '11 Brahms Guitar Byers '01 Classical Hippner 8-Str Classical Taylor 614ce Framus Texan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akash Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 The one and only one that can be one David Gilmour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.Man Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Yngwie Malmsteen, David Gilmore, Rodrigo Y Gabriella, some Russian guy on You Tube named Igor....the list goes on T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.Man Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 That was guitarist igor presnyakov....had to look that up T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Keighery Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I saw Tommy & Phil Emmanuel at Star City, Sydney 2 weeks ago. I can honestly say that I have never witnessed such a display of virtuosity. I have heard no better acoustic guitarist than Tommy. We all know that he has plenty of "flash" in his playing but he also plays with more passion than any other player I have seen. His love of melody is legendary & I have not heard a musician with a better groove. I also admire Joe Satriani. He is an amazing technician & produces a tone to die for. He wears his influences proudly....thus we hear, during one of his concerts, Billy Gibbons, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix & Chuck Berry, who are all major influences of Joe's. I am very influenced by Eric Clapton's playing. He has great feel & beautiful phrasing. It was his magnificent guitar work on "John Mayall's Bluesbreakers" that introduced me to blues. Thanks Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 There's always a new jaw-dropper popping up. I recently found this guy Tosin Abasi, who records as Animals as Leaders. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=1Ho4-tExpTE http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=VixG3b-C7Fk http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=1hpeeuIGo6M Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Keighery Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Hear, hear, re Tommy. He is the finest acoustic player on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebird55 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Just to mention one that most people would never think of: Jerry Reed. You must check him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Keighery Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Jerry Reed was one of a kind. He also was one of Tommy Emmanuel's influences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepat Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Pat Martino, the man is simply amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_D Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I have to add something to the question of which players leave (me) shaking (my) head in awe. Since awe is momentary I need to include when it happened, I submit: 1). Danny Gatton playing Sweet Georgia Brown on The Humbler Stakes his Claim (Live 1977). He's like a Ferrari hitting pushing red line on all six gears. 2). Richard Thompson playing Shoot out the Lights on Spectacle (YouTube). This is spontaneous combustion caught on tape. 3). Bill Frisell accompanying Elvis Costello on If I only Had a Brain (YouTube). Understated genius lives! Brilliance rarely happens in the studio, these are all live. And they are why I gave myself a Tele for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebird55 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 One of the most awe inspiring performances I've seen wasn't about speed (although he is fast), or technical ability, but simply the overall experience. Alvin Lee and Ten Years After at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, AL, in May of 1974. 'Help Me', 'Slow Blues in C', and 'I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes(pt.1)'/'Extension on One Chord'/'I Can't Keep From Cryin' Sometimes(pt.2)' all transported me somewhere else. Nirvana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.Man Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 yeah Tony, Eric Clapton. I'm in 100% agreement there on the Blues Influence. I read this and will go back and look into some of these guitarist mentioned. I find so many on the web, so many that are home players/basement guitarists. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrell Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 That giant guy that played with the open tuned, fret slapping finger style stuff. The Robot Monster guy?!?!? How'd he come up with that style? Buckethead? Yeah, he's a jaw dropper. Not Buckethead... Although he's awesome too. Don Ross I think?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 That giant guy that played with the open tuned, fret slapping finger style stuff. The Robot Monster guy?!?!? How'd he come up with that style? Buckethead? Yeah, he's a jaw dropper. Not Buckethead... Although he's awesome too. Don Ross I think?!?!? You sure it's not Buckethead? He's something like 6'4"-6'6" and has an album called Giant Robot, after all... Ehhh...I stand corrected- Robot Monster is indeed an album by Don Ross! Never heard of him. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.