[robm321]

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Originally Posted by AdamCalifornia /img/forum/go_quote.gif Zakk is great but there's something missing in his playing. Randy is God while Zakk is not and this thread is, as I recall, about Guitar Gods. What I have written, I have written. Amen.

Zakk himself agrees with this post.

He admits he'll never be up there with Randy.

BTW, great tribute post

 

[rb67]

Let's not forget about classical and spanish guitarists. I think you'll be surprised at their skills.

Andre Segovia
John Williams
Al Di Meola
Paco De Lucia

 

[Tele]

Dominic Troiano

 

[lastfreename]

saul hudson... and frank zappa of course

 

[jsaliga]

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Originally Posted by Coltrane /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you want to talk about guitar gods, talk about the guys who have managed to express great depth of feeling in what they do, guys who were able to create something truly individual, guys who made everyone stop what they are and reevaluate.

This is one of the reasons I never get tired of listening to John Fahey. I don't beleive he's been mentioned in this thread, and I wouldn't expect to see him here because he was an acoustic master. His "American Primitive" music is so rich and deeply expressive that I am repeatedly drawn to it. I find it no less compelling than Jimi Hendrix, or Stevie Ray Vaughan, or Jeff Beck, or any number of other great guitarists. Fahey merely played in a different milieu.

The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick

This is a personal favorite and comes highly recommended.

Great thread BTW.

--Jerome

 

[lastfreename]

kirk hammett

 

[lastfreename]

 

[AdamCalifornia]

Quote:

Originally Posted by robm321 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Zakk himself agrees with this post. He admits he'll never be up there with Randy. BTW, great tribute post

Thanks a lot.

I introduced an ingenious criterion for selecting Guitar Gods or Virtuosi in Edit #4
at the end of my original post #1.
See also Edit #5 about Ritchie Blackmore's playing.

 

[GlendaleViper]

Has John Fogerty been brought up yet? No?

ok.

JOHN FOGERTY!!! His solos make me feel like I just stared down the Ark of the Covenant and lost.

 

[AdamCalifornia]

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Originally Posted by GlendaleViper /img/forum/go_quote.gif Has John Fogerty been brought up yet? No? ok. JOHN FOGERTY!!! His solos make me feel like I just stared down the Ark of the Covenant and lost.

Dear Head-fi'er,

With all due respect to you let me ask you very politely and tactfully the following question.

Have you aleady had your daily dose of beer of something much stronger?
This is only the 'Guitar Gods...' thread and not the 'Greatest Vocalists ...' thread!

P.S.
Yes I dared to put John Fogerty on my extended list in my original post #1:
...Greatest Vocalists....
I like his voice, but because this is Creedence Clearwater Revival it is perhaps polically incorrect
to mention his name. To me, he had got a great voice back then ....
He had a thunderous and a very powerful voice.

 

[Otto]

Johnny Winter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f50BtRnpV8A

Peter Green
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ8AcEYTEFY

Albert King,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaEcsQVFS20

 

[AdamCalifornia]

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Originally Posted by Otto /img/forum/go_quote.gif Johnny Winter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f50BtRnpV8A Peter Green http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ8AcEYTEFY Albert King, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaEcsQVFS20

Can Ritchie wipe the floor up with those three guitarists?

If yes, then neither of them is a Guitar God or Virtuoso!

 

[error401]

Knopfler definitely deserves the nod. Especially if you're going to give it to Angus Young. I never have appreciated AC/DC...

 

[AdamCalifornia]

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Originally Posted by error401 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Knopfler definitely deserves the nod. Especially if you're going to give it to Angus Young. I never have appreciated AC/DC...

You better shut up because you have only 255 posts, which is 855 - 255 = 600 less than me.
Ha, ha, .... Just kidding!

 

[MASTERTECH]

Santana