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There have been threads in the past that asked for your favorite guitar players (nobody agrees on “best,” so why even try). I’m almost certain that I started one of these threads. In an attempt to try something different, how about those that just miss being in your list of 5 favorite guitar players—your second five. Don’t even mention your 5 favorites. Without overthinking it. Here are 5 more that I like, in no particular order: Keith Richards Stephen Stills Joe Bonamassa David Hidalgo Kenny Wayne Shepherd _______________________________________________________ despite them | ||
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Fortunate to have seen him live before he died. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Ooh...tough one. Lemme see...In no particular order, and without giving it too much thought, I would say: Ronnie Earl Freddie King Brian May Eric Johnson Coco Montoya "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Sherlock Holmes | |||
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Bill Kirchen BB King Dave Rawlings (He might be in the top five) Scott Nygard Richard Thompson The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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Nice. I see that Montoya is yet another left hander who learned to play by turning a right-handed guitar upside-down—the 1st string is on the top and the 6th on the bottom. Doyle Bramhall II, who I also admire plays this way, along with many other—famously, Albert King. I’ll do more listening of both _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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I didn’t know I was seeing him, but I have seen Bill Kirchen live as well. I saw Commander Cody in a small venue back when I was wild and young. One of the backup singers kept staring at me through the show. I was too shy or stupid (or both) to do anything about it. Still a fond memory. Dave Rawlings I’m familiar with, but not Scott Nygaard. I always admired Norman Blake for flatpicking and saw him in a small venue once as well. I didn’t think of Richard Thompson when I posted my second five—he’s brilliant. If you haven’t already, check out Teddy Thompson, son of Richard and Linda. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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SRV James Hetfield Ritchie Blackmore Malcolm Young John Petrucci | |||
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I saw Kirchen at the Gruene Hall in Gruene Texas, a legendary honky tonk. No cover charge. Amazing. Nygaard is a tremendous flatpicker. He has played in Ricky Skaggs' Kentucky Thunder, and other equally high-powered bluegrass, newgrass, and traditional flatpicking acts. Blake is good, but Nygard is a better picker. He is at least as good as Tony Rice - maybe better. Lots of people don't think of Thompson as a guitarist, because he is a complete package as a musician, but he is a very fine player. Your post made me dig out some Kenny Wayne Shepherd. I hadn't played it in a while. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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I find the "this guy is the greatest" topic to be a bit silly. There is no quantifiable way to determine this. Nevertheless the premise here intrigues me. So here's the names of a few top notch, highly trained, and amazing guitarists you may or may not have heard of. Adam Miller Pierre Bensusan Tommy Emmanuel Phil Keaggy Julian Lage For what it's worth, I've had the pleasure of personally meeting each of these fine players. -------------------------------------- | |||
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Familiar with Tommy Emmanuel and Phil Keaggy. I’ll check the others out. Thanks _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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I've seen Emmanuel live. He certainly isn't as well known, but his technical virtuosity is unmatched. Aside from being amazing technically, he also plays very musically. He is a favorite of mine. Bensusan plays beautifully. I don't know Lage or Miller. Thanks. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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is often overlooked, and is great! | |||
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saw him in the seventies... awesome concert. | |||
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2/1/18 Update - I read the OP wrong - the ones below are my top 5. Out of many, here are my 5 good ones. Leslie West Alvin Lee Pete Townsend Jimmy Page Eric ClaptonThis message has been edited. Last edited by: mikeyspizza, | |||
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Johnny Winter Derek Trucks Steve Morse Jeff Skunk Baxter Eric Clapton (sorry he's not in my top 5) ****************************************************************************** Never shoot a large caliber man with a small caliber bullet . . . | |||
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Just make a good Act of Contrition, go forth and sin no more  _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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In no particular order: Billy Gibbons Buddy Whittington Lowell George Leo Kottke Roy Buchanan I Drink & I Know Things | |||
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Slash Robin Trower Vince Gill Johnny Lange Brian May "I'm sorry, did I break your concentration"? | |||
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I'd like to add: Jims Hendrix Mick Taylor Chet Atkins Buddy Guy Chuck Berry as my 2nd 5. | |||
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