Dennis Gunn wrote: > At 6:05 AM -0400 6/23/01, GAmoore@... wrote: > >I'm a Hendrix man myself, but no mention of Van Halen or Clapton? Pat > > >Metheny? Al Dimeola? > > > >>Hey dont forget three of my personal favourite guitarists- as well > as Page, > >>Schenker (criminally undererrated, I agree, Strangers in the night > had a big > >>affect on my playing- at one time I knew nearly every lick!), and > Garry > >>Moore, what about Hendrix, Brian May, and possibly the greatest > living rock > >>guitarist today:- > >> > > >Eric Johnson > > Yeah? And what about Adrian Belew, Richard Thompson, Robert Fripp, > Alan Holdsworth, Peter Townshend not to mention Fred Frith... > > BTW I play guitar in a Backing Band for a kind of major artist here > in Japan, actually I am in two of her bands, but because she is very > well known for her own songs to distinguish one band from the other > one does covers and all the guys in it are kind of progressive and > free music freeks and she is actually a certified schitzoid, I mean > like she has been institutionalized and everything so at the last gig > I said well "why don't we do 21st Century Schitziod Man" so I have > been sitting here all day with the album slowing it down and > listening close. I have it all worked out but hey that unison break > before the guitar solo is a real MOTHER!!! Phew!!! I hope I can > pull it off with out embarassing myself... > -- > > > Dennis Gunn > Mightyjohn@... > My personal pantheon would have to have Zappa sitting at the right hand of Hendrix, with Jeff Beck sitting close by. [and Peter Green still rocks my boat too] Dave Eager
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Re: [L-OT] guitar gods
2001-06-23 by David Eager
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