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Gardens35

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 9:17 PM Jan 20, 2010 9:17 PM

Also enjoy Lindsey Buckingham's stage work.

Jan 20, 2010 9:17pm

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 9:23 PM Jan 20, 2010 9:23 PM

Big fan of:

Jan 20, 2010 9:23pm

mtrulz

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 9:40 PM Jan 20, 2010 9:40 PM

UA5straightin2008 wrote: Definitely Tom Morello from Rage against the machine...he is soooo sick

He's a beast.

Jan 20, 2010 9:40pm

nc52

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 10:15 PM Jan 20, 2010 10:15 PM

might as well throw in zakk wylde, steve vai, and joe satriani

Jan 20, 2010 10:15pm

ptown_trojans_1

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 10:15 PM Jan 20, 2010 10:15 PM

Hendrix
Clapton
SRV
Jimmy Page
Jeff Beck
BB King

Jan 20, 2010 10:15pm

sonofsam

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 10:22 PM Jan 20, 2010 10:22 PM

Best on the list goes to Randy Rhodes... Best I have ever witnessed live? A musician by the name of Carlo Vohl. Unbelievable guitar player. Saw him do the Free Bird solo and his bottom string broke... Never missed a note and tuned the other strings while he played.

Jan 20, 2010 10:22pm

bcubed

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 10:41 PM Jan 20, 2010 10:41 PM

I have to go with Eric Johnson but you all are right there are way too many left off this list!

Jan 20, 2010 10:41pm

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 11:22 PM Jan 20, 2010 11:22 PM

^^I wish 10 wasn't the max.

:-/

Jan 20, 2010 11:22pm

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 11:44 PM Jan 20, 2010 11:44 PM

Django Reinhardt, dude only had two working fingers on his fret hand and still managed to be insanely awesome at guitar.
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Seriously though, it isn't even a conversation if you don't include Django.

Jan 20, 2010 11:44pm

pmoney25

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 11:46 PM Jan 20, 2010 11:46 PM

Dimebag from Pantera one of my favorites

Jan 20, 2010 11:46pm

Curly J

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 12:02 AM Jan 21, 2010 12:02 AM

Of the choices given...Jimi Hendrix.

Jan 21, 2010 12:02am

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 12:08 AM Jan 21, 2010 12:08 AM

Jan 21, 2010 12:08am

hasbeen

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 12:11 AM Jan 21, 2010 12:11 AM

ccrunner609 wrote: Do you realize that you left Eric Clapton off the list?

FAIL

He was who I was looking for.

Clapton for sure. Love his guitar.

Love BB King too. And John Mayer has similar style.

Jan 21, 2010 12:11am

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 12:12 AM Jan 21, 2010 12:12 AM

pnhasbeen wrote:
ccrunner609 wrote: Do you realize that you left Eric Clapton off the list?

FAIL
He was who I was looking for.

Clapton for sure. Love his guitar.

Love BB King too. And John Mayer has similar style.

John Mayer is extremely underrated.

Jan 21, 2010 12:12am

hasbeen

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 12:21 AM Jan 21, 2010 12:21 AM

LJ wrote:
pnhasbeen wrote:
ccrunner609 wrote: Do you realize that you left Eric Clapton off the list?

FAIL
He was who I was looking for.

Clapton for sure. Love his guitar.

Love BB King too. And John Mayer has similar style.
John Mayer is extremely underrated.

His song "Crossroads" on his newest ablum has an AMAZING riff in it.

Jan 21, 2010 12:21am

hasbeen

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 1:10 AM Jan 21, 2010 1:10 AM

pnhasbeen wrote:

His song "Crossroads" on his newest ablum has an AMAZING riff in it.

Correcting myself: Mayer actually covered the song "Crossroads" from somebody.

The somebodies name is Eric Clapton.

SMH SMH SMH

Jan 21, 2010 1:10am

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 9:25 AM Jan 21, 2010 9:25 AM

David Gilmour gets my vote out of the ones listed. Would probably put Eric Clapton above everybody.

Jan 21, 2010 9:25am

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 1:31 PM Jan 21, 2010 1:31 PM

pnhasbeen wrote:
pnhasbeen wrote:

His song "Crossroads" on his newest ablum has an AMAZING riff in it.
Correcting myself: Mayer actually covered the song "Crossroads" from somebody.

The somebodies name is Eric Clapton.

SMH SMH SMH

Who copied it from Robert Johnson...

Jan 21, 2010 1:31pm

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 1:33 PM Jan 21, 2010 1:33 PM

Slowhand Eric Clapton

Jan 21, 2010 1:33pm

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 1:34 PM Jan 21, 2010 1:34 PM

James Marshall Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Andres Segovia
Robert Johnson
Eric Johnson

Jan 21, 2010 1:34pm

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 1:40 PM Jan 21, 2010 1:40 PM

1.Chet Adkins
2.Jimi Hendrix
3.Gary Rossington/Ricky Medlocke
4.Eric Clapton
5.Slash

Jan 21, 2010 1:40pm

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 1:41 PM Jan 21, 2010 1:41 PM

pnhasbeen wrote:
pnhasbeen wrote:

His song "Crossroads" on his newest ablum has an AMAZING riff in it.
Correcting myself: Mayer actually covered the song "Crossroads" from somebody.

The somebodies name is Eric Clapton.

SMH SMH SMH

Clapton also covered that song from Robert Johnson.

Very difficult to determine who is the GOAT guitar player.

Here are a couple that most peers will say they certainly belong in the discussion.

Chet Atkins here plays Two songs at the exact same time. Twist heads around time. Yankee doodle dixie.

And for further head twisting. Merle Travis Cannonball rag.

Now I am not much of a country music guy but those two are exceptions because they can flat out knock your ass out with their playing.

Jan 21, 2010 1:41pm

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 3:35 PM Jan 21, 2010 3:35 PM

Lots of Jimi Hendrix fans out there.

Jan 21, 2010 3:35pm

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 6:13 PM Jan 21, 2010 6:13 PM

Slash? WTF. Next you will say Asshole Rose is a good singer?

Jan 21, 2010 6:13pm

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Thu, Jan 21, 2010 6:17 PM Jan 21, 2010 6:17 PM

september63 wrote: Slash? WTF. Next you will say Asshole Rose is a good singer?

Axl may be an asshole, but you're seriously retarded if you don't think he's a good singer.

Jan 21, 2010 6:17pm