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bubinga5 Grand Master

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Was just wondering what your favorite guitar players are...

My favorite for many years now is George Benson.. He came on one time when i saw Incognito at the Forum in London as a suprise...blew me away...As a soul/jazz/funk fan this is my bread and butter!! Great bass playing too, The Old Grey Whistle Test....and look at the Jazz bass WOW!!!!!!
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QjTK0pL1go"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QjTK0pL1go[/url]


Also and Lee Ritenour....with erm.... Marcus someone....smokin!!!! this is more bass than geeetar but good all the same.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUzu-5UcN-s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUzu-5UcN-s[/url]

And Ritenour with Larry Carlton....The bass player Land Richard, seems to totally kill the music with a display thats not really needed at 5.09...V good mind...
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfchN7G-oQk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfchN7G-oQk[/url]

Eric Clapton with BB King, great blues minds.. and the awsome Phil Collins...
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6gDeGdQ3rM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6gDeGdQ3rM[/url]

Any favorites??

Was going to add Gilmore but no good vids!!

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Kiwi Grand Master

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Alan Murphy - he made the most intricate phrasings look effortless and he was a master of controlling feedback
Joe Satriani - not much to say on him that hasn't been said. A superb musician.
Nile Rodgers - a jazzer at heart, but in such an accessible style
John Williams - a master, I'm never going to fully appreciate all the nuances of his technique.
Martin Taylor - I just love his feel and interpretation

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My slightly 'off the wall' vote is going to be for Zal Cleminson. I just love some of his simple chord work.



Although I love lots of great soloists it's the rhythm guys that get me the most - Nile Rodgers has to be the man for funk of course :0

bubinga5 Grand Master

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John Williams - a master, I'm never going to fully appreciate all the nuances of his technique. whats wrong with my cut and paste???

an obvious one but since i was very young, this song has always moved me..Very very special..its beautifully written piece of music..the emotion of the music flows
so so well....i have been in tears listening to this..

John Williams's Cavatina (Deer Hunter)
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_8d0DJpbBI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_8d0DJpbBI[/url]

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xilddx Veteran

xilddx

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If the Alan Murphy mentioned is the same guy who played for Go West, he was great. I used to work with his cousin, so very sadly I knew he wasn't long for this planet. Great player.

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[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='401665' date='Feb 5 2009, 11:53 PM']Alan Murphy - he made the most intricate phrasings look effortless and he was a master of controlling feedback
Joe Satriani - not much to say on him that hasn't been said. A superb musician.
Nile Rodgers - a jazzer at heart, but in such an accessible style
John Williams - a master, I'm never going to fully appreciate all the nuances of his technique.
Martin Taylor - I just love his feel and interpretation[/quote]
+1 to all of the above - especially Alan Murphy. I used to see him with his old band SFX at The Cricketers (at The Oval, S. London).
Excellent band which also included Felix Krish on bass, Richard Cottle (Laurence's bro) on keys and Tony Beard on drums.
The one guitarist I would also definitely add is Pat Metheny.

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I'd only "choose" to listen to one Guitarist...... Frank Zappa (although to merely pidgeon0hole hims as a Guitarist wouldn't do the man justice) I only tolerate other guitarists ;)

I have occasionally enjoyed :

Jeff Beck
SRV
John Frusciante
Nile Rodgers
Edge

foal30 Explorer

foal30

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Peter Hook.



also, Tommy Bolin on Billy Cobham's "Spectrum"
Johnny Marr
B.B.King
Jeff Beck
Kenny Burrell
Nile Rodgers

#1 has got to be Prince. I surely luuuurvvve his playing. Levi Searcer Jr who did a lot of his Jazz stuff was a spanking mug and Wendy Melvion is way cool too. Her wah line on "Are you my Baby" is primo.

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For me and my rocker tastes it's gotta be:
Jimi Hendrix,
Jimmy Page,
Keith Richards & Mick Taylor,
Joe Perry & Brad Whitford (Aerosmith),
Slash & Izzy Stradlin (Guns N Roses).

I've put both guitarists from the era when, IMO, their best work was done with their bands.

JTB

Rich Grand Master

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+1 for Frank Dunnery, Al Murphy and the astonishing Martin Taylor, but my absolute favourite is [b]Mike Stern [/b](ex Miles Davis and Blood Sweat & Tears).

Mr Fudge Collaborator

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Have to agree with a few already. Alex Lifeson a major hero for me from 1979 to 2009 and counting. (Infact with a snow day I strapped on my guitar to play along to limelight yesterday ... it's been a long time)

Other guitar players that float my boat for many many reasons are;

Neil Young.
Stephen Stills.
Richard Thompson.
Kim Mitchell.
Alan Morse (superb live!!!)
Eddie Van Halen.

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