Another fine guitarist! - Page 3

fringe_dweller · #41 29-11-2007, 07:53 PM

yep mick ronson was great too

I have a mad collecter old muso mate who every thing mick ever did just about, along many others, and ronsons solo stuff sounds just like the bowie/spiders! lol i loved all the bowie guitarists, especially SRV

tony visconti stuff you name it
heres an interesting vid

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GO1jkxAxS3w

LOL at mossy story, I had mates see him recently said he was great

doing a lot more slide and playing a resonater/national even i see, thats what happens when you get old

also aussie guitarists - new i would forget some good ones, the dude from the living end, is pretty darn amazing

Outbackmanyep · #42 29-11-2007, 09:54 PM

Bob Kretschmer from Icehouse......LEGEND!

M110 (Andrew) · #43 30-11-2007, 06:23 AM

You are missing a few people verydear to me. Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, who the creators of heavy metal. You name me one metal/rock guitarst since who would not name the riffmaster as an influnce.

Randy Rhoads who played with Ozzy after he left Sabbath. Randy's use of classical scales in rock instead of blues made his sound and the influnce on future generations worthy of guitar great. Sadly Randy died at the age of 26 after only giving the world only 2 albums with Ozzy.

And what about Eddie Van Halen with his two handed tapping technique? You can't tell me he didn't inluence just a few to pick up a guitar

CoombellKid · #44 30-11-2007, 06:55 AM

Having worked in the rock 'n' roll industry for a good 20 years of my life,
toured with almost every international act to tour Australia in the 90's in
various capacities. The best guitarist (in my book) was seeing Stevie Ray
Vaughan back in NZ several months before he was killed. Man that guy
was a showman. Another guy in Oz who appealed to me was Jeff Lange,
my old band supported him on a couple of gig's in the early 90's.

regards,CS

CoombellKid · #45 30-11-2007, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by M110

Randy Rhoads who played with Ozzy after he left Sabbath. Randy's use of classical scales in rock instead of blues made his sound and the influnce on future generations worthy of guitar great. Sadly Randy died at the age of 26 after only giving the world only 2 albums with Ozzy.

Yeah old Randy Rhoads, that was a sad story, but if you get drunk and jump
into an aeroplane with a drunk pilot and buzz buildings it was only time before
something was going to happen. I believe Ozzy was actually asleep in the
room that plane crashed into, what a way to wake up eh'. Randy was a very
shy kida guy, while the rest would party after each gig Randy would head back
to the hotel and practice guitar.

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Originally Posted by M110

And what about Eddie Van Halen with his two handed tapping technique? You can't tell me he didn't inluence just a few to pick up a guitar

I meet Eddie in Sydney when Van Halen toured here, unfortunately Sammy
had just left the band and that idiot from Extreme was the singer, very
disappointing IMO. it was my last rock 'n' roll show I did (apart from a couple
of opera house step gigs. Eddie was a huge influence on me. But I must
admit when I watched him during his sound check, I thought he had gone
to the dogs.

regards,CS

fringe_dweller · #46 30-11-2007, 02:22 PM

yep i was gonna say Jeff Lang Rob, abc2 had a show filmed at the gov here in adelaide, on the other night, which i watched. I have tried hard to like jeff lang, I like him as a player, which he is a virtuoso at, and he is an aussie legend i know, and ex- wunderkind prodigy, but his singing and choice of material leaves me cold, I like deeper to slightly deeper registered singers for blues generally - weedy voice+blues, thumbsdown

wish this tour had came to oz/nz, lots of the really good ones don't

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1nOn_eT1f4

CoombellKid · #47 30-11-2007, 03:25 PM

LOL, well he must of dropped the "e" off Lang, dont remember too much
about his singing. All I remember seeing is this pint size lil redhead kid with
hair down past his bum, and he wasn't much bigger than his stratocaster lol
This was back in the early 90's

Back then he was doing pretty good material, then I didn't hear from him
until a picture of him on TV a couple of nights ago, something to do with
the SA guitar festival.

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Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

yep i was gonna say Jeff Lang Rob, abc2 had a show filmed at the gov here in adelaide, on the other night, which i watched. I have tried hard to like jeff lang, I like him as a player, which he is a virtuoso at, and he is an aussie legend i know, and ex- wunderkind prodigy, but his singing and choice of material leaves me cold, I like deeper to slightly deeper registered singers for blues generally - weedy voice+blues, thumbsdown

wish this tour had came to oz/nz, lots of the really good ones don't

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1nOn_eT1f4

regards,CS

fringe_dweller · #48 03-12-2007, 01:14 AM

lol, hey Rob, went to a show on w/e, who was is inside the door as i enter 2 feet away with a pram and child, yep he sure is not very tall! never seen him before in real life, had watched a fair number of his stuff on youtube, didnt pick up on that before - he looks much younger than in footage!
I thought he was missing from the shire at first?

he probably did more covers back then, does a lot of originals i think now, which not are all my 'cup of tea'

fringe_dweller · #49 03-12-2007, 01:16 AM

hehe

**Sat 01 Dec 07**
SINT RESPONSE. SAY IT'S NOT TRUE >snip,..
...>snip Thanks folks, Cheers
Bri

P.S. Mind you ... after seeing Jeff Beck last night in terrifying form heading up a sensational band at Ronnie Scott's ... I might just have to give up Guitar Playing! Jeff is utterly, brilliantly innovative and dangerous, still ahead of us all after all these years ... I had to give myself a good talking-to on the way out, to remind myself that we all have our roads to follow, etc., etc ... In Jeff's hands, the guitar becomes almost an entirely new instrument ... he is quite unlike anyone or anything else we have ever seen ... the guitarist's guitarist ... the Guv'nor ! (I wrote a song to commemorate this fact ... remember?) It reminds me of seeing Jimi Hendrix, all those years ago. As a privileged spectator, having being thrilled, shocked, stunned, and nearly obliterated, you have to one of two things. Give up, or go home and practice a LOT!!!

One of the best things about my life has been enjoying a relationship with many of the best guitarists in the world. I'm incredibly fortunate ... they're all inspiring, and great people too ... but I don't think I am out of line - I don't think there are many players out there anywhere who would quarrel with my next sentence.

In the dark art of weaving magic from 6 metal strings .... respects to probably the greatest living exponent ... BECK.

Bri

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Nightshift · #50 03-12-2007, 01:44 PM

Jose Feliciano.

For his pure understanding of the entire concept of music and his ability to apply it to the fret board. A true guitarist can produce unbelievable sounds from finger work (PIMA), Chords and slide without the use of electricity, most of the guitarists mentioned so far could not keep up with Jose acoustically, if in doubt, browse youtube and "flight of the bumble bee", he was only 16 when he played that and keep in mind he is blind. They all have their place but when it comes to pure music, Jose gets it from me.

Cheers, Dennis. (Desperately practicing to get to Jose's standards)

bluescope · #51 03-12-2007, 02:50 PM

Hi All

There are brilliant guitar players who specialize in different styles. In the field of electric rock and jazz there are too many to list.

Tommy Emmanuel is an Australian virtuoso of the acoustic guitar, to hear him play in a relaxed Xmas party atmosphere in a music store in Bondi with Rene Geyer singing as, I did in the mid 70's, was a real treat to remember. His solo albums since then have redefined what guitar playing is and he continues to tour the world wowing people with his amazing technique.

http://www.tommyemmanuel.com/home.asp

John McLayghlin is another innovator of the guitar both electric and acoustic.

http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/

By the way I was a professional musician ( guitarist ) for 22 years.

Check out these guys if you haven't heard of them.

fringe_dweller · #52 05-12-2007, 12:55 PM

yep jose' rocks always loved his version of the doors song 'light my fire'
have you seen jennifer batten's finger tapping version of flight of the bumblebee on youtube?! wild, she's been a fave for a while, was michael jacksons guitarists a while back, solo on 'beat it' comes to mind as her biggest moment to date, and i love her work with JB, especially my the '99 end of tour bootleg dvd/cd.
I play a nylon a lot now, as it doesnt wear down my nails like steel string, ive been a fingerpicker for a long time now. spent 5 years playin a heavy strung 12 string relentlessly, so the wide fret board feels natural now too, and was a 5 string bass player for many years also. play (smaller size glass) bottleneck slide a lot on it lol! freaks people out hehe

CoombellKid · #53 05-12-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fringe_dweller

have you seen jennifer batten's finger tapping version on youtube?! wild, she's been a fave for a while, was michael jacksons guitarists a while back, solo on 'beat it' comes to mind as her biggest moment to date

Ummm correction, that was the man himself Edward Van Halen the guitar
and solo on Michael Jackson's Beat it, that is

regards,CS

fringe_dweller · #54 05-12-2007, 01:07 PM

Tommy was mentioned earlier

love his stuff legend! liked dragon too

and John M rocks of course, i recently got a mp3 bootleg of a JB show from tour' 74 and JM/Mahavishnu Orchestra double billed swapping top order every night, and JM joins in for a song, they did a lot together over years of course.

I kinda like this site, yes i know torrent/dimeadozen ect are all good and free, but i hate the reciprocosity BS, but you can listen to entire bootleg album/ concert for free as many times as you want! theres MO '73 one there, pretty cool.

http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/

http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/...e.aspx?id=3042

do you still play just for fun/relaxation at least Steve?

fringe_dweller · #55 05-12-2007, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CoombellKid

Ummm correction, that was the man himself Edward Van Halen the guitar
and solo on Michael Jackson's Beat it, that is

regards,CS

hhmmm ive been misled then - still i think her version is better

i feckin hate EVH - sorry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEZwVqHX7EU

sailormoon · #56 05-12-2007, 02:05 PM

who is he?? sorry havnt really heard about him. First time like everyone else. I'm more into the younger generation stuff like Blink 182 and JEW

fringe_dweller · #57 05-12-2007, 03:06 PM

hey sailormoon, i like a LOT of stuff that was made WELL before my time, its about having an open mind and a developed palette - hmmm oh those pussy white middle class cry baby wannabe punks make me puke

, like blink 182 (do they ever wear clothes? lol) I remember the the real thing of course
how about 'the living end' - are they old hat already?
tho I like john 5 from the modern shredders/players. i dont mind greenday either.
I also liked smash mouth too, thats old hat too now i guess?.
guitarists, which this thread is about, ideally, tend to get better with age, like fine wine

its not always downhill from age 25, is it?