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I have to say it's between randy Rhoads and Stevie Ray Vaughn
I don't like his voice either.....his guitar is his voice.
But I could see how you'd get burned out. I just enjoy his style of playing.
And he uses a massive pick too.
Back when I was into guitar I played around trying to get my guitar to sound like his but it's all in the fingers and tone.
It's like David Gilmour and that great Pink Floyd sound.
I think Neal Schon has a good sound too.
I have to say it's between randy Rhoads and Stevie Ray Vaughn
Actually, THE MOST RECOGNIZED notes of any recorded song are the opening notes of the song, "Benny and the Jets" with the guitar work of Davey Johnstone. Little kids in Africa recognize the first three notes of that song.
My third choice, I guess, would have to be John Mellencamp. Or Tom Petty. It's a tossup.
So many good ones...but my personal favorites would have to be Eddie Van Halen, Mark Knopfler, and Alex Zivojinovich.....
Wow, somebody named Young. I LOVE Young, but I can't name him a great guitarist when he plays as though he had mookie's fat fingers sometimes.
Young to me is what he is because of his incredible songwriting skills.
I'll be getting the Live at Red Rocks DVD soon then, so you can watch him play Cowgirl in the Sand. Young doesn't have amazing guitar work on his albums, but his live stuff is where his improv really shines.
Otherwise, I'm a big fan of Jimi and Jimmy.
"Live Rust" is the jam.
after the goldrush is the hardest ing song ever
I ing love that song. Neil Young on the piano is great.
that song goes ing hard
i never knew a song could be so light and high, yet make panteras five mintues alone look like avril lavinge
yeah if grizzlie adams had a beard
Without these two guys, this thread would not exist:
Link Wray
Dale
T-Bone Walker
"Call It Stormy Monday...Tuesday's just as bad, Wednesday's worse..Thursday's also sad..the Eagle flies on Friday...Saturday I go out to play...Sunday I go to church...Lord, and I kneel down to pray. (have mercy)"
Okay, I'm with ya...and how about the Father of the electric guitar, Charlie Christian?
albert king for blues guitar (other than srv)
Actual papyrus!
On a serious note, I think Dale (and Link Wray too) were not merely links in the evolution of the electric guitar. They blazed trails that might not otherwise exist.
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Dale wasn't nicknamed "King of the Surf Guitar" for nothing: he pretty much invented the style single-handedly, and no matter who copied or expanded upon his blueprint, he remained the fieriest, most technically gifted musician the genre ever produced. Dale's pioneering use of Middle Eastern and Eastern European melodies (learned organically through his familial heritage) was among the first in any genre of American popular music, and predated the teaching of such "exotic" scales in guitar-shredder academies by two decades. The breakneck speed of his single-note staccato picking technique was unrivalled until it entered the repertoires of metal virtuosos like Eddie Van Halen, and his wild showmanship made an enormous impression on the young Jimi Hendrix. But those aren't the only reasons Dale was once called the father of heavy metal. Working closely with the Fender company, Dale continually pushed the limits of electric amplification technology, helping to develop new equipment that was capable of producing the thick, clearly defined tones he heard in his head, at the previously undreamed-of volumes he demanded. He also pioneered the use of portable reverb effects, creating a signature sonic texture for surf instrumentals. And, if all that weren't enough, Dale managed to redefine his instrument while essentially playing it upside-down and backwards — he switched sides in order to play left-handed, but without re-stringing it (as Hendrix later did).
Yes, I would agree with that. Did you ever listen to "Arc" and "Weld"? That stuff is mind-bending. "Arc" is just one big track recorded of the all-night jam session when they were recording "Weld".
There are a lot of songs where Neil Young is better on the guitar than the ones I mentioned, those are just the ones I thought would appeal to the masses (and they might even recognize). I have pretty much everything he has ever recorded that is available on CD. There are a couple of early recordings, with Buffalo Springfield, and of him with Crazy Horse, that have just become available on CD in the past couple of years ("Hawks and Doves", "American Stars and Bars", and "Lucky Thirteen").
Two of my favorite songs on one of his earliest albums, "Sleeps With Angels" are "Safeway Cart" and "Trans Am". But, my favorite album/CD of all time is "Harvest Moon", and I really like "Old Ways", too (it is a recording of duets with Neil and various other artists).
I like Neil's old stuff better than the newer stuff. At one time, I knew every single word to every single song on both "Harvest" and "After the Gold Rush". Those are still what I want in the CD player when I am driving any distance. I have to say that I prefer "Are You Passionate" to "Greendale", though, among the newer stuff. I think "Let's Roll" is the ultimate tribute to the victims of 9/11; it is an excellent song.
Early guitar picks.
anyone seen greendale the movie?
No. I have the DVD, but I have never watched it. Have you seen it?
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