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Post by telfordstoke on Apr 5, 2020 14:52:47 GMT
Ther3 was a magazine that used to come with A cd of guitar tips and lessons and they transcribed Country Boy which must have been pre Internet days and I tried my hardest lol. Actually nailed some Randy Rhoads stuff via that mag too but some things are just too hard to play
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Post by richie22 on Apr 5, 2020 17:41:05 GMT
Can I recommend Charlie birchall (simple minds) saw live a few times ... my god that man can play, Belfast child live, look it up.
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Post by pretzel on Apr 5, 2020 19:43:51 GMT
Best guitarist I have seen live is Gordon Giltrap. Has been held up among his peers ( Clapton, Gilmore, Harrison to name a few ) as the greatest technical guitarist around. Lucky enough to have seen him at a couple of rural events over the last ten years. If you like the guitar then you need to see this guy play live. Incredible. If you like Giltrap's style, you should try and get along to one of the gigs we put on (if and when things return to normal) to see Milwaukee's Willy Porter. Technically, I reckon he's as good as any one you will ever see playing an acoustic guitar. The big plus is that Willy is an all round entertainer as well as being a hell of a musician. I still can't get over how lucky we are to get someone this talented to play for us every year.
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Post by claytonscrubs on Apr 5, 2020 20:18:37 GMT
Lindsey Buckingham / Fleetwood Mac - Bingley Hall, Stafford - 1979
1982 - Mind-blowing š... Buckinghamās possessed...thatās the most coked up version of The Chain, ever!
Such an underrated guitarist.
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Post by telfordstoke on Apr 5, 2020 20:20:10 GMT
Can I recommend Charlie birchall (simple minds) saw live a few times ... my god that man can play, Belfast child live, look it up. Good shout, seen Charlie couple of times. In that vein, even if not a band I love now, the Edge couple play (A Sort of Homecoming, wow) and used to love the Big Country guitar team of Adamosn and Watson, saw them at Vic Hall a couple of times , amazing
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Post by iancransonsknees on Apr 5, 2020 20:25:21 GMT
Lindsey Buckingham / Fleetwood Mac - Bingley Hall, Stafford - 1979 1982 - Mind-blowing š... Buckinghamās possessed...thatās the most coked up version of The Chain, ever! Such an underrated guitarist. Love this performance
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Post by claytonscrubs on Apr 5, 2020 20:42:42 GMT
Lindsey Buckingham / Fleetwood Mac - Bingley Hall, Stafford - 1979 1982 - Mind-blowing š... Buckinghamās possessed...thatās the most coked up version of The Chain, ever! Such an underrated guitarist. Love this performance Same here, mate... Phenomenal! Gives me chills every time I watch it.
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Post by thequietman on Apr 6, 2020 11:14:20 GMT
So many but particularly memorable were: Yngwie Malmsteen Pierre Bensusan Jamie Hince (when he was in Scarfo)
Richard Thompson Jon Gomm
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Post by misterken on Apr 7, 2020 1:18:32 GMT
Saw Molly in Savannah GA last year, just a stunning player
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Apr 7, 2020 8:30:43 GMT
One from the category of "never seen but wish I had..."
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Post by metalhead on Apr 7, 2020 10:45:16 GMT
Shame about the "You have seen" part. I play every day (Even more with this lockdown lark). Seen Yngwie obviously. Michael Angelo Batio. Satriani. Schenker. Jake E Lee (that was a bit special for me as he was one of my heroes growing up). Never saw Gary Moore or Randy Rhoads, or Jason Becker. Seen Zakk Wylde. Overrated.
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Post by telfordstoke on Apr 7, 2020 20:59:16 GMT
One from the category of "never seen but wish I had..." I saw SRV the one time at Reading fest in 1983..had never heard of him and he was jaw dropping
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Post by telfordstoke on Apr 7, 2020 21:04:27 GMT
Shame about the "You have seen" part. I play every day (Even more with this lockdown lark). Seen Yngwie obviously. Michael Angelo Batio. Satriani. Schenker. Jake E Lee (that was a bit special for me as he was one of my heroes growing up). Never saw Gary Moore or Randy Rhoads, or Jason Becker. Seen Zakk Wylde. Overrated. Zak is well overrated, Jake E Lee wiped floor with him as did RR clearly. Had front row tickets at hammersmith in 86 and still have 2 Jake guitar picks. Assuming Michael Angelo is the guy with 2 2necked guitar and plays ambidextrously I've seen him in early 90s at a music shop in Hanley he was brilliant. Gary Moore I loved albeit much preferred his metal years. Again we were lucky and saw him fromy front row at Wembley arena in 80s. Ah the joys of pre Internet sales where if you queued early you got the best seats !
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Apr 8, 2020 7:46:53 GMT
The iconic polka dot flying V.
Ozzy sounding great.
sub-zero cool (some dress sense aside!)
The trills at 4:40 always do it foe me...
Love the anecdote about Ozzy hearing RR for the first time: "when I walked into the room and heard him playing..,I heard the voice of God..."
RR could never understand it,"when Ozzy walked in,I was just tuning/warming up..."š
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Post by innocentbystander on Apr 8, 2020 8:07:55 GMT
Give me Ozzy's work with Tony Iommi any day.
I have seen Iommi - but only unveiling the Lemmmy memorial at V*le Park!
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Post by mrcoke on Apr 8, 2020 11:12:00 GMT
I thought of this thread when playing a Carl Perkins CD this morning.
I couldn't find a piece of Carl doing a guitar virtuoso on You Tube but found these:
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Post by harryburrows on Apr 8, 2020 12:14:38 GMT
Bert weedon was my earliest recollection of great guitar music early 60s
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Apr 8, 2020 20:38:35 GMT
James Burton injecting some fiery twang into a majestic Elvis performance:
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Post by franklin66 on Apr 8, 2020 20:53:46 GMT
Best I've ever seen was Johnny Marr back in the 80s.
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Post by metalhead on Apr 9, 2020 10:59:14 GMT
Shame about the "You have seen" part. I play every day (Even more with this lockdown lark). Seen Yngwie obviously. Michael Angelo Batio. Satriani. Schenker. Jake E Lee (that was a bit special for me as he was one of my heroes growing up). Never saw Gary Moore or Randy Rhoads, or Jason Becker. Seen Zakk Wylde. Overrated. Zak is well overrated, Jake E Lee wiped floor with him as did RR clearly. Had front row tickets at hammersmith in 86 and still have 2 Jake guitar picks. Assuming Michael Angelo is the guy with 2 2necked guitar and plays ambidextrously I've seen him in early 90s at a music shop in Hanley he was brilliant. Gary Moore I loved albeit much preferred his metal years. Again we were lucky and saw him fromy front row at Wembley arena in 80s. Ah the joys of pre Internet sales where if you queued early you got the best seats ! I've seen Zakk a few times and i've never really been interested. The first time I saw him, I was convinced he's the only man on the planet that can take thousands of pounds worth of equipment and make it sound so bad. His tone was ridiculously middly but absolutely drenched in chorus and very compressed. Sounded utterly awful. He spent a lot of time spitting beer in the air while his actual playing was really average and surprisingly sloppy. A few years later (About 2009), I went with a mate to watch BLS and we turned up a few hours early, got a bit drunk in the pub then decided to sit outside the back of the venue with a crate. Zakk randomly turned up out of nowhere, walked up to us and asked us if we knew where McDonald's is (to which he subsequently walked to on his own and picked up some food). Naturally, we couldn't help but chat for a bit and get some photos and he's a real nice guy, so I can't knock him too much in that regard. Michael Angelo is great and a super nice bloke. He played a pub (I kid you not) in Chester in front about 45 people and it was stunning. I got a photo with him after and a brief chat and he was such a friendly and nice guy. 100% with you on Gary Moore. I spent hours monotonously learning that final ascending scale out of the solo from Out in The Fields, you know the one. Great solo. It brings me onto one I've forgotten. WARREN DEMARTINI. I can't believe I forgot that experience. Saw him with Ratt when I was 17. I was actually too young to get into the venue as they had an over 18's policy. Bouncer ID'd me and having snuck into clubs before, I had come to the conclusion that 9/10ths of getting ID'd is all about confidence so I whipped my license out as if I was 21 and he quickly glanced and let me in. After the gig, Warren and Bobby Blotzer were hanging out the back so I went over and started chatting to him, expecting a bit of a "fancy a photo and signature" response. No, well, yes I got a photo, but as a guitarist, I asked him something tiny and trivial, probably to sound cool because I'm an absolute guitar playing addict (still am to this day), and the next minute we're full on chatting about guitars, Charvel's in particular, technique, scales, the tonality of various humbuckers (he's keen on Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge), pedals, whether he prefers the in-between position of neck/middle and bridge/middle to give that out of phase hollowed tone while playing solos. We must have been talking for over an hour and half. A few people came up and posed for photos and stuff, but he kept coming back to resume this discussion with me and I could tell that he is an absolute musician at heart and that is what drives his day-to-day.... not posing for photos and pretending to be a rock star. He was clearly so enthusiastic about the topics we were talking about and guitar playing quite evidently gets him up most mornings. It's a shame he hasn't done more solo work, because he's an outstanding guitar player and he was on fire that night. A really cool experience. Bobby Blotzer is also a lovely guy and he bought a round of drinks for everyone who was still there. RR and Jake were basically my two guitar heroes growing up. I heard RR when I was about 13. First time was Mr Crowley on the Tribute album and my pre-existing fondness of Brian May was utterly obliterated. I wanted to play like this guy. Brian May was dull and boring now.... I heard Bark at the Moon a few months after and again, utterly blown away. Can't remember when it was that I heard this, but I remember watching in awe as a kid: I got to see Jake a few years ago and even meet him and we chatted for a few mins, a lovely guy. One of the moments of my life tbh.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2020 19:40:12 GMT
Being a rock / metal fan since the late 70ās Iāve seen quite a few over the years at gigs, festivals and bike rallies. Iāve seen Blackmore, Gary Moore, Schenker ( both of them ), Fast Eddie, the Iron Maiden lads, Phil Collen etc but a few years ago Iād heard of this guy who was just about to make the big time. Turned out he was playing a small venue in Crewe so thought Iād nip down and have a look. Got down the front and watched a very talented Joe Bonamassa play about 15 ft from where I stood. No idea what happened to him š
The older I get the more I appreciate great artists. Sometimes itās what you donāt play that makes it. Steve Vai is a technical genius but after a 30 second solo Iām bored. To leave a note hanging makes it, sometimes the anticipation of a note that never comes intensifies the piece being played.
Anyway, what do I know, Iām a bass player šš
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Apr 17, 2020 21:03:34 GMT
Tom Morello and Nuno Bettencourt.
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Post by conzdad on Apr 18, 2020 10:39:12 GMT
Can I throw in a couple of more names.
Bernie Marsden formely of Whitesnake.Not a widdly diddly player like Malmsteen etc but plays with a great tone and feeling especially his blues stuff. Plus a well repected player amongst other players and one of the nicest and funniest guys you could meet.
Keith Xander from Liverpool band Xander & The Peace Pirates. Another guy that has total feeling in his style and the fact that he plays with a hook for his strumming hand is for me quite impressive and another down to earth decent bloke.
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Post by Dutchpeter on Apr 18, 2020 10:53:14 GMT
Buddy Guy at Glastonbury in 1992 sticks in my mind.
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Post by telfordstoke on Apr 18, 2020 14:19:30 GMT
Can I throw in a couple of more names. Bernie Marsden formely of Whitesnake.Not a widdly diddly player like Malmsteen etc but plays with a great tone and feeling especially his blues stuff. Plus a well repected player amongst other players and one of the nicest and funniest guys you could meet. Keith Xander from Liverpool band Xander & The Peace Pirates. Another guy that has total feeling in his style and the fact that he plays with a hook for his strumming hand is for me quite impressive and another down to earth decent bloke. Good shout on Bernie, beautiful player, as indeeed was Micky Moody. For all the big hair and 100mph solos from later guitarists in Snake, that lineup remains to me unsurpassed
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Post by whatsashig on Apr 18, 2020 14:33:58 GMT
Poison ivy , rock n roll
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2020 16:17:28 GMT
Can I throw in a couple of more names. Bernie Marsden formely of Whitesnake.Not a widdly diddly player like Malmsteen etc but plays with a great tone and feeling especially his blues stuff. Plus a well repected player amongst other players and one of the nicest and funniest guys you could meet. Keith Xander from Liverpool band Xander & The Peace Pirates. Another guy that has total feeling in his style and the fact that he plays with a hook for his strumming hand is for me quite impressive and another down to earth decent bloke. Good shout on Bernie, beautiful player, as indeeed was Micky Moody. For all the big hair and 100mph solos from later guitarists in Snake, that lineup remains to me unsurpassedĀ Iād agree with that. Seen snake a few times but that Moody / Marsden lineup I saw in the early 80ās was by far the best. Less showmanship and more heartfelt bluesy passion š
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Post by partickpotter on Apr 18, 2020 18:36:44 GMT
The Beater
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Post by tonythefox on Apr 20, 2020 17:43:51 GMT
Michael Schenker, Richie Blackmore, Joe Bonnamassa, Tony Iommi, Gary Moore, Scott Gorham, Slash, Bernie Marsden, Joe Perry, Mick Ralphs, Alex Lifeson, Jon Sykes,Mark Knopfler. If I had to pick one of the above my fav would be Schenker he made every note special..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 18:16:43 GMT
Michael Schenker, Richie Blackmore, Joe Bonnamassa, Tony Iommi, Gary Moore, Scott Gorham, Slash, Bernie Marsden, Joe Perry, Mick Ralphs, Alex Lifeson, Jon Sykes,Mark Knopfler. If I had to pick one of the above my fav would be Schenker he made every note special.. Iāve seen Schenker 3 times, first one he was ok, second time he was on fire, stunning show but the last time I saw him he fumbled his way through the first song, attempted another then got booed off stage. To their credit, his band had a quick chat at the side of the stage then carried on without him and finished their set. I think Schenker was heavily influenced by drink / drugs and could barely stand up let alone play. Apparently heās got himself sorted these days and heās back as good as ever but that show tainted my views on him forever. One Night At Budokan remains one of my favourite albums though š
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