You can't count out the Beatles and what they were able to do with their guitars. They were not the fastest players, but they came up with incredible hooks and melodies on the guitar parts in their songs. They were creative enough to influence so many others, including Jimmy.
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You can't count out the Beatles and what they were able to do with their guitars. They were not the fastest players, but they came up with incredible hooks and melodies on the guitar parts in their songs. They were creative enough to influence so many others, including Jimmy.
Campbell was a phenomenal sessions player. First call talent, had a great career. Moderation was not his strong suit.
Maybe not the best but one of the more interesting I had the pleasure of seeing. Played travis-style picking mixed with some hammer-claw stuff. I was able to see up close in '09 and I could not for the life of me figure out what he was doing with this thumb...was muting but also 'pinching' the strings to keep the beat.
A few reviewers of his shows thought he was looping...he wasn't.
Also interesting to me is Nels Cline. I still need to look further into his own stuff.
A few reviewers of his shows thought he was looping...he wasn't.
Also interesting to me is Nels Cline. I still need to look further into his own stuff.
Tommy Emmanuel
As good as this performance is, the part that really blows my mind is when he locks that thumb down at 2:27 and has that awesome base line and shifts his hand while holding his thumb. I can't physically do it.
As good as this performance is, the part that really blows my mind is when he locks that thumb down at 2:27 and has that awesome base line and shifts his hand while holding his thumb. I can't physically do it.
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Steely Dan is one of my favorites. They used many session guitarist and were meticulous on who they used. Larry Carlton's solo on Kid Charlemagne (actually 2 with one at the end) is one of the best.
Starts at 2:18.
Starts at 2:18.
Someone weird and not really all that well known in the older generations is Omar Rodriguez-Lopez from The Mars Volta. It took me some time to get into his feel of clashing notes that he really loves, but I feel it cleanses the palette and when you finally hit the good parts they just really shine.
Great example of his abilities is this song but he's an ocean of ideas and a wealth of compositional talent I encourage exploring deeper.
And another that's just really all around weird until it hits this crazy amazing Santana like groove at around 5 minutes. Frankly this first album Deloused in the Crematorium, is amazing.
Great example of his abilities is this song but he's an ocean of ideas and a wealth of compositional talent I encourage exploring deeper.
And another that's just really all around weird until it hits this crazy amazing Santana like groove at around 5 minutes. Frankly this first album Deloused in the Crematorium, is amazing.
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Not much mention for one of my favorites. Frank Zappa. Something about his solos just resonate with me.
demoncore1031
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Ever see Claypool and Buckethead perform together? Anyone mention Buckethead yet?
demoncore1031
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I think someone did mention him earlier in the thread. I have not had a chance to see him live just yet, but that is on my buckethead list.
Bumpin this thread. I’ve been stuck on this specific version and some of this guys other stuff this morning and thought I’d share with the group.
I was browsing around and came across Barbara Lynn....I'd never heard of her, but she's really good and famous too...
