Looking at Roy Clark
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not all the best guitarists are rock musicians. Gotta love the side burns.
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@nobodyssock said in Looking at Roy Clark:
not all the best guitarists are rock musicians. Gotta love the side burns.
No, most of the best guitarists are in Nashville.
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@Jolly said in Looking at Roy Clark:
@Larry said in Looking at Roy Clark:
I've tried to watch a few videos by "British guitarist" but I just can't take having to look at that shit eating grin he always has on his face.
'Fees up, Larry...Who was the best guitarist you've ever seen?
Hard to pick just one. But of the sessions players, right now I like Melanie Faye and John Hiland. Faye is a young 20ish black girl who can just blister a guitar playing improvisational jazz and blues, Hiland is a big ole fat boy who plays country and rock. But if we're talking big names, I think Tommy Emmanuel or Vince Gill. I could listen to either one of them all day long. Heck, I enjoy just watching them play.
The auto correct function on this place pisses me off....
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Tommy Emmanuel is amazing. I went to two of his shows over the past couple of years. I will go again if the opportunity presents itself. Then there is Chet Atkins.
In the rock genre I go with Steve Howe, Steve Morse, Steve Hackett. The three Steves. lol Also, Alex Lifeson, & Robert Fripp
Al DiMeola, John Mclaughlin, Paco Delucia, Julian Bream, John Williams, Andreas Segovia, the list goes one.
There is no such thing as "the best". They are all amazing in their own right.
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Here's a video of John Hiland demonstrating a Telecaster through a Reeves tube amp:
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Johnny Hiland is an amazing player - I think I posted his stuff at the old place. He did quite a bit for PRS Guitars a few years ago, however I guess he jumped ship - maybe he doesn't appeal to their typical demographic.
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In terms of big name players, Joe Bonamassa is amazing. I also really like John Mayer's playing when he's not busy being a pop star.
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Always remember, Operation Valkyrie was an act of sedition.
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@Jolly said in Looking at Roy Clark:
The best is somebody who can play just about anything, in almost any style he chooses.
I'm not sure I agree with that. I think there's something to be said for specialisation if you want to listen to the absolute best in a certain genre. I wouldn't want to listen to Stevie Ray Vaughn play classical music, and John Williams's forays into rock guitar leave quite a bit to be desired IMHO.
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Here's Melanie Faye just fooling around at home. She's only 20 years old but her lyrical style has put her on the A list in Nashville.
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Oh, that's really nice. It's so refreshing to see a young kid who's not shredding.
Here's one of my favourite guitarists, Bill Frisell
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@Larry said in Looking at Roy Clark:
Here's Melanie Faye just fooling around at home. She's only 20 years old but her lyrical style has put her on the A list in Nashville.
Link to videoBellissimo!
@Larry I am not familiar with that piece. Would you mind telling me if she was improvising, playing her own composition, or is it an arrangement of another song? (And there’s an accompaniment track in the background, right?)
