Tommy Emmanuel---Best guitarist ever! | |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 997783 United States 06/09/2010 11:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward 997783 Here is brother Phil Emmanual playing an incredible solo version of Ghost Riders in the Sky |
QuonxWerx User ID: 977336 United Kingdom 06/09/2010 11:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward 997783 Are you serious op ? Check out the main man mmmmkay... [link to www.youtube.com] |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 997783 United States 06/09/2010 12:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | He is good but I disagree. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 769161Try playin tapping like this. Try Playing as fast as this. Try playing maple leaf rag on a guitar. Tapping is little more than a gimmick to make up for a lack of speed. Stanley Jordan is good, but his style is nothing special. The speed freak shows absolutely no emotion in his playing. He stands there like a robotic machine. As for the longhair... Percussive string playing is okay and he shows a lot of skill at it. But the song is better suited to a piano. What he does is unique but not earth shattering in guitar talent. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 769161 China 06/09/2010 12:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | He is good but I disagree. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 997783Try playin tapping like this. Try Playing as fast as this. Try playing maple leaf rag on a guitar. Tapping is little more than a gimmick to make up for a lack of speed. Stanley Jordan is good, but his style is nothing special. The speed freak shows absolutely no emotion in his playing. He stands there like a robotic machine. As for the longhair... Percussive string playing is okay and he shows a lot of skill at it. But the song is better suited to a piano. What he does is unique but not earth shattering in guitar talent. Sorry but I couldn't find any talent in the Emmanuel video you showed us. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 997861 United States 06/09/2010 12:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | First off he's good but there is no such thing as 'better'. Once a musician is great, they are great, but different. Its like saying Carmon Electra is finer than Lissa Mari Scott. They are both nasty hot, just different. Now back to guitar players, Eddie VH is one of the only guitar players every that could shred on a number one hit and get away with it. I think the only other guy to shred on a number one hit was Randy Rhodes. So there is some unique greatness. To judge guitar players you need to know what your judging. Its like judging athletes. They all possess different skills. Guitar players need to be judged by: Uniqueness Song Writing Abilities Technique Lead capability The ability to sing while you play Showmanship Tone variation etc. Think about it, it will open more doors for you. Some cats to look at Michael Lee Firkins - [link to www.youtube.com] Steffen Schackinger - [link to www.youtube.com] Greg Howe - [link to www.youtube.com] Richie Kotzen - [link to www.youtube.com] Tony Macalpine - [link to www.youtube.com] Then of course you have VH, Vai and Yingwie If Rhodes was still alive, i think he would be nasty. Check out Howe-Kotzen stuff. They did two CDs. |
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The Truth addict User ID: 997955 United Kingdom 06/09/2010 12:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No one guitarist is the best as there is too many factors to consider as AC...861 pointed out. But I love the innovators personally. The guitarists who are just so original and obviously ahead of their time, Hendrix, VH , Morello to name a few. Then your old masters, Paco de lucia, Gilmour, Lifeson and SRV. List goes on and on. Steve stevens, Malmsteen, Vai, Schenker, Jake e lee. Played guitar for 25 years now(I am 37 btw)and i am STILL none the wiser to who is the true Numero uno. Love them all for inspiring me and thats what its all about. Mitch BTW..."Mass graves for the pumps and the price is set" RATM "And if love remains, though everything is lost, we will pay the price, but we will not count the cost." Rush "I was brought up to believe, the universe has a plan. We are only human. Its not ours to understand." Rush |
sons of scotland User ID: 972658 United States 06/09/2010 01:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward 997783 that dude is nasty... |
The Truth addict User ID: 997955 United Kingdom 06/09/2010 01:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This dude is good also. [link to www.youtube.com] Imagine this guy with effects(this guy probably is the most naturally talented ever) [link to www.youtube.com] If this guy was still alive the sky was the limit!! RIP Stevie [link to www.youtube.com] This is a great piece of work by Steve Stevens [link to www.youtube.com] Could sit here and post videos all night lol. Mitch BTW..."Mass graves for the pumps and the price is set" RATM "And if love remains, though everything is lost, we will pay the price, but we will not count the cost." Rush "I was brought up to believe, the universe has a plan. We are only human. Its not ours to understand." Rush |
Khim User ID: 997860 United States 06/09/2010 01:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Tommy has been one of my favorites for years. I keep missing him when he is touring. If I'm in Europe, he's in the States and vice versa. Just frustrating. Michael Hedges is also a great one. It is unfortunate that his life was cut so short before his talent could blossom full. He was killed by a drunk driver. What a loss :( |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 740955 United States 06/09/2010 01:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward 997783 Stevie Ray Vaughn would have pissed down that bumpkin's neck! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1554827 United States 09/26/2011 01:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Since you've resurrected this thread, I'm wondering why has no-one's put forward Joe Bonamassa as one of the guitar greats? I'm here to put that right. [link to youtu.be] And here's how good he was at just 12 years old, playing with Danny Gatton: [link to youtu.be] |
Pointless exercise User ID: 10191929 Australia 02/04/2012 09:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So many guitar styles from picking to tapping to percussion using classical guitars, amps, effects, etc, etc.Tommy would be the first to say there is no point comparing guitarists. I want to hear my Peter Green, Larry Carlton, Pete Haycock, Eddie Van Halen, Jeff Beck & so on. They all have unique styles & none of them can do what the others do...for the reasons that we love the particular guitarist. Sure someone might be able to copy Beck to a certain extent but it won't be the same. It is silly to suggest that somehow one style eg shredding is better than say Vladimir Mikulka doing a Bach guitar piece. They are not comparable. Enjoy them all. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10094044 Russia 04/19/2012 09:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yesterday went to Tommy Emmanuel concert in St Petersburg with my son and was shocked by a manner he is using the sacred instrument. Best? I do not think so. All I know for sure you can not use a guitar as a drum. A few guitarists touched me with their music: Mark Knophler, John Petrucci, Jimmy Page, ... I felt my soul touched by theirs. I can not say that about Tommy. I can say he is a talent but the feeling that I am watching some sort of tricks show never left me. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 5913880 United States 09/23/2012 10:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | why is it bestguitarist-tards are always fans of power chords and amplification? or "shredding"....wtf SIMPLETONS. and trust me...ive been to more concerts saw everybody going back to late 60's.... whats between the notes is more important... ps jimmy page is a plagiarist......,vai, the swedish guy?....BORING. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 19747942 United States 09/23/2012 11:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 1. He is fast.....talented of course. 2. But can he play slow ??? 3. I also did not notice him doing anything special with his right hand.......just strumming the strings with exactly the same force.....not much touch. Course maybe things are different with other songs. 4. Will post my favorite........but you really can only appreciate him if you were at one of the concerts. [link to www.youtube.com] [link to www.youtube.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 18145257 United States 09/23/2012 11:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Is this Tommy guy good? Yeah I guess, but I'm not overly impressed. I've seen run of the mill bluegrass players blow this guy away. I would much rather enjoy someone like Michael Hedges. Not only was he amazing he was truly innovative and one of the sweetest souls I have ever met. |