Danielj Posted July 23, 2004 Report Posted July 23, 2004 Your favorite of these 3 great lesser known guitarists My vote is with Vai :guitar:
_Jayson_ Posted July 23, 2004 Report Posted July 23, 2004 I voted Malmsteen. One of the fastest players out there. He also has some great classical acoustic stuff too. :guitar: Edit: Eric Johnson is another great underrated player. :guitar:
cosmosis Posted July 23, 2004 Report Posted July 23, 2004 Malmsteen opened for Dio not too long ago. It was pretty cool even though he was a bit of a show-off. The other day I was listening to some of the stuff Vai made with Dave and I liked it more than when it came out. Don't know much about Satriani.
audioslave Posted July 25, 2004 Report Posted July 25, 2004 MY FAVORITE IS NOT ON YOUR POLL - CHRIS DUARTE. HES AMAZING.
SoulGirl Posted December 8, 2004 Report Posted December 8, 2004 i've got a favourite lesser-known guitarist - he's amazing!! his name is clive barnes and he comes from enniscorthy in county wexford. he started out on electric but now he plays lapslide acoustic - he's really incredible! One thinks perhaps of Ry Cooder, of J.J. Cale, of Kelly Joe Phelps, of old blues, jazz and bluegrass players. This guy must surely be from the Deep South, maybe the Mississippi Delta. Sorry, but your geography is just a tad out. Clive Barnes hails from South East Ireland, Enniscorthy to be exact. When Clive Barnes plays lap slide guitar, the listener is instantly transported to the cradle of today's popular music. His empathy with blues and old time country music is absolute. "When I was younger, I listened to the old acoustic Delta blues men, then moved on to jazz then bluegrass followed by songwriters like Tom Waits, Springsteen, John Hiatt and so on. My playing style evolved from a combination of those influences. If you want to improvise, you've got to have an earth, as opposed to free jazz where everything gets thrown against the wall to see what sticks. I was looking for a way to be free with the music as a solo player. Using the skeletal structures of jazz and blues as a springboard, gave me the basis i needed to take the music anywhere I wanted during a performance. Lyrics have become a huge part of me too, the ability to paint a very vivid landscape of ordinary people in extraordinary places has become hugely important to the songs and live performances." Barnes believes that the best way to perfect his craft is by playing as many live concerts as possible - between 150 and 200 dates a year. "If I was spending my time practicing in my room and playing just once a month, I don't think the things that have happened to me over the last years would have happened. I've toured with The Blind Boys Of Alabama, The Holmes Brothers, David Crosby, Bert Jansch, Solomon Burke, among others. It's taught me how to hold a large audience." His consummate mastery of lap slide, 6 and 12 string guitar playing impressed them all, notably Bert Jansch. "Bert is not naturally outgoing but he was really forthcoming with me. He gave me advice, information, even his phone number and an invitation to come and stay. David Crosby described me as 'the nearest thing to an acoustic roller-coaster ride he's ever heard, which was really nice. Everyone's been supportive and encouraging." Clive Barnes has a single-minded dedication to his music which reminds this writer of the young Rory Gallagher. Anyone following his career over the past couple of years cannot but have noticed how his sound has evolved, together with a parallel growth in self confidence evident from his second album the award winning "Welcome To Farewell" and followed by his latest "Goldtooth Cinnamon" which shows Clive is constantly pushing his own boundaries ever further. " I don't think about trying to analyse my sound too much. If I think about it too much it might become forced; lose it's natural flow. I'm not a prolific songwriter but I try to move my songs out beyond the basic blues or jazz structures, to give my work an individual feel. People like Keith Jarrett can do that - it's Jazz, it's Blues, it's everything but it's Keith Jarrett and just sounds natural." check out his website for more info!!
_jr_ Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 how can you not vote for vai? Because Vai's all smoke and mirrors, just like Malmsteen.
edna Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 Maybe Mick Taylor... underrated and less known now that he´s no longer a stone...
TenYearsGone Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 i've got a favourite lesser-known guitarist - he's amazing!! his name is clive barnes and he comes from enniscorthy in county wexford. he started out on electric but now he plays lapslide acoustic - he's really incredible! Clive sounds cool I'm gonna check him out. Thanks
SoulGirl Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 excellent! i love to spread the word about musicians i love. do tell me what you think!!
ImThatGuyToo Posted December 10, 2004 Report Posted December 10, 2004 Last year around this time I went to a G3 concert were all three of these guitarsists were on the same stage...it was amazing to see their different styles especially considering that satriani trained vai. Has anyone see Crossroads with the Karate Kid? Steve Vai was in that at the end, and it was amazing. Anyway, I voted Satriani.
MarcM Posted December 10, 2004 Report Posted December 10, 2004 Billy Zoom-X Hillel Slovak-1st guitarist for The Chili's http://www.slovakopedia.com/h/hillel-slovak.htm
Danielj Posted December 10, 2004 Author Report Posted December 10, 2004 Yeah Slovak definetly was a killer gueetrist. Imagine playing Jimi Hendrix at a faster tempo ::
Jimmy1104 Posted December 11, 2004 Report Posted December 11, 2004 I would like to submit for your approval Warren Rogers of Shadows of Knight.
Xhua Posted December 11, 2004 Report Posted December 11, 2004 Paul Kossoff He should have been a star like Peter Green. The guitarist of FREE, died in 1976 due to drugs.
_Jayson_ Posted December 11, 2004 Report Posted December 11, 2004 Vernon Reid is one of the best i've heard.
bluesboy Posted December 11, 2004 Report Posted December 11, 2004 Wes Montgomery Leo Kottke Doc Watson :guitar:
Danielj Posted December 12, 2004 Author Report Posted December 12, 2004 My dad has The Best Of Leo Kottke on record, half is acoustic and half electric. It is amazing.
RonJonSurfer Posted December 15, 2004 Report Posted December 15, 2004 The late Rory Gallagher, the late Roy Buchanan and the late Mick Ronson were fabulous.
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