who's your favourate "no longer with us" guitarist?

[Shnate McDuanus]

These days it's one of the two Clarences:

 

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

 

 

and

 

Clarence White

 

 

It's subject to change.

[Mr. Natural]

Hendrix was incomparable, but my own personal favorite from back in the day, and no longer with us, is Mike Bloomfield.

[Lord Summerisle]

[WahKeen]

Just FYI to all, Keith Richards qualifies here....

 

[NeoConMan]

I was gonna mention Eddie Van Halen, just as a reference to his career.

Looks like a suicide to me...

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, looks like we pretty much have it covered.

The "other guys" from the Stones are worth mentioning.

I'll throw in Rory Gallagher for good measure

[Mr. Natural]

 

Another good one.

[mcmurray]

Shawn Lane RIP.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbPTeFta4lw

 

Also, Jason Becker - technically he's still with us, but his playing days are long gone.

[milod]

You guys are all hitting rockers. Nothing against rockers 'cuz I lost friends who were rockers over the past 40+ years, but...

 

Segovia.

 

If there's a #2, probably Chet Atkins who wasn't called "Mr. Guitar" for nothing.

 

After that... a bunch ranging from a lotta the old bluesmen to Roy Buchanan to Bloomfield to.... well, you get the picture. Carlos Montoya...

 

m

[NeoConMan]

Milo, they did hit on Tiny Tim earlier...

 

[saturn]

chuck schuldiner

 

so, the guy from Death is dead. Whoa, that's some irony

[dem00n]

so, the guy from Death is dead. Whoa, that's some irony

He had no heatlcare, thats the REAL reason he died.

[retrosurfer1959]

Some good players named but it,s gotta be Duane Allman

[TommyK]

One of these two cats.

 

 

If I had to choose, Jerry.

[Rocky4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGLmZCZ1sXY

[Silenced Fred]

Milod- I would agree, Segovia is an amazing guitar player who really expanded the idea of a guitar.

 

Of course everyone is gonna say rockers, popular vote. I would have to say SRV, probably my favorite guitarist period. The only guy (other than classical stuff) that I can listen to his instrumental stuff.

[craigh]

Hendrix

George Harrison

SRV

Mike Bloomfield.....sadly the list goes on.

 

Craig

[Diego the guy]

RANDY GOSHDARN RHOADS!!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdstwaxhcU&feature=related

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ER3SsLQY8&feature=related

 

(censored) YA!

[gibsonfndr]

Definitely Mick Ronson.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK57hrc6I1Y&feature=related

[RB72]

Damn. Rocky4 beat me to it. Along with Freddie King I would have to go with Randy Rhoads as well.

[Diego the guy]

Damn. Rocky4 beat me to it. Along with Freddie King I would have to go with Randy Rhoads as well.

 

thats cause you know randy would....

[dbreslauer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHtwF-gpluc

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyiq6lewgOk

[milod]

Yeah, Chet doing that in D may make me rethink doing it it C.

 

Edit... First time I heard Stars and Stripes Forever on guitar was Gary Davis back in the more or less early 60s. Whew. That made a huge impression. Chet's version is a lot fancier. Either way, it's something else.

 

Edit 2 - I think Davis did Stars in C, the way I ended up doing it stedda Chet's A. Hmmmm. I think Chet figured different keys because he got a more full sound. I dunno. What can anyone say about "Mr. Guitar" but ... "Mr. Guitar?"

 

m

[dbreslauer]

Yeah, Chet doing that in D may make me rethink doing it it C.

 

Edit... First time I heard Stars and Stripes Forever on guitar was Gary Davis back in the more or less early 60s. Whew. That made a huge impression. Chet's version is a lot fancier. Either way, it's something else.

 

m

 

if it gives you chills, it's good.

 

chet was unreal.

[46 and 2]

Some good players named but it,s gotta be Duane Allman

 

Crazy thing is he was only 24 when he died!! Imagine if he would have lived even ten more years, what kind of great music he would have created!?!

[guitarkid]

STEVIE RAY VAUGHN

JIMI HENDRIX

R.I.P (Rock In Peace) =(