Conference napalm::guitar

    Hmm. I guess if this is gonna be the favorites note, I'll give my
    two cents, so here goes.
    
    1)Dave Gilmour
    2)Jimi Hendrix
    3)Randy Rhodes
    4)Alex Lifeson
    5)Erik Jay (only 16, but wait, he'll show up!)
    6)Syd Barrett
    7)Robert Smith
    8)George Lynch
    9)Yngwie Malmsteen (Twangy Sixstring, WingWang FretStein, etc,etc...)
    10)Eddie Van Halen
    11)Steve Howe
    
    Jeez, now I'd have to think.  I don't enjoy thinking, it gives me
    a headache, so I'll leave it at that.
    
    		regards
    

    
    Mine go like this, though not necessarily in order :
    
    1  Jeff Beck
    2  Mark Knopfler
    3  Jimi Hendrix
    4  Eric Clapton
    5  Jimmy Page
    6  Frank Zappa
    7  Rory Gallagher
    8  Peter Green (before he went strange)
    9  Carlos Santana
    10 Steve Howe
    11 Robin Trower
    12 The guy in Captain Beefhart (was it El Finger Ling?)
    
    There's a dozen for the pot - all electric. Acoustic is more tricky.
    
    Paul
    
    

    Mine...
    
    1 Andres Segovia
    2 Nicolo Paganini
    3 Randy Rhoads
    4 George Lynch
    5 Brian May
    6 John Goodsall
    7 Rik Campbell (of the boston band, Gotham City)
    8 Al Pitrelli (Michael Bolan, Julian lennon)
    9 Eric Johnson
    10 Kevin Peek
    11 WJB
    

    
    RE .2
    		His name was Winged Eel Fingerling.
    This is tough.
    
    1 Stevie Ray Vaughn
    2 Mark Knopfler
    3 Dwayne Allman
    4 Jimi Hendrix
    5 Robert Fripp
    6 George Benson
    7 Larry Carlton
    8 Jeff Beck
    9 Eric Clapton
    10 Ry Cooder

    
    	Winged eel used to play with the Mothers of Invention, I think
    his real name was Eric Edberg, I am not sure though. Ry Cooder was
    the Captains first lead guitarist.
    
    I have to add a new one, I heard him last night he's a Windham Hill
    boy.
    
    11. Michael Hedges
    
    Steve

    Re .0:
    His name is Adrian Vandenberg, he's one of my fav's too, not too
    mention, Michael Hedges, Gary Moore, jimi page, and all the others
    I forgot to mention

    
    RE .6
    
    	Thanks for the info, I was scratching my head all day trying
    to think of Adrian Vandenberg. Say you like Michael Hedges man
    of Twenty fingers. He's incredible, Ackerman is the producer of
    his last albumn.

    If you're going to invest in a Micheal hedges album, avoid the one
    where he covers "All along the watchtower" this album sucks......
    Unfortunately this is the only Hedges I've ever heard, I won't waste
    any more of my money on him again until I hear something worth
    listening to.
    
    dave
    

    
    What, no Joe Pass? He's the only guy I've ever heard who could
    play with Oscar Peterson and make the guitar stand on equal
    footing with the piano.
    
    And speaking of Jazz, how about Herb Ellis.
    And Johnny Smith - absolute best ever! (anyone aspiring to be a
                       guitar player should listen to this guy)
    
    blues/rock - Johhny Winter (when he stays away from that trash with
                                Rick Derringer and plays the blues)
    
    John Williams
    
    etc, etc.

    re .9
    
    How about passing along a discography for Johnny Smith?  I have
    no idea who he recorded with.

    
    My favorites:
    
    1) Pat Martino
    2) Joe Pass
    3) Lee Ritenour
    4) Steve Morse
    5) Al DiMeolo
    6) Larry Carlton
    7) George Benson
    8) Allan Holdsworth
    9) Philip Catherine
    10)Jeff Beck
    
    These are in no particular order except that Pat Martino is definitely
    my favorite.  To me, he plays over the most difficult compositions
    and flows thru the changes effortlessly.  I hereby nominate his
    album "Joyous Lake" as ... 
    
    		GUITAR ALBUM OF THE CENTURY
    
    Any challengers??
    
    

    MY FAVOURITES ARE
    
    1)RORY GALLAGHER
    2)JIMI SLEVIN
    3)LOUIS STEWART
    4)HENRY MC.CULLOUGH
    5)RICHIE BLACKMORE
    6)ERIC CLAPTON
    7)JIMI HENDRIX
    8)MARK KNOPFLER
    9)GARY MOORE
    10)ERIC BELL
    
    NOBODY MENTIONED B.B. KING, MUDDY WATERS, CHUCK BERRY, MICHAEL SCHENKER
    JOE WALSH, DJENGO REINHART
    
    
    PAT COMER
    GAO.
    

    Eric Clapton             Freddie Green            Amos Garrett
    Joe Pass                 Mick Goodrich            Steve Cropper
    Charlie Christian        Jonathon Dorr            James Burton
    Django Rheinhart         Peter Green              James Nolan
    Eric Johnson             Doc Watson               Adrian Belew
    Jimi Hendrix             Albert Lee               
    Ry Cooder                Bonnie Raitt
    Mark Knopfler            Lowell George
    

    Here's 3 of my favorits not mentioned:
    
    Jimmy Messina   (How 'bout that live version of Angry Eyes?)
    Dan Crary       (*HOT* bluegrass)
    Tony Rice       (More hot BG)
    
    - George

    
    RE: .10  Sorry I didn't respond sooner. Hope you see this.
             Johhny Smith recorded with a trio mostly I think.
             Just Guitar bass and drums. He recorded on Verve and
             Roost. I don't know when his last record came out
             but it was a long time ago.
    
    I'll take a look at the records I have at home and see if I can
    put a little more detail here.
    There is one record I would recommend off the top of my head.
    "The man with the Blue Guitar", all solo guitar. Really mellow
    stuff, great arrangements.
    
    Bob

    thanks.  If he recorded on Verve, maybe some of the stuff is or
    will soon be reissued.  I've been searching for something under
    his name but without luck so far.
    
    /rick

    
    Hi New noter here from Manchester U.K.
    
    I noticed nobody mentioned Robert Cray. Blues guitarist on the lines
    of Clapton but not quite as tuneful but a he has a good "cooking" band.
    
    Have you not heard of this guy yet in the states?
    
    					Paul Kent.

    I have.  he played in boston about a month ago, but didn't see him.
    He has released "Smoking Gun" as his first single. not bad. Clapton
    speaks highly of him, I've heard.
    

    Robert Cray had another single a couple of years ago...it's just
    that MTV finally noticed him.....I own "False accusations" the next
    to last album, it's good. Clapton raves up Robert Cray, claims he's
    the best thing to happen to blues in years. He's good and worth
    checking out.  
    
    dave

    
    Yep that was my view also. In fact Mr Cray is responsible for me
    starting to play again after a couple of years "playing" with Synths
    and Midi. I only have the Smoking Gun album so-far. His playing
    is so damn simple. But so effective. 
    
    					Paul.
    
    			BTW he uses Strats (exclusively).

    My favorites are:
    
    1) Pat Metheny
    2) Pat Metheny
    3) Pat Metheny
    

    
    How come I've seen no mention of these wizards ?
    
    		Richard Thompson
    		Jerry Donahue
    		Jan Akkerman
    
    If you don't know them, you ought to find out.  They're the best
    in the world in my book, though I'd be quite happy to include
    Eric Clapton and Dave Gilmour in the list.
    
    John Booth  (@RDGE00::BOOTH)

I was listening to some records last night, and realized there is a 
guitarist I like a lot that no one really seems to talk about, so
I thought I'd put in my $.02 worth.

Rod Price - lead/slide guitarist for Foghat

Whenever anyone mentions rock slide guitar, it is always guys like
D. Allman or Clapton or Mick Taylor mentioned. But I would have to 
say that (IMO) Rod Price was just as good as these guys. Some os
his slide work, like on "Stone Blue", is really rockin'!

Alan S.

    
    	Joe Pass
    	Wes Montgomery
    	Django Rhinehart
    	Charlie Christian
    	Jimi Hendrix
    	Duane Allman
    	Lowell George
    	Jeff Beck
    	Carlos Santana
    	Steve Howe
    	Al Dimeola
    	Larry Carlton
    	Larry Coryell
    	Frank Zappa
    	Neal Schon
    	Jorma Kaukonan
    	Lee Ritenour
    	Bob Weir(great rythem player!!!)
    	Peter Haycock
    	Danny Kirwin

    
    Tony Rice
    Chet Atkins
    Doc Watson
    Norman Blake
    Dan Crary
    Merle Watson
    Duane Allman
    Lowell George
    Bill Kirchen (Lost Planet Airman)
    Scotty Moore
    Eric Clapton
    John Fahey
    Leo Kotke
    John Lee Hooker
    Johnny Winter

    How about these guys.....
    
    Denny Diaz (early Steely Dan)
    Steve Howe
    Jimmy Page
    Eric Clapton
    Todd Rundgren (Todd who?)
    
    
    	                       John.
    

    No entries in this topic for  a while so I guess I'll add MINE :
                
    Gary Moore
    Rick Medlocke ( of " Blackfoot " )
    Bruce Kulick  ( of " Kiss " )
    the late Stevie Ray Vaughan
    Jimmy Page
    Eric Johnson
    the late Randy Rhodes                   The list goes on and on...
    
                *** Kathy ***

    > Rick Medlocke ( of " Blackfoot " )
    
    Another Blackfoot fan!!!!
    
    If you need a copy of "No Reservations", let me know.  I have some
    extras.
    
    >Bruce Kulick  ( of " Kiss " )\
    
    I liked him better with "The Good Rats" (Blackfoot's major competitor
    on the NY/NJ/LI club scene).

    
    	Do you have a copy of "Marauder" or "Vertical Smiles" on CD,
    	Dave?
    
    	My vinyl copies could use some updating.
    

    I don't think I have "Vertical Smiles" but I think I do have ONE
    vinyl copy of "Marauder".   
    
    Unfortunately, my turntable is broken or I'd offer to make a copy.
    
    	db

    
    	Thanks anyways, but I have them on vinyl and was looking for the
    	CD's, if they even exist.
    

    RE. :  82.29
    
    You know, I have every BLACKFOOT album  ( on vinyl ) EXCEPT  
    " No Reservations "....  Could never find it...even in " used "
    record stores. 
    
    How much would you want for one ?
    
    As for Mr. Kulick....I never heard of him until he became a member of
    KISS....( he sure beats the heck outta Ace Frehley ). :-)
    
                              *** Kathy ***