Is this the best guitarist in history?

[Dongie]

He died in 1990 in a helicopter crhttps://youtu. be/vYb0ZylEMbg? si=f-UPuLFK476oBuAmash at age 35.

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https://youtu.be/vYb0ZylEMbg?si=f-UPuLFK476oBuAm

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Yeah, a mix of native American, German and Jewish decent. This mutt could work that thing.

[FunkyMonkee]

I would say it's this guy.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/cOkIKp3eXV4

He teaches guitar but only to advanced players.
Every so often, he changes the tuning on his guitar and then relearns how to play it that way. Once he's got it, he changes the tuning again and re-learns it that way.

[Dongie]

For an old guy he still is bad ass. Better than that Roy Buchanan.

But he ain't no SRV.

[FunkyMonkee]

And his band mate.
https://youtu.be/8FbYmMXE6Lw?si=mhjp1jYkCCgIp8bi

[FunkyMonkee]

Here's SRC with the `60's guitar god, Dick Dale.
https://youtu.be/56SAxtf-RTg?si=KwlRdl6N0FML9450

[FunkyMonkee]

Here's Dick Dale with his band live at a guitar store.
https://youtu.be/76fGo5I-rXM?si=F4wSXLq1r47N4IGQ

[FunkyMonkee]

https://youtu.be/VAF-vQcexN8?si=wd4p4HRbKaGWOnJV

[FunkyMonkee]

This guy was the last guitarist in my band. He was in 7 or 8 different bands at the same time and ran his own recording studio. This is from his Black Sabbath cover band, Bloody Sunday.
https://youtu.be/bOTI9K7oADs?si=-7t_POLKLRjZRjYg

[nolabels]

I decided long ago that according to my opinion, there is no "best" guitarist, but that the world has been blessed with many best "guitarists".

Stevie is right up there among them.

You betcha!!!

[Dongie]

Yeah I like that answer. I mean look at Eddie v h. Then Angus young.

[Dongie]

@nolabels , he has ot right. They're to close to call among a half dozen or so. But Buchanan ain't one of them.

[nolabels]

Yep, that's one long list that darned near doesn't ever end.

Thanks for appreciating my response. 🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎶

[Dongie]

It's true. I have thought the same thing. I've just been listening to a lot of SRV lately.

[nolabels]

A guy can never go wrong listening to Stevie, man.
Enjoy.
I think that I'll take me a little trip back in time to the El Mocambo right now.

Do you have a favorite SRV studio track?

Here's mine.
The first time that I ever heard it back in the day, I had a brand, spanking new 200W per channel totally awesome stereo system:

https://youtu.be/5jZw383XvQs?si=tL2-ryhHALDCBAcT

[Dongie]

If the house is a rockin

[Dongie]

Yeah, the blues influence runs strong in that one.

[Dongie]

A couple I forgot, Roy Clark and Glenn Campbell. They were country, but if you want to see some great guitar check, Campbell's, I can't recall it, but it's the them to the Lone Ranger.

[LiamJHayden]

Best is subjective. The one who gives me the most fits trying to figure out how to play what he does is the late great Jeff Beck. His nuances are just crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/CZXIVMdXsVU

[OtterMan68]

Jimi Hendrix was the best.

I got to see Vaughn in '89. He was very impressive

[Dongie]

Yeah, I think Hendrix was a tad overrated. I know he was good but not as good as some of the 70s and 80s rockers that came out.

[OtterMan68]

Hendrix
Clapton
Van Halen
Gilmour
Beck

[Dongie]

Yep
All great.
Like that guy said you can't just say one was the best.
Different styles, different music.

[Guacamole409]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/nY-2Y34gyyo

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[Dongie]

Yes, that's nice and elegant.

[Guacamole409]

I like acoustic guitar.

[Dongie]

Yeah. I wish I could play piano. But I can barely play a harmonica.

[Guacamole409]

It's hard to carry a piano to the campfire. lol

[Dongie]

Heh, yep, I guess it would be. But one of those small Yamaha ones could work. But they may need power.

[Massageman]

Les Paul is high up there too - lots of really good ones.

Not going to deal with the "best" issue today.

[Nikki1989]

Great guitar player but never played an original note. He just recycled everyone else.

[DarkLegacy]

The only guitarists i listened to were The Shadows

[noohair]

Andrés Segovia

[Dongie]

I don't know him. Is he young and plays the style with finger tapping on the guitar. Was he on that show about talent?

[noohair]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Segovia

[Dongie]

Nice @noohair

[Anonymous]

It’s time to leave your parents basement and get a job.

[Opinion Owner]

Wow this reply was to a totally different question…. WTH?

[Dongie]

Hah.

[Anonymous]

For my money? Eddie Van Halen or Slash.

[sage2021]

Carlos Santana!🎸

[Staximus]

Roy Buchanan was better

[Dongie]

Hah, never heard of him.

[Dongie]

Doyou know who this guy is?

[Staximus]

Come on dude, everybody who knows anything about music knows who SRV was

[Dongie]

Pk. Thank you

[Staximus]

https://youtu.be/WN6fOQdHvAo?feature=shared

[Dongie]

I see you have listened to this guy. You obviously gave not explorded SRV. This guy is an embarrassing facsimile to Stevie. Not to put your guy down but Stevie was excepted as the best before his death. So nah, this gut ain't shit compared to the man. Sorry

[Staximus]

Dude, I've been listening to SRV since the 80's. Roy Buchanan was way before SRV, he was popular in the 70's. Jimi was better than both

[Dongie]

I'm 14 years older than you. Don't camellia me about time.

[Staximus]

Yeah I've still been listening to him longer than you

[Staximus]

You don't even know who Roy Buchanan was, you're an amateur

[Dongie]

He's the amateur. I've known SRV SINCE THE MID 80s

[Dongie]

And at least I know the better guitarist. Buchanan sucks compared to Stevie.

[Staximus]

If you think SRV was better than Hendrix then you are a novice and know approximately jack about shit

[Dongie]

HEndRix couldn't hold a candle to a dozen guitarists that came after him.

[Nikki1989]

@dongie Those guitarists wouldn't have had a career if it wasn't for Hendrix inventing everything first.

[Dongie]

You think so? Clapton was already messing around and Beck with the Stones. You know Hendrix got his start playing for Little Richard. Black Sabbath created, as Ozzy said, heavy rock.