How About Favorite Axemen?

I think a lot depends on the type of music you enjoy. I have enjoyed a lot of great guitarist in different genre's of music. Probably one of my favorites would be Glen Campbell. I like his work and am also a little prejudice since I have been listening to him play since I was 5yo and he used to take me fishing.
I also like Roy Clark a lot and think they had a similar style, saw the play together on some of the old Hee-Haw shows and MDA charity events.









 
sixtysevensg said:
One pickup and some loud ass amps is all you really need IMHO.
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Like I said, one of the reasons I picked up the guitar.

Moylan said:
Surprised I'm the first to say Tony Iommi!

Two songs from their best album, some of Tony's coolest riffs.



And my favorite Sabbath song.

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I was so focused on the "good" guitarists that I forgot about the Lord of Riffage. And, to be honest, I didn't come to Sabbath till much later. First album I bought with my own money, at 14 y/o in '84, was Cream's Disraeli Gears. I dove so deep into Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd & the like & with the exception of the NWOBHM, there were a lot of '70's & '80's bands that I ignored until the '90's or later.

sixtysevensg said:
Tony Iommi can do no wrong in my eyes! Absolute Riff Master!
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Hear, hear!

CZfool68 said:
Mark Knopfler is a pretty talented guy. And he can write a lyric or two.
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I am friends with (& once owned an amp built by) the guy who built his amps in the late '00's, early '10's.
 
sixtysevensg said:
@Crazy Carl Did you own a Trainwreck? I ain't gonna lie, I have a half chubby right now.
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Nah, I wish, even though they were a bit too smooth for my taste He played Reinhardt for a few years- don’t remember which model he used- he was known for his take on Marshall 18w clones, his 36w versions & offering both EL84 & 6V6 versions. Believe Knopler used a 36w 6V. I ran a 36w EL84 with a switchblade solid state or tube rectifier. It’d do John Mayall to Ratt without a pedal. Fun amp, but $$$ & I ended up selling it to a guy in Germany for $$$$$.
 
Knopfler has the best tone of any guitarist I have ever seen live.
Nothing on any of his records can prepare you for how awesome his soloing and tone is live. So tasty. You could take a big chewy bite out of it.

Les Paul straight in. Spectacular. He is known as a strat guy but his LP tone is to die for!
 
Crazy Carl said:
I was so focused on the "good" guitarists that I forgot about the Lord of Riffage. And, to be honest, I didn't come to Sabbath till much later. First album I bought with my own money, at 14 y/o in '84, was Cream's Disraeli Gears. I dove so deep into Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd & the like & with the exception of the NWOBHM, there were a lot of '70's & '80's bands that I ignored until the '90's or later.
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Ha! First album I bought with my own money was something by Donnie and Marie, I'm afraid, but I was very young at the time (I'd guess like 9 or 10) and I accept no blame for it. I was a solo Ozzy fan starting with the Ultimate Sin, which came out when I was probably 14 or so, and I didn't discover Sabbath until probably a couple years later, after I worked my way through Cream and Hendrix up to the next generation. But once I got into Sabbath, I'm afraid I lost all interest in post-Sabbath Ozzy. Even though he had some great songs and some great bands, I don't think he ever managed to match Sabbath.

Anyway my main point here was that I had the same response as you, thinking about great guitarists, which is why I went right for Clapton. But now that I think a little bit more about it, I guess I'd have to say that all through my life my actual favorite guitar player has been George Harrison. He doesn't get the credit of some of the other guys, and he's probably not technically as good as many, but I can't think of any player I have ever enjoyed nearly as much as George. Probably within a few months of buying that first Donnie and Marie record, I got ahold of the Beatles 62-66 and they've been my favorite group without comparison ever since.

The guitar riff is legendary, but the vocals over the solo are the best thing...and a hint of the kind of stuff they'd wind up doing in Paperback Writer and such.


Sorry for leaving you off the thread for so long, George!!!

 
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Crazy Carl said:
Nah, I wish, even though they were a bit too smooth for my taste He played Reinhardt for a few years- don’t remember which model he used- he was known for his take on Marshall 18w clones, his 36w versions & offering both EL84 & 6V6 versions. Believe Knopler used a 36w 6V. I ran a 36w EL84 with a switchblade solid state or tube rectifier. It’d do John Mayall to Ratt without a pedal. Fun amp, but $$$ & I ended up selling it to a guy in Germany for $$$$$.
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Yeah, I remeber those amps. I really wanted one at one time, just never had the scratch back then. A buddy of mine here in town built all of his cabs, along with a lot of other builders. Now that I'm more stable in income (my wife makes good $), I find myself eyballin' another Soldano!
 
sixtysevensg said:
I'm familiar with the name, but never dug into his catalog. Now I have some new stuff to listen to at work. Thanks for posting that!
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Follow him on Instagram if you are on there. He posts a lot of great live noodling in his house that is super badass. He's a good player and definitely has his own style and sound. Plays without pick.
 
Moylan said:
Ha! First album I bought with my own money was something by Donnie and Marie, I'm afraid, but I was very young at the time (I'd guess like 9 or 10) and I accept no blame for it. I was a solo Ozzy fan starting with the Ultimate Sin, which came out when I was probably 14 or so, and I didn't discover Sabbath until probably a couple years later, after I worked my way through Cream and Hendrix up to the next generation. But once I got into Sabbath, I'm afraid I lost all interest in post-Sabbath Ozzy. Even though he had some great songs and some great bands, I don't think he ever managed to match Sabbath.

Anyway my main point here was that I had the same response as you, thinking about great guitarists, which is why I went right for Clapton. But now that I think a little bit more about it, I guess I'd have to say that all through my life my actual favorite guitar player has been George Harrison. He doesn't get the credit of some of the other guys, and he's probably not technically as good as many, but I can't think of any player I have ever enjoyed nearly as much as George. Probably within a few months of buying that first Donnie and Marie record, I got ahold of the Beatles 62-66 and they've been my favorite group without comparison ever since.

The guitar riff is legendary, but the vocals over the solo are the best thing...and a hint of the kind of stuff they'd wind up doing in Paperback Writer and such.


Sorry for leaving you off the thread for so long, George!!!

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So Mike Campbell (of the Heartbreakers) came into the shop a couple months ago and we were talking gear. Dude that owns the shop is really into Rickenbacker's and he was talking tech stuff about the wiring. He looks at us and said "George Harrison just told me he uses the bridge pickup, so that's what I do". How do you argue with that?
 
NKD said:
Follow him on Instagram if you are on there. He posts a lot of great live noodling in his house that is super badass. He's a good player and definitely has his own style and sound. Plays without pick.
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Playing electric without a pick really smooths out the attack and gives it a chewy tone. I need to do that more.
 
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Moylan said:
Ha! First album I bought with my own money was something by Donnie and Marie, I'm afraid, but I was very young at the time (I'd guess like 9 or 10) and I accept no blame for it. I was a solo Ozzy fan starting with the Ultimate Sin, which came out when I was probably 14 or so, and I didn't discover Sabbath until probably a couple years later, after I worked my way through Cream and Hendrix up to the next generation. But once I got into Sabbath, I'm afraid I lost all interest in post-Sabbath Ozzy. Even though he had some great songs and some great bands, I don't think he ever managed to match Sabbath.

Anyway my main point here was that I had the same response as you, thinking about great guitarists, which is why I went right for Clapton. But now that I think a little bit more about it, I guess I'd have to say that all through my life my actual favorite guitar player has been George Harrison. He doesn't get the credit of some of the other guys, and he's probably not technically as good as many, but I can't think of any player I have ever enjoyed nearly as much as George. Probably within a few months of buying that first Donnie and Marie record, I got ahold of the Beatles 62-66 and they've been my favorite group without comparison ever since.

The guitar riff is legendary, but the vocals over the solo are the best thing...and a hint of the kind of stuff they'd wind up doing in Paperback Writer and such.


Sorry for leaving you off the thread for so long, George!!!

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Huge George Harrison fan, as well as the Travelling Wilbury's.
One of the coolest covers I've ever heard-


sixtysevensg said:
Yeah, I remeber those amps. I really wanted one at one time, just never had the scratch back then. A buddy of mine here in town built all of his cabs, along with a lot of other builders. Now that I'm more stable in income (my wife makes good $), I find myself eyballin' another Soldano!
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Bob is a good dude. Went back to building $$$$$ drag race engines & runs his own shop out in Denver.

sixtysevensg said:
Playing electric without a pick really smooths out the attack and gives it a chewy tone. I need to do that more.
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Never had the chops for fingerstyle & only played sans pick when I'd break one of those crappy Fender Mediums. My Flying V was set up for "light top, heavy bottom", running 10-60s. After this particular song, the front of the guitar would be covered in the finely dusted remains of a Dunlop Gator Grip 2.0mm. I was a heavy handed, angry SOB then & would throttle the guitar. Besides, what else are ya supposed to do with a V through a Boogie?


Forget the name/brand, but I switched to a heavy Lucite(?) pick. "Rounded" triangle shape. Loved it because I could absolutely pound that beeyotch with authority, but lighten up & have incredible clarity & touch. I was notorious for dragging my Explorer out to blues jams. It was a natural for Hey Joe or Redhouse, but sometimes add9 swing numbers were on the menu & it was fun to show guys that pointy guitars aren't just for metal. Nevermind Allen Collins, Albert King or even Clapton back when. Dudes'd be looking at me, grabbin' 'er out the case & making comments about "metal guitar" & whatnot. Invariably, when I'd come offstage, I'd have a few of the more vocal ones going, "Hey wow. Holy crap! Uh, would it be cool if I could play it when I get up?"
 
Hendrix, Clapton, Gilmour, & SRV top my personal list of the favorite guitar players, but another underrated favorite is Robby Krieger of the Doors.




followed closely by Rossington and Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd

 
I saw Jared James Nichols in Charlotte last night…my God, what a beast. What a unique playing style, a virtuoso.

He led a tight three-piece that was inspiring! Not exactly my style of music but his talent as a musician is undeniable.

Seemed like an extremely nice guy too. I chatted with him for just a second and he was quite engaging.

If you have a chance to see him you won’t regret it.


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I always liked that crazy dude in Louisiana with the airboat and the barge who pulled logs out of the water.
 
I'm going with Dimebag Darrell Abbott, I have been a fan since I heard Pantera the first time.

There are really too many to list, but I have to mention David Gilmour. If you haven't heard his live playing of Comfortably Numb in Pompeii you are missing something.

 
steelciocc said:
I saw Jared James Nichols in Charlotte last night…my God, what a beast. What a unique playing style, a virtuoso.

He led a tight three-piece that was inspiring! Not exactly my style of music but his talent as a musician is undeniable.

Seemed like an extremely nice guy too. I chatted with him for just a second and he was quite engaging.

If you have a chance to see him you won’t regret it.


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I follow Jared on Instagram. He’s always posting sweet little clips of him chilling and playing. Some tasty chops for sure. Plus he’s always putting out a positive vibe.
Additionally, he seems blue collar with his signature guitars being simple and affordable Epiphones.
He’s just a rad dude. Would love to catch him live sometime.
 
So many greats already listed but
John McLaughlin
Jimi Hendrix-often called over rated but his deep cuts and late work shine
John Frusciante
Randy Rhodes
 
Buck Dahrma has been one of my favorites since I saw them in back in 75. That Castelano kid playing with him ain't bad either, but Buck is the man.

 
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