If you could play like any of the below guitarist -- who would it be?

[DODI]

Poll question: If you could play like any of the below guitarist -- who would it be?

If you could choose to play like any of the below who would you choose? Right know I am listening to "Animals" so I choose Gilmour. What about you? (Yes, this is "old school" and not meaning "best", it just seems like it would be fun to play like these guys.)

[NewHampshireDem]

1. For the 'fun' factor, Hendrix

[RagingInMiami]

2. Hendrix, without a doubt

[sidpleasant]

3. None of the above

I'd choose Mick Jones of the Clash with some Johnny Thunders and Andy Gill stirred in.

[enigmatic]

4. Eddie Hazel

If I could play like Eddie, I'd be a happy, happy man...

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. Out of that group, I choose Gilmour

But I'd prefer to play like Frank Zappa.

[kedrys]

6. Other: Joe Satriani

'cause that's what I'm listening to this weekend, for some reason.

[Fenris]

Marr

Naturally

[immoderate]

7. Charley Christian. (I don't ALWAYS bash them.)

One of the saddest stories of all time. Died of lung disease at 23. I'd love to play like him.

--IMM

[DODI]

13. He is all too often forgotten. To me, he is the one that started it all.

[immoderate]

15. You're right. He started it all.

Not to denigrate Django, Eddie Laing, and Lester Polfuss (Les Paul), but Charley put it together on the electric guitar.

--IMM

[Redneck Socialist]

8. Tony Rice

or Doc Watson. :headbang:

[Fenris]

10. I met him when I was a wee lad.

At the Tulsa Bluegrass Festival. Shook his hand and everything. It had a big impact on me. :)

[Redneck Socialist]

36. Cool

He is largely the reason I fell in love with bluegrass. One of my friends gave me a copy of Cold on the Shoulder and I've been bluegrass crazy ever since.

[Blue-Jay]

9. I'm gonna say Duane.

He's not my favorite guitarist, nor is he the "best", but he's got a certain vibe that I'd like to be able to capture.

I'd rather be able to play like Tuck Andress or my pal Michael Kelsey.

[Doctor_J]

11. Vince Gill or Albert Lee or David Hidalgo

I like R&R better than R&B

Gill stole the show at the PBS "Guitarfest 04". After he was done, it shifted from R&R to R&B, to its detriment, IMO. I kept waiting for Albert Lee or Mark Knofler or David Hidalgo to appear, and was disappointed.

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[Floogeldy]

45. A lot of people don't realize it

That Vince Gill can tear a guitar apart.

[Doctor_J]

47. Oh,man

his set at Fest 04 was amazing. I wish with all that money he's made crooning that he'd go back to rocking like he did 15-20 years ago. He did a couple American Music Shop's with Albert Lee and they about set the fingerboards on fire.

[yellowdogintexas]

12. Segovia, or Chet Atkins, or Doc Watson

the choices listed are excellent. But Chet was the man

and Segovia.......sigh.....


as for Doc, if you ever saw him play you wouldn't have to ask the question

[DODI]

16. Have you ever listened to the album "Chester & Lester"

Atkins & Paul - it is a great listen. I don't know if it is available on CD or not -- but seek it out.

[Doctor_J]

23. so are chet's albums with jerry reed

when he wasn't making stoopid movies or recording "When you're hot you're hot", J. R. Hubbard was a helluva guitar player. Me & Chet is a classic, no longer available :-(

I remember late one night watching TV and catching Reed & Jim Stafford (!!) playing "Yakkety Axe" (aka the Benny Hill chase song) in unison on their electric guitars. Jaw-dropping.

[DODI]

24. Hey, Jerry was great in the Scooby Doo episodes!

Honestly, I have always had respect for him. I am not a great country fan, but Burton, Reed, Clark, and Lee all are stand outs. They are fun to listen too. I can not list a favorite guitar player -- my faves all have something -- to me it is soul/emotion. I can and have made a large list -- but there are so many people out there that can play their cooley's off. I wanted to put Bonnie Raite on the list, but no room. I would have also but Richards and Lindley on -- no room. The ones on put on the poll I have always jammed with in the car and I wanted to see if I was alone.

[yellowdogintexas]

28. must hunt that down. I used to love it when Chet would be on

PHC, because he would play stuff you did not think he would play, like classical guitar.

I met him once, in an elevator. He was looking for something in the building I worked in and I directed him to the correct elevator tower, then just as the door closed on the elevator I realized I had just been talking to Chet Atkins.

[NC_Nurse]

14. J.R. Reid

used to be in Living Colour. Awesome.

[ET Awful]

17. Garcia of course :)

Then I'd be proficient not only on guitar, but pedal steel and banjo as well :) Not only that I'd be well-versed in music styles ranging from bluegrass to rock to blues to jazz :)

[DODI]

18. Thanks, I will be shot for forgetting or omitting Jerry -- he was a lot of

fun. I may be some type of freak, but I have always preferred the JGB to the Dead, not that I don't like the Dead, but the JGB is so much fun.

[ET Awful]

22. Depends on my mood :)

Some days I'd agree with you, JGB was a blast, especially when Melvin Seals was on keys.

[flamingyouth]

19. Jack White

[Fenris]

21. Entirely within the realm of possibilities my dear.

:)

[Blue-Jay]

25. First, she'll need to learn how to NOT tune a guitar.

The rest is easy.

[flamingyouth]

29. Wheee! I've already got that down pat

;)

[Blue-Jay]

32. You're on your way to STARDOM, bebe!

Now just write some crappy trite lyrics full of fake angst.

[intheflow]

20. Debbie Davies

Worked closely in her early years with Albert Collins, John Mayall, and Coco Montoya. Has also played with J. Geils, Junior Wells, and Buddy Guy, among many others.

[Blue-Jay]

27. Hey! I played with Debbie!

She's awesome.

[intheflow]

33. She is!

I was raised on blues at Theodore's in Springfield, MA. First saw Debbie there right after she released "Picture This." Have seen her whenever I could since. It's amazing how much power comes out of so small a body! LOL!

[Fridays Child]

26. Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza, aka...

Charo!

[PunkPop]

30. Robert Quine

Amazing guitarist. Couldn't give up the heroin though.

[XNASA]

44. Hallelujah!!!

Finally. Somebody who knows what the fuck they're talking about!!

Although, Richard Lloyd is also an acceptable answer.

[driver8]

49. Great choice -- one of my favorites!

I saw Quine play with Lou Reed on the New Sensations tour. I think I spent most of the time watching Quine play. He really was an amazing guitarist, and his style on stage was fun to watch.

[driver8]

50. I read that Quine committed suicide by overdose...

He was very depressed over the death of his wife, and decided to end his.

[Donailin]

31. I can't play, but my 14 YO son can play circles around everyone he knows

including his music director at school. Animals is a favorite of mine (saw that particular concert as a kid) and has influenced my son because he grew up hearing a lot of floyd. In the last few months he has turned to nailing vivaldi's four seasons and bach's brandenberg concertos just for the heck of it -- he's into sweeping now -- but he leans most towards progressive artists like Peter Lindgren (opeth) who himself is heavily influenced by santana and gilmoure and Alexi Alaiho (children of bodom)who is a classicly trained guitar virtuoso.

[givemebackmycountry]

34. Pat Metheny

Because then I would be brilliant and I would be the best guitarist in the world.

[mr blur]

35. Tom Verlaine,

but if I had to settle for being human, Richard Thompson.

(edit for sp.)

[Melynn]

37. Jeff Beck

I always like his style of playing.

[two gun sid]

38. Merle Travis. Some of the shit he did in the '40's....

still blows me away.

[enigmatic]

39. "Travis-picking"....

revolutionized guitar playing..

[two gun sid]

40. Used his thumb and one finger.

learned it from Mose Rager and Ike Everly in a coal camp in Kentucky. Oh yeah, Ike was the father of Don and Phil Everly. I can pick a few of his songs like he did. I learned it from a video by Marcel Dadi.

[Floogeldy]

41. I can play like all of those guitarists

Although I'm a bit rusty.

I haven't picked it up in a while.

[GaYellowDawg]

42. What's the matter with you people? Stevie Ray Vaughn!!!

Can't believe that wasn't mentioned.

[phusion]

46. Damn Right...

Stevie was the man.

Hmm, thinking it's time to pop in my DVD of his Austin City Limits show...

[Telly Savalas]

43. Wes Montgomery

[Comicstripper]

48. Clapton. I wanna learn to play "Classical Gas!" n/t

[mac56]

51. Django Reinhardt.

Second choice: Charlie Christian.

Third choice: Les Paul.