Guitarists (rock and roll)

Wes Montgomerey: http://youtu.be/TRsMzCnQNpo

Zomby woof wrote: That right there is .... aww never mind. Did somebody actually include a member of the band U2? Did he learn a second chord?

Economy of notes is a big part of what makes the Edge brilliant.

Zomby woof wrote: < Did somebody actually include a member of the band U2? Did he learn a second chord?

I missed it if so, but I would have to agree. Not exactly stellar musicians.

I'll just leave this here. Genius covered by an underrated guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhCd1W2V0Q&feature=related

David S. Wallens wrote: Wes Montgomerey: http://youtu.be/TRsMzCnQNpo

Wouldn't exactly consider Wes Montgomery a Rock & Roll guitarist, but I'll raise you Grant Green.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RKw7-BY5eM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Zomby woof wrote:

poopshovel wrote: Who the berkeley brings a potato to a show? Me.

That right there is .... aww never mind. Did somebody actually include a member of the band U2? Did he learn a second chord?

If by chord, you mean string, then no. There are few things I hate more than U2.

Gimme Hendrix, Knopfler, Vaughn and Gilmour.

poopshovel wrote: There are few things I hate more than U2.

On this, we are on the same page.

Zomby woof wrote:

poopshovel wrote: There are few things I hate more than U2.

On this, we are on the same page.

and that right there is why 90% of the time i think ZW and pooshovel know music

David Gilmour is one of my heroes. He can make that thing sing, not just talk. AndI really am not a pink floyd fan, go figure. I'd rather just separate out the DG guitar parts and hear that.

Trey Anastasio made me think about some different things for a while. I dont care for the hippie/noodle rock scene any more, but man, what a tone.

All the other ones mentioned have their moments, but these are two I dig.

Ian F wrote:

Zomby woof wrote: That right there is .... aww never mind. Did somebody actually include a member of the band U2? Did he learn a second chord?

Economy of notes is a big part of what makes the Edge brilliant.

Hahaha! He has the range of a cymbal.

Not rock n' roll, but this guy is local and ridiculously good. I just saw him at a bar on Friday, and I pretty much had to pick my jaw up off the ground for an hour and a half. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kniCuzE9DE

In reply to 16vCorey:

That. Was. Awesome. Thanks!

Keith Medley, Tobin Abasi.

Ian F wrote: Economy of notes is a big part of what makes the Edge brilliant.

No, Dave Gilmour has "economy of notes". Edge has "economy of talent". The only thing U2 are brilliant at (beyond their first 2-3 US album releases) is shameless self-promotion.

On the OT, I've been listening to a ton of Fripp and Belew this morning, both together and separately.

Duke wrote:

Ian F wrote: Economy of notes is a big part of what makes the Edge brilliant.

No, Dave Gilmour has "economy of notes". Edge has "economy of talent". The only thing U2 are brilliant at (beyond their first 2-3 US album releases) is shameless self-promotion. On the OT, I've been listening to a ton of Fripp and Belew this morning, both together and separately.

Songs. They wrote a bunch of good songs.

There's more to a song than just the guitar (contrary to what guitarists believe).

gamby wrote: Songs. They wrote a bunch of good songs. There's more to a song than just the guitar (contrary to what guitarists believe).

Hence my comment about U2's first couple albums being good. After that, when they started to believe their own hype, not so much.

For what it's worth, I brought my guitar to work today. (I have a lesson at 5:30.)

David S. Wallens wrote: For what it's worth, I brought my guitar to work today. (I have a lesson at 5:30.)

so you got a PRS as your first guitar?

AngryCorvair wrote:

David S. Wallens wrote: For what it's worth, I brought my guitar to work today. (I have a lesson at 5:30.)

so you got a PRS as your first guitar?

"It's the wizard, not the wand".

Good luck with it, though. The initial learning curve is pretty incredible.

Duke wrote: No, Dave Gilmour has "economy of notes". Edge has "economy of talent". The only thing U2 are brilliant at (beyond their first 2-3 US album releases) is shameless self-promotion. On the OT, I've been listening to a ton of Fripp and Belew this morning, both together and separately.

Now THAT's funny.

Adrian Belew is relatively unknown, and incredibly talented. I definitely agree about David Gilmour.

How 'bout some respect for Duane and Dicky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6up076lSH8&feature=player_embedded

AngryCorvair wrote:

David S. Wallens wrote: For what it's worth, I brought my guitar to work today. (I have a lesson at 5:30.)

so you got a PRS as your first guitar?

I decided to treat myself. It's one of their "student" models. It's still pretty, though.

poopshovel wrote: Also in the "Not a virtuoso, just really berkeleying good" category: Jimmy Page. And what an awesome, quiet, eccentric, yet totally down to earth guy. See also: Angus. I berkeleying hate jack white. He's the Kardashians of modern music. "I'm important because I told you I am." Blech.

Its funny you should mention both of those guys in the same post. Jimmy Page had a lot of good things to say about Jack White in "It Might Get Loud". The Edge is in it too, but he's more of a gear god than a guitar player.

Maybe Jack White is famous because he's the creative musical force behind The White Stripes, The Dead Weather, and The Raconteurs as well as producing for legends like Loretta Lynn and Wanda Jackson. The guy also used to build furniture for a living and built his own rotating speaker cabinet (Leslie speaker) early in his career.

Its fine if you don't like his music or style. Music, like any other art form, is subjective. But please don't compare Jack White to those berkeleying waste-of-space Kardashians.