[QUOTE=Johnny B. Good]Who do you guys think does have the best technical guitar skill[/QUOTE]

Definitely not a classic rock player. Probably Andres Segovia. But, in the realm of non-classical music, either a metal shredder, or someone like Joe Pass. Joe Pass > all metal shredders though.

[QUOTE=Johnny B. Good]I don't know, that solo on Comfortably Numb is pretty fukin awesome[/QUOTE]

It's really not all that hard to play. It's an awesome solo but only becasue it sounds good. I'm not going to say it again that we're talking about difficulty.

edit: badmoon. That song was awesome :). I enjoy your featured songs.

[QUOTE=purplefeet]Classic Rock, Buddy Holly :) So Good.[/QUOTE]
I stole my parents Buddy Holly cd.

[QUOTE=rock not roll]Well obviously it looks simple if it is simple.[/QUOTE]
For example the other night I was watching Eric Clapton play some very difficult pieces and he still made them look very easy to play

Modern Jam Guitarist = Jimmy Herring

Some may say Warren Haynes, but Jimmy Herring is a machine. I'm surprised many shred fans don't know of him. He tapps and shreds all over the place.

Is Jimmy Herring the guy from Jazz is Dead?

[QUOTE=Johnny B. Good]For example the other night I was watching Eric Clapton play some very difficult pieces and he still made them look very easy to play[/QUOTE]

Well maybe they were easy to play. That would go under the catigory of smoothness. You're mistaking smooth for technical.

*eric clapton does have some very hard songs to play though. Just not a whole lot of them. He's called slowhand for a reason.

We're forgeting Stephen Stills. Stills is a machine.

Indeed.

Warren Haynes too. I don't know if he's considered classic or not though.

[QUOTE=Badmoon]We're forgeting Stephen Stills. Stills is a machine.[/QUOTE]
Yes, STills is a machine

[QUOTE=rock not roll]Well maybe they were easy to play. That would go under the catigory of smoothness. You're mistaking smooth for technical.

*eric clapton does have some very hard songs to play though. Just not a whole lot of them. He's called slowhand for a reason.[/QUOTE]

I heard he's called slowhand because of how he changes his strings. It was on Jeopardy.

has aerosmith been mentioned?????

Oh right. I remember hearing about that now. Well my statement still stands.

[QUOTE=ultimaterocker]has aerosmith been mentioned?????[/QUOTE]

Yes now go away unless you have something contribute to the current conversation.

[QUOTE=i am miik]I heard he's called slowhand because of how he changes his strings. It was on Jeopardy.[/QUOTE]
Alex Trabek(no idea how to spell his name) is the man.

[QUOTE=Johnny B. Good]Alex Trabek(no idea how to spell his name) is the man.[/QUOTE]

I haven't trusted the man since he ditched the stache.

[QUOTE=i am miik]I haven't trusted the man since he ditched the stache.[/QUOTE]
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He ditched his classic mustache.....







......That makes me sad :upset:

[QUOTE=jpjrulestheworld]Is Jimmy Herring the guy from Jazz is Dead?[/QUOTE]

Yea, and Phil Lesh & Friends.

Man I hate going to work, there's like five pages I missed now!

I started teaching one of my students how to fingerpick. I showed her a beginner version of Dust In the Wind. Who do you guys think is the best fingerpicker in classic rock/folk rock and those types of genres? I realize this is more suited for the Guitar Forums, but they always just tell me to listen to Malmsteem or some other boring shred guitarist.

Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac is pretty good at fingerpicking.

My daddy showed me the easy version of Dust In the Wind too :cool:

Steve Howe can finger pick pretty good.

Fingerpicking, eh?

(...can't think of any good examples :upset: )

jeff beck only finger picks since his fusion days (perhaps earlier) and i think we can all agree that hes pretty **** good. another good one is phil keaggy with glass harp. its a christian rock band but not in the same vein as creed/pod etc. i dont even like that kind of music being un religious but **** the guys amazing. hes an awesome finger picker.

SOrry if I don't have much to contribute, but I haven't eben on in like a week, and I missed out on 20,000 :(

I got my first dose of "Led Zeppelin, he's okay" today....boy that was maddening.

My useless 2 cents.

BTW: THere's this one ELO song I want to know the name of. It starts with this weird REvolution 9-like segment, with choirs and stuff singing a bit of hallejulah in there, then it goes into some pretty **** fast acoustic guitar riff. I'm pretty sure most people here know what I'm talking about.

Jeff Beck for fingerpicking :D. And Warren Haynes.

[QUOTE=rock not roll]Jeff Beck for fingerpicking :D. And Warren Haynes.[/QUOTE]
That reminds me, Derek Trucks and George Thorogoo are also pretty crazy finger pickers.

George Thorogood is quite enjoyable, except for fanboys like Bartender who only like Bad To The Bone. :)

How's things, all?

Not sure why, but hearing George Thorogood mentioned made me think about Warren Zevon also. Anyone know about him? Werewolves of London is a great song, catchy too. I guess he died a couple years ago from lung cancer, only in his mid 50's.

[QUOTE=i am miik]I heard he's called slowhand because of how he changes his strings. It was on Jeopardy.[/QUOTE]

In the early days Clapton would bend his strings so much that they would break on stage. As he re-strung his guitar, the crowd would starts slowhand clapping.

[QUOTE=cjborton]Not sure why, but hearing George Thorogood mentioned made me think about Warren Zevon also. Anyone know about him? Werewolves of London is a great song, catchy too. I guess he died a couple years ago from lung cancer, only in his mid 50's.[/QUOTE]

I loooove Warren Zevon. His biography was so sad. The doctors told him he had two choices: Live in the hospital to receive cancer treatment and live longer, or go on as if everything was normal and die. He chose the latter, he decided it would be better to spent his time in the studio making one last album for his fans before he died, instead of living in a hospital, although it brought his death a lot sooner. He died right as his album was coming out, a lot of good people played on it too, although the only name that comes to mind is Bruce Springsteen.

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]I loooove Warren Zevon. His biography was so sad. The doctors told him he had two choices: Live in the hospital to receive cancer treatment and live longer, or go on as if everything was normal and die. He chose the latter, he decided it would be better to spent his time in the studio making one last album for his fans before he died, instead of living in a hospital, although it brought his death a lot sooner. He died right as his album was coming out, a lot of good people played on it too, although the only name that comes to mind is Bruce Springsteen.[/QUOTE]

Billy Bob Thornton came too... I forget who else, some guy who's really famous for playing lap slide guitar.

[QUOTE=Seafroggys]SOrry if I don't have much to contribute, but I haven't eben on in like a week, and I missed out on 20,000 :(

I got my first dose of "Led Zeppelin, he's okay" today....boy that was maddening.

My useless 2 cents.

BTW: THere's this one ELO song I want to know the name of. It starts with this weird REvolution 9-like segment, with choirs and stuff singing a bit of hallejulah in there, then it goes into some pretty **** fast acoustic guitar riff. I'm pretty sure most people here know what I'm talking about.[/QUOTE]

Mr. Blue Sky?

I dunno that description sounds like 20 of their songs, but that's their most popular one fitting the description. ELO rocks. Jeff Lynne = Genius.

Yeah Warren Zevon is pretty amazing, his biography would be VERY interesting.
Sometimes I get this insane craving for Zevon, hah I sprint to my stereo and listen to some Zevon, great lyricist.

Is anyone here a fan of Proto-Punk?
MC5, The Velvet Underground, Patty Smith, Iggy and the Stooges..and the likes?

I personally love it, and quite a lot of it (especially those four) are sorta classic rock..in a way, I guess.

I like The Velvet Underground, but I haven't heard any of the others.

I'm in the same boat as JPJ, never even heard of Patty Smith.

My mom likes Patty Smith. I should borrow some cds.

[QUOTE=i_am_Jimmy_Page]Is anyone here a fan of Proto-Punk?
MC5, The Velvet Underground, Patty Smith, Iggy and the Stooges..and the likes?

I personally love it, and quite a lot of it (especially those four) are sorta classic rock..in a way, I guess.[/QUOTE]
lately ive really gotten into proto-punk mostly because im friends with a lot of punks and i just started to listen to it because it sound very similar to a lot of classic rock. also i really been getting into the clash.

[QUOTE=i_am_Jimmy_Page]Is anyone here a fan of Proto-Punk?
MC5, The Velvet Underground, Patty Smith, Iggy and the Stooges..and the likes?

I personally love it, and quite a lot of it (especially those four) are sorta classic rock..in a way, I guess.[/QUOTE]

right here man. velvet underground were geniuses and definitely ahead of their time. set the blueprint for alternative. mc5 and the stooges are great high energy bands.

yeah The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, The Clash, The Ramones are great bands. i use to be into more of the "punk bands" when i was younger, but i grew out of it. those are the only bands that can be considered "punk" or "proto-punk" or whatever that i still respect or like.

Anyone else like the drum solo from In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida? The drummer for the band I'm in learned it which is so cool.