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Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts) Fri Mar 10, 2017, 05:29 PM Mar 2017

Name one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. Or of any genre. [View all]

I wont go for the easy ones

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Name one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. Or of any genre. [View all] Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 OP

John McLaughlin of Mahavishnu orchestra padfun Mar 2017 #1

A fantastic collaboration with Carlos Santana derby378 Mar 2017 #17

Always loved Carlos, and this guy Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #29

🎸 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2017 #2

Saw him twice live in mid 70's padfun Mar 2017 #20

slash. paige, hendrix, Wylde,....expand it to blues...bonamassa hands down beachbum bob Mar 2017 #3

Bonamassa, excellent Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #5

Joe Bonamassa is awesome! Initech Mar 2017 #115

Kind of not into him, ghostsinthemachine Mar 2017 #145

Most insanely greatest guitarist of all time! Definitely not easy! yallerdawg Mar 2017 #4

Oh my this is fun...EXCELLENT Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #6

Wes Montgomery. rzemanfl Mar 2017 #7

Thank you , so many greats, and we cant forget Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #28

I love the Funkadelics walkingman Mar 2017 #31

Maggot Brain!!!! Initech Mar 2017 #116

One of the most versatile guitarists ever cemaphonic Mar 2017 #131

He was great Lefthacker Mar 2017 #37

Lucky you. We just lost Larry Coryell a couple of weeks ago. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2017 #38

Indeed! Mme. Defarge Mar 2017 #41

John Cipollina & Gary Duncan TexasProgresive Mar 2017 #8

Have to dig that one up, reminds me of Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #9

Here's the album cover. TexasProgresive Mar 2017 #10

Oh I remember it. Havent listened to it in decades. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #19

Django Reinhardt mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #11

Arguably the best TexasProgresive Mar 2017 #12

But not hard to find covers! cemaphonic Mar 2017 #13

Steve Morse On the Road Mar 2017 #14

How do I not know this person, wow, amazing Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #26

He plays with Deep Purple a lot OriginalGeek Mar 2017 #133

Pepe Romero! longship Mar 2017 #15

very nice Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #27

The whole family plays guitar wonderfully. longship Mar 2017 #33

Jimmy Page - Zeppelin. Trust Buster Mar 2017 #16

Saw them twice, two days in a row, in fact it was the infamous concert where Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #25

One of the best ever Rock Guitarists: Mick Ronson LuvLoogie Mar 2017 #18

Indeed, know what I think of when I see them, David especially? Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #23

Really. It's like the beauty created stands in such stark contrast to the byproduct of their hate. LuvLoogie Mar 2017 #34

And of course Michael Schenker LuvLoogie Mar 2017 #21

Outstanding. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #22

Everyone is stellar on this Deep Purple live cut, but Ritchie Blackmore is a beast LuvLoogie Mar 2017 #24

Prince. And many had no idea till the Harrison tribute... bettyellen Mar 2017 #30

HOw did I forget that - THANKS Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #39

Don't forget his Super Bowl appearance! bettyellen Mar 2017 #47

Terry Kath of Chicago PJMcK Mar 2017 #32

I think he said that about Tommy Bolin after seeing him, as well. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #40

One who hasn't been named yet... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #35

wonderful stuff Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #45

Duane, apparently, helped Eric arrange and rockify Layla aikoaiko Mar 2017 #123

Doc Watson cemaphonic Mar 2017 #36

Kenny Burrell - Blues in the Night Mme. Defarge Mar 2017 #42

My grandson has a jazz show on KWUR (Washington Univ.-St. Louis) that I am listening to now. rzemanfl Mar 2017 #46

Je tricote, donc je suis ... Mme. Defarge Mar 2017 #50

Jim Hall's Arrangement of Concierto de Aranjuez Mme. Defarge Mar 2017 #43

Very nice. My grandson has a bromance with the late Chet Baker. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2017 #53

Paul Desmond ... Mme. Defarge Mar 2017 #55

I am getting that album, although Miles and Bill Evans is still my favorite version. rzemanfl Mar 2017 #64

Bonne nuit! Mme. Defarge Mar 2017 #65

Gary Burton Mme. Defarge Mar 2017 #69

The album is rzemanfl Mar 2017 #74

Jimmy Page MFM008 Mar 2017 #44

Billy Strange dwilso40641 Mar 2017 #48

Tommy Emmanuel SeattleVet Mar 2017 #49

Guthrie Govan is quite possibly the best guitarist in the world. And hardly anyone knows him. NewDealProgressive Mar 2017 #51

The guy is a fabulous jazz guitarist DFW Mar 2017 #96

Nuno Betancourt Lunabell Mar 2017 #52

Steve Howe of Yes LiberalLovinLug Mar 2017 #54

I saw Howe live in 1983 as the guitarist for Asia Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2017 #76

Alvin Lee - Ten Years After windje Mar 2017 #56

Everytime I hear that song I wish that solo extended for another 15 minutes. aikoaiko Mar 2017 #119

Warren Haynes ghostsinthemachine Mar 2017 #57

I'm gonna give Frank Zappa my vote. DUar17 Mar 2017 #58

Gary Moore windje Mar 2017 #59

He's got my vote. Still Blue in PDX Mar 2017 #110

Hughie Thomasson and Billy Jones The Outlaws windje Mar 2017 #60

Rosetta Tharpe gwheezie Mar 2017 #61

Eddie Van Halen SledDriver Mar 2017 #62

Steve Vai... SledDriver Mar 2017 #104

Chet Adkins and Roy Clark doc03 Mar 2017 #63

Roy Clark is a vastly underrated musician Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2017 #77

Gawd, I miss "Hee Haw." mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #94

In that same vein, Glen Campbell Dave Starsky Mar 2017 #135

His daughter announced he still plays air guitar, but can't actually play the real thing anymore Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2017 #137

That just sucks. Dave Starsky Mar 2017 #138

Leslie West DesertRat Mar 2017 #66

Eric Clapton jazzcat23 Mar 2017 #67

Just got tickets Heartstrings Mar 2017 #128

Chuck Berry appears to be missing from this list. So does Scotty Moore. Both founders of R& R and mulsh Mar 2017 #68

Johnny Winter jcboon Mar 2017 #70

Rory Gallagher, of course. malthaussen Mar 2017 #71

Not rock, exactly, but Danny Gatton deserves mention... malthaussen Mar 2017 #72

I was going to say something about him, but I ran out of time yesterday. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #92

Dr. Brian May of Queen: WinkyDink Mar 2017 #73

Joe Bonamassa mithnanthy Mar 2017 #75

I saw these three live three times in 1983 and 1984 - Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin, & Paco De Lucia Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2017 #78

Good stuff Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #79

Hendrix, Clapton, Santana Bayard Mar 2017 #80

Prince and Joe Walsh Bayard Mar 2017 #81

Yes indeed, did you listen to Tommy Bolin? Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #82

Black Oak Arkansas played that when they came through several years ago. Tommy's brother brewens Mar 2017 #83

Tommy's brother? Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #84

I didn't really know of him either until he came here with BOA. I don't know that he brewens Mar 2017 #85

Buck! brewens Mar 2017 #86

tx Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #87

Go ahead and laugh but... Ace Frehley! Especially on their early stuff. He had some really good brewens Mar 2017 #88

Good to see J Winter and Zappa here Runningdawg Mar 2017 #89

Have you ever heard of an album called "The Guitars That Destroyed The World"? mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #90

no, thanks, will listen Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #95

You didn't say what kind of guitar. Leon McAuliffe: mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #93

One of the best pressbox69 Mar 2017 #97

Ronnie Montrose, Joe Satriani, Pat Travers FrankfurtCat Mar 2017 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author Nac Mac Feegle Mar 2017 #99

Stevie Ray Vaughan littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #100

Agreed ... He was ONE with the guitar jollyseas Mar 2017 #105

Thank you jollyseas. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author Heartstrings Mar 2017 #129

Mike Bloomfield, Peter Green Jeroen Mar 2017 #101

My favorite of all time DFW Mar 2017 #102

Stephen Stills Zen Democrat Mar 2017 #103

Something from the classical genre Nac Mac Feegle Mar 2017 #107

Oh, yes. nt Still Blue in PDX Mar 2017 #111

Derek Trucks ghostsinthemachine Mar 2017 #108

Haven't seen my personal favorite pop up yet so... here's this: PassingFair Mar 2017 #109

Chuck Berry, might as well not have this kind of list if he ain't on it. mulsh Mar 2017 #112

agreed Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #113

Well, I would have LWolf Mar 2017 #114

My favorite hurl Mar 2017 #117

Jerry Garcia al bupp Mar 2017 #118

hide (X Japan) yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #120

Tx Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #121

Jorma Kaukonen aikoaiko Mar 2017 #122

Eddie Van Halen's Dad aikoaiko Mar 2017 #124

That was fun. Thanks. ♡ nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #134

This Italian Guy aikoaiko Mar 2017 #125

Maury Muehleisen, lead guitarist on Jim Croce's recordings. John1956PA Mar 2017 #126

Julian Bream, Django Rheinhardt, Jerry Garcia lapucelle Mar 2017 #127

Obviously David Gilmour lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #130

Several no one as yet has mentioned in this thread or PufPuf23 Mar 2017 #132

For the metalheads: SchrodingersCatbox Mar 2017 #136

Ry Cooder, acoustic/electric slide master, plays in most genres: blues, rock, world, etc. VOX Mar 2017 #139

Did I miss these guys? They both deserve to be here The Polack MSgt Mar 2017 #140

Not going for the easy ones: Spider Jerusalem Mar 2017 #141

Re: Hank Marvin of The Shadows, playing "Apache" mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #142

You're thinking of Junior Brown Spider Jerusalem Mar 2017 #143

You are correct. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #144

Jeff Beck Hamlette Mar 2017 #146