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re: Who is the best guitarist today?

Posted on 2/17/19 at 9:26 pm to
Posted by Winston Cup
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 9:26 pm to
frick you old man
Posted by Buckeye Jeaux
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 9:27 pm to

Not sure about "the best". One of the best is New Orleans guitarist Kala Chandra. The link is a rehersal at the DBA bar on Frenchman St

Kala solo at about 2:40 (about 10 seconds of clarinet before Kala - Chloe Feoranzo also a killer musician)

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This post was edited on 2/17/19 at 9:36 pm
Posted by Masterag
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 9:27 pm to
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but he’s exceptional.



He’s really not.
Posted by LCA131
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 9:28 pm to
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frick you old man


My goodness....
Posted by JackieTreehorn
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 9:29 pm to
Lindsey Buckingham
Steve Vai
Posted by dnm3305
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 9:30 pm to
Eric Clapton would be very wrong on that. He’s also gone on record saying Sonny Landreth is this best guitar player alive before too.

Marcus King is an unbelievable up and coming talent in the Bonamassa style of playing. Very aggressive, very clean, huggggge tone, incredible phrasing, vibrato, melody, fret board and theory knowledge, insane performer live, one of the best on the planet today.
Posted by EA6B
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 9:58 pm to
Best overall guitarist over all genres is going to be one of the LA or Nashville guys, like Jack Pearson, Brent Mason, Tim Pierce, etc. Gary Clark is a average blues player, in that genre Matt schofield, Josh Smith, Arien Posien, Kirk Fletcher, and several others are at a whole other level, Clark just happened to get the record deal.
Posted by YNWA
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 9:59 pm to
Tim Reynolds
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 10:08 pm to
Richard Thompson is pretty damn good.
Posted by L.A.
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 10:11 pm to
Tommy Emmanuel
Posted by kingbob
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 10:35 pm to
Paul Gilbert
Posted by kingbob
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 10:39 pm to
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but he’s exceptional.


He’s really not


This. Gary Clark Jr. plays with a lot of feeling. He’s a very tasteful guitarist that knows when not to play. With that said, he’s nothing special as a picker. There’s probably a dozen guitarists tooling away in local bands just around Baton Rouge that are better instrumentalists than him. What Gary has is that he writes great songs, has a great voice, and has some serious stage presence. His guitar playing itself really isn’t anything uncommon.

I’d like to see Tom Morello and Gary Clark jr. duel it out to see who is the worst of the renowned “great” guitar players out there today.
Posted by Bill Parker?
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Posted on 2/17/19 at 11:34 pm to
Tony Rice is an exceptional talent...doesn't get much recognition because he's a bluegrass musician.
Posted by 88Wildcat
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Posted on 2/18/19 at 12:01 am to
Until he either retires or dies the answer to this question is going to be Jeff Beck.
Posted by MidnightVibe
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Posted on 2/18/19 at 4:38 am to
I'll go with John Mayer

I think she knows interlude guitar cover


ETA: how does he keep that steady sound that he starts off with keep going throughout the entirety of it? Even as he riffs more complicated stuff, he can hear that initial sound throughout the clip. How does he do that?
This post was edited on 2/18/19 at 4:47 am
Posted by KajunKouyon
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Posted on 2/18/19 at 6:54 am to
Derek Trucks
Posted by canyon
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Posted on 2/18/19 at 7:26 am to
Sonny Landreth and Guthrie Trapp need to be considered.
Posted by randybobandy
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Posted on 2/18/19 at 7:28 am to
Paul Gilbert, Buckethead and Joe Satriani are the best IMHO.
Posted by TAMU-93
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Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 2/18/19 at 7:36 am to
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ETA: how does he keep that steady sound that he starts off with keep going throughout the entirety of it? Even as he riffs more complicated stuff, he can hear that initial sound throughout the clip. How does he do that?


He says in the video description, "Looped through a Boomerang pedal."
Posted by LarryDavid
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Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 2/18/19 at 7:45 am to
John 5
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