I've got a couple of Santana CD's but I really prefer acoustic guitar. Are any of the above named guitarists acoustic players? I've found solo guitarists but I'd really like to find some acoustic guitarists that play with other instrumentalists. Recommendations?
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Leslie West deserves a 2nd mention. He often carried that Mountain. |
Good call on Glenn Campbell. I never knew how good he was until recently. I saw a Jimmy Webb concert and he played a video of Glenn doing MacArthur Park. Check it out at about the 4:30 mark. His health is already affecting his voice in this one; but I can't tell by his playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AjVTwzL3sg Others I didn't notice mentioned: Richie Havens Wayne Ceballos - AUM Bonnie Riatt Eric Johnson Dave Mason Freddie King Guitar Shorty Steven Page & Ed Robertson - Bare Naked Ladies Robbie Robertson Skip Spence - Moby Grape (RIP)
Paul DesLauriers - Black Cat Bone Big Jim Sullivan (RIP) look him up! |
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Gary Moore
Mike Oldfield
David Gilmour
Wolf Hoffman
Robert Westerholt
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Alex Lifeson Steve Howe Adrian Belew Steve Vai Adrian Vandenberg Brian Jones Al Di Meola Frank Zappa |
Jimi Hendrix
Pat Martino
Joe Pass
Wes Montgomery
Ralph Towner
John Abercrombie
Grant Green
Albert King
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Albert Collins
John Lee Hooker
John McGlaughlin
Mark Knophler
George Benson
Neil Young
Django Reinhart
David Torn |
John Squire
Warren DiMartini
Ike Turner
Phil Manzenra
Andy Summers
Alex Leifson
Vernon Reid
Steve Jones
Billy Duffy
Ottomar Leibert
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Peter Green
Johnny Winter
Mark Knophler
Dan Auerbach
and did I mention, Peter Green |
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Laurence Juber
Ed Gerhard
Joe Beck
Jack Willis
Julian Lage
Tony Rice
Nels Cline
Joe Diorio
Matt Murphy
Tal Farlow
Hank Garland
Jimmy Bruno
Larry Coryell
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I was blown away when I saw Mike Stern and his band at the Vancouver Jazz Fest about 10 years ago. Some shows are just so good that you never forget. |
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Blues - SRV, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Sheppard
Country - Chet Atkins, Glen Campbell, Roy Clark
Jazz - Kenny Burrell, Al Di Meola, Wes Montgomery
Rock - Mark Knophler, Carlos Santana, Neil Schon
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Not to mention the Chalk and the Cheese
Barney Kessel
Wilco Johnson
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By styles....
American classic country: Chet Atkins
British rock + classic country: Mark Knopfler
Telecaster master: Jim Campilongo
Funk/Jazz: Oz Noy
Blues/R&B: Josh Smith, Matt Schofield
Manouche: Adrien Moignard, Bireli Lagrene, Django Reinhardt (RIP)
Original/beyond label: Les Paul, Jimi Hendrix (RIP)
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Lots of good ones above, not mentioned as far as I can see are Tony Rice and Doc Watson.
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Wes Montgomery
Cher Atkins
Eric Gales
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Remarkable that no one mentioned Michael Bloomfield. |
Andy Timmons
Rick Derringer
Johnny Winter |
I'll second the Guthrie Trapp nomination and also add Jeb Puryear of Donna The Buffalo. Phenomenal guitar player with a really good bang
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Bruce Cockburn HAS to be on the list! |
Tommy Bolin
Satriani
Michael Schenker
Brian May
Monte Montgomery
Ian Moore
Alan Morse......
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Jorma Kaukonen, and Gordon Lightfoot. |
Some very good picks have been mentioned here!
I would like to include Roy Clark,Mick Ronson,Steve Winwood,Doc Watson,Charlie Christan,John Frusciante,Tommy Emmanuel |
Wow! You guys know your guitarists. No one mentioned my favorite artist of all: MASON WILLIAMS. No one here will surely care for him over all. That's an odd fact for a man who wrote Classical Gas; the most played instrumental piece ever. I've been collecting his work for 40 years now. Joe |
Adrien Belew
Willie Nelson |
Classical: Oscar Ghiglia, Eliot FIsk, Jorge Caballero
Other: Adrian Legg, Leo Kottke, Eldon Shamblin, Oz Noy
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John Abercrombie
I just recently became aware of him via The Plot record by Enrico Rava. I look forward to getting into his discography. His style is kinda of an airy, kinda trippy, minimalist jazzy otherworldly deal but still swings. At last it is on the above session for the ECM label.
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Definitely agree with so many of those names that have lit up the ears over the years... I'll admit I am a little surprised that I'd get to add Will Ackerman and an all-time fav, David Lindley, to that list - both are just exceptional.
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Glen Campbell's guitar playing has always been under-appreciated.
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As much as I dislike his voice, John Mayer knows his way around a git-box. Elvis could play well (see his '68 come back video). Kenny Wayne Shepard knows how to "do it". Cincinnati's Josh Cole has the right kind of soul...
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I'd add Johnny Winter to the list. |
Love the call on Bert Jansch, so I'll add his Pentangle band mate John Renbourn. Jansch was the more influential player, but Renbourn is a miracle of nuance.
All the Fleetwood Mac alum (Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, Dave Mason, Rick Vito and especially Lindsey Buckingham).
David Hidalgo from Los Lobos.
Tommy Emanuel, tho I wish he'd play more interesting material.
Danny Gatton
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Nels Cline
Jorma Kaukonen
Tom Verlaine
Frank Zappa
Prince |
