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All this chit chat about Derek Trucks...

How old is he now? I know hes young. But how old is he exactly.

good to see robbie robertson mentioned amidst all the popular picks. i don't care for shredders myself, and i'm no fan of overrated blues guys that lack big mojo *cough*clapton*cough*. my favorite is probably matt pike from high on fire/sleep. great energy, awesome riffs and leads, stage prescence, killer tone, amazing gear, the whole bit. my second favorite is myself, no joke. there's alot of good guitar players in the world. that you can't compare to eachother. my personal preferences are for players who also write, sing and do it all with style and energy that stimulates and inspires. there's no one who will make me think about putting down the guitar. if they impress me i'll just work to be better.

One of the great original guitar players still going strong(only just!) is John Martyn, saw him live a few months back. Not what he was but a great show.

Try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izY8c6ov ... n%20Martyn


Doesn't do his playing full justice but it's more about the lyrics and the song. Real class act.

i know he might not be the most talented, but i really like trey anastosio. his songs and solos sound good so i thought id mention his name.

amyjared wrote:, but right now I much prefer Roy Rogers and Robert Randolph. Just my opinion!

Nice to see Robert Randolph mentioned. That guy SHREDS,imho. And he moves me too. I'm surprised no one has mentioned Knopfler. I've always thought he was one of the best. At the time of the Other Ones, I really thought he could've filled the lead spot. Alas it wasn't to be. And I'd have to agree with Robbie Robertson too.

Speaking of Robbie, I was watching the Last Waltz recently, and I was wondering with all that amazing talent walking on and off the stage, where was JG? Was he invited, overlooked, or what? Anybody got any rock star gossip on this?

Jeff Beck is still around! Most underutilized genius in the history of rock n roll.

just made it in,, santana is the man, go see him if hes around, its a must.. very few masters left.. peace

hesgone95 wrote:

amyjared wrote:, but right now I much prefer Roy Rogers and Robert Randolph. Just my opinion!

Nice to see Robert Randolph mentioned. That guy SHREDS,imho. And he moves me too. I'm surprised no one has mentioned Knopfler. I've always thought he was one of the best. At the time of the Other Ones, I really thought he could've filled the lead spot. Alas it wasn't to be. And I'd have to agree with Robbie Robertson too.

Speaking of Robbie, I was watching the Last Waltz recently, and I was wondering with all that amazing talent walking on and off the stage, where was JG? Was he invited, overlooked, or what? Anybody got any rock star gossip on this?

If you listen to Robbie talk about it he tried to arrange all the special guests to be people with a connection to the Band somehow or people to represent who the Band were(influences etc). Like Ronnie Hawkins. Clapton raved about Big Pink when it came out and him and Robbie were buddies. Neil Young and Joni - the Canada connection! Neil Diamond - brill building songwriter that Robbie visited when he was a kid, and Robbie produced one of albums around the time. Dylan - Dylan! Muddy for the blues and Butterfield for the Sonny Boy connection. Dr John for the southern influence. etc etc... So you could argue the Dead weren't as connected as some others were, though they did go through Woodstock, Festival Express and Watkins Glen together. Not sure how Robbie felt about Jerry, and it's clear now Robbie was a very powerful force in the group. Besides Jerry there was also a huge amount of other great talent that could have been there but wasn't.

Just a thought.

Dickie Betts, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes

but number one in my book is none other than David Gilmour . . . cant believe he hasnt recieved any props yet . . . :(

What, is everybody to cool too mention Trey??? Not me. The guy is SICK.

And I know a lot of people think what he's doing right now is crap, and I think those people gotta get their head outa the sand and open their ears. The guy can play. He's in a different part of his life now, and I think for some reason people are holding that against him. Like what, he's not allowed to figure things out like the rest of us? Cut the guy some slack. Respect the guy for doing what he thinks is right, following his heart, and to keep on keepin' on.

He's one of the best musicians (not just guitarists), of this generation.

frankly Trey bores me and always has. he is the definition of a fret wanker . . .

2 things -

Unless you havent heard david bromberg, acoustic fingerpicking cant be commented on, and props to buddy guy, because its not him being able to play hendrix, its hendrix being able to play buddy, as buddy taught the supposedly self taught hendrix alot of the basis of what he did.

Trey Anastasio

Andy falco....the guy is sick....he grew up in my hometown, created the water street blues band and now lives in tenessee where he plays prffesionally on the bluegrass scene.

Trey is not a fret wanker. I have seen him move up and down the fret board ripping some amazing jazzy/rock scales. Especially early on in phish 89-93.

Dont want to have an argument about trey though please....every is entiltled to their own opinion especially in this forum.

And if you really think trey stinks and is a "fret wanker" listen to some of the stuff he has written. the guitar work on landlady during (Punch you in the eye), about 3 minutes into divivded sky, ohhh and not my favorite but STASH, just to mention a few. And i also think its not about how many notes you hit or where you play on the fret board its the sound that comes in and how it fits in with the music.

People can say what they want about Trey, but the guy certainly brings some mojo to the table. Take a listen to the studio version of "Maze" from the Rift album. His solo is seriously one of the nastiest guitar solos of all time, and the tone is equally as sweet. Another guy that I don;t think was mentioned here is Danny Gatton. He certainly should be considered in this conversation as there was pretty much nothing he couldn't do on the guitar. I have always been bummed I never got to see him live. If you want a great instructional DVD, check out his "Telemaster" DVD. And good luck trying to play some of his licks.

finally, some discusion about trey, i was waiting a while and nobody said anything. but frankly, a couple of my favorite songs come from his originality and diversity on the guitar. i mean Oysterhead is completly different from some of the jazzy free form stuff i have heard him play in some of his live stuff and personally i like them both.