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If I Say "Guitarist", Who is the First Player You Think Of

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And if I said "Acoustic Guitar Player", who is the fisrt player you think of.

I'm trying to do a mini survey at present.

Please help

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8/13/08

AAACopywriter

Bukka White

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  I've never really heard his music, I may have played transcriptions at some point.
8/13/08

crpitt

Carlos Santana.

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  He makes me cry, the only guitarist that has ever had that effect on me. Seen him live a few times.
2. 5/24/09
  
  oren
  
  yeap carlos santana
8/13/08

DrowseyMonkey

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Acoustic ... Liona Boyd. Actually not sure if 'acoustic' is her specialty.

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8/13/08

MadameX

Eric Clapton

Not sure if I really thought about it I'd stay there, but that's what popped into my head when I read your question.

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1. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  yep that's what i want, first thoughts
  
  gosh, i've seen 3 of them play in australia
2. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  acoustic and electric?
8/13/08

aningeniousname

Jimi Hendrix, as for acoustic I'd probably say Lightening Hopkins.

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1. 8/16/08
  
  bloggernoob
  
  i second that
8/13/08

kat822

Umm Ted Nugent, WANGO TANGO, what ? I gotta support the hometown boys, oh a well Peter Frampton but what can I say he's not from Michigan

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1. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Thanks Kat
  
  Did Ted come to mind first?
2. 8/13/08
  
  kat822
  
  shamelessly yes ....ummm personally I don't know the diff between accoustic and electric ok now i feel dumb
3. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  thanks, it's not shameless. I liked his sound
8/13/08

Theresa111

Paul McCartney. Well, you did say first. Now my husband is looking at me like I should have thought of him first. Oh boy!

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1. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  but did you think of him first?
2. 8/13/08
  
  Theresa111
  
  No, I thought of Paul McCartney first, that is why I said Oh Boy, like now I might have to go to the doggie house.
3. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Why, that's what I wanted, a first response
  
  Or did husband weant something exotic like Scott Nygaard, Egberto Gismonti, Tonhino Horta, Nitin Sawhney or Brij Bhushan Kabra?
4. 8/13/08
  
  DrowseyMonkey
  
  I think she means her husband plays guitar.
5. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  oh...derrr ...i finally got it
6. 8/13/08
  
  DrowseyMonkey
  
  lol
7. 8/13/08
  
  Theresa111
  
  He is a great musician. A bassist.
8. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  bassist often have better ears and timing than guitarists
9. 8/13/08
  
  drjay1966
  
  Then, Paul McCartney is a bassist, too (though, I think, mostly a piano player solo), though he did play guitar on Yesterday, and probably some others.
10. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Yes and a lefty. I was tempted to say he's a bassist but I let it go and then I remembered his weird picking on Blackbird
8/13/08

gtcathey

Steve Vai or Joe Satriani
not acoustic but they are awesome
but acoustic would be phil keaggy

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1. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  who was the first?
8/13/08

RecycleCindy

Clapton!

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  he's in a lot of peoples headsas first choice
8/13/08

gtcathey

definately Steve Vai

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1. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  thanks, I'm after first thoughts
8/13/08

robertstevenson

Sam Totman came to my mind first, but for acoustic: Pepino de Agostino. I only know him 'cause my son likes his youtube vid.

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1. 8/13/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Wow, you know Pepino d Ägostino.. now that's credibility
  
  I have an album he made in the mid eighties
2. 8/13/08
  
  robertstevenson
  
  I only know one tune. I'll have to delve deeper. I also like some flamenco dude, but I can't remember his name.
8/13/08

CrystalRaven

Eddie Van Halen

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  interesting player...funny clothes
8/13/08

CrystalRaven

acoustic, Leona Boyd

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Yeah , good
  
  I 've always liked Saron Isbim as well
8/13/08

wholeliving

Clapton

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8/13/08

yellaojrak

Vai. He's the awesomest. On accoustics, all i can think of is Nuno Bettencourt. He's too hot to forget.

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8/13/08

drjay1966

Jimi Hendrix
on acoustic, Bob Dylan--even though he's not really known for his guitar playing (and there's a good reason for that), it was the Times They Are A'Changin' album that inspired me to get an acoustic guitar when I was 18.

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  When I think of Dylan on Acoustic, I always also start thinking about Norman Blake
8/14/08

mantiz

clapton.. but i prefer the dirty distorted sound.. petrucci, hammett, friedman, dimebag, and even alexi laiho.

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8/14/08

CrotchetyOldMan

Clapton

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8/14/08

SweetViolet

Hendrix...I don't think anybody can top his performance at Monterey Pop.

Acoustic...I'll have to say Mason Williams (Classical Gas). Unbelievable!

Yah, I know. I'm old.

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1. 8/14/08
  
  drjay1966
  
  If it's not too personal a question: are you old enough (and fortunate enough) to have actually seen Hendrix at Monterrey Pop, or have you just seen the movie and listened to the CD like the rest of us?
2. 8/14/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  "If it's not too personal a question" Thought you was going to ask her if she was a virgin.
3. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  It's a pretty tune CG isn't it?
8/14/08

SweetViolet

Well, I'm certainly old enough! But I didn't have the money to go up to Monterey for the festival...I was living in San Diego and was a poverty-stricken hippie chick in those days.

But I've seen the movie numerous times and he was stupendous! "Wild Thing" had already been a hit (for the Troggs, I think), but once I saw Hendrix's rendition, it has forever been the one that comes to mind when I think of that song.

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8/14/08

carlgalloway

richie blackmore

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  and he used to listen to country music
2. 9/14/08
  
  fstasu
  
  I have to agree with Blackmore. Even on acoustic he's fantastic.
8/14/08

thefly

The first thing that popped into my head was Jimi Hendrix pissing out lighter fluid and starting a fire on his guitar. That is freakin' rock n' roll right there.

buzz buzz

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Although Hendrix is the bfirst player that I always think of when people say guitar, I've never considered lighter fluid and a stratocaster as a good pair
8/14/08

HelloAnnie

Jessi Cook

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  nice player, never heard of him
  
  Wish he didn't have a Flash site
  
  The Canadian Player I like is Harry Manx
2. 8/14/08
  
  HelloAnnie
  
  I bought his DVD overseas; his music lifted my spirits. Have you watched the movie August Rush? I fell in love with the music too. My husband loves acoustic, Jimmy Hendrix, not my taste and never heard of him until I got married.
3. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  No haven't seen it
4. 8/14/08
  
  HelloAnnie
  
  Oh man! You just gotta.
  www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjQvnDOeJK4&feature=related
5. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Thanks
  
  he's an interesting young player.
  
  Ever heard Michael Hedges, Andy McKee?
  
  the-guitarplayer.com/2008/04/24/brilliant-acoustic-guitar-andy-mckee-youtub...
  
  Hedges was the greatest, he was killed some years ago
  
  acousticguitarist.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/michael-hedges-the-great-acousti...
  
  Or Egberto Gismonti?
6. 8/14/08
  
  HelloAnnie
  
  mm, no. I will after now. thanks.
8/14/08

KaiteeThePirate

John Petrucci or Alexi Laiho

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Alexi, don't know...will check him out
2. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Interesting player, good left hand. Who's the other guy?
  
  www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZspGWM-aWs
  
  What about acoustic players, first that comes to mind?
  
  a friend of mine in Australia used to be in a small guitar orchestra in 1980, they used to do Stravinskys Firebird, Holst the Planets and stuff. Nice idea, very tight playing.... would love a transcription of that.
  
  Thanks for the introduction to this guy
3. 8/14/08
  
  mantiz
  
  alexi kicks ass! i adore him so much that i got me an axe custom-made just like his!
  btw the other guy is roope latvala, the co-guitarist in the band.
4. 8/14/08
  
  KaiteeThePirate
  
  Acoustic players... Um. I have to confess I've not listened to something that isn't metal in a good long while. I'm drawing a complete blank.
8/14/08

myriadlife

Brian May from Queen, not sure if he is acoustic though

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Yeah but he built his own guitar
8/14/08

flamingpoodle

Chris Broderick, on both accounts. The guy is insanely good. He shreds for a few metal bands and plays classical guitar too.

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  very good
2. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  You're in South Africa ?
  
  Ever hear Steve Eliovson?
3. 8/14/08
  
  flamingpoodle
  
  Nope, never heart of him. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll track him down.
  
  I've seen Steve Newman? He's a great guitarist too, self-taught flamenco/classical but he mixes it with jazz/fusion. He played for Tananas before Gito Baloi(their bassist) was shot.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tananas
4. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Steve Newman is a friend of a guy I used to work with.
  
  Steve Eliovson was a guitar player that recorded on ECM the Euro jaz label, Metheny, Towner Abercrombie etc,
  
  He had an album called Dawn Dance, it came out in 1981, one of the best acoutic guitar albums of its time, why he never made it famous like the other guys I have no idea. He had Colin Walcott (deceased) from Oregon (Ralph Towners band. This guy was good, real good.
8/14/08

LoveCollective

Prince.

boughettonews.blogspot.com/

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  james brown makes me laugh, he used to deduct money from his musicians pay if they made a mistake
  
  It's a wonder the stage was big enough
  
  Actually Prince is not a bad player when he plays guitar
8/14/08

ttiger

john petrucci

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  yeah he's good eh
  
  his right hand technique is pretty allright for a guy that was supposedly self taught
8/14/08

peterfrans

i have fantasy that i am YNGWIE MALMSTEEN...visit me at fransscelebinfo.blogspot.com

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  the links not relevant
  
  i haven't even added mine
  
  but thanks for the resonse
8/14/08

jafabrit

hendrix

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8/14/08

StrawberrySwirl

would stevie nicks count?

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  I've never seen her play guitar
  
  Lyndsey Buckingham sounds closer :-)
8/14/08

weblogian

Guike Rongmei

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Don't know that one
8/14/08

melindaville

Without looking at any responses first--I would have to say Eric Clapton.

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8/14/08

ender

emily saliers
charles postlewate

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  I better check them out
8/14/08

JohnnyV

stevie ray vaughn

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8/14/08

calais50

Jimi Hendrix

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1. 8/14/08
  
  creativebug
  
  I agree...its Hendrix. For some reason the band Led Zeppelin keeps ringing in my head too when I think guitarist!
2. 8/14/08
  
  drjay1966
  
  If you think Led Zeppelin, that would be Jimmy Page
3. 8/14/08
  
  creativebug
  
  Oh yea....of course...Jimmy Page
8/14/08

chethan2k4

kurt kobain.. .. [8)] the ultimate guitarist.. listen to nirvana and you'll agree.. .and the metallica guy comes next . .

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  very interesting player Kurbain
8/14/08

ThriftShopRomantic

Clapton- Not really a huge Clapton fan myself, but that's whose name I somehow expect to see.

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  he's pretty popular, he should advertise blogs on his shirt, so when people think of him it says "visit my blog at www ....."
8/14/08

globalgirl

Why, Tony, you of course!

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Gosh, I never thought of that...he says looking across the room at three guitars
8/14/08

creativebug

Tom Morello (Audioslave and Rage Against The Machines) is also an amazing guitarist whom I love to hear....especially his Mike Test/Check is amazing

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8/14/08

LGramlich

David Gilmour (of course.)

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1. 8/14/08
  
  LGramlich
  
  ...also Liona Boyd.
2. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  interesting , Boyd
8/14/08

TheBigRuski

God...I mean Eric Clapton!

Acoustic?
John McLaughlin
Al Dimeola
Paco De Lucia
Romero Brothers

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  You multi process eh?
  
  First thought 4 answers :-)
8/14/08

Hoeno

When I think of acoustic players I think of Mississippi John Hurt. Guitarists in general, there are too many that come to me, I wouldn't even know which was first. I am surprised I don't see Les Paul, Chet Atkins or Django up here.

~JD

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  It's a good point.
  
  A lot of people would immediately think of Django, actually one of my guitar teachers toured with Grapelli and another one recorded with him.
  
  Chet Atkins or Les Paul would in some circles be the first players people would think of.
  
  But really Hendrix and Clapton opened up lots of new doorways.
  
  But I'll tell you who's missing Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian. For years the first thought for me would have been Wes....the greatest
8/14/08

Theresa111

Santanna, Hendrix, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Well you've nailed the acoustics with Crosby Stills
8/14/08

LazyThirdEye

Jimmy Page comes to mind immediately. Yeah, it's different when I think acoustic player. I guess I'm just an electric thinker. Tim Reynolds was the first guy to pop into my head for acoustic. I don't know if I'd say either guy was my favorite but those would be the first ones I thought of.

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  ok, I'll go with Tim
8/14/08

witewood

Me! Seriously though, I would think Karin Schaupp (also from Australia Tony, hope you've hward of her serene playing) Antigoni Goni, Simon Dinnigan, David Russell, John Williams. Most people might well think the latter name before the others, but I list them because these names are among my personal favourites. These are classical players though...

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Classical is good Mark
  
  I'm stll Julian and Narcisso
8/14/08

lulubelleb

Clapton
Neil Young
Mark Knopfler

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  that's 3
8/14/08

downwordspiral

Jerry Cantrell & Tim Reynolds

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  cantrell, interesting
  
  reynolds, fascinating left hand playing
8/14/08

reasonablerobinson

Cat Stevens

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  the guy that played with him was good too
8/14/08

SomeAudioGuy

Kinda geeky but yeah I'm gonna have to go Tim Reynolds...

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  another vote for Tim
8/14/08

wilbau

Electric: Jimi Hendrix
Accoustic: Stephen Stills (CSN)

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Stills, I like his work with Manassas
8/14/08

okokokok

great discussion. . .

Bill Frisell
Leo Kottke

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1. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  ooohh you know Bill Frisell, his best work was with Eberhard Weber
  
  Kottke, saw him live
2. 8/14/08
  
  drjay1966
  
  Doesn't everybody know Bill Frisell? He made all those albums with John Zorn, not to mention the one with Elvin Jones (shortly before he died) and Dave Holland.
3. 8/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  yeah right
  
  If I interviewed 100000 guitar players maybe 4 might know of him and two would have heard him
4. 8/15/08
  
  drjay1966
  
  Really? Maybe he's more regional than I thought (meaning within a couple hundred mile radius of NYC). Certainly, I'd think he's less obscure than a lot of players people are mentioning...
5. 8/15/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  No one really knows Frisell even a lot of the jazzers don't, I know him from the ECM recordings in the eighties, In Line was beautiful, I've got some other of his albums that I don't like. His best work was on Fluid Rustle, he did some interesting Nashville stuff with Jerry Douglas.
8/14/08

curlydesigh

Prince

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  quite a good guitarist really and not just a pop star
8/14/08

louisianabelle

Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  that's two
8/14/08

polybore

My honest first thought is Brian May of Queen. For example
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m69BrvJNfg

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  and he even built that funny electric guitar
  
  can you think of an acoustic tune?
8/14/08

Cbt

Ann Wilson!!!! She's badass!

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1. 8/14/08
  
  drjay1966
  
  you mean Nancy Wilson?
8/15/08

Cbt

hahaha but of course ;p
my bad but you know who i'm talking about obviously

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8/15/08

chrisc324

Keith Richards. Start Me Up.

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  i8t's funny, when people say Keef, I always think about that story of Ry Cooder recording parts for the Stones
2. 9/16/08
  
  Mel4576
  
  I lost alot of repect for him when I read his tuning was different than standard to make it easier for him to play holding a cig or drink!!
8/15/08

Cbt

here's a whole slew of them if you need more

www.venuszine.com/articles/music/2575/The_Greatest_Female_Guitarists_of_All...

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1. 8/15/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Thanks
  
  I have a database of thousands and thousands in my head, what I want is FIRST THOUGHTS
8/15/08

okokokok

A bit more on Frisell and Kottke. . .for what it's worth - I first heard Bill Frisell in 1988 on a tune called "Dumbo and Timothy" from a Disney compilation called Stay Awake. It's quite the listen. I've been a fan since.

Leo Kottke's 6 & 12 String Gutiar album I bought in (probably) 1970. . it's the only recording I've owned in vinyl, cassette, 8-track tape, DAT, Mini Disc, CD. . .

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8/15/08

blogonsmog

Tiny Tim .. tiptoe through the tulips - Oh wait a minute that wasn't a guitar.

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1. 8/15/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  yeah, we're stretching it a b it there, or maybe shrinking it
8/15/08

Arikbo

first thought - Mark Knopfler

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8/15/08

Redbeard76

First - Jimi Hendrix, followed by a close second in Eric Clapton.

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8/15/08

jifdc

Ritchie Valens........ oh yeah......:)

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  that's an interesting response
8/16/08

clioandme

First time I saw the thread title it was Jimi Hendrix. This time it was Jorma Kaukonen.

And now Robert Fripp's sounds are coming into my mind. And Phil Manzanera. And Tom Verlaine. Better stop now.

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1. 8/16/08
  
  drjay1966
  
  Jorma Kaukonen--he may be my favorite, or maybe Keith Richards, or Neil Young, though none came to my mind first. Tom Verlaine's also incredibly underrated. (Obviously, I put passion before "chops).
2. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Jorma yes great and Jukka?
3. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  i find Fripp interesting, he's like a scientist
8/16/08

crkian

slash

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Hey little guy...you're too young to listen to Runs and Goses, wouldn't you like teletubbies? :-)
2. 8/16/08
  
  crkian
  
  RUNS and Roses is about right for my age
3. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  But you are a four year old blogger aren't you?
8/16/08

AngieA

Real Acoustic playing?
I think of none other then > www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOs1HC29zh4&feature=related

and if thats to fast for you, then lets start off a bit slower at 1st.
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yfFOuivZcA&feature=related

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1. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Oh yeah Jose
  
  I love the gus playing and when he sings too
2. 8/16/08
  
  AngieA
  
  Ever hear him do Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"?
3. 8/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Really?
  
  Interesting, I have avoided MJ's music nfor a long time. i know there was always great session musicians on board.
8/16/08

Anok

Steve Vai.

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8/16/08

artofreed

Me ? SANTANA, off course

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8/16/08

Lucigozman

i like John Frusciante

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8/16/08

Lucigozman

i like John Frusciante

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8/16/08

Lucigozman

i like John Frusciante

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8/16/08

Lucigozman

sorry , a connection error

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1. 8/16/08
  
  Anok
  
  I was going to say. Boy! You REALLY like John Frusciante...
8/16/08

weemundo

lmao

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9/13/08

195759

Les Paul

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9/13/08

jackpayne

Les Paul, How High the Moon (1952).

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Les Paul, I have a recording he made with Pat Martino, Al Martino's son
9/13/08

Jeunelle

Jimmy Hendrix

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  is there a song stuck in your head?
9/14/08

msbaby

I'm assuming you want the first guitarist that comes to mind and then a favorite acoustic player. The first guitar player that came to mind has already been mentioned, Eric Clapton. I'm not a huge fan of his blues tracks, but I like his approach to music overall.

When I think a minute and go beyond mainstream these players come to mind.

When I'm in the mood for fast, manic electric guitar, Lonnie Mack is beyond compare. WHAM will take me from dragging to energetic every time.

For my acoustic pick, I have to say that Elizabeth Cotten stands out in my mind. Elizabeth Cotten's finger picking style set the bar for others and every time I listen to her songs it seems that I hear something new.

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Yes it was first responses I was after, the one before the brain cuts in
  
  lonnie mack, wow. I used to have his album which had the first recording of Stevie Ray Vaughan playing acoustic
  
  It's interesting what you say about Clapton, I was only thinking about that yesterday because I heard a CD in a shop with him playing blues with BB King. I remember a very good blues player saying that about 20 years ago and it almost turned me off his music. it was just a subconscious response that I had. I separate his blues into his own unique style, as a guitar player myself, I see a wealth of stuff in his playing
9/14/08

bradhart

mark knopfler

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  great fingerstyle player
9/14/08

melindaville

Clapton!

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  he's in a lot of peoples brains
9/14/08

RMania

Crosby, Stills & Nash

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  3 is cheating
9/14/08

clive

Cynthia Witthoft - the love of my life. Flawless technique and tone.

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  need to hear her, was she the first that came to mind?
2. 9/16/08
  
  clive
  
  for right now, yes. I have a new favorite guitarist every so often.
9/14/08

ArsenicCookies

Dimebag Darrell and Brendon Small, both at the same time

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  did they beat each other up?
2. 9/14/08
  
  ArsenicCookies
  
  haha no, I think Dimebag (RIP) was under rated and I was watching a Dethklok TIVO when I answered so that is where Brendon Small came from. Randy Rhodes was also insanely talented.
3. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Dimebag, yes I know how good he was
9/14/08

sherliez

satriani

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Mr tone
9/14/08

gosmelltheflowers

Django Rhienhardt

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  it's hard to ignore him
9/14/08

GrayFoxDown

Jimmy Page when I had one too many and Jimi Hendrix when I didn't have enough.

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  and at this moment?
9/14/08

GrayFoxDown

And at this moment...neutral. Thanks.

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9/14/08

mollybrogan

acousticguitarist

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  you are getting sleepy... think of a panda, sleepy... guitar...
9/14/08

alanweinkrantz

Pete Townshend

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  he was great when he didn't smash guitars
9/14/08

fershur

hendrix here too

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  do you have one of his riffs stuck in your head?
9/14/08

thegoodknife

Kottke come to my mind.

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  have you seen him?
  
  he'is hilarious as well
9/14/08

Tikno

The first player I think of and vote is for Santana. Who join me next

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1. 9/14/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  oh yeah, saw him live
9/15/08

Profitimo

Jack johnson!:-)

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1. 9/15/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  unusual style of player, I bought one of his cd's 2 weeks ago, I like the texture of his songs
9/15/08

josephgelb

tony rice, jerry garcia, robert johnson, led belly, hendrix, stevie ray vaughn, hank williamz, blind willie mctell, tampa red, lucinda williamz, doc watson, townes van zandt, mississippi john hurt, mark knoffler, kobain, slash, charles swatell, charlie daniels, and my favorite and the best on earth hanna montana or is that miley cirres the best ever

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1. 9/15/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  i like tony rice, greatest acoustic solo ever was on hot dawg
9/15/08

asaboy666

myself!

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1. 9/15/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  great
9/15/08

csiunatc

van Halen.

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1. 9/15/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  yeah he's pretty good, first time I really heard him was on the beach in Sri Lanka in 1982
9/15/08

GetSmart

Glenn Frey
Don Henley

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  yep, that's acoustic
9/15/08

britne8

First one that came to mind is Nancy Wilson, but that is probably because I just saw her live Saturday night. They did the song "Alone" acoustic during the show. Heart rocks!!

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  good player, I'm surprised there aren't more female players, the ratio of male to female is still quite large
9/15/08

imeester

santana!!!!

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9/15/08

msbaby

Sticking by my comment above, but wanted to add one;

Keb Mo

Used to think he was a blues guy wanna be, but he was at BB King's blues museum opening and was on stage with Robert Cray, BB and others and surprisingly he stood out. He was not the first that came to my mind, but probably should have been so I'm adding him now.

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  yep I see where you are coming from re clapton,
  
  Keb Mo is ten times the player than a lot of people realise
9/15/08

TragicComedy

Slash and George Harrison popped in my head at about the same time.

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  I think that would have upset Slash having to share :-)
9/15/08

waynejohn

DAVID GILMOUR!!!!!!!

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  nice player
9/15/08

Sway

Dimebag Darrell, Pantara, obvsly

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  you repeated yourself
  
  you repeated yourself :-)
2. 9/17/08
  
  Sway
  
  sorry, I wanted attention
9/15/08

sirblogolot

your mother

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9/15/08

pointlessbanter

Electric- Hendrix

Acoustic- Tim Reynolds

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Tim Reynolds, he's fast
9/15/08

ranist22

For electric Jimi Hendrix and for acoustic Paul Simon.

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Paul Simon, interesting style. I guess a lot of singer guitarists started because of him , Hendrix played beautiful acoustic
9/15/08

dmiddlecamp

Richard Thompson
Check out 1,000 years of popular music...who else could carry that off?

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  i know his playing, he's very good.
9/15/08

guitarmas5

Guitarist = Jimi Hendrix

Acoustic guitarist = Al Di Meola

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Di Meola
  
  I used to be in a duet which used to play Di Meola, he's fast. I like Paco
9/16/08

izzy69rocks

Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche)

www.izzyrocks.net

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  thanks Izzy,
  
  Acoustic?
  
  you still singing?
  
  Oh ok I had a listen, found the link
9/16/08

Sebastyne

Nuno Bettencourt (New Extreme-album is in the mail, yey!)

(He pops in first for both styles of guitarists for me.)

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  he has a pretty good technique
9/16/08

Sway

Dimebag Darrell!!!!

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Dod he play acoustic?
2. 9/16/08
  
  Sway
  
  In a couple/ few songs he did.
3. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  thanks, what's his best acoustic tune?
4. 9/17/08
  
  Sway
  
  I don't know the name of the song but it's the last one on the album: "Vulgar Display of Power" I assume that is him playing acoustic at the beginning but I don't really know. It might be the 'other guy.' Anyway I have always really liked that song.
9/16/08

izzy69rocks

not been singing lately....

Acoustic wise .... Joni Mitchell

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  sensational sound, beautiful guitars and fantastic tunings
9/16/08

Xight

The guy from Green Day.

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  thanks
2. 9/16/08
  
  Xight
  
  Its actually only for one song that comes to mind at first since you said acoustic.
  
  www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZuJIr_uW3M
  
  Time of your life.
  
  I love this song.
9/16/08

thinkmaothink

Jimmy Hendrix, duh!

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9/16/08

acousticguitarist

Duh! :-)

on Acoustic

acousticguitarist.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/jimi-hendrix-acoustic-blues/

You haz a hat, I haz a geetar

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9/16/08

jobgolds

Ops... I can't sing a song so I do n't Know, Who 's play guitars ?

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  really?
9/16/08

whimsicalpam

Clapton came to mind first, then Robert Cray - I love them both:)

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  I've never seen Cray on acoustic , have you?
9/16/08

Mel4576

Steve Vai comes to mind first for electric because I think of the guitar duel in the movie Crossroads that made me want start playing the guitar

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young come to mind first when I think acoustic

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  thanks CSN
  
  I guess Crosby comes first?
9/16/08

ranist22

And for acoustics (you might have to look her up but she's very well known)I forgot to mention the fabulous Souad Massi, who comes from Algeria, sings in Arabic and occasionally French and is DIVINE!

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Interesting
  
  Pierre Bensusan, my all time favourite acoustic player was born in Algeria
9/16/08

ranist22

Souad Massi merits attention. She trained in classic, but then her style became folksy and trad. They call her the Algerian Joan Baez but I don't think there is a similarity. Souad left her home for political reasons and has been in France since then. I have seen her in concert and for fingerpicking she's real class.

fr.youtube.com/watch?v=4KD4fCQlp0I

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9/16/08

andrewgmurphy

Rory Gallagher! His slide acoustic blues are amazing

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9/16/08

satijournal

Me. I'm the greatest guitar player in my house! Possibly on my block!

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  would like to hear you
9/16/08

Greyer

more than one...
Slash - Guns and Roses
Andy McKee
Santana

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1. 9/16/08
  
  Greyer
  
  Guess i missed out the "acoustic" part. Andy McKee is definately the first person that comes to my mind
9/16/08

dosox

Joe Satriani

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  great sound
9/16/08

Dan33185

Nick Drake!

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1. 9/16/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  you've said the magic name there,
  
  River Man is one of the most beautiful tunes ever written
2. 9/17/08
  
  guitarmas5
  
  Agreed, can't believe I didn't think of Nick Drake. Sooo awesome.
9/17/08

kirs10dee

Eric Clapton and George Harrison

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9/17/08

MVT5150

Bruce Cockburn

Eddie Van Halen was a close 2nd thought

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9/17/08

maccasenior

Tommy Emmanuel

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9/17/08

stephenams

"Slash" of Guns 'N Roses

Eric Clapton = acoustic

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9/17/08

dinflux

for a little different response:

Tom Morello

for acoustic, the first thing that comes to mind is Rodrigo of Rodrigo y Gabriela, which i saw live recently.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNc5o9TU0t0

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10/21/08

AAACopywriter

Rory Gallagher too!

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10/21/08

RTBjr73

The original G3

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10/21/08

Shy

Steve Vai

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10/21/08

dosyrosie

Definately Hendrix

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10/21/08

amollimaye

Rishi kapoor from hindi movie 'Karz'.

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1. 5/24/09
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  Don't know that guy
2. 5/24/09
  
  timethief
  
  I can't find a video of him actually playing guitar. I can only find ones of him holding a guitar and dancing and singing, but not playing it.
10/21/08

burtf51

It appears most here don't know the difference between acoustic and electric, although a few got it right.

When you say acoustic more than one comes to mind....

Tony Rice
Robert Johnson
Bryan Sutton
Doc Watson
Merle Travis
Jerry Reed

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1. 10/22/08
  
  acousticguitarist
  
  I was curious who was the first thought
  
  I like Tony Rice very much
10/21/08

farangrakthai

Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits.
And Jimy Hendrix.

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10/21/08

RgnPc

S R V

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5/24/09

Epicharis

Martin Carthy

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1. 5/24/09
  
  Epicharis
  
  Electric guitar would be Richie Blackmore
5/24/09

Igniz11

Matthew Bellamy of MUSE!

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5/24/09

Igniz11

for acoustic guitar, i don't really know who...

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5/24/09

wagerwitch

I'm gonna say this.... But you're going to laugh.

I have a garage band... We suck - we're old people - but we make our own music - and WE HAVE A TON OF FUN!

But - when you say guitarist...

I think of my guitarist FIRST.

And then I go - oh -- he meant REAL music... Hmmmm...

Then the song that comes into my head - is Carlos Santana... Playing... And it stays there.... And I forget the question as I doodle off to something else - and maybe write a lyric set to some of our Bad Ass Meatloaf songs (our songs that haven't gone anywhere yet, haven't been orchestrated nor have real lyrics to them - that's what we call them... Bad Ass Meatloaf.... Cause the potential for a far out sandwich...)

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5/24/09

trailofpen

me

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6/16/09

agnespages

Al Di Meola

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6/16/09

cathy13

Guitarist: Eric Clapton

Acoustic Guitarist:Jose Feleciano

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6/16/09

trailofpen

Steve Vai

I love his video for "For the Love of God." It just makes me want to go out and grab my guitar right now.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp1fLW-DS8Q

oh yeah, and ME also.

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