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Great Guitarists in Rock History

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Mathias

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We havn't had that for some so this might be fun.
Let's begin with one who inspired many other guitarists with the sheer warmth and depth of his tone,
Paul Kossof of Free.
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my first inspiration
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Paul Kossoff is one of the greatest blues guitarist of all time, but very much under rated, which is something that was pointed out recently by one of today’s greats, Joe Bonamassa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyEdUajXBsI
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Regards,
Ian.
 
Right that Ian. Guess that's why I choose Kossof as the first entry.

Get to see Bonamassa in July in Hamburg btw. Needless to say I'm quite excited about that. :)

Henry, I admit the Yardbirds where a few years before my time.
When we began to listen to our "own" music at age 10 or so it was Deep Purple, Status Quo, Stones and the Who. I feel a bit embarrassed about the Status Quo thingy today though.:d
 
Mathias said:
Right that Ian. Guess that's why I choose Kossof as the first entry.



Henry, I admit the Yardbirds where a few years before my time.
When we began to listen to our "own" music at age 10 or so it was Deep Purple, Status Quo, Stones and the Who. I feel a bit embarrassed about the Status Quo thingy today though.:d
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Kossof was a great first choice:ernae:
no worries about status Quo
i was a fan also:173go1:
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Slash’s new self titled album is very good. Also check out this new band, The Union who is set to release their debut album in August;
http://www.theuniononline.com/
A few free song downloads on their site, worth the effort.
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Ian.
 
oakfloor said:
Mr. Richard hugh blackmore..
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Funky character, but yeah, definitely one of the greatest.
DP Mk I through III made groundbreaking stuff barely recognized these days.
I don't think they ever played one song exactly the same twice.




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Paul Kossoff is my biggest influence. I started playing guitar because of Free. Next came Carlos Santana....and Jan Akkerman in Focus. I liked Andrew Latimer (Camel) too. And Larry Carlton! Lately I experimented with some Hendrix sounds. Still the source.....I should add Jimmy Page, but I like Led Zeppelin more as a band than Jimmy as a guitar player.

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Cees
 
Let's not forget Rory, even though his Stratocaster never seemed to stay in tune.:d

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My vote goes to The Edge from U2 for a variety of reasons. Mainly because he was not another blues based player but developed his own style that was, and is very distinct.

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The twin guitars of Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper from the Aussie band The Church should also be mentioned.

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Will Sergeant from Echo and The Bunnymen is a big influence as well.
 
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heres randy

and lets not forget leslie west
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and just for kicks
theese ole nashville boys
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Randy California

Thanks for reminding me about a guitarist that I forgot that I liked.

I was sort of a fan of his original group Spirit, but liked him as a guitarist better than the group as a whole.

Finally got to see him live in '81 at a local rock bar in Cocoa Beach. They were booked as "Spirit" but the only two original members that I know were on stage were Randy and Ed Cassidy on drums.

Edited - Almost forgot to add:
Leslie West & Mountain. Saw them summer of '75 as the opening act for Alvin Lee and Ten Years After. At the time Alvin was in my top 5 favorite guitarist list.

FAC
 
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