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Back in the day I really wasn't into Pink Floyd. Now that I'm much older I have a new appreciation and love for them. Gilmore is probably the most overlooked guitarist in history. The guy is sublime. Not one single wasted or unnecessary note. Perfection.
Grateful that there haven't been too many Off Topic votes on some of these examples of other guitarists/solos we love...one solo that always spoke to me was Tom Scholz' outro solo at the end of Boston's "Hitch A Ride" - just beautifully put together. Our friend Rick Beato tried to keep up with the solo in his "What Makes This Song Great?" series before throwing up his hands and (accurately) calling it "ridiculous":
Lastly - Rolling Stone posted this old/never before published interview with EVH on the guitarists that influenced him the most. Interesting stuff: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/who-were-eddie-van-halen-influences-1071780/
Sorry if already mentioned, but regarding guitarist, has anybody followed Gary Clark Jr. ? The guy has been likened to Hendrix and highly praised by Clapton. He could end up being one of the best of all times IMO.
His tribute to Hendrix's Voodoo Child..
Randy had that classical style that’s hard to emulate and true he had so much more to give. Zakk Wylde can also tear it up when it comes to solos.
ZW is pure animal! Total freak musician. Dude straight up melts faces.
Rx, Casanova - don’t let it haunt you. I begged, cajoled, pleaded, visited, tried to stay in touch and nothing worked. They have to do it for themselves. Unfortunately friends and family have little sway. Hideous addictions.
EVH smoked, did drugs, drank yet thought keeping a metal guitar pick in his mouth caused the tongue cancer. Said some docs kinda wondered if he was right. Who knows, but all the partying wouldn’t have helped - which he admitted. RIP dude.
D*mn @pgjackson, with "first" guitars like that, I gotta ask what your first car - or cars - was? Cobra, Dino and a SuperBird? ;^)
Meh...shop around and be patient and you can find great deals on guitars. Paid $250 for my MiM Strat. It also helps to have a brother who is in the industry.
Jamie's cryin.....when we win it all.
More like “Somebody get me a doctor “
I couldn't agree more. Gilmore is in my Top 3 all time favorite guitarists, because of the tone, emotion and concepts he could convey through his playing. If you fast forward to the 7:00 mark of Echoes you can get an idea of what I'm talking about. The guitar work is haunting.
I bought my son a PRS for his first guitar. He still plays it along with a gorgeous American made Strat I got him.
NICE @Casanova_Flatulence - you shoulda been my Dad! ;^) My first was a 6-string Stella I bought with lawn mowing money.
My "strat" is a frankenstrat, not the true deal; `79 neck, w/the same 3-pickup config as an American made and a dense non-fender body that brings her weight to 13 lbs - definitely pretty, but not a stand up gig guitar. Main acoustic is a `71 Glen Campbell Ovation that was gifted to me by a friend's Dad who wrote for ARS. Before it came to me it suffered a serious crack in the headstock when the boys in the band got a little rowdy at their cabin on Eufaula (I think it was), so it doesn't come out of the case much these days. A Washburn J-10 Orleans in natural finish caught my eye on eBay - and she's beautiful in looks and tone, beautiful through an amp, - I've never gotten used to the flat-wound strings, to be honest. The guitar I play the most cuz i leave it out without worry, is a 3/4 classical I bought for my daughter almost 20 yrs ago. SAd, but true.
Getting back on track, I think I'm with a lot of y'all on Gilmore; if I could play like one guy, it might be him. I think it was pgjackson who used the perfect word to describe his playing- sublime.
There will never be a Guitarist like Eddie Van Halen.
Really hate we will never get to enjoy seeing him again.
His music will live on forever .
Dang...had to dig 5 pages back to get back to Edward!! Watchin youtube and remembering all the good times and blessed times I saw him/them live!!!!
DLR or Sammy, its a debate that will outlive us all!!
Go Dawgs n RIP Eddie.....