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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
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 Posted - 06/13/2008 : 11:33:44
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As some of us on this forum are quite old farts we have the time on our side on this�
What great/legendary guitarist have you seen playing live?
For me the list looks like this:
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jimmie Vaughan
Tom Verlaine
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Peter Green
Frank Zappa
Mark Knopfler
Keith Richards
Albert King
Freddy King
BB King
Thurston Moore
Bonnie Raitt
Albert Lee
Blixa Bargeld
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Winter
Muddy Waters
Otis Rush
Leslie West
Fred Frith
Steve Vai
T-Bone Walker
And probably some more
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 12:11:28
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Wow first off I'm very envyous of those first few Goran. As for me:
Tony Iommi
Dave Navarro
Tom Petty
Mike Campbell
Jonny Greenwood
John Frusciante
Thurston Moore
Porl Thompson
Robert Smith
Billy Howerdel
And quite a few others from festivals that my hazy memory cannot recall just yet.  |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 14:08:06
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I'm not worthy 
I've seen Steve Vai, BB King and Gary Moore but that's about it. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 14:10:20
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I am also not worthy........ WOW!! I have been deprived  |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 15:56:20
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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
1454 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 16:19:46
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Man Goran you ARE old.
Hendrix, wow |
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zestystrat
Silver Member
USA
283 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 18:28:04
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I guess we are making the assumption that we remember all of the shows we have attended. I've been to a few hundred so here is what I can remember.....
Robben Ford
Joe Satch
SRV
Scott Henderson
Tuck Andress (sooo under-rated)
John Scofield
Pat Metheny
EVH
Eric Clapton
Alex Lifeson
David Gilmore
Trey Anastasio
Vernon Reed
Jerry Garcia
Pete Towsend
Jimmy Herring
Warren Haynes
Jeff Beck
Carlos Santana
Drew Zigg (W/ Steely Dan)
Steve Howe
Billy Gibbons
I'm sure there are more that I just can't remember right now.
EDIT: I'll add as I remember more. |
Edited by - zestystrat on 06/16/2008 19:51:43 |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 06/13/2008 : 18:40:37
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Originally posted by sp-1
Man Goran you ARE old.
Hendrix, wow
In Goran's defense:
With age come wisdom & Knowledge.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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zestystrat
Silver Member
USA
283 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 18:55:15
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quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Bob
quote:
Originally posted by sp-1
Man Goran you ARE old.
Hendrix, wow
In Goran's defense:
With age come wisdom & Knowledge.
Regards Dr. Bob
And better gear  |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 20:29:56
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quote:
Originally posted by zestystrat
quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Bob
quote:
Originally posted by sp-1
Man Goran you ARE old.
Hendrix, wow
In Goran's defense:
With age come wisdom & Knowledge.
Regards Dr. Bob
And better gear
More expensive gear  |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 21:13:51
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quote:
Originally posted by DeFrag
SRV
Oops.. add Alex Lifeson & Billy Gibbons. |
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August West
Bronze Member
USA
137 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 21:35:52
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Definitely jealous about Hendrix. For me off the top of my head
Angus Young
Jerry Garcia
Warren Haynes
Dicky Betts
Steve Kimock
Alex Liefson
David Gilmour
Kirk Hammett
James Hetfield
Jorma Kaukonen
BB King
Trey Anastasio
Eddie Van Halen
The guys from String Cheese Incident
The guys from Judas Priest
The guys from Iron Maiden
Edit - Stanley Jordan
This excludes bass players (Steve Harris, Geddy Lee, Lemmy etc.)
That's all I can think of now. |
Edited by - August West on 06/16/2008 20:54:21 |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2008 : 01:03:45
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hi all
Mark Knopfler
Albert Lee
Eric Clapton
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
John Maclaughlin
Steely Dan...(around 96 i'm not 100% who was with them playing off becker)
Robben Ford
Louis Stewart...(irish jazz head)
Gary Moore
The Edge
Domnic Miller (with sting,very underrated guitar player)
Andy Summers (with the police)
Richard Thompson (on his own with just an acoustic...amazing)
i've also seen countless session heads playing with bands here and down at the Cork international jazz festival over the years...i think i might of seen the great Herb Ellis one year but i had a lot of these  during the day so i can't really remember too good.. .......i know i had breakfast beside chick corea's band one morning and ended up talking to weckl and john patucci,gambale wasn't there at the time.... i would of liked to have met him......
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leonard d rock
Silver Member
Philippines
301 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2008 : 03:38:45
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count yourself lucky guys. at least you can see them live. in my part of the (third) world, i have seen most of the guys on your lists only on beta, vhs and now (pirated) dvds which abound here. at least its better than than nothing, no?
regards to all and mabuhay,
LDR |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 06/14/2008 : 09:46:50
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quote:
Originally posted by sp-1
Man Goran you ARE old.
Hendrix, wow
Old???
I was 14 when I saw Hendrix.
Oh, I forgot one of the biggest, Reverend Billy Gibbons (and Pealy Gates) |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 06/14/2008 : 10:41:41
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Short list for me as well, as I do not go out to see many gigs:
Pat Metheny Group--Liked this gig, very warm and human, even though he was playing with his full band [about 10 people on stage]--
Buddy Guy:--He did not do an encore, and the audience did not love him for doing so..........--
Joe Satriani:--Songs sounded as from the recording,not much talking in between the songs, he did disappoint me somewhat--
Jeff Beck:--He seemed to be nervous, it was the tour from the "GuitarShop" album, around '92, he did not talk at all!! I do not care how good you are, you need to connect with your audience by showing some kind of human emotion!!--
First line-up of the Chilli Peppers:--This was part of a festival and they played during the afternoon, never a good time to play really, their guitarplayer showed his buttocks to the audience, did they love him for that? As response they threw sand in his face. A year later he was dead!!--
the Pretenders: --Great gig, Chrissy was very warm and played well, they played almost three hours, it must have been '95 and they played all their hits plus the songs in between, really enjoyed the show, just as much as everyone else who was there at the time.--
Bill Frisell--Jazzgig, they often seem to be very different: more open and relaxed, I like that for my own gigs as well. He played well, did talk a lot and does have a great sense of humour. That is how things should be when you are exposing yourself to an audience--
Paco Pena: --Great gig, he had some pretty girls around him to do the flamenco dancing, and overal was a very warm gig, not just a show-off for his playing skills!!--
There must be a host of others I cannot seem to recal.
The gig with Paco Pena should have been with Joe Pass, but he was not there, a year later he died, so never got to see him. Was heavily into Jazz at that time [heh learning all about the guitar, your teachers will get you into it even if you never really cared that much for Bebop..........] |
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