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memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:16 pm

Who is on your list?

A few come to mind for me right away (along with a million others)

Metheny, Scofield, Robben Ford ,Holdsworth Warren Haynes ect ect

freddemillio · Post by **freddemillio** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:26 pm

Garcia

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:33 pm

Steve Howe. Double Rondo, for instance.

jplanet · Post by **jplanet** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:43 pm

Jeff Beck (always finds unexpected ways to phrase melodies)
David Gilmour (I believe he invented the concept! As far as rock is concerned...)

JamminFool · Post by **JamminFool** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:59 pm

jplanet wrote: David Gilmour (I believe he invented the concept! As far as rock is concerned...)

first one that came to mind for me. i see you beat me to it.

duncanparsons · Post by **duncanparsons** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:01 pm

Roger Hodgson's solos with Supertramp were generally fantastic. Well thought out, played with feeling and voiced like a part in a play.

+1 for Holdsworth

Walter Becker did some great pieces, 'Haitian Divorce' comes to mind.

Steve Hackett, thinking in particular of his work on 'Selling England by the Pound', but there are others in his solo and the Genesis repertoire.

Gary Green with Gentle Giant.

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CS80 · Post by **CS80** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:04 pm

duncanparsons wrote:Roger Hodgson's solos with Supertramp were genetrally fantastic. Well thought out, played with feeling and voiced like a part in a play.

+1 for Holdsworth

Walter Becker did some great pieces, 'Haitian Divorce' comes to mind.

Steve Hackett, thinking in particular of his work on 'Selling England by the Pound', but there are others in his solo and the Genesis repertoire.

Gary Green with Gentle Giant.

DSP

+1 Jeff Beck
+1 Allen Holdsworth

also Mike Oldfield, Steve Hackett, Martin Barre

duncanparsons · Post by **duncanparsons** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:08 pm

How could I forget Oldfield and 'Lancelot' Barre? good point!

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stephenpaulharper · Post by **stephenpaulharper** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:14 pm

Everybody mentioned so far. I'd add Dave Gregory (XTC) and Hendrix, of course.

+1 for Howe, Hackett and Gary Green.

And yeah, Martin Barre - Passion Play - stunning.

Cheers.

Steve

EDIT: and the guy from The Mars Volta is INSANE!

CS80 · Post by **CS80** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:15 pm

duncanparsons wrote:How could I forget Oldfield and 'Lancelot' Barre? good point!

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Now I want to listen to all the guitarists everyone mentioned - the day is shot now, lol

Good stuff!

dacaumodo · Post by **dacaumodo** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:36 pm

algodon wrote:Everybody mentioned so far. I'd add Dave Gregory (XTC) and Hendrix, of course.

EDIT: and the guy from The Mars Volta is INSANE!

We seem to share some tastes

In a different genre, Mark Knoplfer is for me the king of phrasing. I think his special sound also derives from his playing finger style rather than with a pick. The man really makes his guitar talk, or whisper, rather.

In country, there's also Bonnie Rait that comes to mind.

Wes Montgomery, and his disciple George Benson, ain't bad either.

Eddie Van Halen. In a totally different league from all the other high-speed guitar heroes. The thing is, he has ( or used to have ) musical ideas, backed with incredible skills, as opposed to most other guitar heroes who have incredible skills and... not very good musical ideas. I won't mention names, don't want to hurt anybody's feelings

buscemi · Post by **buscemi** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:00 pm

+1 to way too many already mentioned. I would also add that Reeves Gabrels and Robert Fripp have excellent if not eclectic phrasing.

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:56 am

Carlos Santana.

alexfalcao · Post by **alexfalcao** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:31 am

Al Di Meola

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:11 am

Jimi Hendrix

Guitar Players who are great at "Phrasing"