Yeah, I put the 'just' in, but I didn't mean to detract from Cooper's praise. I took it exactly the same way you did.
Uber beat me to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Lindsey Buckingham is pretty handy too. Alexi Laiho - check him out on You Tube.
Some fantastic names on this thread and pretty much all deserving. I'd included Brian May and Ritchie Blackmore, but probably that's because Queen and Deep Purple are my two favourite bands.
As someone who has studied many a great guitar player and in my own humble way, play guitar for the past 40 years, I tend to think, Clapton has to be the greatest of all time. Hendrix was simply over a too short of period time, the drugs made him better than what he could achieve without them. Clapton, a former heroin addict finally dried out and was still able to exude his brilliance over a long period of time, and continues to do so. Gilmour is brilliant in a smaller window but he certainly is brilliant in his own degree. Beck, although extremely talented, cannot be classed in the same vein as Clapton, simply hasn't got the commercial attributes on record. With due respect, the others simply aren't in the same class. please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
