Interesting Info In Acoustic Guitar magazine

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In terms of ability, Tommy Emmanuel is right up there ... I'm not a big fan of his Chet Atkins fetish but the guy can flat out play :)

Dave seems low except that I think the average person wouldn't think of "Crash" the same way they'd think of "Layla" ... which probably hurts his ranking ...

Before I really got into the way Dave plays guitar I had no idea how complex his playing was ... I assumed it was several guitar parts overlayed.
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dmbandummer wrote:Jack "Barre Chord" Johnson beat out Nick Drake, Robert Johnson and Kaki King?
C'mon, I love JJ's tunes, but he's not the most amazing guitarist.
This poll is highly suspect.
It's not "Who is best?" It's a favorite thing. If it was "best of" Robert Johnson would be MUCH higher. And as much as I agree Leo Kottke is amazing, I don't like his music much.

If you wan't to read a "best of" list that's even more bullshit than this, check out any of Rolling Stone's guitar lists.
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clapton at 7? i think most people should agree... probly 2nd greatest guitarist... ever, behind hendrix.

also, all due respect to niel young, but i think Dave is a better guitarist. hes mroe creative... and al that
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Android0818 wrote:clapton at 7? i think most people should agree... probly 2nd greatest guitarist... ever, behind hendrix.

also, all due respect to niel young, but i think Dave is a better guitarist. hes mroe creative... and al that
I would probably put Dave Gilmour ahead of Eric Clapton, but that's just me. #1 Jimi, #2 Gilmour, #3 Clapton...
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Android0818 wrote:clapton at 7? i think most people should agree... probly 2nd greatest guitarist... ever, behind hendrix.

also, all due respect to niel young, but i think Dave is a better guitarist. hes mroe creative... and al that
THIS IS NOT A BEST GUITARIST LIST!!!! It is a favorite guitarist list.
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guitardmb wrote:
dmbandummer wrote:Jack "Barre Chord" Johnson beat out Nick Drake, Robert Johnson and Kaki King?
C'mon, I love JJ's tunes, but he's not the most amazing guitarist.
This poll is highly suspect.

28. Jack Johnson
29. Kelly Joe Phelps
30. Muriel Anderson
31. Pat Donahue
32. Adrian Legg
33. Al Petteway
34. Alex de Grassi
35. John Fahey
36. Reverend Gary Davis
37. Nick Drake
38. Bryan Sutton
39. Preston Reed
40. Dave Van Ronk
41. Robert Johnson
42. Kaki King

And on the Mayer tip...
I've seen him up close, small venues, acoustic solo shows. The man does deserve to be on this list.
This list isnt about ability. Its about peoples favorite guitarist.
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Davey45 wrote:I think its a little strange John Mayer is mentioned. I LOVE his music, but when i think John Mayer, i personally think 'electric guitar' when i think of him anymore. It seems silly seeing him with an acoustic guitar now.
Most people are morons. I take this info with a grain of salt. (Edit: I don't mean YOU area a moron, but I mean people in general)

I love Dave's music, but to be ahead of names like Drake, Alex de Grassi, Paul Simone, etc. is a joke.

This list should be known as top 50 most popular or easily remembered acoustic guitarists.

Thanks for the link though :)
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c_tietze wrote:
Davey45 wrote:I think its a little strange John Mayer is mentioned. I LOVE his music, but when i think John Mayer, i personally think 'electric guitar' when i think of him anymore. It seems silly seeing him with an acoustic guitar now.
Most people are morons. I take this info with a grain of salt. (Edit: I don't mean YOU area a moron, but I mean people in general)

I love Dave's music, but to be ahead of names like Drake, Alex de Grassi, Paul Simone, etc. is a joke.

This list should be known as top 50 most popular or easily remembered acoustic guitarists.

Thanks for the link though :)
Are you saying it's wrong if someone likes Dave's music better than Drake etc.. ?
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ok then, to silance all this 'favorite guitarist' stuff... its not possible to rank who has the most 'skill' or is the 'best'. this is just who the people liek the most. i like dave's music better than leo kottke's, but leo is definately mroe talented than dave. so this really is a who i like more, then a scientifically gathered who is 'best'
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