After seeing the recent Rolling Stone list of 100 greatest guitarists, a list that did not include Jerry Reed, I decided to make my own list. These are the guitarists that have the most influence on my music making abilities. I will try and write about all of these over the next week or so. Cheers.
1. Dan Warren - You've probably never heard of this guy. He's a long time friend of mine, and probably changed how I think about music more than anything else. Also, this guy can shred...haha.
2. Paul Moak - Another guy you've probably never heard of. He's a Nashville guy, primarily a session player. I first saw him live with Over The Rhine...his tone, effects, and guitar selection caused me to spend many, many dollars on gear. Also, this guy can shred.
3. The Edge - Obvious choice for me...I love delays, and he's the master of them.
4. Mark Lockett - Guitarist for a long forgotten band called The Normals. His solo in their song "Black Dress" is still my favorite guitar solo ever.
5. Vince Gill - For me, master of the Telecaster. Not only can this guy sing like an angel, he can shred country and jazz riffs like nobody else. Saw him live when I was young and will never forget it. One of the reasons that I play a Telecaster as my main guitar.
6. GE Smith - I used to see this guy on the bumpers during Saturday Nite Live back in the 80s and 90's. Every break he had a different guitar and a tasty riff. Oh, he also played with a little band called Hall and Oates...
7. Prince - No explanation needed.
8. David Gilmour - Again, no explanation needed. See "Comfortably Numb".
9. Nels Cline - Love his work with Wilco...his random spaz-shred freakouts never get old for me. Also, I bought a Jazzmaster because of him.
10. Brian May - The reason I play an AC30 amp...
11. Mark Knopfler
12. Waylon Jennings
13. Jerry Reed
14. Oz Fox
15. Michael Sweet
16. Robbie Robertson
17. Bruce Springsteen
18. Willie Nelson
19. Slash
20. Buddy Miller
21. Steve Morse
22. Glen Campbell
23. Roy Clark
24. Nuno Bettancourt
25. Steve Cropper
26. Jeff Buckley
27. Angus Young
28. Mike Campbell
29. Albert Lee
30. Danny Gatton
31. Billy Corgan
32. Frank Hannon
33. Tommy Skeoch
34. Reb Beach
35. Joe Perry
36. John Sykes
37. Paul Gilbert
38. Frank Zappa
39. Duane Allman
40. Derek Trucks
41. Doyle Dykes
42. Django Reinhart
43. Eric Johnson
44. Ted Nugent
45. Yngwie Malmsteen
46. Les Paul
47. Chet Atkins
48. Andy Summers
49. Phil Keaggy
50. Jay Bennett
51. Pete Townsend
52. Mike Keneally
53. Vernon Reid
54. Kaki King
55. Tim Kelly
56. Tom Scholz
57. Thurston Moore
58. Ric Hordinski
59. Jeremy Post
60. Buddy Guy
61. Shawn Lane
62. Orianthi
63. Steve Hunter
64. Dick Wagner
65. Steve Vai
66. John Petrucci
67. Dick Dale
68. Matt Slocum
69. Duke Erikson
70. Trey Anastachio
71. Mike McCready
72. Johnny Greenwood
73. Tommy Shaw
74. Dave Sabo
75. Steve Howe
76. Joe Pass
77. Leo Kottke
78. Richie Sambora
79. Zakk Wylde
80. Jay Farrar
81. Susan Tedeschi
82. Buckethead
83. Andy Timmons
84. Jennifer Batten
85. Marnie Stern
86. Jimmy Bryant
87. Jeff Baxter
88. Joe Bonamassa
89. Tommy Emmanuel
90. Dennis Agajanian
91. Will Sloan
92. Rob Spisky
93. John Moss
94. David Shaw
95. John Mayer
96. Adrian Belew
97. Daniel Lanois
98. Neil Young
99. Chris Whitley
100.Paul Reynolds
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Iceland day five
New Year's here was quite the spectacle. Supposedly the largest fireworks display in the world...and I quite believe it. Spent most of New Year's day relaxing at the Blue Lagoon. Today we spent time with art museums and libraries. We've made some local friends due to the fact that it's a very small town and we tend to walk the same routes everyday, so you see the same people over and over. Falafel for dinner last nite and tonite...very yummy. Here's some observations:
1. There are not many recessed wires and electrical sockets...mostly everything is surface mount. The wiring is all SO cord...no solid...and it's all stapled to the wall. They don't really use sheetrock here, it's all thick plaster...very old construction methods, even in the newer looking places.
2. The Nissan Patrol might be the most perfect vehicle ever. They are very popular here so I've had time to look in the windows of quite a few of them. I want one. 4wd, V8 Diesel, 7 speed automatic transmission, cruise control that will slow you down and speed you up in traffic based on the location of the cars around you, 4 cameras around the vehicle so you can see what you're backing over, a 10gb music server hard drive built in, and plenty of room for all of your stuff. Here's a pic:
3. The toilets here are a different situation. Obviously the country was not designed for any male under 6'2"...as the urinals are typically 12-15 inches higher than the average urinal in the states. Most of the toilets have a unique flushing system that is much simpler and better designed than the lever/chain system we are used to.
4. There are NO radio/cellular towers or antennas visible anywhere in the downtown Reykjavik area...yet the cellular never has less than 4 bars of signal. I have seen a few small devices in shops that might be local cellular repeaters...and have managed to spot a few well hidden panel antennas incorporated into building architecture. Also, all of their utilities are underground...you never see any power/phone/cable lines. The television is still analog and it's all off-the-air...no cable. Every house/business/office/grocery store/whatever has a 20 foot mast on top...usually with 3 to 5 antennas (they call them aerials). The typical setup to me looks to be 1 vhf yagi, 1 mid band uhf yagi, 1 hi band uhf yagi, a mini wifi cone or panel (Vodaphone provides all the internet here), and an FM antenna. Our hotel room has a wall panel with 2 euro-style push on F connectors, one for TV, one for FM. While walking around I found the combiner that takes the 3 TV antennas from the roof and turns them into one feed, then hits an amp to be redistributed throughout the hotel. They mostly still have tube TV's...I've seen a number of 16x9 tube tv's...which you don't see often in the states.
I've got some more thoughts, but I need to pass the computer around now...so, hopefully they'll come later.
1. There are not many recessed wires and electrical sockets...mostly everything is surface mount. The wiring is all SO cord...no solid...and it's all stapled to the wall. They don't really use sheetrock here, it's all thick plaster...very old construction methods, even in the newer looking places.
2. The Nissan Patrol might be the most perfect vehicle ever. They are very popular here so I've had time to look in the windows of quite a few of them. I want one. 4wd, V8 Diesel, 7 speed automatic transmission, cruise control that will slow you down and speed you up in traffic based on the location of the cars around you, 4 cameras around the vehicle so you can see what you're backing over, a 10gb music server hard drive built in, and plenty of room for all of your stuff. Here's a pic:
3. The toilets here are a different situation. Obviously the country was not designed for any male under 6'2"...as the urinals are typically 12-15 inches higher than the average urinal in the states. Most of the toilets have a unique flushing system that is much simpler and better designed than the lever/chain system we are used to.
4. There are NO radio/cellular towers or antennas visible anywhere in the downtown Reykjavik area...yet the cellular never has less than 4 bars of signal. I have seen a few small devices in shops that might be local cellular repeaters...and have managed to spot a few well hidden panel antennas incorporated into building architecture. Also, all of their utilities are underground...you never see any power/phone/cable lines. The television is still analog and it's all off-the-air...no cable. Every house/business/office/grocery store/whatever has a 20 foot mast on top...usually with 3 to 5 antennas (they call them aerials). The typical setup to me looks to be 1 vhf yagi, 1 mid band uhf yagi, 1 hi band uhf yagi, a mini wifi cone or panel (Vodaphone provides all the internet here), and an FM antenna. Our hotel room has a wall panel with 2 euro-style push on F connectors, one for TV, one for FM. While walking around I found the combiner that takes the 3 TV antennas from the roof and turns them into one feed, then hits an amp to be redistributed throughout the hotel. They mostly still have tube TV's...I've seen a number of 16x9 tube tv's...which you don't see often in the states.
I've got some more thoughts, but I need to pass the computer around now...so, hopefully they'll come later.
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