The Greatest Guitarist of All Time Bracket. May (lol) Madness. Elite 8. Red Dave xoxoxox - The Bear and Badger

Skerret

Kow wrote:

Hardly fucking likely

You stick to your meadows

krs

Facewon wrote:

We're at 8 voters. I'd like an odd number,

You can ignore mine if it makes it easier. They were sympathy votes because I felt bad for Buckingham (and Benson (and Govan)) but they might not even be following this thread.

cockbeard

Waht aboyt 74, it's not a normal number

Facewon

Damn. Meant to call it this morning. Got sidetracked. Give me some votes to weok with folks.

Diluted Dante

Jimi Hendrix
Prince
George Benson
Brian May
Eddie Van Halen
Mick Ronson
Chuck Berry
Eric Clapton

Facewon

Facewon

Will do top half then bottom next. So pool a final 4 and pool D final 4 together.

krs

As any learned musician knows, the surest way to achieve greatness on the guitar is by playing a cool-looking instrument, so for the next round I’m going to use a points-based system to determine each player’s worth based on the guitar with which they are most commonly associated.

Points will be awarded for things such as brand obscurity, having lots of knobs and/or switches, or being a weird shape (assuming the player in question is able to pull off the look).

Points will be deducted for such transgressions as the guitar having a nickname, being available to buy as a signature model (Les Paul excepted), or if any part of it is made out of a mantelpiece. One point will be deducted for each sticker. Duck tape counts as a sticker.

nick_md

I like you Krs but you're wrong, max points are given for ramshackle beat up things like Willie's Trigger (yes it has a name) and any other instrument that has a hugely scuffed/faded pick guard. It's ok to be wrong though.

Are we voting on the above pic that Face posted? If so, easiest round ever aside from Knopf-Clap.

Kow

That's Eddie Van Halen out.

cockbeard

I guess that means a late entry for this guy surely

nick_md

Blind Blake is the greatest and he's nowhere to be seen, so I'm treating this as an enjoyable whatif.

Facewon

So yeah, as Nick assumed.

Here are the Head to Heads we're voting on. 4 from Pool A and 4 from Pool D.

Kow

If you vote Brian May over Johnson, seriously fuck you all.

Facewon

There's some tough calls in here, but I'll be voting May until he goes.

Prince hendrix is tough.

FranticPea

If you vote boring paint by numbers Slash over Marr, seriously fuck you all.

krs

Marr has the Rickenbacker factor in his favour, but Slash uses a really thin strap with a really heavy guitar, so they're both fine musicians. Tough call.

nick_md wrote:

I like you Krs but you're wrong, max points are given for ramshackle beat up things like Willie's Trigger (yes it has a name) and any other instrument that has a hugely scuffed/faded pick guard. It's ok to be wrong though.

We don't necessarily disagree. A worn instrument does get points, provided it's from playing and not mistreatment or relicing, so Trigger's wear would have nullified the name penalty. Nelson would do well if I was judging on hair length, but that's not until the next round, obviously.

regmcfly

Brian may is a criminal

nick_md

krs wrote:

Marr has the Rickenbacker factor in his favour, but Slash uses a really thin strap with a really heavy guitar, so they're both fine musicians. Tough call.

nick_md wrote:

I like you Krs but you're wrong, max points are given for ramshackle beat up things like Willie's Trigger (yes it has a name) and any other instrument that has a hugely scuffed/faded pick guard. It's ok to be wrong though.

We don't necessarily disagree. A worn instrument does get points, provided it's from playing and not mistreatment or relicing, so Trigger's wear would have nullified the name penalty. Nelson would do well if I was judging on hair length, but that's not until the next round, obviously.

I look forward to the round.

Brian May Vs Robert Johnson is the lol I needed today. Lololololol.

nick_md

Marr
King
Hooker
Paul

Hendrix
Johnson
Page
Knopfler (this was a real tough call, but I feel Knopf brings more to the table)

cockbeard

krs wrote:

Marr has the Rickenbacker factor in his favour, but Slash uses a really thin strap with a really heavy guitar, so they're both fine musicians. Tough call.

Straps vs string, bonus points for Ben Nichols then

Skerret

nick_md wrote:

I like you Krs but you're wrong, max points are given for ramshackle beat up things like Willie's Trigger (yes it has a name) and any other instrument that has a hugely scuffed/faded pick guard. It's ok to be wrong though.

Are we voting on the above pic that Face posted? If so, easiest round ever aside from Knopf-Clap.

krs wrote:

As any learned musician knows, the surest way to achieve greatness on the guitar is by playing a cool-looking instrument, so for the next round I’m going to use a points-based system to determine each player’s worth based on the guitar with which they are most commonly associated.

Points will be awarded for things such as brand obscurity, having lots of knobs and/or switches, or being a weird shape (assuming the player in question is able to pull off the look).

Points will be deducted for such transgressions as the guitar having a nickname, being available to buy as a signature model (Les Paul excepted), or if any part of it is made out of a mantelpiece. One point will be deducted for each sticker. Duck tape counts as a sticker.

Let's save some time and just declare Mike Batio the winner.

cockbeard

I'm not sure if they're particularly obscure but I'm in absolute lust for LAG guitars, their black guitars are just so gorgeous, and pretty affordable if you can find them

Facewon

Slash
Fruciante
Fripp
Reid
Hendrix
May
Page
Knopfler

I like British white boys apparently.

Brooks

Prince basically pwned every instrument and the studio itself, it's kind of not on to have him in this at all.

Brooks

Love the wackiness of seeing Bob Fripp get this far though. I wouldn't own an LPC without him.

Brooks

Bunch of strong Signature Instruments in this line up - the Frankenstrat, the Red Special, Lucille, Hendrix's upside-down Olympic White bugger, Prince's faithful Madcat Tele, the clunk of a Gibson L-1, the uh Les Paul

regmcfly

Marr
King
Fripp
Paul

Prince
Johnson
Van Halen
Knopfler

Moot_Geeza

Slash
King
Hooker
Paul

Hendrix
Johnson
Page
Knopfler

Kow

Slash
King
Hooker
Reid
Hendrix
Johnson
Page
Clapton

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