Checked the others, All ok.

This fucking guy.

Good shout, in a similar vein could I add props to Dave Knudsen, covering both O Fortuna and Rock Lobster in the same sets is ballsy to say the least

Santana
White
Richards
Allman
Zappa
Vai
Satriani
Gilmour

Aye, it's all getting very confusing.

Santana
Robertson
Richards
Townshend
Iommi
Vai
Satriani
Gilmour

Kow wrote:

What's going on here? Where's Hendrix gone? Is there another piece missing or something?

There are four groups in this round. We voted for two groups last time, now we're voting for the other two.

Santana
Robertson
Richards
Allman

Iommi
Vaughan
Beck
Gilmour

Hendrix is winning this, shut it down.

Is there any footage of Hendrix playing acoustic? I'd be interested to see/hear. Acoustic guitar is what everyone should start on, and it's the end game too, even if you don't realise it when you start.

Nice.

Funnily enough, after the Clapton mentions I went back and listened to 24 nights again. It's very good. The straight blues in the middle is mostly skippable, but the rest is pretty great. Given it 3+ relistens so far last few days.

Hey I don't mind electric, I just see the acoustic guitar as the original and, for me, best form of the instrument. It doesn't need anything else, just you and your guitar. I don't necessarily think it's more impressive / musical, that depends on each player right? It will also depend a lot on what kind of music you want to play, in fact that's got to be the biggest factor; when I started learning I was v.much into 60s rock and psychedelia, so got an electric a year or so after buying my first acoustic. These days I'm all about that country and blues, so the acoustic it is.

Also, flippant post was flippant

I did not mean to personally slight you, Krs!

nick_md wrote:

Hey I don't mind electric, I just see the acoustic guitar as the original and, for me, best form of the instrument. It doesn't need anything else, just you and your guitar. I don't necessarily think it's more impressive / musical, that depends on each player right? It will also depend a lot on what kind of music you want to play, in fact that's got to be the biggest factor; when I started learning I was v.much into 60s rock and psychedelia, so got an electric a year or so after buying my first acoustic. These days I'm all about that country and blues, so the acoustic it is. Also, flippant post was flippant I did not mean to personally slight you, Krs!

Sorry; you triggered one of my unwarranted, well-worn rants. I went to school with someone who maintained that a proper guitarist ought to sing as well. The number of singer/guitarists in this thread has been threatening to bring that one out of me too.

Judas!

Brooks wrote:

The whole signal chain process of using an electric is sufficiently rich in nuance and variety to make it a rewarding and challenging space in its own right. Proficiency with six strings alone doesn't really take you too far. I started with acoustic because it was there, but moved off quickly.

I dunno, I guess it again depends what sound you're after. Listening to the old ragtime guitar greats for me sounds pretty far, band-in-a-box stuff, sounds like more than one person playing etc, with stumbled syncopation and separate lead lines etc. Then you've got someone like Big Bill who played mean flatpick as well as fingerstyle. It may not have the audio diversity you can achieve with electric, but it can take you very far, and all you need is that guitar.