On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:52:28 -0400, James Holsenback wrote:

> On 06/26/2012 04:54 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:37:57 -0400, Warp wrote:
>>
>>>    If you like melodic guitar solos (rather than mindless shredding)
>>>    you
>>> should try Satriani:
>>
>> Absolutely agreed.
> 
> Concur ... LOL I've been in some pretty heated discussions about whose
> the best, and in hind-sight I think it really boils down to the type of
> music you like. There are a few artists that kind of cross those
> boundaries, for instance Roy Clark ... I mean the dude can play the
> banjo. I like the mandolin and dobro as well. I can't place the guys
> name, but he plays with Alison Krauss ... both he and Clapton are pretty
> good on the dobro. I think I favor the technician over the flash, but I
> do enjoy the showmanship aspect too. Ron Wood certainly would not be
> included (by some) on any top ten list, but on the Bridges of Babylon
> DVD he had this camera mounted on the neck of his guitar ... was cool
> looking down the fretboard and seeing a close-up of his finger work!

Another that I really like listening to is Bela Fleck.  Some of his banjo 
(yes, banjo) performances of classical works are unbelievably good.

Jim

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