Best blues guitarist?

Asked By: AutumnSwan 51-55, F 1 year ago

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Posted by jena5150 Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:49AM

So hard to say but SRV and Gary Moore have to be in the running.

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Posted by Govinda1337 Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:51AM

Roy Buchanan

Rory Gallagher

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Billy Gibbons

Johnny Winter

Albert King

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Posted by CallMeBruce Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:48AM

What style blues?
Slide?
Delta?
Chicago?
Rock?

Here's a list: Clapton
Stevie Ray
Robert Johnson
Albert King
Muddy
Lightnin Hopkins
Son House
Fred MacDowell
John Hurt
Elmore James
Albert King
B.B. King

take your pick

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Reply by AutumnSwan Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:54AM

I favor West Side, but any and all for this question.
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Reply by CallMeBruce Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:57AM

In that case: chuck norris
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Posted by onesickmind Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:46AM

Robert Johnson by miles.

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Reply by onesickmind Mar 6th, 2012 at 11:01AM

Skill on guitar? Robert Johnson laid down the foundation for players like Clapton, Hendrix, Robert Plant and countless others. His technique was revolutionary and branched several sub genres of the blues in a way never done before or since. You will not find another guitarist with as much influence as Robert Johnson had on the blues genre. Every blues guitarist skill today is present beause Robert Johnson re-wrote the book on playing it.
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Reply by onesickmind Mar 6th, 2012 at 9:17PM

So SRV is the best in your opinion? That's all it is really, an opinion right? I suppose you can't accurately measure technical skills anymore than you can measure influence though. SRV is a hard one to argue with as are many others so ill just leave it at this, to even attempt to compare a guitarist like Robert Johnson to SRV is virtually impossible to do. You can't compare the technology in the 1930's to technology in the 1980's right? Within that time frame there's countless leaps and bounds of knowledge and ability etc. But again, its simply a matter of opinion and while I disagree, I respect it.
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Posted by atadir Mar 6th, 2012 at 1:25PM

Showing my ignorance here, but B.B. King is a favourite of mine.

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Posted by npgfunk Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:51AM

Jimi Hendrix

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Posted by laniferous Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:46AM

Love yr new avatar, Scarlett!

this question will cause some controversy. i vote hendrix

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Reply by AutumnSwan Mar 6th, 2012 at 10:55AM

Thank you; I've been feeling little like Scarlett in this photo. It must be the lack of heat and humidity. It's a tough question...no doubt!
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