prince
eddie hazel
ernie isley
mike hampton
who is the best,who is close second and why you think like that?

Eddie Hazel, then probably Mike Hampton. The rest can duke it out on the bottom.

TedW said:

Why is Eddie Hazel revered as such a legend? Honestly curious here. I've seen him play, I've listened to him, and it's nothing remarkable. The man could PLAY, don't get me wrong, but he's nowhere near Hendrix or Prince, though I would have thought he WAS, what with the way he's held in such high regard.

Don't call me an idiot cracker or nothing like that. I'm honestly curious about this. I DO want to appreciate him for his talent, and I'm obviously just listening to the wrong songs.

So. Point me in the right direction. What songs did he just rip it out and cut loose? So much so that you would put him above Ernie Isley.

i also think eddiew hazzel is nothing special.magot brain was better with mike hampton on guitar.
i find eddie hazel playing mediocrite and convetional.prince is much better,not to mention ernie and mike.

Jesse called & wants on your list...

Eddie Hazel was Phenomenal and not mediocre.

DeWayne Blackbird Mcknight is now the best p-funk guitarist even better than Kid Funkadelic.

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2.The rest.

speaking of guitars what is the standard guitar equivilant of his famous cloud guitars.

I'm thinking Gibson les paul just in it's attack and tonality but it could be a stratocaster any ideas.

nr1. jesse johnson !

jesse were r u ???

otan said:

RIGHT! OUTSIDE NOW!!!


Nah you have a point, but I think it's the way he created the funk using his guitar more than his guitar playing in general. You can hear him rip like mad at the ends of Super Stupid or Red Hot Mama (which sadly fade out on the albums), but to me it was never about the ripping, it was more about funk guitar rythm in general. Hazel seemed to take the funkiness of Hendrix and nurture it into something that at least I've never heard done before that era - more apparent on his solo stuff. Check out Games, Dames and Guitar Thangs (FANTASTIC version of California Dreamin' on that), or Rest in P, or Jams From The Heart. Probably all on Kazaa.

To thebanishedone:

As for Maggot Brain, well, Mike Hampton could practise those notes all he liked, but he was never the one who came up with that shite - NOR Hendrix before. You can say that SRV plays Little Wing best.

the solo of stairway to heaven is shit IMO. shit no, but it's nothing great, it's an ordinary solo.

And i think prince have at least 10 studio solos better than maggot brain.

7salles said:

Yeah...RIGHT. As far as feel goes? Nah.

yeah, i love funkadelic, but i think prince has lots of solos better than maggot brain, 3 examples? FEEL, at least it touchs me a way more.

The morning papers, purple rain live on SOME occasions and last but not least just my imaginaaationnn.

P.S. Prince is not my favorite guitar player. But i think that he kicks eddie hazel asss.

7salles said:

It was Purple Rain that I had in mind when I was thinking that Prince has never had a solo to compare to Maggot Brain. The live version of Maggot Brain stomps out anything I've heard Prince play on guitar by MILES. We just have to agree to disagree on this one.