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Thread started 04/22/09 1:55pm

eaglebear4839

Great clips of Jerry Reed and Roy Clark

Most country artists today wish that they could play this way:

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And one of Chet Atkins and Les Paul - the originator of the electric guitar - they both did fingertipping and fast note playing waaaaay before anyone in the metal genre were even thinking about it.

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Reply #1 posted 04/24/09 8:37pm

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It just goes to show you sweep picking wasn't invented by Yngwie.
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Reply #2 posted 05/27/09 12:22pm

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Marilyn makes Jerry easier to listen to. (I give him his due as a guitarist.)

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Reply #3 posted 05/27/09 12:35pm

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There are some youngbloods with the sense of tradition and the chops to pull it off...



...Johnny Hiland is one.


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Reply #4 posted 05/27/09 2:21pm

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To add to that in the area of Blues here is Kirk Fletcher.

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Reply #5 posted 05/27/09 2:31pm

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carlcranshaw said:

To add to that in the area of Blues here is Kirk Fletcher.


I'm gonna see him the next time he plays in town.
He's done a few gigs with guitarist Mike Landau here.

Thanks for the reminder. wink


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Reply #6 posted 05/27/09 2:35pm

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OK. Thank you for the Johnny Hiland post.

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