A while back there was a best guitarist thread. I proposed George Benson. Here's a new best guitarist thread. I propose this Australian picker as the best: Tommy Emmanuel. Never heard of him until this evening. Check out his rendition of the Beatles' Day Tripper and Lady Madonna:

https://youtu.be/cPkQn5nDTZs

Look for his version of the Hendrix classic, Purple Haze.

Damn.


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...or this 12 year old guy from Norway.
He won the Norwegian Talent show for 1 week ago...

http://youtu.be/61tqJIUTv_o

SH

Old Australian Fart vs. Norwegian KId. Old Fart wins. Come back in 20 years, sonny.





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The guitar in all it`s natural purity...a couple of videos when Paco de Lucia was young...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmqR93Us4SI[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVAA9xi98Ys[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOXatj4zRj4[/youtube]

Paco de Lucia with Al Di Meola:" Mediterranean Sundance"...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoPxgrbsuuo[/youtube]

two versions of "Meeting of the Spirits" : these are just blowaway guitar mastery ...

Larry Coryell,John McLauglin and Paco de Lucia...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn6gWYxU2vg[/youtube]

Al Di Meola,John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2_SLEt5W8Q[/youtube]

one of my favorite Steve Vai tunes...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2CXA-DPYXk[/youtube]

Luis, those were very good. I didn't care much for the trio, but lots of skill is evident. Number 5 and number seven are dead links--apparently not available on this side of the pond. Thanks for sharing.

For more guitar fun, I give you Roy Clark. Yes, the country western player who was a regular on Hee Haw. I came across this random video:

https://youtu.be/QhiKgeJV3k0

Not bad for a country picker. I had no idea.


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Wow... I've never heard of him. Thats pretty amazing stuff and it's obvious to me that he's really enjoying it.I watched the Norwegian kid and while he is good with technique and play'n the frets , he just looks bored...like a robot. There is no "umph" to it...ya now...no "feeling" of which, I think ,is a huge part of being a good guitar player. Maybe he will improve with age on that, but...
I would agree on George Benson as one of the greats.

also...this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EfYLovsLFY

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Wow, is also the word for Stanley Jordan. Reminds me of Benson. Jordan was apparently trained as a classical pianist. The only piano piece I could find was him in a gimmicky performance playing the guitar and piano simultaneously. I never heard of this guy, either. But I don't get out much.


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how`s this link...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw74sDWPH7U[/youtube]

ever hear of Rodrigo y Gabriela?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-qgum7hFXk&feature=youtu.be

and as far as kid prodigies go,this guy could match George Benson in the near future...his name is Andreas Varady and was only 12 years old in this video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiRxLgyN_Lo[/youtube]

here with drummer David Hodek both 13 years old...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQtVyuuxkCU[/youtube]

in Viena 2014...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJLV3YiCtLE[/youtube]

here at 14 years old,Motreux Jazz festival...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9d2xlYJfvM[/youtube]

this with his dad (bass) and brother (drums),they got the jazz gene

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSSbNt1yX6w[/youtube]

with Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azqgYTN22Lg[/youtube]

Zappa and his apprentice Steve Vai... utterly insane dual solos

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEnzdp71U78[/youtube]

It works!


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He's good. There's no shortage of capable guitarists, clearly.

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