| mrstickball said: My submissions: George Benson - Breezin' (1976). Version with Carlos Santana
Chet Atkins: Here's Chet and Mark Knopfler (who is vastly underrated too):
Some nice sweep picking by Chet around the 1:30 min mark. He's in his 60's in the video with Mark. Here's more Chet, playing his immortal classic 'Mr Sandman'. Remember, this is almost 60 years old:
Speaking of Mark Knopfler, here's Sultans of Swing....One of the most epic guitar songs ever:
(it takes a few minutes to really get into the song...But let it play out, its a 10 minute song and most of it is a massive, epic solo ala Freebird but 10x better.) Those would be 3 of mine. Your rarely going to hear about Benson, Atkins or Knopfler in a 'guitar gods' thread, but they were standouts of their eras (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s)...Great tones and technique. |
WOW! Those vids were awsome, I have heard about those guitarist but always forget to check them, great.
