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MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,807
edited November 2009 in Other Music
This morning I have been watching SRV live clips.

This guy is/was an absolute freak. A musician is 1 in a million people. This guy is 1 in a million musicians. IMO there has never been anyone who has had such mastery of a guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CciCBCUVYwk


where would everyone else here (who are more knowledgable than me) rank SRV in terms of guitar
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    MayDay10 wrote:
    This morning I have been watching SRV live clips.

    This guy is/was an absolute freak. A musician is 1 in a million people. This guy is 1 in a million musicians. IMO there has never been anyone who has had such mastery of a guitar.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CciCBCUVYwk


    where would everyone else here (who are more knowledgable than me) rank SRV in terms of guitar

    #2 right behind Jimi ;)
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Havent seen this video before but right on, what a shredder.
  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    South of Seattle wrote:
    MayDay10 wrote:
    This morning I have been watching SRV live clips.

    This guy is/was an absolute freak. A musician is 1 in a million people. This guy is 1 in a million musicians. IMO there has never been anyone who has had such mastery of a guitar.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CciCBCUVYwk


    where would everyone else here (who are more knowledgable than me) rank SRV in terms of guitar

    #2 right behind Jimi ;)
    He's better than Jimi; Jimi's overrated
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  • pearljimpearljim Posts: 1,312
    He's better than Jimi; Jimi's overrated[/quote]

    :o I'm not a musician but I highly disagree!
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    nathanastin wrote:
    South of Seattle wrote:
    MayDay10 wrote:
    This morning I have been watching SRV live clips.

    This guy is/was an absolute freak. A musician is 1 in a million people. This guy is 1 in a million musicians. IMO there has never been anyone who has had such mastery of a guitar.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CciCBCUVYwk


    where would everyone else here (who are more knowledgable than me) rank SRV in terms of guitar

    #2 right behind Jimi ;)
    He's better than Jimi; Jimi's overrated

    I love Jimi, don't get me wrong...but I'd have to agree on this...my personal opinion...I think Jimi Hendrix was a bit sloppy...but that doesn't make him a shitty musician...I just find SRV's playing to be more clear and precise. I do believe that they both played with the same amounts of soul though.

    My dad was fortunate enough to see SRV on his last tour, about a month before he died in that unfortunate helicopter crash :cry:
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,431
    SRV's definitely a guitar god of highest order.

    SRV is badass, but for me he's too one dimensional to be put above Hendrix or Page as far as mainstream rock guitarists go.
  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    If your a SRV or Hendrix fan you'll be interested in a guitarist named Chris Duarte. Great player who plays small bars all over the country. web: chrisduartegroupfans.org . youtube & listen to "Hear my Train a Coming" all 3 parts, just incredible! I promise you will not be disappointed in any of his performances, he really gets into it, well worth the $15 -$20 to see him.
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    DewieCox wrote:
    SRV's definitely a guitar god of highest order.

    SRV is badass, but for me he's too one dimensional to be put above Hendrix or Page as far as mainstream rock guitarists go.
    BAH! page should not be mentioned in the same breath as hendrix and SRV! i think of page as a great riff writer... comparing him to SRV is like comparing stone to mike

    but we'll get no where comparing guitar gods :D
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,212
    I love SRV for his playing of the blues southern style but Jimi covered it ALL for the time period he played. If Jimi lived for some time longer we could get a better comparison of their playing ability. SRV is in the top 10 just behind Joe Satriani.

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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    sgossard3 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    SRV's definitely a guitar god of highest order.

    SRV is badass, but for me he's too one dimensional to be put above Hendrix or Page as far as mainstream rock guitarists go.
    BAH! page should not be mentioned in the same breath as hendrix and SRV! i think of page as a great riff writer... comparing him to SRV is like comparing stone to mike

    but we'll get no where comparing guitar gods :D

    Yeah, Page is is brilliant in his own right...but SRV just owns when it comes to the blues.
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    nathanastin wrote:
    He's better than Jimi; Jimi's overrated
    Considering how much Stevie Ray admired and emulated Hendrix I think he'd be offended at the suggestion that Jimi is overrated.

    I'm not a musician but I'm ancient enough to have seen both SRV and Hendrix live and they are both 2 of my absolute faves. I don't get into debates about who is the greatest guitar player because it depends on so many things: personal taste, genre, the years they played, the era they played in, etc. People build on the techniques of players that came before them so maybe we haven't even heard the best player yet. ;)

    But when it comes down to it, Jimi and SRV were both just bitchin. :D
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,431
    sgossard3 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    SRV's definitely a guitar god of highest order.

    SRV is badass, but for me he's too one dimensional to be put above Hendrix or Page as far as mainstream rock guitarists go.
    BAH! page should not be mentioned in the same breath as hendrix and SRV! i think of page as a great riff writer... comparing him to SRV is like comparing stone to mike

    but we'll get no where comparing guitar gods :D

    Led Zeppelin's music has 10x the scope of Hendrix and SRV combined.
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    DewieCox wrote:
    sgossard3 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    SRV's definitely a guitar god of highest order.

    SRV is badass, but for me he's too one dimensional to be put above Hendrix or Page as far as mainstream rock guitarists go.
    BAH! page should not be mentioned in the same breath as hendrix and SRV! i think of page as a great riff writer... comparing him to SRV is like comparing stone to mike

    but we'll get no where comparing guitar gods :D

    Led Zeppelin's music has 10x the scope of Hendrix and SRV combined.
    4x maybe... and page is only 1/4 of that... didnt mean to take away from zeppelin... im a fan... just dont think jimmy had the creativity of jimi... and even though SRV was practically impersonating jimi he still had twice the soul of jimmy...
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  • CobCob Posts: 858
    Love SRV and Jimi, these guys are pretty good also.


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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Drab, uninspiring, redneck sub-Hendrix (without an iota of Jimi's vision, rhythm and artistic sensibility) for people who don't like music.


    Anyone who thinks SRV is remotely in Jimi's league needs to burn alive in a guitar warehouse fire.

    [/safety wink] :mrgreen:
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    DewieCox wrote:
    sgossard3 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    SRV's definitely a guitar god of highest order.

    SRV is badass, but for me he's too one dimensional to be put above Hendrix or Page as far as mainstream rock guitarists go.
    BAH! page should not be mentioned in the same breath as hendrix and SRV! i think of page as a great riff writer... comparing him to SRV is like comparing stone to mike

    but we'll get no where comparing guitar gods :D

    Led Zeppelin's music has 10x the scope of Hendrix and SRV combined.

    You crazy man, you like Leon Spinks man wid dah crazy teeth. Page had no Curtis Mayfield riffs, maaaaaaaan. It wuzz all ripoff low-note blues, or ripped off Bert Jansch. What kinda crazy shit you be hustlin', fo' shizzle. Dang. :mrgreen:
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    nathanastin wrote:
    He's better than Jimi; Jimi's overrated

    That's like saying this bloke is better than Elvis:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZIwxLpPTNY
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    And finally, before anyone says, "Ah, but Mikey loves SRV" as their last defence ...



    Mikey's much better than SRV, I reckon. He's got a better backing band for a start. :lol:
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    nathanastin wrote:
    He's better than Jimi; Jimi's overrated

    That's like saying this bloke is better than Elvis:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZIwxLpPTNY

    Egads, that sounded like Mr. Bean after a visit to the dentist. :D And of course you'd come running to your mancrush' side. We all love Jimi, but you can't be serious about with your lambasting of Stevie Ray Vaughn. Just because he looked like white trash from Texas (and maybe he was) doesn't take away from his guitar brilliance.
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    This snotty little kid got to see SRV open for Robert Plant in May '88 (Plant's "Now and Zen" tour) ... SRV was simply amazing ... so fortunate that I got to see him before he passed away.
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,800
    srv, jimi and page
    are all fantastic

    once you reach that level its a matter of style preference

    thing is hendrix was first and his playing more varied than either page or srv

    page has always been my personal fav though
  • pearljgirl2010pearljgirl2010 Shillington, PA/Tuckerton, NJ Posts: 3,428
    SRV was one of the most amazing artists ever...his music opened up a whole new world for me....Life by the Drop had a huge influence on me too, as simple as it is!
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,895
    I've been listening to some SRV lately. This guy was a sick guitar player.
  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    i have always been a fan of the guitar and this guy is a total hero in my books

    like a previous post said once you get to that level who f'n cares who's the best? really...
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Isn't Mike McCready a huge fan and isn't SRV a major influence on him?
    Think I read that somewhere.
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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Isn't Mike McCready a huge fan and isn't SRV a major influence on him?
    Think I read that somewhere.

    i think most slick geetar players would say the same thing about srv. he could sure whip those notes out like a madman going 100mph in the 55zone. intense. detailed. f'n rockin.
  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,819
    I would have loved to see Stevie write more structured "songs." In my eyes, he's awesome-- played flawlessly, incredibly capable, and had a very distinguishable tone. But the guy played too much blues for me to really love him. Imagine what amazing music he could have made if he stepped outside that genre a bit more. Hendrix really wrote some beautiful songs, and didn't limit himself so much. I'll take Hendrix over Stevie on an overall assessment. Could Stevie do everything Jimi did if we wanted to? Probably. Could he have come up with it on his own? I guess we'll never know.
  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    VINNY GOOMBA wrote:
    I would have loved to see Stevie write more structured "songs." In my eyes, he's awesome-- played flawlessly, incredibly capable, and had a very distinguishable tone. But the guy played too much blues for me to really love him. Imagine what amazing music he could have made if he stepped outside that genre a bit more. Hendrix really wrote some beautiful songs, and didn't limit himself so much. I'll take Hendrix over Stevie on an overall assessment. Could Stevie do everything Jimi did if we wanted to? Probably. Could he have come up with it on his own? I guess we'll never know.

    it's a good observation and for sure both died way before their time...same as lennon. guess we're just lucky to have what we got :)
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGcgcOEvqE4

    fuck yes!
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Brisk. wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGcgcOEvqE4

    fuck yes!

    bump!
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