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The Top Five Guitarists

Matthew Gonzales
Sep 22, 2015
Southwestern University
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The Top Five Guitarists

According the Encyclopedia of Music, the modern guitar evolved from a 13th-century stringed instrument called, the gittern, which was commonly used by minstrels and bards (118). But popular stringed instrument performance has changed very much since then.

Blues musicians in the Mississippi delta area during the 20s and 30s began to use a technique similar to modern guitarists (Rothenbuhler, 2007), and these following five incredible guitarists are just a few of the innovators that made the art of performance what it is today.

5. Robby Krieger

The guitarist for the Doors combined classical guitar techniques with electric rock style and blues techniques to synthesize a sound previously unheard. Check this live version of Break On Through to get a taste of what I mean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxEdNMPyt6U

4. B. B. King

The late, great bluesman B. B. King had a style instantly unique from any other player around and helped style blues guitar as a whole. This video showcases his solo abilities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpRIYi721WE

3. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott

The late guitarist of Pantera played blistering solos in addition to clean, groovy rhythms. Here is a collection of some of his coolest solos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGzKsz9DO-o

2. Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen modernized the two-hand tapping technique and shot to stardom with his band Van Halen. Eruption is a fantastic show of his prowess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_lwocmL9dQ

1. Eric Clapton

Clapton is God, or at least he is according to a lot of graffiti across the Western world. This is his performance of Layla live, prepare yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fojLReBKuSo


Reference:

Rothenbuhler, E. For-the-record aesthetics and Robert Johnson's blues style as a product of recorded culture. Popular Music, 26(1), 65-81.

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