Great Shot of Your Favorite Guitarist

[ampgeek]

Donald Roeser (aka Buck Dharma). One of my many favorite guitarists!

Now...what is the story on those two Vulcan guitars of his??

Cheers,
Dave O.

[Zippy]

Donald Roeser (aka Buck Dharma). One of my many favorite guitarists!

Now...what is the story on those two Vulcan guitars of his??

Explorer meets Firebird? Probably inspired by the ol' Reece's Cup commercials...

[xtian]

Bunny Rabbit! Take that, bitches.

[Structo]

I'm not familiar with Jr. B

Who is he?

Junior Barnard, played with The Texas Playboys in the 40's. Total pioneer. He's all over the "Tiffany Transcriptions" records. He had a real dirty, aggressive, distoted playing style that I fell in love with 20yrs ago. Bob Wills called him "Fat Boy" or "Roly Poly". Everytime I go back and listen to him I'm like "oh yea, THAT"S where I ripped off that lick". He played mostly an Epiphone Emperor(HUGE archtop), and strapped 2 pickups on it, drilled an extra output jack on it, and ran each pickup to a different amp. I mean, this was wild stuff back then.
Apparently Leo himself worked on the guitar . http://www.fretboardjournal.com/blog/wh ... leo-fender

http://www.texasplayboys.net/Biographies/junior.htm

Thanks for identifying the mysterious Jr. B.

I have read all about Bob Wills and his band, which Leo Fender relied on to demo his prototype amps.

Leo really wanted to be able to amplify guitars very cleanly with no to little distortion.

He probably had a cardiac event when the early rock n rollers turned his amps up into distortion.
Little did he know that his amps would be the foundation of rock n roll and the formation of Marshall Amplifiers.

[Reeltarded]

haha

[Structo]

Miles the mystery man.

[jeff12]

[LeftyStrat]

I'd post a pic, but I can't decide. I can't pick a favorite. I couldn't live without Hendrix, or George Harrison, or Beck, or Robert Johnson or Paul Kossoff or Gilmore, or any guitarist named Mic. Steve Hillage, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew. Steve Howe. Jimmy Page. Clapton. Adrian Legg. Leo Kottke. Albert and BB. Rory Gallager. So many more that made that guitar make you feel something.

So many colors, why paint with only one?

[LeftyStrat]

And I'll add one not so great guitarist and not so great singer (by today's standards):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNj2BXW852g

But his blues might be the first aliens encounter:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contents_o ... cord#Music

[tribi9]

I'd post a pic, but I can't decide. I can't pick a favorite. I couldn't live without Hendrix, or George Harrison, or Beck, or Robert Johnson or Paul Kossoff or Gilmore, or any guitarist named Mic. Steve Hillage, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew. Steve Howe. Jimmy Page. Clapton. Adrian Legg. Leo Kottke. Albert and BB. Rory Gallager. So many more that made that guitar make you feel something.

So many colors, why paint with only one?

Yeah, I dont have a favorite either. I have lots of guitar players. My list includes George Harrison, Slash, Lenny Kravitz, Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton but only from the Cream era heheee..., Kurt Cobain, Jerry Cantrell, Jose Feliciano, all the Gipsy Kings, Gilmor, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison the list is endless..

[rhardman]

http://www.last.fm/music/Otis+Rush/+images/41925951


from around the time when I worked with him.

[NickC]

I'll echo LeftyStrat's sentiment; I don't have a favorite. There are a great many guitarists I regard as great. Many have already been cited in this thread, so I'll add a few to that list of illustrious players:

Django Reinhardt
Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)
Frank Zappa
Phil Keaggy
Steve Howe
Roye Albrighton (Nektar)
Bill Nelson (Be Bop Deluxe)
Rick Witkowski (Crack The Sky)

[JoeCon]

My favorite has gotta be Allan Holdsworth. Sure everyone is amazed by his flying soloing but just listen to the chord voicings he uses!! Holy Crap!!

And he appears to be enjoying them too...

[NickC]

My favorite has gotta be Allan Holdsworth. Sure everyone is amazed by his flying soloing but just listen to the chord voicings he uses!! Holy Crap!!

And he appears to be enjoying them too...

Indeed!

I have this:

http://www.amazon.com/Allan-Holdsworth- ... 0634070029

You might find it very interesting.

[JoeCon]

Nick

Yes that and "Melody Chords for Guitar" look very interesting.
Thanks...