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mutanthalibut
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worlds best guitarist

Post by mutanthalibut »

Is Lyndsey Buckingham the best guitarist in the world?

I saw him live in Sheffield on Tuesday and I was blown away.

Arginald Valleywater
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Post by Arginald Valleywater »

You must be fucking joking....Jeff Beck, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, BB King, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons. Thousands of better guitar players than Buckingham. Fine songwriter and I like his voice but no axe god, competent at best.
Flat_Eric
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Post by Flat_Eric »

Echo what Arginald said about Buckingham.

Dave Gilmour, Richie Blackmore, Carlos Santana ..... now THOSE guys are guitar players.

And has anyone heard (of) the German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell? Another very fine guitarist.

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Lizard
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Post by Lizard »

"Is Lyndsey Buckingham the best guitarist in the world?"

a. Not by a country mile.
b. Even he would laugh at that question.

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Nob3y
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Post by Nob3y »

Also another german guitariast Uli Jon Roth

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Jonesy
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Post by Jonesy »

Lindsay excelled in 2 departments. Coke snorting and releasing shit albums after Rumours!
The Last Word
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Post by The Last Word »

Jonesy wrote:

> Lindsay excelled in 2 departments. Coke snorting and releasing shit albums after Rumours!

Nah, Tusk is fine, as is some of his solo stuff (Gift of Screws, say). And though not quite the best, he is certainly a very underrated guitarist.

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mutanthalibut
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Post by mutanthalibut »

I'm certainly not an expert on this subject, but watching him live he was awesome. I've never seen guitar solos as good, maybe he's been practising.

For the record I'm not a fan of Fleetwood Mac, I was invited to the concert by friends.

Lossieboy
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Post by Lossieboy »

To be fair he does tear it up at the end of "The Chain"

And to be honest, while I acknowledge the skill, theres something to be said about selling millions of records and living that big rock star life.

Whats the point of being a Pele for a pub team?

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