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who is your favorite guitarist or pianist?
Isjix:
vito bratta :cookieMonster:
Mega-Bear:
Guitarists: Eddie Hazel, Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin, David Gilmour, Robert loving Fripp, Carlos Alomar, Gilberto Gil, the list goes on
Pianists: Herbie Hanrooster, Brian Eno, Chick Corea, Philip Glass, Ray Manzarek, John Cage, Rick Wright, the list goes on
For the record I play both instruments ;^)
snot2:
piano
rick wakeman
keith emerson
jordan rudess
mike barson
jerry dammers
ken hensley
jon lord
matt bellamy
Katadeus:
This dude named Neil Pearlman's pretty good at piano. I don't know enough about jazz or classical to have a favorite pianist in those genres, but Neil is someone that I model a lot of my folk playing off of, though he's a lot better. He isn't perfect, but he isn't ashamed of it, as the few errors are a casualty of reckless creativity.
He is also good at filling out the spaces of rhythm and timbre in the space of any song, in a way that complements the other performers excellently.
Here's a good example of his prowess in accompaniment. Starts a little slow I guess, but the end is quite lively, and it is pleasant all through.
For guitar, I can share this bit of greatness, but my favorite player's probably gotta be Mike Vass. Settled in Clay is an absolute masterpiece.
nomnomnom777:
I'm a big of the Neoclassical Shred guys from the 80's that popped up. So this means guys like Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Vinnie Moore, Paul Gilbert etc. I also like the other heavy metal guitarists like Chuck Schuldiner, Dimebag Darrel, Chris Poland, Gary Holt and Andy LaRocque to name a few more.