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KillerBunny

07-01-2009, 12:18 AM

I would absolutely love to see Dave, Tim & Tommy play some songs as a trio on acoustic guitar. Tim for Slide, Dave for Rhythm/Song Composition and Tommy for finger picking.

Check out this track, VERY similar/reminiscent of don't drink the water and it's vibe. (320kbps version Live @ Centre Stage 2008)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KUTYQ94H

Also checkout this track for Tommy's incredible finger picking abilities. He is so far ahead of most guitarists it is hard to believe the talent :|

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvSBNLLoo

And for the Leroi Fans, If only he got to play this version of 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' with Leroi. So Soulful... now THAT would have been something special :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZNJf-h7F8s

Australian Baby

07-01-2009, 12:28 AM

If you think tommy emmanuel is good, go check out don ross...

sarahjane13

07-01-2009, 02:00 AM

If you think tommy emmanuel is good, go check out don ross...Just checked him out on YouTube, sounds great
here`s a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkidVP0AcQ8&feature=fvst

Kyvek

07-01-2009, 02:21 AM

If you think tommy emmanuel is good, go check out don ross...
If you think Don Ross is good, check out Tim Reynolds :D

Tommy Emmanuel sounds good; I acquired a bunch of his albums a little while ago, but haven't gotten a chance to listen to everything yet. Actually, I think I heard about him from someone on the TR boards.

dvalukis

07-01-2009, 02:24 AM

at least he's not hiding behind an alternate tuning like don rose or many others

Kyvek

07-01-2009, 02:27 AM

at least he's not hiding behind an alternate tuning like don rose or many others
:lol

rantingthespian

07-01-2009, 04:03 AM

jdbartender

07-01-2009, 06:39 AM

I would like to see dave with keller williams... I think that would be pretty cool... I have always thought that Keller Williams is what Dave would sound like if he if really took the time to learn how to play a mean guitar.

KillerBunny

07-01-2009, 07:35 AM

Those guys are good, but none of them have that magic Tim has. In my eyes, he is the greatest guitarist I have ever heard or seen. No matter what Tim does, I am just amazed.

Also, Tim is great to meet, and his road crew (Fluffy and Rew) are great guys as well.

Oh, and if you ever want to give something to Tim at a concert . . . a BIG Hersey's bar is welcomed.

Tommy is just like that. I saw him last night in Adelaide, Australia he is very humble.

I noticed he has won best acoustic guitarist award by readers poll 3 years in a row for one of the big USA guitar magazines and he lives there now.. I guess hes not as unknown as I thought.

I could just see him working really well as an acoustic guest.

KillerBunny

07-01-2009, 07:38 AM

Just checked him out on YouTube, sounds great
here`s a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkidVP0AcQ8&feature=fvst

I just watched that and he has good compositional skills but coming from a huge drumming background myself he does not appear to have the timing or dynamics Tommy does :)

Still very good of course.

KillerBunny

07-01-2009, 07:50 AM

Initiation Youtube (1st song I posted originally but a video version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tN2LuMQjMo

pathetic

07-01-2009, 10:27 AM

check out trey anastasio...he aint bad

sarahjane13

07-01-2009, 12:20 PM

I just watched that and he has good compositional skills but coming from a huge drumming background myself he does not appear to have the timing or dynamics Tommy does :)

Still very good of course.I cant even play the recorder successfully, so compared to me it`s great.:D

And Tommy being a fellow Aussie I have to go with him,and say he is better than great.:)

EhHeePig

07-01-2009, 12:31 PM

jdbartender

07-01-2009, 02:50 PM

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TONS of players out there can do exactly what Timmy does
Sure... There are also plenty guitarists out there that can play Jimi Hendrix riffs note for note, that doesn't make them Hendrix...

Personally I am not a big TR fan... Technical skill is third on my list in regards to who I think is a GREAT guitarist (Behind note choices, and soul). That being said, David Gilmour is my favorite guitarist of all time... Just about every solo that guy plays is perfect in my eye's... And as far as "technical ability" is concerned, he is nothing special.. That is the problem I have with many guitarists now a days... They don't take time to write the perfect solo, with the perfect combination of notes, in the perfect order... It more about the "holy $hit" I can't believe he just did that factor! Which doesn't really impress me that much.

EhHeePig

07-01-2009, 04:42 PM

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Sure... There are also plenty guitarists out there that can play Jimi Hendrix riffs note for note, that doesn't make them Hendrix...

Personally I am not a big TR fan... Technical skill is third on my list in regards to who I think is a GREAT guitarist (Behind note choices, and soul). That being said, David Gilmour is my favorite guitarist of all time... Just about every solo that guy plays is perfect in my eye's... And as far as "technical ability" is concerned, he is nothing special.. That is the problem I have with many guitarists now a days... They don't take time to write the perfect solo, with the perfect combination of notes, in the perfect order... It more about the "holy $hit" I can't believe he just did that factor! Which doesn't really impress me that much.

That doesn't make sense. If you're saying "soul" is important (which I wholeheartedly agree with) then you don't take time to write solos or notes. Playing with soul is feeling it, not writing it out.

What you said about Hendrix and people playing like him...you're right. What I'm saying is what makes Tim Reynolds Tim Reynolds? IMO, besides his acoustic sound, nothing does, really.

He can sound like Jimmy Page or Clapton or Hendrix or a jazz cat when he wants to and yes, it's really really great. But to call him one of the greatest guitarists ever is really absurd.

I still love the guy.

rantingthespian

07-01-2009, 04:59 PM

Tommy Emmanuel is "good", but there are so many good guitarists to compare to him that it makes him just another one of those "good" guitarists out there. There are 65 year old men sitting in their living rooms who don't even know what YouTube is that are just as good as that guy.

In terms of this:

Either you haven't seen/heard too many guitarists, or you're TR secretly posting. To say that Tim Reynolds is one of the best guitarists ever is pretty ridiculous.

Don't get me wrong, I think TR is absolutely amazing, but he's just a photocopy of a few amazing guitar players that he's influenced by. TONS of players out there can do exactly what Timmy does.

It's all a matter of opinion. I know tons of people who consider Hendrix the greatest ever, and I strongly disagree. Also, I'd like to point out that I said he is the best guitarist that I have heard and seen. Of course I haven't heard or seen every guitarist ever, but out of everyone that I have seen, Tim trumps them all for me. He makes my jaw drop by just playing only a couple of notes. My favorite song of his of all time is To Touch Yearning, and it's not difficult at all. It's a very slow song, and is nowhere fast or really complex in terms of skill. However, it's how he plays it, and how he wrote it that makes it amazing to me.

I listen to a LOT of music. Ever since I was just an infant, music has been played in my house all the time. Most of my best memories of childhood come from times when music is playing. I have also seen Leo Kotkee live, and other amazing guitarists. But, no one amazes me like Tim. No guitarist reaches to me like Tim.

Also, you say he is a photocopy of other great guitarists. Um, you do know that everything you do now is from what you've experienced? I also wouldn't call it photocopy, but more of a melting pot. You take what you have learned, and use it your own way. There are many people out there that can play fast or slow, can play electric and acoustic, and can improv on the spot, however they are not like Tim because they are not Tim, they are themselves.

When it comes to art, who you consider is the best or wost, you are right. Why? Because it's all personal opinion.

jdbartender

07-01-2009, 05:10 PM

That doesn't make sense. If you're saying "soul" is important (which I wholeheartedly agree with) then you don't take time to write solos or notes. Playing with soul is feeling it, not writing it out.

What you said about Hendrix and people playing like him...you're right. What I'm saying is what makes Tim Reynolds Tim Reynolds? IMO, besides his acoustic sound, nothing does, really.

He can sound like Jimmy Page or Clapton or Hendrix or a jazz cat when he wants to and yes, it's really really great. But to call him one of the greatest guitarists ever is really absurd.

I still love the guy.

I agree with you about TR

But to your other point, you can definitely play written solos with soul... You can bleed out every note, feeling your way to perfection... Two guitars players can play the exact same line note for note, but not play with the same amount of soul. Listen to Slash vs Bucket Head in GnR, that is a perfect example of what I am talking about.

MGH4007

07-01-2009, 05:12 PM

That doesn't make sense. If you're saying "soul" is important (which I wholeheartedly agree with) then you don't take time to write solos or notes. Playing with soul is feeling it, not writing it out.

Well in my honest opinion, there isn't much of a difference. Those who are great soloist would probably write out their solo much similar to what they would go out and improvise, either way it's from the soul. There is just as much soul in a piece that is written out before being played, a piece can come from the soul without being played on an instrument is my point.

rantingthespian

07-01-2009, 05:29 PM

Whatever, call my opinions absurd, dumb, or say that he can only emulate other guitarists, that his songs or solos don't have soul, or whatever. I still think Tim is the best, and I don't need to argue my opinion :cool.

jdbartender

07-01-2009, 05:46 PM

:thumbsup

KillerBunny

07-03-2009, 02:18 PM

Hmmm I think you can definately argue that someone is 'technically' a better player. I would definately argue that for Tommy vs Timmy, that Tommy is technically a better player.

However personal oppinion comes into it when you choose your favourite.

For example Carter Beauford is easily my favourite drummer but hes definitely not 'technically' the best out there.