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Paul Martin's avatar

Knopfler and Gilmour are two of the most distinctive guitarists out there- if they do guest work on someone else's song I can recognize them by their touch.

A great example of Gilmour's brilliance was when he and his band (with Rick Wright) were goofing around during s rehearsal and he started playing the chaotic guitar part from "Echoes" on an acoustic. He laughed about doing acoustic "Echoes" and the rest of the band joined in, znd a mind blowing performance fell into place. But his solo at the end of that? Incredible.

https://youtu.be/KPXWKO-EBgc

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Steve Lucas's avatar

Great takes. I’ve quoted the Debussy before myself. Not interested in technical proficiency with no soul. Too many notes! I’m an old Allman Bros and Dead fan. Duane on almost anything, Jerry on Morning Dew from the Lyceum in 72. But since you mentioned newer artists I have to say Derek Trucks. A tone that you recognize from the first note. Range, dynamism, feel, soul. I’ve heard so many awesome solos live but here is a pretty good little video clip https://youtu.be/QC9rQcb5Kyg The Tedeschi Trucks Band just keeps getting better. Go see them.

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