6 Great Guitarists you’ve not heard of
In the world of guitar, top ten (or top one hundred) lists are really common. Without a doubt there are loads of guitarists out there but when you take a look at those lists the top 10’s always look familiar – Clapton, Hendrix, Page, Satriani, Slash, Vai, SRV while the lists may change the favorites don’t tend to. So for our list we’ve tried to take a look at some great guitarists you may not have heard of (we’ve included links to their webpage where possible – so don’t just read the list – go listen!!! Got some of your own – list ‘em in the comments section!
1/ David Grissom (www.davidgrissom.com) Austin’s finest country/blues player (and PRS endorsee!)
2/ Joze Gonzales – (myspace.com/josegonzalez) not just music for HDTV adverts.
3/ Eric Mongrain – (Airtap) need we say more
4/ Alex Turner – (Arctic Monkeys) while his band arctic monkeys are well known in Europe Alex isn’t exactly a household name as an individual – listen to his rhythm and syncopated chops – the boys got it.
5/ Andy McKee - (Andy McKee - melodic, percussive and fabulouse
6/ Tommy Emmanuel – (TE Homepage) Australian Guitar wizard - great acoustic player again
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