100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists

[Humbuster]

Originally Posted by Larpy

Do my eyes deceive me or is Richard Thompson nowhere to be found on that list?

My first thought as well.

List has no credibility as far as I am concerned.

Music is not a contest.

[TBman]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

Steve Howe is on their list of greatest rock guitarists - possibly because he plays a lot of electric guitar as well as acoustic.

Ah, read this before I picked up the phone,

You saved their butt, Bruce.

[D. Shelton]

Originally Posted by Larry Pattis

Charo is quite talented, Dar...as you know!

I felt bad about lumping her in with those goons, yeah
But you made it ; someone's paying attention

[D. Shelton]

Originally Posted by Humbuster

My first thought as well.

List has no credibility as far as I am concerned.

Music is not a contest.

Yeah, lists like that should never be taken seriously.
'500 amazing guitarists , half of whom you've never heard
because they're obscure and not popular enough or successful
enough to make some cheesy Top 100 list ', that's something
I'd have some automatic respect for

[RRuskin]

This particular list is ancient. It's flattering to be included but the reality is that music is not a horse race.

[_zedagive]

Originally Posted by ahorsewithnonam

James Taylor?

i was thinking the same thing.

[LouieAtienza]

Michael Chapdelaine ranked lower than Craig Chaquico?! Who made this list, a Starship fan?!

[Pitar]

Well, not sure of the standings, nor the quest for contest, but it's a good list to hang onto for future reference and for listening to those who have channels.

[sdelsolray]

Originally Posted by KevWind

Ok for you it can be if you need it to be .. doesn't change the fact that it is not stated as such on the web page .

I don't need it to be anything at all. I agree with your stated fact (nothing was mentioned either way about ranking or not). I disagree with your conclusion. I suspect if they were just listing them without ranking they would say so and/or list them in alphabetical order.

On a different point, it is likely a popularity/awareness tally from those who were asked to participate in the polling. It doesn't really matter.

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by buddyhu

...Allegedly compiled by "knowledgable people and visitors"...

That's for sure - and since my own differences of opinion have already been enumerated by other posters I won't restate them...

[rokdog49]

Where is Fritz Nussbaum on this list?

[rogthefrog]

Originally Posted by Bikewer

I always find these lists amusing.... Hedges at #1? Seriously?

He’s one of the lads I usually think of in terms of “endless noodling”.

Respectfully, you're missing the point of his music if you think he's endlessly noodling.

Michael Hedges is head and shoulders above anybody else when it comes to the acoustic guitar and musicality. Nobody comes close. One of a kind.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by sdelsolray

I don't need it to be anything at all. I agree with your stated fact (nothing was mentioned either way about ranking or not). I disagree with your conclusion. I suspect if they were just listing them without ranking they would say so and/or list them in alphabetical order.

On a different point, it is likely a popularity/awareness tally from those who were asked to participate in the polling. It doesn't really matter.

Agreed. we have different conclusions and it doesn't really matter .

[Larry Pattis]

Originally Posted by rogthefrog

Respectfully, you're missing the point of his music if you think he's endlessly noodling.



Michael Hedges is head and shoulders above anybody else when it comes to the acoustic guitar and musicality. Nobody comes close. One of a kind.

Well, declarations such as this (the second paragraph) are (I believe) just another symptom of the underlying animosity that these “list” threads engender.

Hedges’ music fascinated me, but it did not move me. That said, I fully agree with your first sentence.

OTOH, and if we’re talking of contemporary steel-string fingerstyle players, Bensusan, for me (!), is the pinnacle...but I’m not into discussions of rank nor BEST...especially under these particular circumstances. Over a beer, maybe...with facial expressions, hand gesticulations, and immediate/interactive dialogue...!

Personal.

Subjective.

As I began (a few pages ago), a list is a list.

NBD.

[LouieAtienza]

Originally Posted by Larry Pattis

Well, declarations such as this (the second paragraph) are (I believe) just another symptom of the underlying animosity that these “list” threads engender.

Hedges’ music fascinated me, but it did not move me. That said, I fully agree with your first sentence.

OTOH, and if we’re talking of contemporary steel-string fingerstyle players, Bensusan, for me (!), is the pinnacle...but I’m not into discussions of rank nor BEST...especially under these particular circumstances. Over a beer, maybe...with facial expressions, hand gesticulations, and immediate/interactive dialogue...!

Personal.

Subjective.

As I began (a few pages ago), a list is a list.

NBD.

I'd have to agree that with a dozen of us at a round table, in a bar with pitchers of beer on hand, this would actually be an entertaining and amusing subject. That's all lost here in the world of the internet. Maybe we need an e-beer button or something...