Guitarists that have a simple style but you admire for their beautiful simplicity?

[stillsteven]

Originally Posted by Methos1979

What the heck is stuck to the bottom-forward area of the sound hole on the guitar top? Is that some sort of pickup for amplifying or recording? The printing on it almost seems to be a wifi symbol.

That got me curious too when I first saw it. It’s a thing for percussionists. https://www.schlagwerk.com/en/produc...ns/multiclapr/

GC has them https://www.guitarcenter.com/Schlagw...0-MultiClap.gc

[NotveryGood]

I admire any player who has that elusive magical "musicality" in their fingers. I've seen and heard guitar playing that is technically brilliant yet does nothing for me, and alternatively simple chords that moved me to tears.

[Street Glider]

David Crosby is the reason I picked up a guitar...

[bizango1]

Mellencamp, later in his career post top 40. In this song he packs a lot of emotion in the vocal while playing very restrained, sometimes strumming just a couple strings, and a G with two fingers.

[nbs2005]

Lyle Lovett is such a solid musician and performer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKRsCWhszzw

[Kyle215]

Originally Posted by Mandobart

John Prine, Neil Young, Guy Clark, Steve Goodman, Mark Knopfler, early Townes Van Zandt, Jeffrey Martin...

Yeah, I was gonna say Guy, too. To hear him just pick and sing LA Freeway solo is a beautiful thing.

[6L6]

Patrick Sky, Dave Van Ronk, Rev. Gary Davis, Neil Young, Johnny Rivers, and Roger McGuinn come to mind.

[SingingSparrow]

Nice to see someone remembering Hubert Sumlin here. He has had a greater influence on the evolution of popular american music than people seem to realise.

[lowrider]

Originally Posted by Mandobart

John Prine, Neil Young, Guy Clark, Steve Goodman, Mark Knopfler, early Townes Van Zandt, Jeffrey Martin...

I don't think it's fair to say that Steve Goodman played a simple guitar style. He was a great guitar player. Here he is playing ''Red, Red, Robin'', one of his traditional openers;



I was actually at that show and saw him play ''City of New Orleans'' with Arlo Guthrie. Steve was a great musician in every way!

[Mark Stone]

Originally Posted by nbs2005

Lyle Lovett is such a solid musician and performer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKRsCWhszzw

I agree - when doing solo, he has an exceptional and simple guitar style. I'll add Guy Clark too - like several others already have.

[SingingSparrow]

Originally Posted by lowrider

Here he is playing ''Red, Red, Robin'', one of his traditional openers;

gosh that was so good! thanks for sharing

[reeve21]

I love John Hurt and hear what you guys are saying, but I don't think of him as simple player at all. Lot's of people can play his tunes, but very few can play them with the same groove that John had. And the tunes get a bit more complex played at his tempos!

But if simple means "not flashy" then I would agree, he was simple, and simple is good

[Bob Womack]

I'm partial to Andrew Latimer, leader guitarist, and flautist of Brit Prog band Camel, as an instrumental guitarist.



Here they are playing the Royal Albert Hall on Sept 17th, 2018:


And the Hammersmith Odeon (now called the Eventim Apollo) On May 11th, 1984:


His touch, taste, and tone are remarkable. Incidentally, the guitar used on both concerts is the same one, an early '70s Les Paul Custom. It has been rebuilt extensively. The guitar in the pic above is the same one, after the rebuild.

Bob

[Charmed Life Picks]

What a great idea for a thread. Two came immediately to mind. Swamped now, but will come back in later to add some clips.

The two players?

1) Mick Ronson
2) Nina Gerber

Oh, and of course, George Harrison, the greatest of them all.

Enjoying reading all the responses.

scott memmer

[tbeltrans]

I have not yet seen reference to our own Jimmy Quango (for those who pay attention to the "Show and Tell" sub-forum). He is a perfect example of the "simple and beautiful" approach...



Check out his youtube channel as well as his posts in the above mentioned sub-forum.

Here is his youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDT...rXvES9DFWwdLnQ

Tony