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Who played it best ?

Jimi Hendrix
5 (11.6%)
SRV
6 (14%)
The Edge
0 (0%)
Richie Blackmore
4 (9.3%)
Mark Knopfler
8 (18.6%)
Yngwie Malmsteem
7 (16.3%)
- Other -
13 (30.2%)

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Offline Kotowboy

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Best Strat Player ?
« on: April 29, 2016, 03:15:35 PM »
Who doen twanged dat o'caster da best ?  :metal

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2016, 03:17:51 PM »
SRV  :hefdaddy

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2016, 03:21:51 PM »
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2016, 03:23:26 PM »
Never liked SRV myself .

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2016, 03:26:36 PM »
Mark Knopfler for me. If I had to choose my favorite guitar player ever I would probably choose him.
Out of others, I like Ritchie Blackmore the best.
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2016, 03:27:16 PM »
Has to be SRV from that list.

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2016, 03:32:07 PM »
Perhaps we should state why :lol

SRV bores me to absolute tears. Mark Knopfler has amazing tone and feel - his strat sounds like nobody elses - he has his own style and you immediately know it's him.


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« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2016, 03:40:11 PM »
SRV and man he was unreal live.
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2016, 03:42:28 PM »
Blackmore, without him there would be no Yngwie and his endless clones.

But no David Gilmour?

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2016, 04:05:51 PM »
I rated this based on which Strat player I'd sooner choose to listen to. Went with SRV.

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2016, 04:06:27 PM »
He would be at the bottom of my list.

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« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2016, 04:08:12 PM »

But no David Gilmour?

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2016, 04:11:27 PM »
I'm a huge Hendrix and SRV fan, so those two will be my choice.

I never got behind Malmsteem, but I admire his skills.

Robin Trower is also an excellent strat player

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2016, 04:28:36 PM »
So Dave, you didn't outright say, I take it you'd vote for Mark Knopfler?

Also, other = Eric Johnson

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2016, 04:30:46 PM »
Voted : Knopfler

Vetoed : SRV

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2016, 04:42:28 PM »
Blackmore, without him there would be no Yngwie and his endless clones.

But no David Gilmour?

Voted Yngwie, because he took the awesome Blackmore thing and take it further.

Love SRV and Blackmore too, but Yngwie was god. He's just an arse now.

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« Reply #17 on: April 29, 2016, 04:48:21 PM »
Different styles, but my fav is Yngwie, but not your stereotypical strat player.
Everyone else, except Wolfking is wrong.

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #18 on: April 29, 2016, 06:02:41 PM »
Kotow, I can't quite follow you, are you a fan of SRV? Not sure I can figure that out.


For me, I picked SRV because I just love the soul he puts into his playing. Seamlessly blends emotion and power with immense technical skill.
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #19 on: April 29, 2016, 06:17:38 PM »
Other

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #20 on: April 29, 2016, 06:57:11 PM »
So many greats missing from this list, had to go with other. David Gilmour, Eric Johnson, even Buddy Holly. Also the Maiden guys, Adrian Smith in particular.
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2016, 07:09:16 PM »
Kotow, you don't have to say you don't like SRV in every post, I think we get it. :lol

I'm not super familiar with any of these guys, but I think I'd go with Knopfler as well, I've really enjoyed everything I've heard from him.

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #22 on: April 29, 2016, 08:23:09 PM »
First thought: no Eric Johnson?

Second thought: no Adrian Belew (before he switched to Parker)?

So, other.
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« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2016, 08:24:34 PM »
Knopfler. Reason being, he's my favourite musician of all time.

Eric Johnson would be a close 2nd.

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« Reply #24 on: April 29, 2016, 08:32:55 PM »
Blackmore
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #25 on: April 29, 2016, 09:31:18 PM »
of those listed, SRV

But Gilmour and EJ tho


does the Frankenstrat count as a strat?  If so, definitely "Other"
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #26 on: April 29, 2016, 11:10:12 PM »
of those listed, SRV

But Gilmour and EJ tho


does the Frankenstrat count as a strat?  If so, definitely "Other"

Oh sh........ ould have gone with that, if it counts.

Of the ones listed, definitely Blackmore. Underrated these days because he hides away in his castle writing folk music, but he's the one on this list I'm far most likely to want to listen to.
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #27 on: April 29, 2016, 11:23:09 PM »
I knew my answer even before I entered the thread. David Gilmour.
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #28 on: April 30, 2016, 07:12:48 AM »
Knopfler

Which one of them does still play a strat and not some custom made strat lookalike?
Must've been Kwyji sending all the wrong songs.   ;D

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #29 on: April 30, 2016, 08:58:55 AM »
Knopfler, he has such a unique tone, you can always tell when he is playing.

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #30 on: April 30, 2016, 11:20:01 AM »
Well this is hard...
Everyone says either Hendrix or Gallagher... But as a big Yngwie fan who was inspired by Hendrix & Blackmore... its hard to choose.. Van Halen used the strat at the beginning (despite the customisations)

David Gilmour is another example of a classic Fender guy...
Then there is Hank Marvin...

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« Reply #31 on: May 01, 2016, 08:49:23 AM »
Other because David Gilmour.
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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #32 on: May 01, 2016, 10:04:02 AM »
Too many great players being lumped into the "other" category to take this poll seriously. :P

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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #33 on: May 01, 2016, 10:05:45 AM »
Poll choices cannot be infinite.


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Re: Best Strat Player ?
« Reply #34 on: May 01, 2016, 09:33:35 PM »
You can have 30+. HTH.