Eric getting some shade!

67plexi said:
I learned a lot from Eric he was friends with my father, started with best of Cream.
Don't have a clue who Tracii Guns is. I have seen Jeff Beck in concert 3 times.


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Is that Dumble yours? Super cool rig.

Clapton influenced more players than Beck for sure. Beck did what nobody else could do on the guitar. Clapton had way more hits than Beck. Clapton is the reason I played so much when I was younger.

I love both Beck and Clapton. It’s ok to admit that.
 
I liked Clapton until I met and hung out with Ginger. I played in a band for 2 years with Kofi Baker, Gingers son. Ginger told me how Clapton did the same thing to his Cream bandmates that Robbie Robertson did to his Band mates by shadely snaking away all the publishing royalties for themselves making them both mega millionaires while their bandmates still had to struggle to make a living.
 
They’re both great and all but personally I’d rather listen to Tracii Guns than either of them for the music. Even most Cream was pretty weak sauce, and Clapton’s solo work is quite testosterone-challenged. And while Beck was the best ever at innovation I literally cannot sit and listen to his music, it’s just not good.
 
I dunno..... I think comparing guitar players.... in the case Clapton and Beck is like comparing best sports figures like Jordon vs James. Clapton and Beck both play guitar. Both are very good. They accomplish the same thing in different ways. Same for Jordon and James. Both throw this ball thru a hoop and make (made) lots of points. Both did it in different ways. To say someone is better or worse than the other is highly subjective and depends on who you ask.

As always. My opinion..... your results may vary. :cool:
 
iblive said:
I dunno..... I think comparing guitar players.... in the case Clapton and Beck is like comparing best sports figures like Jordon vs James. Clapton and Beck both play guitar. Both are very good. They accomplish the same thing in different ways. Same for Jordon and James. Both throw this ball thru a hoop and make (made) lots of points. Both did it in different ways. To say someone is better or worse than the other is highly subjective and depends on who you ask.

As always. My opinion..... your results may vary. :cool:
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MJ all day........ lol , def 2 dif era's for sure.

Beck-Clapton..guess i gotta roll w Larry Carlton
 
Hendrix influenced all of them.

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dirocyn said:
I thought Clapton was the most innovative player until I realized all the songs I like are covers. Without Willie Dixon and company, Clapton wouldn't have had a career.

They are pretty good covers, tho.
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I will say about EC. He's gotten old and crotchety. He's starting to say and do things that just strikes me wrong. I try hard not pass judgment because I always go back to something my mom said as she was moving thru her 60s. Said "she'd held her tongue all her life and I'm too old now to care what people think!" I think as we all age, to a point the filter we'd relied on forever..... just doesn't work as efficiently any more.
 
iblive said:
I will say about EC. He's gotten old and crotchety. He's starting to say and do things that just strikes me wrong. I try hard not pass judgment because I always go back to something my mom said as she was moving thru her 60s. Said "she'd held her tongue all her life and I'm too old now to care what people think!" I think as we all age, to a point the filter we'd relied on forever..... just doesn't work as efficiently any more.
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Alcohol also removes the filter between what people thing and what they say. Clapton said a few really problematic things and then tried to blame it on the bottle. Sorry but it don't work that way. There are times when it's better to just shut up and play yer guitar.
 
2 of my least favorite players. :hide:

EC I just don't like and never understood why he's so revered. Cream days were ok, but that's about it for me. JB gets my respect and even though I don't care much for his playing style there's no doubt the man could play.
 
This time it has absolutely nothing to do with it, believe it or not, both those guys didn't always play Strats. :)

You know...I really don't hate Strats, I just don't like playing them, I wish I did and I've tried, but they aren't comfortable for me to hold. I see guys, like Rory Gallagher for example, with their beat up Strats and I drool over them, I just wish I liked to play them. :ugh:
 
DirtySteve said:
This time it has absolutely nothing to do with it, believe it or not, both those guys didn't always play Strats. :)

You know...I really don't hate Strats, I just don't like playing them, I wish I did and I've tried, but they aren't comfortable for me to hold. I see guys, like Rory Gallagher for example, with their beat up Strats and I drool over them, I just wish I liked to play them. :ugh:
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I was not interested in Strat because everyone I knew played one and I have to be different. Enter G400. When I did finally break down and buy one…. Unboxed it….. plugged it in and played a chord, I was like what took me so long.

Just like music. Different is not bad.
 
DirtySteve said:
This time it has absolutely nothing to do with it, believe it or not, both those guys didn't always play Strats. :)

You know...I really don't hate Strats, I just don't like playing them, I wish I did and I've tried, but they aren't comfortable for me to hold. I see guys, like Rory Gallagher for example, with their beat up Strats and I drool over them, I just wish I liked to play them. :ugh:
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I get what you're saying. When I first got a Strat, it felt very foreign to me and it took me quite awhile to become accustomed to the feel and to figure out how to get a sound that I liked.

Even though I now like playing them a lot, I can resonate with the idea you're describing.
 
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