What famous guitarists live near you?

57Deluxe

Lixarto said:

mike_l said:

Jon Lord (RIP) used to live about 15 miles away.

As did another of the coolest guys then - George Harrison.

Jannick Gers lives near me; never did go for that drink with him.

...That'll be Hambleden then...

jonnyburgo

There's a bloke lives in a bungalow on our street is a ringer for an old Jimi Hendrix, Now I'm not one for conspiracy theories but you never know.......

Moltisanti

Johnny Marr lives in Lymm where my kids went to nursery, and where i play footy just down the road

xSkarloey

@Iamnobody

Have you got Tilt, the album that Scott Walker track is from? 

They're all great IMO, and he normally ends up playing guitar on the last track of his albums rom Tilt onwards. The best one of these is "The Day the Conducator Died", an evocative festive song about the assassination of  ex-Romanian dictator Ceuasescu. 

Iamnobody

Skarloey;442861" said:

@Iamnobody

Have you got Tilt, the album that Scott Walker track is from? 

They're all great IMO, and he normally ends up playing guitar on the last track of his albums rom Tilt onwards. The best one of these is "The Day the Conducator Died", an evocative festive song about the assassination of  ex-Romanian dictator Ceuasescu. 

Yeah I've got Tilt the title track is surprisingly accessible. And the guitar?! Is that him?

I'd hardly call myself a massive fan - early or later stuff.

I like the bits I like!

xSkarloey

@Iamnobody

Yeah it's him. I believe that a lot of even the more elaborate studio recordings from the late 60s with orchestras and the like often started as songs he wrote on the guitar, and then passed on to his collaborators/ arrangers.  

But on the more recent records it is him playing on the starker voice/ guitar album closing tracks. 

For the full band works they are session players. 

 

koneguitarist

Andy Fairweather Lowe went to my school, Bargoed North, a long time before me mind!

jd0272

koneguitarist;442932" said:

Andy Fairweather Lowe went to my school, Bargoed North, a long time before me mind!

Now, there's a voice!

downbytheriver

koneguitarist said:

No one famous in Sherborne, nearest is rock guy Jo Burt played bass for Black Sabbath and Freddie Mercury, came to watch me play a couple of weeks ago!

Eric doesn't count then?

ESBlonde

jd0272 said:

koneguitarist;442932" said:

Andy Fairweather Lowe went to my school, Bargoed North, a long time before me mind!

Now, there's a voice!

And these days a very respected guitar player used by many of the rich and famous.

digitalscream

Dunno...does Gizz Butt (formerly English Dogs and The Prodigy) count?

jd0272

ESBlonde;442939" said:

jd0272 said:

koneguitarist;442932" said:Andy Fairweather Lowe went to my school, Bargoed North, a long time before me mind!

Now, there's a voice!





And these days a very respected guitar player used by many of the rich and famous.

He's been doing that for a while. IMO he stole the show when he shared vocals with Clapton on one track at a live show. Has some new stuff out too I think.

Brill interview on R4 coupla month ago too. And I do like that twin humbuckered Strat he has.

koneguitarist

downbytheriver said:

koneguitarist said:

No one famous in Sherborne, nearest is rock guy Jo Burt played bass for Black Sabbath and Freddie Mercury, came to watch me play a couple of weeks ago!

Eric doesn't count then?

Eric?

jellyroll

Noel Gallagher and Chris Martin. Oh...and I sat behind Paul Weller at my daughter's school concert this week. I win

blueskunk

Best guitarist near me is @jonnyburgo

jonnyburgo

Haha spread the love brother, I needed a chuckle tonight @blueskunk ;

blueskunk

All good my man - hope u well and ready for Christmas

U see that hofner i got back ?

jonnyburgo

No I havent mate,did you buy it back? did you ever find that Riv pickguard btw? @blueskunk I wouldnt mind a white guard for my Dot

blueskunk

Yeah the one with minibuckers , bought it back the other day.

You know what iv got a feeling my mrs stole that pickguard and used it for some art project :-/

Loobs

Rod Stewart lives in Epping, where my Mum lives.

Brad Pitt and Wim Wenders have flats near mine in Berlin.

Thread over.