Clapton, Beck, Page vs Hendrix, Gibbons, Vaughn

rammetal7 · 08-08-2010, 11:35 AM

I am very in the middle in this one, I just can't choose.

Unknown Soldier · 08-08-2010, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rammetal7

I am very in the middle in this one, I just can't choose.

Make an effort

Capton Tenacious · 08-28-2010, 10:14 PM

Hmmm....Clapton and Page's work alone gives this too them. I love Eric Clapton.

Insane Guest · 08-28-2010, 10:34 PM

Wow, this is probably one of the hardest vs. questions I have ever seen. But I truly have to go with the ones I admire the most. As much as I love Hendrix, and think that he is the greatest guitarist that ever live, I have to go with Clapton, Beck, and Page. Jimmy Page was one of the reasons that I got into music that wasn't my generation. (Not just Jimmy Page but the band as a whole) Eric Clapton was one of the guitarists I admired most when I started playing guitar. And Beck is just insane.

Necromancer · 09-12-2010, 07:53 PM

Round 1: Hendrix vs Page, = (Tie)
Round 2: Vaughn vs Beck, = (Tie)
Round 3: Gibbons vs Clapton, = (Tie)

eagle soup · 09-13-2010, 10:58 AM

Okay any good reasons please why Clapton is 'boring'? Maybe a song by song description of what exactly bores you guys out there so much?

Oh by the by, Hendrix and Page just amazing, Jimi's albums released when he was alive are just pushing the boundaries in every sense man. The same can be said about Page (i might add that he still is alive). Hendrix beats Page for me strictly because of the sonic innovation thing. But man I think its damn close actually.

I never really thought of Beck as a great guitarist, but I dig his stuff nevertheless. By the by, where's Gilmour, Duane, man, Keith Richards? Oh and some other, notably Mike Bloomfield. Billy Gibbons is a good white bluesman, but he's not of the same class as say Hendrix or Page or Clapton. Oh and yeah SRV is great! Would rate SRV > Clapton if Clapton hadn't been there first with the Beano album.

jailbreak · 10-12-2010, 11:07 PM

Lots of personal preference here.

It's Page for me, because he could do a lot - with just the guitar, aside from production. They did quite a bit of different sounds when it was single track even if he was a pioneer in production and mixing multiple tracks. Stevie may have been the best blues guy ever. Beck, pretty amazing, he sounds the same all the time though imo, much like Blackmore. Page's genious was creating different sounds with guitars. Hendrix was great, but I'm not sure how you measure him with the other accomplished songwriters. I like Clapton, but I don't think I'd include him in that group.

If you include the songwriting I think Page is the best of my generation.

I should probably add - Stevie might be the best white blues guy ever.

Jonny Redshirt · 10-12-2010, 11:56 PM

Well, out of all six of them, Hendrix is my favorite. However, I've always found Gibbons veeeeery cold and derivative. SRV is slightly better, but still just not my cup of tea. So, as a group, Clapton, Beck, and Page, all three of whom are guitar players I both respect and enjoy greatly, have to take this one.

mr dave · 10-13-2010, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by eagle soup

Okay any good reasons please why Clapton is 'boring'? Maybe a song by song description of what exactly bores you guys out there so much?

i'm not going to bother with a song by song comparison when it's pretty much everything i've ever heard post-Cream.

he's boring because he's just connecting the dots, he's not digging deep, he's not going out there. he's making faces and playing the (at this point) very boring and very tired style he used to set ablaze when Baker and Bruce were his cohorts.

making a face like you're taking a realllllly long dump and liking it != blues greatness.

then there's this offense.

the first time i heard it i honestly thought it was a misnamed clip or a medley until they started singing.

Unknown Soldier · 10-13-2010, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

i'm not going to bother with a song by song comparison when it's pretty much everything i've ever heard post-Cream.

he's boring because he's just connecting the dots, he's not digging deep, he's not going out there. he's making faces and playing the (at this point) very boring and very tired style he used to set ablaze when Baker and Bruce were his cohorts.

making a face like you're taking a realllllly long dump and liking it != blues greatness.

then there's this offense.

the first time i heard it i honestly thought it was a misnamed clip or a medley until they started singing.

A perfect description about post-Cream Clapton

He`s as boring as f*ck!

08-08-2010, 11:35 AM	#41 (permalink)
rammetal7 Soldier Of Aztlán Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 322	I am very in the middle in this one, I just can't choose. __________________

09-13-2010, 10:58 AM	#46 (permalink)
eagle soup Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 6	Okay any good reasons please why Clapton is 'boring'? Maybe a song by song description of what exactly bores you guys out there so much? Oh by the by, Hendrix and Page just amazing, Jimi's albums released when he was alive are just pushing the boundaries in every sense man. The same can be said about Page (i might add that he still is alive). Hendrix beats Page for me strictly because of the sonic innovation thing. But man I think its damn close actually. I never really thought of Beck as a great guitarist, but I dig his stuff nevertheless. By the by, where's Gilmour, Duane, man, Keith Richards? Oh and some other, notably Mike Bloomfield. Billy Gibbons is a good white bluesman, but he's not of the same class as say Hendrix or Page or Clapton. Oh and yeah SRV is great! Would rate SRV > Clapton if Clapton hadn't been there first with the Beano album. __________________ Man Jimmy Page is great, I gotta say. I can eat his chops for breakfast, lunch or dinner anytime!

10-12-2010, 11:07 PM	#47 (permalink)
jailbreak Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1	Lots of personal preference here. It's Page for me, because he could do a lot - with just the guitar, aside from production. They did quite a bit of different sounds when it was single track even if he was a pioneer in production and mixing multiple tracks. Stevie may have been the best blues guy ever. Beck, pretty amazing, he sounds the same all the time though imo, much like Blackmore. Page's genious was creating different sounds with guitars. Hendrix was great, but I'm not sure how you measure him with the other accomplished songwriters. I like Clapton, but I don't think I'd include him in that group. If you include the songwriting I think Page is the best of my generation. I should probably add - Stevie might be the best white blues guy ever. Last edited by jailbreak; 10-12-2010 at 11:13 PM. Reason: addition

10-12-2010, 11:56 PM	#48 (permalink)
Jonny Redshirt Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 64	Well, out of all six of them, Hendrix is my favorite. However, I've always found Gibbons veeeeery cold and derivative. SRV is slightly better, but still just not my cup of tea. So, as a group, Clapton, Beck, and Page, all three of whom are guitar players I both respect and enjoy greatly, have to take this one. __________________ "Colleges are like old-age homes, except for the fact that more people die in colleges." Last.FM

08-28-2010, 10:14 PM	#43 (permalink)
Capton Tenacious Groupie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: TN Posts: 1	Hmmm....Clapton and Page's work alone gives this too them. I love Eric Clapton.

08-28-2010, 10:34 PM	#44 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	Wow, this is probably one of the hardest vs. questions I have ever seen. But I truly have to go with the ones I admire the most. As much as I love Hendrix, and think that he is the greatest guitarist that ever live, I have to go with Clapton, Beck, and Page. Jimmy Page was one of the reasons that I got into music that wasn't my generation. (Not just Jimmy Page but the band as a whole) Eric Clapton was one of the guitarists I admired most when I started playing guitar. And Beck is just insane.

09-12-2010, 07:53 PM	#45 (permalink)
Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	Round 1: Hendrix vs Page, = (Tie) Round 2: Vaughn vs Beck, = (Tie) Round 3: Gibbons vs Clapton, = (Tie)