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• Respond to this Message Speaking of Guitar Teams... Craig Smoot (908) Artists Forum 1/4/2000 12:56:22 PM · 98 Views

All this talk of Iron Maiden and other multi-guitar bands of their ilk has got we wondering what the ultimate list of guitar teams would be comprised of.  So, I thought I'd start this fun thread off with a list of some of my faves: The Hellecasters — Musician's musicians if there ever were any, the incredible music these guys have created together literally changed my musical life.  Granted, these guys aren't super-shredders like Yngwie or Michael Angelo (remember that guy?), but they are three bad-ass virtuosos in their own right and can hold their own alongside anyone.  Recommended listening: Escape From Hollywood The Rolling Stones — "But dude... it's the Stones, man."  Yes, even with as sloppy as Keith Richards usually is, he and Ron Wood (who is a fab player in his own right) do make a great team who have come up with some of the coolest layered parts I've personally ever heard.  Recommended listening: Tattoo You and/or Sticky Fingers Lynyrd Skynyrd — Call them rednecks if you must, but in truth it's really the majority of their fanbase who are.  The band themselves are just as normal as you or I.  Anyway, they've seen their share of guitarists come and go, but when Stevie Gaines, Alan Collins and Gary Rossington were together before the accident they were downright bad-ass!  And who could ever forget Ed King's prowess—Ed is an absolute smokin' MONSTER!  Say what will about the music too, but if you ever get a chance to watch some live footage of the old days (e.g., "Freebird: The Movie") or any footage with Ed playing on it by all means do so.  It may be a tad red for your tastes (I know most of it was for me), but seeing their superb musicianship helped me see past that and opened up my mind to the coolness therein.  Recommended listening: Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd Queensryche — When I think of eclectic metal guitar I can't help but think of the former team of Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo.  Although DeGarmo got the Lion's share of media attention between the two, after seeing them live I came to realize just how great of a player Wilton is and that most of the 'Ryche tunes and riffs I dug came from him.  Recommended listening: Operation: Mindcrime Guns N' Roses — Following in the footsteps of the Stones' axemen, Slash and Izzy Stradlin helped set the world on it's ear in 1987.  When you break it all down you can really see that the "Less Is More" approach can speak volumes.  Recommended listening: Appetite For Destruction Aerosmith — I mean really... need I say more?  Granted, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford's latter-day stuff hasn't been all that memorable guitar-wise, but their work together in the 70s was simply classic.  Recommended listening: Toys In The Attic Racer X — Some of you may have never heard their stuff from the mid/late 80s (or of them for that matter), but most of you have probably heard of the man who made them famous, Paul Gilbert.  Yes, before he scored chart success with Mr. Big, he was 1/2 of one of the baddest duos that metal has ever seen or heard.  Along with his student, Bruce Bouillet, they created some of the most intense and "scary" riffage I've ever had the pleasure to absorb and get off on.  Recommended listening: Extreme Volume Live - vols. 1 & 2 Tesla — Another great team hailing from the 80s, Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch had a straightforward approach that was quite refreshing amidst all the technical guitar melee that was happening at the time.  Their music was honest and memorable, yet they continued to evolve and improve as a team, which has always been an inspiration to me.  Recommended listening: Mechanical Resonance I know that there are a bunch more on the tip of my tongue that I just can't think of at the moment, but I'll add to the thread as I think of them.  Anyone else care to chime in on this one?  Who knows... maybe this one won't ruffle too many feathers since it's not a question of "Who's better than who?".

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• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 1/27/2001 12:02:58 AM Bruce Maag (15605) wrote: Sorry man - I was going to mention Night Ranger, but I see it's already here. So are Stevie Gaines, Alan Collins and Gary Rossington. I will have to double up on the "Skynyrd" players, they had it all together. I love a dual lead, needless to say a triple. It should be a sin that the postee makes a major list before we can get in on it. Waaaah!

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 1/27/2001 7:10:31 AM Malcolm Howley (1136) wrote: what about malcolm and angus young.joe strummer and mick jones.keith richards and ron wood,keith richards and mick taylor,keith richards and brian jones.george harrison and john lennon.

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 1/27/2001 7:56:11 AM David Price (2262) wrote: Speaking of guitar teams, there was a CD in the mid 80's featuring Chet Atkins. Each song Chet played with a different guitarist. I haven't heard it in a while, but I remember he played with Larry Carlton and Mark Knoffler as well as several others.Each guitarist brought his own style and of course Chet played masterfully with all of them. If anyone remembers the name of this CD let me know. Thanks

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 1/27/2001 8:24:05 AM Stefan Leonhardt (11507) wrote: I only know that Mark Knopfler and Chet did a complete CD together "Neck and neck" - very country. Sort of the beginning of Mark's style change into country. 1992 there was a CD with Les Paul, Lenny Breau and Jerry Reed: The best of Chet Atkins and Friends And a CD named "Sails" includes musicians like Earl Klugh, Mark Knopfler, Terry McMillan, Mark Hammond ... The CD "Masters of the guitar" was together with Les Paul.

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 1/27/2001 8:38:43 AM David Price (2262) wrote: Thanks Stefan they sound like they would be great CD's I'll check them out, but this is a different CD. I'll try to get the name and let you know. Thanks

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 1/27/2001 8:40:52 AM Chris Bond (7074) wrote: Here pick one: 1952 - Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar (10") (RCA Victor) 1953 - Stringin Along (10") (RCA Victor) 1953 - String Dustin' (RCA Victor) 1954 - A Session with Chet Atkins (RCA Victor) 1955 - Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins (RCA Victor) 1955 - Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions (RCA Victor) 1956 - Finger Style Guitar (RCA Victor) 1957 - Hi Fi in Focus (RCA Victor) 1958 - Chet Atkins at Home (RCA Victor) 1959 - Mister Guitar (RCA Victor) 1959 - Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins (RCA Victor) 1959 - Chet Atkins in Hollywood (RCA Victor) 1960 - The Other Chet Atkins (RCA) 1960 - Teensville (RCA) 1961 - Chet Atkins' Workshop (RCA Victor) 1961 - The Most Popular Guitar (RCA Victor) 1961 - Christmas with Chet Atkins (RCA Victor) 1961 - Down Home (RCA) 1962 - Plays Back Home Hymns (RCA) 1962 - Caribbean Guitar (RCA Victor) 1963 - Our Man in Nashville (RCA) 1963 - Teen Scene (RCA) 1963 - Travelin' (RCA) 1963 - The Guitar Genius ( RCA Camden) 1964 - Guitar Country (RCA) 1964 - Progressive Pickin' (RCA) 1964 - Reminiscing (RCA Victor) 1964 - The Best of Chet Atkins (RCA Victor) 1964 - The Early Years of Chet Atkins & His Guitar (RCA Camden) 1965 - My Favorite Guitars (RCA) 1965 - More of That Guitar Country (RCA) 1966 - Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles (RCA) 1966 - From Nashville with Love (RCA) 1966 - The Pops Goes Country (RCA Victor) 1966 - The Best of Chet Atkins Vol. 2 (RCA) 1966 - Music from Nashville, My Hometown ( RCA Camden) 1967 - It's A Guitar World (RCA Victor) 1967 - Chet Atkins Picks the Best (RCA) 1967 - Class Guitar (RCA) 1967 - Chet ( RCA Camden) 1968 - Solo Flights (RCA) 1968 - Solid Gold 68 (RCA) 1968 - Play Guitar with Chet Atkins (Dolton/Liberty) 1968 - Hometown Guitar (RCA) 1969 - Relaxin' with Chet (RCA Camden) 1969 - Lovers Guitar (RCA) 1969 - Solid Gold 69 (RCA) 1969 - The Nashville String Band (RCA) 1969 - C.B. Atkins & C.E. Snow by Special Request (RCA) 1969 - Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops (RCA Victor) 1970 - Yestergroovin' (RCA) 1970 - Me & Jerry(w/Jerry Reed) (RCA) 1970 - Down Home (with the Nashville String Band) (RCA) 1970 - Pickin' My Way (RCA) 1970 - This Is Chet Atkins (RCA) 1971 - Mr. Atkins, Guitar Picker (Camden) 1971 - For the Good Times (RCA) 1971 - Strung Up (with the Nashville String Band) (RCA) 1971 - Country Pickin' (Pickwick) 1971 - Identified!(Nashville String Band) (RCA) 1971 - Chet Floyd & Boots (Camden) 1972 - Me & Chet(w/Jerry Reed) (RCA) 1972 - World's Greatest Melodies (Nashville String Band) (RCA) 1972 - Now & Then (RCA) 1972 - The Bandit (RCA) 1972 - Nashville Gold (RCA Camden) 1973 - Picks on the Hits (RCA) 1973 - Strum Along Guitar Method (RCA) 1973 - Finger Pickin' Good (Camden) 1974 - Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed (RCA) 1974 - Superpickers (RCA) 1974 - The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show(w/Merle Travis) (RCA) 1975 - The Night Atlanta Burned (RCA) 1975 - Famous Country Music Makers (RCA) 1975 - In Concert (RCA) 1975 - The Golden Guitar of Chet Atkins (RCA) 1975 - Alone (RCA) 1975 - Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies (RCA) 1976 - Love Letters (Camden) 1976 - Chester & Lester(w/Les Paul) (RCA) 1976 - The Best of Chet Atkins and Friends (RCA) 1977 - Me & My Guitar (RCA) 1977 - Chet Floyd & Danny (RCA) 1977 - A Legendary Performer (RCA) 1978 - Guitar Monsters(w/ Les Paul) (RCA) 1979 - And Then Came Chet (France) (RCA) 1979 - First Nashville Guitar Quartet (RCA) 1980 - The Best of Chet on the Road - Live (RCA) 1980 - Reflections (RCA) 1981 - Country After All These Years (RCA) 1981 - Standard Brands (RCA) 1981 - Country Music (Time Life Records) 1982 - Solid Gold Guitar (RCA) 1983 - Guitar Pickin' Man (Cambra) 1983 - Great Hits of the Past (RCA) 1983 - Work It out with Chet Atkins C.G.P. (CBS) 1983 - East Tennessee Christmas (CBS) 1984 - Tennessee Guitar Man (Pair) 1984 - A Man & His Guitar (RCA) 1985 - Collectors Series (RCA) 1985 - Stay Tuned (Columbia) 1986 - 20 of the Best (RCA) 1986 - Street Dreams (Columbia) 1987 - Sails (CBS) 1988 - Chet Atkins, C.G.P. (CBS) 1988 - Pickin' on Country (Pair) 1988 - Guitar for All Seasons (Pair) 1989 - Masters of the Guitar: Together (Pair) 1989 - Picks On the Hits (Pair) 1990 - Neck & Neck (Columbia) 1990 - The Magic of Chet Atkins (Heartland Music) 1990 - Country Gems (Pair) 1991 - The Romantic Guitar (RCA Special Products) 1992 - Sneakin' Around (CBS) 1992 - The RCA Years (RCA) 1993 - Galloping Guitar (Bear Family) 1993 - Jazz From The Hills (Bear Family) 1994 - Simpatico (w/Suzy Bogguss) (Liberty) 1994 - Read My Licks (Columbia) 1996 - The Essential Chet Atkins (RCA) 1996 - Almost Alone (Columbia) 1997 - The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World (Sony) 1998 - Super Hits (BMG/RCA) 1998 - Masters (import) (Eagle) 2000 - Guitar Legend: The RCA Years (Buddha)

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 1/27/2001 11:19:34 AM David Price (2262) wrote: YIKES!!!! When you ask for information in here you REALLY get it. Thanks Chris I'll do some searching and figure out which one it is. By the way, is your nickname catalog man??

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 1/28/2001 11:58:30 PM Bill Ritchie (239) wrote: Chris, you are truly a man of great taste! Chet has alway's bin the master for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/2/2009 1:56:37 PM Gene Kralik (3) wrote: Do you have a list of the songs recorded on Chet's Guitar Pickin' Man album? Would appreciate a reply. I have been unable to get a list anywhere. Thanks

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/7/2009 10:52:37 PM Chris Pinto (22326) wrote: Yo Craig! Man! NO DOUBT! Michael Wilton absolutely rocks! One of my favorite players. I studied his style for quite some time! Anyway, I'll add some my favorite guitar teams: 1) JUDAS PRIEST! Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing....'nuff said! The ultimate metal gods! 2) Iron Maiden: Adrian & Dave...ROCKS! 3) Queensryche: Wilton / DeGarmo....ROCKS! 4) The Outlaws: Original Lineup....Those guys were seriously BAD to the BONE! Nothing aginst the boys from Skynyrd, (they were great too) BUT, I'll take the Outlaws any day! 5) And LET US NOT FORGET the most incredible, world famous, most heaviest guitar riffin' guitar duo tag-team to date, is the CHRIS PINTO & JEREMY LEDFORD BAND! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH! oh...wait...we haven't formed yet.... LOL ah, just a little humor there... Chris

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/9/2009 12:58:16 PM Dan Klotz (255) wrote: I love that twin guitar rock stuff. Here's a steel and guitar duo in the country/jazz genre- Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc-6bx_jW9A&feature=related

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/10/2009 10:12:54 AM Randy Hano (6661) wrote: 1) Howard Alden and George Van Eps 2) Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather 3) John and Bucky Pizzarelli

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/10/2009 3:23:47 PM Dan Klotz (255) wrote: Man, you're gonna make me go digging through the boxes. I had Alden & Van Epps "7 & 7" (I think it was called) and I also had the Carlton & Lukather live disc.... must find now... or it were those loaners that never made it back:-(

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/10/2009 4:41:19 PM Randy Hano (6661) wrote: The Carlton/Lukather disc is loaded in my iPod. They also came out with a live DVD that is not the same show as the disc - it is sweet! That's funny about the Alden and Van Eps bro. One was 13 strings and the other Hand Crafted Swing. I know that another came from them but I don't have. It's too bad you don't live out here in So Cal. It would be fun to try and get together and work on some stuff.

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/10/2009 11:03:08 PM Dan Klotz (255) wrote: I'm getting my recording thing together at the house. Maybe we could email some tracks back and forth????

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/11/2009 11:12:01 AM Randy Hano (6661) wrote: Sounds like a plan. I too hopefully will get it all together!

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/10/2009 4:45:00 PM Randy Hano (6661) wrote: Also being a Gatton fan, I thought that you would bust me on this one. Ready..... DG and Buddy Emmons!

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/10/2009 10:51:45 PM Dan Klotz (255) wrote: Ah... how could I forget that one?? Do you have the "Redneck Jazz Explosion" disc?

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/11/2009 11:29:53 AM Randy Hano (6661) wrote: I have always been a Glutton for Gatton. Sounds like a song title. As for Red Neck Jazz Explosion - Yes I do! Here is the Gatton list that I own. American Music – Danny and Fat Boys Red Neck Jazz Unfinished Business 88 Elmira St. Cruisin’ Deuces Relentless Red Neck Jazz Explosion Portraits Untouchable New York Stories In Concert 9/9/94 Anthology (Rhino) With others The Humbler w/ Robert Gordon Robert Gordon – Live Tom Principato – Blazing Telecasters Videos Licks And Tricks Telemaster Strictly Rhythm On WN, I did many reviews of Danny's work. It is my contribution to such an a great master.

• Respond to this Re: Speaking of Guitar Teams... 11/9/2009 5:35:14 PM Kevin Sage (3047) wrote: Absolutely awesome combinations there. Tipton and KK inspired me to pick up guitar...best stuff: Solo's from Victim of Changes and the entire Screaming for Vengeance album. Murray and Smith...Where Eagles Dare...awesome. Honorable mention for twin (or more) guitar teams: Allman Bros., Skynyrd, AC/DC, Eagles

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