GUITAR GODS OF THE 70'S: WHEN ROCK WENT ROGUE

In this video we explore the GUITAR GODS OF THE 70'S
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[@kylebremer1557]

Rick, I think its well overdue that we get a video about Jerry Garcia. His fluidity between genres and his impact to the music industry of the time and now is astounding. I would love to hear your take him has a Legendary Guitarist

[@Mpivovitz]

Exactly! Why did he skip over Jerry? I came here specifically for the review on him, and was blown right over.

[@acemcateerguitar]

yeah i came looking for jerry too but let’s get rick to do a full jerry video

[@ughlee4083]

@@acemcateerguitarfacks

[@bigguavaflyfishing]

He's also maybe the most recorded guitarist in history between GD and all his side projects. You could become a really really good musician just studying Garcia.

[@joechip1232]

I'd love to see this, too, but sadly the Jerry Garcia estate are blockers. Or at least I believe that's the issue. It's ridiculous given the way Garcia and the Dead embraced people sharing their music 🙄

[@dolphwong]

Not a very good solo to highlight Jerry Garcia's amazing talent. Now you owe him an entire video. 😉

[@chaim5397]

YES PLEASE

[@billpolits7594]

I think grateful dead records or whoever blocked the video because of the jerry clip - rick spoke out about it on twitter.

[@tt55k]

@@billpolits7594 , yes anything pure Jerry gets blocked by his widow . She is trying to capitalize on Jerry , something Jerry would have never wanted .

[@jimkg2666]

@@tt55k she's succeeded :-( ...Jerry always said when he was done with the music the people could have it...hence the tapers section at every show (except w/Dylan)

[@bokononx4606]

​@@tt55k ugh, deborah. Mountain Girl had way more class.

[@NahreSol]

Quality information! I can't think of another place where I can learn about this kind of subject in this detailed overview structure.

[@sidneysnottley6414]

Totally agree - As always, 'tis time well spent - Thanks Rick

[@llmrfantasticll]

plus its just rick talking, which makes it one of the only channels that doesn't need all the editing fluff to keep you interested.

[@oliverbrochu1466]

passive aggressive eh?

[@george00719]

I had to learn kid charlamagne at Guitar School! haha mandatory

[@dominiquebellaud7489]

And playing some hot licks as well

[@Thadmotor1044]

Martin Barre of Jethro Tull was great at playing many forms of music , blues , English folk , classical , Rock , Hard Rock , acoustic and more . very underrated and he could do it live . Revisit Stand Up , I feel a great album , beautiful and moving proves the point

[@markldavis1]

Yep

[@Gwyn1stborn]

Martin is the man

[@RockandRollWoman]

Yessir,

[@uncanny_bassman]

Absolutely 👍

[@mandelw]

How does anyone listen to Paco de Lucia and not begin to cry. I feel he is the greatest guitar player ever. He was and his music is a gift to all of us. Thank you for including him and for all of your videos.

[@pendragonU]

Yes, there is something about Paco that just dominates all ranges within guitar, with such hand of steel as if a master fencer but with a Jedi master sensibilities. The Force is pure through him, he takes you elsewhere in the Galaxy.

[@crwilson1017]

Truth!

[@TheNinnyfee]

Yes, he was. Spain has such a great guitar tradition anyway incl. classic players like Andrés Segovia.

[@pendragonU]

@@TheNinnyfee well, it isn't an acquired recent tradition. Guitar was invented there and developed as its playing for hundreds of years ahead of the rest. I cant even imagine what guitar masters were never even recorded in the 1800's or the 1600's

[@Verlopil]

Honestly, I had never heard of him before this video and in that clip of him with Al Di Meola and McLaughlin I felt that he stood far above them. It actually did make me tear up. Now I want to hear more. Do you have any suggestions of where to start?

[@fredfox3851]

Another worthy guitarist who could have fit well in this great video is Robert Fripp. I only recently learned of his extensive discography as a session player. Who knew...

[@hannsrhinesdale9769]

You could just take his King Crimson stuff and say he was a radical player, mental even. :D His work with Bowie was also absolutely innovative. I'd add Steve Hackett to the mix, too.

[@fredfox3851]

I enthusiastically second your Steve Hackett pick. Peace!

[@williamnicholson4017]

Robert Fripp was in the preceding video of the series, I think; but he could have gone in this one as well.

[@engineerjmd3]

@Rodzilla Amen, Fripp just operates in a different atmosphere.

[@vibefrequencyable]

@Rodzilla id put his partner in crime for years...Belew ...too...

[@rafxrox]

Holdsworth was THE man, but I gotta say DiMeola and Malmsteen are friends that I've crossed in the studio and they are mind-blowing, even on a bad day... but I think that Paco De Lucia was arguably the most amazing guitarist ever! He didn't even need a pick! ;) ... so many amazing players in this video... thank you Rick!

[@JohnsDough1918]

Raf X , flamenco is a truly entrancing art form, and Paco was one of its greatest defenders. If anyone, already aware of him or not, wants to get into his work, I recommend Almoraima as a starting point (he was in peak physical form at the time) or Siroco for more jazz-influenced sounds.

[@rafxrox]

Hey Martin... thanks for your reply... of course I know that classical players don't use picks... it was a joke, hence the winkie smilie face after the sentence... I was being facetious... Paco is as fast with his fingers as most with a plectrum...

[@mostlyirishcarguy8955]

Paco played just as fast as John and Al *without a pick* 😱

[@wadsmitter511]

That's just how he learned it to begin with

[@m4drums]

That's Flamenco! pure Duende!

[@TheJumboBurrito]

I really think that this list is incomplete without funk, which influenced African American music heavily and had some killer guitarists with some killer albums being released. Curtis Mayfield, Freddie Stone, Eddie Hazel, list goes on. edit: typo on name

[@JohnsDough1918]

Heartily agree!

[@tinyb69]

Ernie Isley.

[@TheJumboBurrito]

Hell yea good choice

[@tinyb69]

Probably should throw Leo Nocentelli and Tony Maiden in that group. Put "Catfish" Collins and George Johnson in that group, too. Probably can't even have a list without Jimmy Nolen on it.

[@TheJumboBurrito]

list goes on for a mile lol

[@Kurt1969]

Steve Morse, I honestly haven't heard another guitar player be able to cover as many genres as Steve and play each as if he had been playing those styles his entire life. I have seen him live a few times and it's quite a treat, not just Steve but his band as well. Dixie Dregs or Morse Band. Great video!

[@anthonydemitre9392]

in 77 I had just learned to play semi-comfortably with the pentatonic scale in a rock blues style, Then took music lessons and heard these guys, I almost puked up my liver and sold my guitar, lol but I tasted heaven and became a lifelong student, great video Rick

[@melaniefelsher4356]

LOLOLOL. I love guitar players, all of you, from passionate beginners to passionate virtuosos, almost any genre or category. You bring those of us who just don’t have the gift, the fingers, or whatever, a little foretaste of heaven.

[@dimitryos5254]

Paco finally. "You say I am a guitar legend. You have no idea. There are only two or three guitarists that can be considered legends. Above all is Paco de Lucía" said Keith Richards.

[@gavinreid8351]

I recommend John McLaughlin, Al Di Meala and Paco de Lucia playing together on Friday Night in San Francisco. One of the very best acoustic guitar albums.

[@m4drums]

Absolutely!!!

[@RCAvhstape]

When I was growing up these Steely Dan tunes actually got lots of play on mainstream rock radio. We didn't know how good we had it. Unthinkable today. Tastes have certainly changed.

[@barramundi4604]

Unbelievable band!

[@vladtheimpala5532]

They certainly have! Today, weak whiney voices singing off key and auto tune are all the rage. 🤨 And then there’s rap. 🤮

[@williamauld4083]

Reelin' in the years was more than a nod to Wishbone Ash's Blowin' Free. Check it out if you don't know already!

[@calebknott8021]

Love Holdsworth. His stuff on Bill Bruford's stuff was great too. Di Meola really impressed me, I've been unfamiliar with his material til now. I've loved anything I've ever heard by Steely Dan, need to take a deep dive into their discography.

[@felooosailing957]

Excellent choices Rick. All of them interesting, especially Holdsworth, and everything in Steely Dan, and the mighty Lukather, and also Lenny Breau who I hadn´t ever heard of. However, I would like to comment on something: I have neer been able to get John McLaughlin. Always absurdly fast in what I have seen of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. In my opinion in the clip, Cobham is the one who deserves an applause. Can somebody please tell me of some tunes where one might get a better perspective on McLaughlin? Also, I get the feeling that Rick is slightly disrespectful at the beginning to greats like Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, and I also believe by extension then Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, et al. They might have just played blues, but there is some extremely original and tasty work, as I´sure pretty much every rock fan will agree.

[@christopherprim1973]

The guitar solo in Bodhisattva is also stellar. I don't know if it that was all Baxter or if Diaz played part of it. They're both on the track, playing the guitar harmony part.

[@egyptianminor]

Actually the first, main solo is played by Denny Diaz. The final solo at the end of the tune is Baxter.

[@johnnylou7006]

Rick why didn't you mention Jeff beck's fusion era in the 70s? (Blow By Blow, Wired, There And Back) :P . Amazing video though i love your channel. Keep it up!

[@geol1936]

Rick probably didn't want to have Jeff in three different vids! Lol. Beck's career is so expansive.

[@thBrilliantFool]

Jeff Beck is easily one of the greatest musicians alive. Beato needs to get a clue

[@twangbarfly]

If you've got more of a clue about anything than Rick Beato has, and even a quarter as much to teach and share , then sign me up to your channel - if not then calm down@@thBrilliantFool

[@RedDeadFaction]

Hell yeah for Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco De Lucia. Friday Night in San Francisco (1981) is one of my favorite records ever.

[@vincentlarocca3990]

Saw them perform at the Ritz theatre in Elizabeth NJ back in 82’. Scarred me for life. Love it.

[@OldHuntingGuy]

You mentioned Ty Tabor in this video. King's X might make a good subject for a "What Makes This Song Great" video.

[@klcbsoft]

A great feature of the fusion pioneers. Being from Europe, I'll throw in Jan Akkerman (Focus) as an extra, who was very influential and popular over here during the 70s, taking on even classical elements with his "chamber music/jazz"-projects. Very good work, kudos!

[@markglenn1712]

AND the only one of those listed who released an album of works for the lute. I picked up Tabernakel when it came out, and love it to this day.

[@dlhdonn]

For a few of us, Jan Akkerman is high on the list in US too. I'd be willing to bet Alex Lifesong & Eddie Van Halen have a Focus album or two in their collection.

[@sejrec56]

I feel the same way about Jan and Focus. How can you leave him out as not being one of the best guitarists or having some of the best solos. I sent a message to Rick about the opening of Hocus Pocus for example then pointed out his great solos in the song but I was Focusing ( no pun intended lol) in his first real solo section in HP at the 2:00 min mark on moving waves. Wouldn’t you love to see if Rick could even play that solo? Im a huge Ackerman fan. Saw them several times in 70s and in High Schools I sat on gym floor 6 feet from Jan Ackerman. The very first guitar THAT I BOUGHT was a Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty because of Jan.

[@sejrec56]

@@dlhdonn it’s almost a crime to not include Jan Ackerman somewhere???

[@irw4350]

@@sejrec56 Jan Akkerman is the reason I picked up a guitar - and he is still playing to live audiences

[@RNCNVN]

I don't understand why you lumped Steve Howe in with the blues based players in the other video. To my ear he's much more country/jazz I think he fits in better with this group.

[@caseymather1957]

RNCNVN more like classical/folk/rock

[@johnjesberger5676]

I have seen him in an interview saying quote "I wouldn't play a blues cliche to save my life".

[@Simon.the.Likeable]

Steve Morse supported McLaughlin, DiMeola and DeLucia on tour in Australia. He joined the trio onstage for their encore in Sydney. It was a phenomenal jam.

[@bzbzob]

They did it in USA too, saw them in D.C.!

[@djjdevosWasAtTheShow]

I was privileged to have seen "The Trio" 4 times. The first of which was at Carnegie Hall. This show, out of hundreds and hundreds of shows over the years, is what I refer to as my most religious music experience. Don't know or recall if it was better than the three times that followed but it was the first exposure and it was at Carnegie so... And the 4th and last time I got to see them was at The Beacon Theater also in NYC where Steve Morse was the opening act and he came out at the end also to join The Trio to close out the show. I really need to see if my old cassette recording of that show is worth digitizing.

[@RichardMoretti]

@@djjdevosWasAtTheShow I saw that tour in Boston, and Steve Morse really surprised a lot of people who were there to see the Trio. After his set the crowd didn't want him to leave. Al DiMeola had to come out and promise the audience that he was going to come out and play with them. He said we want to play with him too.

[@kurtbader9711]

Saw it in Rochester N.Y. at the Triangle theater. Was amazed at how so many excellent players managed to stay out of each others' way and create such incredible music. Have to admit, going in McLaughlin was the guitarist I appreciated most but in this show Paco DeLucia seemed to shine. Beautiful, effortless playing. I can still see Steve Morse on stage for the encore, grinning like a kid, playing with three legends. My favorite memory was when I closed my eyes for a while and my girlfriend asked, "Are you sleeping?" and I said "No, I'm listening."

[@jgfunk]

Great video! Learned a ton! Loved hearing about these guitar legends For those that don't know, Jerry Garcia was also a great banjo player. If you like bluegrass, then you should check out "Old and in the Way". If you want to hear his non Grateful Dead guitar stuff, check out "Legion of Mary"

[@SnowTheJamMan]

I just want to thank you Rick for introducing me to guitarists i've never heard of, looking forward to the rest of this series

[@jazzerson7087]

O Brother, what've you been missing! You must've been on the Rolling Stone mag diet. ;-) Rick really killed a whole flock of elite favourite birds with this one. Aside from the immense technical wizardry, sometimes when I listen to Paco he seems to spiritually take me back to one of those Alcazabas of 12th century Moorish Spain or something and I'm in one of those courtyards and seeing those nice azure blue tiles, Arabic arches and central pools etc you know what I mean haha!? :-) Even Tommy Emmanuel said Paco was easily the greatest and deepest player he'd ever seen live! If I had to name 5 guitarists who revolutionized how I see the guitar and my development I would say Paco, Joe Pass, Lenny Breau, Allan Holdsworth and Julian Bream, all covered now! Top banana RB!

[@MichaelVLang]

Tommy Bolin was a shooting star for a bit of the 70s, and was a monster player. He was so clean, and played with huge energy.

[@collinjamesguitar]

Private Eyes was one of the records that inspired me to be a guitarist!!

[@willyboyw.5771]

@@collinjamesguitar Post Tostee

[@Squirrelconga]

He played on Billy Cobham's Spectrum, also!

[@Shawn-hs8qk]

Holdsworth! Coltrane of guitar.

[@Shawn-hs8qk]

Metheny!

[@ptose]

I've seen the expression "Coltrane of the guitar" used for many guitarists (from John Mclaughlin to Linc Chamberland to Arthur Rhames to Sonny Greenwich to Ollie Halsall to Nathen Page to Santana etc)... Holdsworth is amazing (one of my favorite guitarists ever) but he had his own style and sounded very different from Coltrane, altough he was inspired by him. To me the true "Coltrane of the guitar" is Tisziji Munoz, another monster guitarist of the era who is sadly little known and who truly sounds as Coltrane (or Pharoah Sanders) on six strings

[@irena7777777]

Linden Arden The real Coltrane of guitar is Noel Gallagher

[@billsherrington5996]

fredo gumbo Ha ha ha ha ha !

[@chuckyspell]

Coltrane in the sense of the overwhelming influence he had on lead guitar.

[@leedoyle2798]

Great vid! All the Steely Dan solos you are highlighting are my favourites all time. I guess that's what happens when fusion meets R&B. That's the genius of Steely Dan. Thank you Walter and Donald. Donald is all time great!!

[@liverawkstar]

Steve Howe?

[@JBravoRebel]

Most underrated Master, call it prog whatever, he's the Virtuoso.

[@santonucci]

Sure ... but doing what Steve Howe did is easy because he had 6 fingers and 3 hands...

[@priyas.8141]

Even Scott Henderson!

[@dougsteeleguitar]

Steely Dan, hellllls yes!! Glamour Profession has gotta be one of the coolest songs ever written. Gaucho and Aja are killer albums. Also, Luke's solo on The Tubes Talk to You Later is bad ass!!!!

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Why no Frank Marino? There are tons of people that claim to be influenced by him. Is he just not really considered a "70's guitarist"?

[@thegreatgambeeno]

I second this. Severely underrated.

[@cyb3r3vil30]

Mahogany Rush awesome band Good rock blue's

[@cyb3r3vil30]

Another would be Pat Travers

[@zippy-zappa-zeppo-zorba-etc]

Cyb3r 3vil I dunno... Pat Traverse and Frank Marino are blues-rock, which means it would belong in the other video he mentioned. I haven't seen it yet, so maybe they are there.

[@cyb3r3vil30]

KJS the Bot Yeah your probably right I just remember so many from 70s I loved and to think about it now Seems most was rock blue's player's like Robin Trower Alot not remembered any more

[@Head318Hunter]

Should be RE- titled "Guitar Gods of the 70s that the common fan has never heard of".

[@williamkruse9222]

You are not much of a real music/guitar lover if you haven't heard of most of these people.

[@stevehughes275]

I think hes thinking of his favourites. He never mentions Ritchie blackmore who was mixing jazz blues and classical in the late 60s and has Influenced generations of guitarists

[@thomasmcgill6918]

Thanks to all of these guitar gods, I have lived, breathed, played, watched, learned, and talked about the guitar all of my life . Rick, thanks to you and the discovery of your channel, I have rediscovered my love for the guitar...

[@martinscholes9314]

thomas mcgill well said my friend. Greetings from England

[@Chunda8]

Heh! I was a pro musician from 85-2005, hadn't really done anything since retiring. This guy has sent me running to guitar center and back to the races it is. And, I wasn't a guitarist! Next step is to get the book.

[@jvbo]

Missed Roy Buchanan but remembered some of many of the greats. Thank you so much Rick!

[@KurtRichterCISSP]

*rogue ;) A BILLION POINTS FOR ALLAN HOLDSWORTH!

[@buzzenald1]

I got to see Allan live in about '82. At the time he was with a band called Ian Carr's Nucleus and I saw them at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

I was early enough to see the double typo, too. Typos rule, rock DID go a bit rouge in the 80's, I think. lol

[@chromabotia]

Thank you Rick. Bravo! Maybe it's because I was in the prime time of my life in the '70's, but I swear all of these guitarists live in my heart. I swear that it was a palpably different time and vibe.

[@farleys1376]

Rick, do a video on Bert jansch and other british folk revival guitar players!!

[@chrissoclone]

Richard Thompson, definitely missing in this list!

[@willzang3000]

looove bert

[@martinheath5947]

Davy Graham The one man orchestra of the guitar!

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, their work in Pentangle is wonderful, what a dynamic duo

[@LynneConnolly]

John Martyn, one of the greatest acoustic players ever. Despite his self destructive behaviour and his insistence that he wasn't that good.

[@johnnyrandom100]

hey Rick, what do you call the Bionic Scale... ...Lee Major

[@RickBeato]

That’s a complete cornball joke that only people over 55 will understand :)

[@johnnyrandom100]

49

[@danacoleman4007]

45. Lol

[@TexasGuitarist]

43 😁

[@DiscoFang]

52

[@stoneagedjp]

I loved rock; rock guitarists were my heroes (where would we be without them?), but guys like Paco De Lucia, with their melodic sense, beautiful expressivity, and virtuosity are several summits above. Sorry Jimmy, sorry Ted....

[@Rab_the_ex_chef]

'Friday Night in San Francisco' was a seminal concert album which changed my entire outlook to acoustic guitar. It's a shame the visual is poor quality because the audio is just mindblowing.

[@garaughty]

The Mahavishnu Orchestra, beyond legendary in all of their various formations...

[@KiranManoharan]

marti garaughty whats the mahavishnu orchestra??

[@rintojulian2680]

Kiran Manoharan John Mcloughlin's band

[@dougmphilly]

The first incarnation was better.

[@garaughty]

@ Doug Marcus, agreed! I loved all the MHOs but the original with Cobham , Hammer, Laird and Goodman was exceptional...

[@MreenalMams]

You mean in all their various INCARNATIONS..

[@CJ-ck6kk]

Life was not the same after hearing Holdsworth and U.K. (and Bruford's solo stuff...) for the first time. Great stuff Rick!

[@Ruudis9er]

Steve Morse was awesome in the Clip

[@michaelyork4554]

You should have mentioned Steve Howe, maybe done the Outro to Starship Trooper, or featured Clap or Mood For A Day, not just a typical guitarist.

[@dev--null]

Steve Lukather is a fantastic player, it is great that you included him. He defined a lot of the sound in 70s and 80s.

[@southy66]

Solos on The Tubes "Talk to You Later" and Boz Scaggs "Breakdown Dead Ahead" are among his best.

[@vze2gsgr]

Thanks for including Jerry Garcia in your survey. Their jazzy, odd-time-signature stuff and ability to weave songs together into longer song-suites was eye opening for me.

[@v-lasagna5195]

Hey Rick love the videos, and they have inspired me to become a producer when I get older keep up the work. Also I’m an Atlanta native 🍑

[@TheNinnyfee]

I knew Paco over here way before Al because I learned classic guitar as a kid with some Spanish pieces as well. Paco is an amazing guitar player, I love the Spanish acoustic guitar tradition. Shoutout to the WDR, a western German television station situated in my home town, for recording that concert. ❤

[@dasilva10101]

Love your channel! May 1975 I saw Jeff Beck touring behind Blow by Blow on the same bill with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra at Winterland in San Francisco . Beck had expanded beyond British Invasion style blues rock and had embraced a kind of jazz fusion - it was a powerful show and the two guitarists jammed at the end. I believe Beck became one the most sublime guitarists of the 1970s and beyond as he doesn’t so much play but rather coaxes, tickles, bends, and encourages sounds out of his guitar in a way that almost make it seem human. Question : so many guitar solos from the 1969s and 1970s we’re so melodic- certainly the great Steely Dan solos- but, also straight rock solos like Stairway to Heaven and Aqualung- a vocalist could sing those solos, they had forward movement and climaxes you anticipated like Blackmore’s descending bend pinched note at the end of Smoke on the Water or that single fret board tap by Larry Carlton at the end of Kid Charlemagne. That seemed to go away after the advent of tapping and shredding- would you agree rock solos lost their melodiousness and why.

[@bernab]

Someone whose solos I think I can "sing" and used a lot of tapping : Steve Hackett

[@blitztim6416]

Darryl Silva - I saw that tour in L.A. at the Shrine Auditorium. It was awesome.

[@susanramonat7524]

Jeff Beck's " Diamond Dust" is sublime.

[@JBravoRebel]

Daryl Silva, DUDE THATS AMAZING!

[@kjelleriksson5122]

Yeah, Beck was a friend and student of Roy Buchanan.

[@trevordoolan5011]

Where's Rory Gallagher ?!? When Jimi Hendrix was ask in an interview "who's the greatest guitar player in the world", Jimi replied "Go ask Rory Gallagher" ! And also Slash, who reckons Rory is one of his greatest hero's !

[@clafong9]

Would love to see Rick do a whole vid on Rory. He was great and I guess hugely influential. (I'm not much of a guitar player so can't say with any certainty - just what I keep hearing.)

[@Andrasinferno]

He is on place 5 in my list of E-Players. Amazing guitar in Shadowplay.

[@jimmycampbell78]

Rory is a great guitarist. There were many great players in the 70s though and many with a bluesy style like him. I do think he was the best though, and often wrongly forgotten or overlooked.

[@Andrasinferno]

@@jimmycampbell78 So you think he was better than Hendrix?

[@jimmycampbell78]

@Marko K I like his songs more than Jimi’s, I like his singing more, and I like his guitar style more and range of things he does (slide playing, acoustic). In addition to blues he has this Celtic rock and folk influence in his songs which Hendrix does not have, and which I really like.

[@jbognap]

My Mt. Rushmore of fusion guitarists: Allan Holdsworth Jeff Beck John Scofield Pat Metheny Scott Henderson John McLaughlin Frank Gambale

[@arottie4097]

@ jbognap, The names on your list is pretty much exactly as my list would look! You however added a few I had not thought of. Curious, does your list represent the order in witch you like these players, or is just an overview of those you like the best? Thanx.

[@jbognap]

A Rottie No real order intended. There is no real competition in music - just personal favorites. Also, per my age, others might have different people on their lists. My struggle was whether to include AD on the list. He was a huge influence on me as a teen, but not so much as time marched on.

[@arottie4097]

In totally agreement with you regarding no competition! I will have to dive head first into some more Scott Henderson! If he belongs on this list. I am looking forward becoming familiar with his playing!

[@jbognap]

Check out his work with Tribal Tech, and his 2 records with Tribal Tech Tones. KZbin also has some great examples of his work. He is the real deal. Jazz / Rock / Blues.

[@JazzGuitarScrapbook]

Scott Henderson is amazing, so vibey and imaginative.

[@jandepardiusz4396]

Great guitarists, for sure but damn... I prefer slow players like Clapton or Garcia. I just dont feel this kind of playing. (I love Mahavishnu btw)

[@gregmaland5318]

I loved this. Especially the Steve Morse clip. It was amazing how many of my favorite players were covered in this video. Just a little surprised that Jeff Beck was included in the other 70's guitar video instead of this one. To me, the best stuff he did was on Wired, which was clearly a fusion record.

[@jeffreymorris6930]

Jeff Beck was hardly featured in any of the videos tbh. Strange.

[@kassemir]

The solo from Peg always floors me! Imagine punching in, and then coming up with that! Amazing! It's not a long solo, so for him to lean back and not just start ripping away right out the gate. It goes so many places in a short amount of time. A damn impressive solo indeed!

[@RokDAWG1]

Oh my god!! Rick I needed a warning label on this! My mind is blown! There's sooo much awesomeness in loaded on this clip! You could have easily gone on for a week on these guitarists! I'm going to have to watch it again and a few more times to absorb it all. Haha

[@phrankus2009]

Are there any such masters in their prime, now, going into 2020 ? I have a hard time accepting what has become of music and radio.

[@danhope77]

Matteo Mancuso is the future

[@josephetherton]

Damm Rick I think I just became addicted to your channel ✌🎸

[@paralykeet-]

Surprised not to see Rory Gallagher on either of these lists- regardless, fantastic work as always!

[@RickBeato]

He will be in an upcoming video.

[@paralykeet-]

Absolutely psyched :D

[@dwightburns6699]

Gary moore...thin lizzy...

[@donaldaly4319]

Waiting for Rory :)

[@vandenro]

Awesome you are doing Rory.

[@jimnikas4302]

Carlos Rios did some session work for chick corea on the original Elektrik Band album. The solos on there are mind blowing. This makes me think you should do an unsung guitar heroes video. Off the bat I can think of several at least. Carlos is obvious, joaquin Lievano of Jean luc ponty. There's a Canadian prog rock guitarist named Ian crighton that played with saga who was doing some advanced tapping and dimeolaesque lines early in 1978 (check out a song called tired world). Thanks for the content, it's always entertaining and greatly informative. I appreciate you welcoming us all into the beatoworld.

[@vincentlarocca3990]

What about Lee Ritenour? Captain Fingers was great.

[@switchmuso]

Love it all Rick, please do a video on Lowell George's guitar on "The Last Record Album" .. It's up there with them all. Use your studio to show the double compressor technique haha

[@danielclee1]

Rick, when you finally get around to covering Mike Oldfield, then I'll know you mean business. TB, Ommadawn, Incantations, the last 8mins of Crises (with Simon Phillips on drums), Amarok, and The Songs of Distant Earth. I love your stuff, and many a great insight on many a great musician. But Oldfield is a 1-man orchestra, and no one else has ever quite managed such an accolade. It's gotta be worth a show.

[@debvalle7466]

This was great. I'd not heard of either Carlos Rios (fix typo!) or Lenny Breau. Breau's sound was very haunting; will have to check him out. Was fun helping out on the title!

[@debvalle7466]

And man--just seeing a little bit of Billy Cobham makes me do cartwheels. That man is King.

[@davidflint12]

Can’t wait for WMTSG My Old School. One excellent song

[@ggnoise]

Hi Rick, love all your vids man, thank you! This vid in particular prompts me to ask a question that kind of puzzles me a little. I’m used to Frank Zappa not making lists in guitar mags or radio polls etc, maybe through lack of mainstream appeal or whatever, but I really would have thought that someone of your standing and knowledge might actually appreciate Frank, especially in a video such as this. I’m curious to know why you might have overlooked him, maybe you simply don’t rate him, but I would love to know your thoughts. Thanks for your time and effort, keep it up! Cheers

[@cannito3]

Hi Beato! You know how to make a good vídeo abou music and its Magic! I'm from Brazil, our country has huge guitar players, If You didn't listened to some of them I'll recommend two for You! Sérgio Dias - Mutantes. Pepeu Gomes - Solo and Novos Baianos Also I want to indicate a Band called "Banda Black Rio", for your First experience the record called "Maria Fumaça" its a good start. Bye

[@JariSatta]

You can mimic the sitar sound by palm muting extremely lighty over the bridge pickup. A useful technique?

[@spiderfan1974]

Jari Satta Flange and an acoustic simulator can do it also when you tweak the knobs right.

[@sinane.y]

The closest I got to the sitar sound was when the fabric of the sleeve of my shirt lightly touched the strings as I was picking.

[@henkdevries7336]

There is a pedal by ehx that does sitar sounds. It’s named ravish sitar. Does unfortunately not come cheap :c

[@paulperkins1615]

The electric sitar mention reminded me of Robbie van Leeuwen and his work on "electric sitar" and guitars with the group The Shocking Blue in the late 60s / very beginning of the 70s. He was photographed with what looks like a real sitar but on tracks like "Send Me a Postcard" and "Love Buzz" and "Acka Raga" it sounds very electric. Anybody know more?

[@BluesLicks101]

12:41 I thought you were finally going to mention Robin TROWER. smh. You have completely omitted one of rock guitars greatest masters.

[@wendelynmusic]

So happy to see this one. Some of my faves here. The one guitarist I wish I'd seen though was Robert Fripp. Barely noticed with his early Frippertronics in the 70's video and no mention of amazing King Crimson in any of these videos. They could have been in any of them. Also wish to see you cover Europe sometime. Fred Frith of Henry Cow and Coste Apetrea of Samla Mammas Manna as two strong examples.

[@prsplayer210]

Wendi martin Fripp was in the last video

[@sseltrek1a2b]

the solo on, "Peg"- mind-blowing...

[@DethConsumer]

Michael Schenker (UFO) - Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush). Both players were not even adults when they were pumping out awesome music.

[@spotsthecat7913]

And they're influencing shredders and rockers everywhere!

[@realpool]

I really think Michael Schenker from his first appearance on The Scorpions Lonesome Crow (1972) through the early 80s did some of the most melodic and tasteful lead playing of all time.

[@jfo3000]

realpool Agreed, and he was a huge influence on EVH and Rhoads and so many others. His tone, vibratos, pick attack, composition, melodocism ..."Let It Roll!!!!!!!"

[@spotsthecat7913]

don't forget McAuley Schenker Group, Schenker also did some tasty solo in songs like Save Yourself and Anytime. Frank Marino also plays mean guitar in Juggernaut..hahaha

[@realpool]

Unfortunately, after the Graham Bonnet/Gary Barden period I think Michael went the "hair metal" direction and, well, let;s just leave it there.... I encourage everybody to listen to the solo on Rock Bottom from UFO's Strangers In The Night. Amazing!

[@jperryfan]

Tommy Bolin. Check out Quadrant 4. Golden Rainbows with Alphonse Mouzon The Deep Purple Stuff and of course the Teaser & Private Eyes albums. As good as anyone on this list

[@pranoynarayanan170]

Could you cover the same thing for drummers as well.

[@RickBeato]

I’m going to

[@nickrispoli2532]

looking forward to it Rick, great content. this channel really is something fantastic

[@theomegaconcern9564]

Love your channel Rick. Have you done anything on Gary Moore?

[@GKboards]

Rick talking about Paco, Al, and John... can't ask for more! Great video, Rick

[@egyptianminor]

Amazing how Alan's solo on UK's 1978 'In Th Dead of The Night' already features a fully formed Modern '1980s Rock' tone/technique but with his characteristic ultra sophisticated harmonic sensibility/ultra-hip note choices.

[@toddflowers8052]

Al Di Meola Elegant Gypsy is a Masterpiece imho. Great stuff Mr Beato , thanks !

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

Yngwie said Allan Holdsworth was god, and Yngwie isn’t famous for handing out praise lightly.

[@alexlesage]

I want a physical copy of Beato Book signed by Mr. Rick Beato himself.

[@turbopelex]

Me too

[@Drewg351]

Me three!!!

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Billy Cobham is the best drummer ever. I'll fight you over it! Lol.

[@clschoch9513]

Great video. Thanks. How about my favorite Tommy Bolin?

[@Yahootie]

Tommy❤️

[@djdudemanhey]

Bolin’s fusion stuff is way under appreciated

[@64north20west]

Tommy Bolin. Maybe he isn't a clear fit for this category, but he usually seems to be forgotten. Still, you are unmatched in this type of documentary, and thanks for the great work.

[@captainkangaroo4301]

I had the privilege of seeing Jerry Garcia perform more than 300 times. It was the time of my life and is almost 30% of the total of the concerts I’ve attended since 1972.

[@stephenfiore9960]

*...Smoking ..FAST.....GUITAR..PLAYING...”to me”...RARELY....Means Good. Nirvana was the last band to blow me away the first time I heard them. Eddie Van Halen song “Eruption” did the same. My favorite guitar solo of all time Rick covered in the video “Do It Again” by Steely Dan. Not super fast but melodic and so dynamic-I have never gotten tired of that solo-you think the solo is done, but it keeps on coming back for more. Pink Floyd “Have a Cigar”’solo gets Honorable Mention. That’s my 2 cents. Danny Gatton and Jerry Garcia was great at the end of this clip (and all the Steely Dan songs).*

[@Riffs4U]

Just loving your channel Rick.. You're a gem and too valuable. Thank you for sharing your mind consistently with us.

[@cheezitmaster2312]

Masayoshi Takanaka is probably the one guitarist I think is missing from this list. Just insane. The album "On Guitar" has taught me more about playing and creating music than any lesson I've ever taken or watched.

[@motioninmind6015]

Love it :-) Looking forward to the day you discuss Zappa :-))

[@MarkDelsing]

This probably came up in a comment somewhere, but you also haven't talked at all about punk or New Wave guitarists like Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine of Television, David Byrne, Andy Summers, Johnny Ramone, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of The Clash, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, Adrian Belew, James Honeyman-Scott of The Pretenders, Elliot Easton of The Cars, Paul Weller of The Jam... and on and on. Most of the '80s guitar that was not hair metal was all influenced by these players.

[@hunterwalkup2206]

Wow there are so many great guitarist I need to check out!

[@machguitar9]

The clip of John McLaughlin and Billy Cobham playing together is so intense. I'll never forget the first time I heard 'Birds of Fire' by Mahavishnu Orchestra, mind-blowing! Somewhere I picked up an unusual scale that John McLaughlin liked to use: Phrygian Dominant with the flat-6 removed; I really like it.

[@platonicdescartes]

This is a good second part to that video. Guitar in the 70's was such a huge thing, there is just so much to cover if you want to explore all aspects of it. Glad to see that you went back to it before moving on to the 80's. Keep up the great videos.

[@gregoneil3523]

Thanks Rick. When I listen to John McLaughlin I hear Jeff Beck, when I listened to Pat Metheny I hear Steve Morse. Who influenced who?

[@donaldweir2403]

Hi, I know only little about this, but, I believe Beck and McLaughlin have had a friendship that goes back to the mid-sixties and they've played together many times (McLaughlin's 'Electric Guitarist' sounds very Beck influenced). I believe Metheny and Morse have had a friendship that goes back to the early seventies and they studied music at the same college back then. I've seen the four of them playing live at different times. One shouldn't compare. If I could hear just one single piece of music out of everything as a dying wish, it would be McLaughlin's 'The Unknown Dissident' from 'Electric Dreams'. It is profoundly majestic and exquisite (Note to Rick B: please, please do a 'What makes this song great?) A few of the tracks from Metheny's 'Watercolors' would be on the short list. Don

[@RC32Smiths01]

Great video my man as always! Really nice showing more guitarists that are really influential and prominent in the history of the instrument! Imo, the 70s is the greatest era of guitar!

[@evetsnitram8866]

Can't believe the radio was littered with all this guitar when I was a teen in the 70s. Hard to locate them on FM these days.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Exactly! the 70s were a gem era to live through I bet!

[@JBravoRebel]

Idea: great rhythm guitarists, must include John Lennon

[@RC32Smiths01]

jcmclovin77388 ahh indeed my man! Y'know, essentially all the Beatles are a vital role in the history of their instrumental role!

[@artturnerjr]

Greatest era for music, period, IMHO.

[@TacomaPaul]

At 6:44... that's Jimmy Page's favorite guitar solo. NO, he did NOT play on it... it's just Jimmy's favorite solo he's ever heard.

[@coldbrg]

I have really become a fan and appreciate your vast knowledge and skill each time I watch one of your videos. Question: where does Frank Zappa fit in or don't you care for his playing that much?

[@analogkid4957]

Great question. I would think Frank Zappa would be covered in any of Rick’s videos.? He was considered an icon and had a lot of skilled musicians play in his various bands over the years. His son Dweezil is supposedly very skilled.

[@jackcame2]

One notable omission here is Buzz Feiten, one of the finest fusion guitarists out there. Buzz played first with the Butterfield Blues Band, then The Rascals, Full Moon, Neil Larsen, Dave Weckl as well as many many sessions. In fact when I heard that great Carlos Rios solo you played, it sounded to me 90% Buzz Feiten!

[@ajostuder]

Really nice review piece. For Allan Holdsworth, I have a soft spot for his work on Bruford's "One of a Kind" album

[@guy_incognito]

Thank you! Excellent video and very informative. But no Robert Fripp?

[@gtf2648]

Great frickin' video. You just got yourself a new subscriber and I'll send many more your way.

[@mountart2]

What, no Frank Zappa???????? Combined rock, blues, jazz, pop, classical and experimental! George Harrison????? Rock, pop, blues, rockabily, and eastern music! Jimi Hendrix, Clapton, Beck... all combined multi styles in their playing!