Just for fun i made brackets for guitat players.(similar as is done for college basketball NCAA tournament.)No specific ctiteria. Choose based on your personal preferences, technical skills, originality or whatever you want to base your picks on. If there is enough response i will do a tabulation and we can move to the next round.


Carlos Santana v Mick Taylor

George Harrison v David Gilmour


Peter Frampton v Joe Walsh

Stevie Ray Vaugh v Duane Allman


Joe Perry v Brian May

Jeff Beck v Eddie Van Halen


Keith Richards v Jimmy Page

Eric Clapton v Jimmy Hendrix


Lots of tough decisions. Have fun.

This looks like fun...

Mick Taylor

George Harrison


Peter Frampton

Duane Allman


Brian May

Jeff Beck


Keith Richards

Eric Clapton

"Gonna find my way to heaven ..."

Several tough decisions, but I'll go with my initial gut reaction.

Mick Taylor
David Gilmour
Joe Walsh
Duane Allman
Brian May
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix

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Poor Ronnie didn't make the Sweet 16. No doubt some tough seeding matchups.

Based on who I enjoy listening to more with their bands (not skill of the individual, per se) I'd send the following on to the Elite 8:

Mick Taylor

David Gilmour


Joe Walsh

Stevie Ray Vaughan


Joe Perry

Eddie Van Halen


Keith Richards

Eric Clapton




Peace,
Mr DJA

Mick Taylor
George Harrison
Joe Walsh
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Joe Perry
Jeff Beck
Keith Richards
Jimmy Hendrix

Carlos Santana

David Gilmour

Peter Frampton

Duane Allman

Brian May

Jeff Beck

Keith Richards

Jimmy Hendrix

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Carlos Santana v Mick Taylor

George Harrison v David Gilmour


Peter Frampton v Joe Walsh

Stevie Ray Vaugh v Duane Allman


Joe Perry v Brian May

Jeff Beck v Eddie Van Halen


Keith Richards v Jimmy Page

Eric Clapton v Jimmy Hendrix



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Mick Taylor
George Harrison
Joe Walsh
Duane Allman
Brian May
Jeff Beck
Keith Richards
Eric Clapton



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Mick Taylor
George Harrison
Joe Walsh
Duane Allman
Brian May
Jeff Beck
Keith Richards
Eric Clapton

I'm afraid this is not your day my friend.

Carlos Santana v Mick Taylor

George Harrison v David Gilmour


Peter Frampton v Joe Walsh

Stevie Ray Vaugh v Duane Allman


Joe Perry v Brian May

Jeff Beck v Eddie Van Halen


Keith Richards v Jimmy Page

Eric Clapton v Jimi Hendrix



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DandelionPowderman
Mick Taylor
George Harrison
Joe Walsh
Duane Allman
Brian May
Jeff Beck
Keith Richards
Eric Clapton

I'm afraid this is not your day my friend.

Perhaps not, but how come?

Johnny Marr

How could "Jimmy Hendrix" have made it this far without being corrected?! To make up for it, I'll vote for Jimi in each pair, regardless of whether he's one of the picks or not.

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Aquamarine
How could "Jimmy Hendrix" have made it this far without being corrected?! To make up for it, I'll vote for Jimi in each pair, regardless of whether he's one of the picks or not.

For what it's worth, I did correct the spelling in my above post!
But lets cut to the chase of all this...I claim Jimi Hendrix the winner and nothing can change that - game over!!!

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Aquamarine
How could "Jimmy Hendrix" have made it this far without being corrected?! To make up for it, I'll vote for Jimi in each pair, regardless of whether he's one of the picks or not.

Don't forget Stevie Ray "Vaugh"...

Some of these were actually tough calls for me. I'm sorry to see Santana, Stevie Ray, Van Halen, Jimi, and Page go.


Mick Taylor
David Gilmour
Joe Walsh
Duane Allman
Joe Perry
Jeff Beck
Keith Richards
Eric Clapton



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Carlos Santana v Mick Taylor

George Harrison v David Gilmour - None of them.

Peter Frampton v Joe Walsh

Stevie Ray Vaugh v Duane Allman

Joe Perry v Brian May - Perry has that gentle blues tone, May is just annoying.

Jeff Beck v Eddie Van Halen - Eddie is technically superior, but Jeff Beck is more interesting.

Keith Richards v Jimmy Page - Page is so overrated with his horribly sloppy playing and overall crappy sound.

Eric Clapton v Jimmy Hendrix -

Damn! This is tough! No Peter Green??

Carlos Santana v Mick Taylor

George Harrison v David Gilmour


Peter Frampton v Joe Walsh

Stevie Ray Vaugh v Duane Allman


Joe Perry v Brian May

Jeff Beck v Eddie Van Halen


Keith Richards v Jimmy Page

Eric Clapton v Jimi Hendrix



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Mick Taylor
David Gilmour
Joe Walsh
Duane Allman
Brian May
Eddie Van Halen
Jimmy Page (sorry Keith)
Jimi Hendrix

Mick Taylor
George Harrison
Peter Frampton
Duane Allman
Joe Perry
Jeff Beck
Keith Richards
Jimmy Hendrix

I'm with Hairball, Jimi, hands down.

Taylor
Harrison
Walsh
Allman
Perry
Beck
Richards
Hendrix

Agree that Jimi should likely take the title- however-
I think if body of work and/or longevity was a factor (as it really should be).. Keith wins it running away (from Clapton

Duane Allman died when he was 24. Let that sink in. Peter Green basically quit music when he was 23.

Carlos Santana

George Harrison

Joe Walsh

Duane Allman

Brian May

Jeff Beck

Keith Richards

Jimmy Hendrix

Quite easy for me, only a pity Page opposed to Keith at the first ruound. PAge would have been my third fav in the list

C

Mick Taylor
David Gilmour
Joe Walsh
Stevie Ray Vaugh
Joe Perry
Jeff Beck
Keith Richards
Jimmy Hendrix

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I'm just a Bad Boy Boogie

Hard choices; especially for 1st go-round.

MICK TAYLOR over Carlos Santana - based on MT's Stones work

GEORGE HARRISON over Dave Gilmour - George saw the whole of the moon.

JOE WALSH over Frampton - did anyone pick Frampton here?

STEVIE RAY VAUGHN over Duane Allman - Duane, of course is fantastic, other wordly even, but I get joy from Stevie Ray's playing on top of it all.

-JOE PERRY over Brian May - I'd go with Perry for the rock'n roll-ness.

JEFF BECK over Eddie - Beck draws from at least another 25 years of heritage and history; something EvH chooses to disregard

KEITH over Jimmy Page - I wish I had heard more of JP's early session work; not a big fAN of his style of Blues. Keith has greatest body of work - he trumps Jimmy there. The whole rhythmic approach is way more up my alley.

HENDRIX over Clapton - I think Clapton himself would agree with this. I still believe that Hendrix has remained untouched - Stevie Ray and Prince have come close.

I'm afraid Frampton just doesn't come alive for most IORRians.

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I'm afraid Frampton just doesn't come alive for most IORRians.

Have to admit I was glued to that record for quite awhile when it was released (as were millions of others). I was only 12 years old at the time, and that talkbox was freaky and intriguing. There were a couple decent tunes on it (Do You Feel Like We Do and Show Me The Way), but can't say his guitar playing has ever been truly spectacular and unique when compared to others - even when he was in Humble Pie. Joe Walsh wins this match-up hands down - even if I base it solely on his use of the talkbox on Rocky Mountain Way. And then there's his expertise slide playing to consider which is superior to most everything from Frampton imo.


On a side note, Ritchie Blackmore should have been in the running.
I might have have chosen him over everyone on the list except Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix!

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