Guitarist outside genre

[beano]

Larry Coryell

[Superfly]

Maybe...


Bill Nelson

Maybe? YES! Great guitarist with a lot of style, substance and variety.

[jake]

The late and very great Sonny Sharrock:

[Wisdomview]

^ !

[davis]

There's a couple of kids whose style-hopping is limitless. I think they go by John 5 and Buckethead

[everythingtoexcess]

The guy (Steve Morse, I think) that plays in the Dixie Dregs, I forget his name off the top of my head, but could play country, rock, jazz and so forth.

Yeah, that's Steve Morse. He's also got monster classical and bluegrass abilities.

[walt]

Those Sonny Sharrock clips are bad ass!!Dayum.

[Watanabe]

Being able to play with your own voice but still within the clear framework of various established styles is quite different from creating a relatively unique style imo.

Steve Howe, Beck, Morse, govan etc for the first

Hendrix, Fripp, Frith, Kaiser(terrible player though imo) Holdsworth, sharrock etc for the latter

[rcarlberg]

Being able to play with your own voice but still within the clear framework of various established styles is quite different from creating a relatively unique style imo.

True. There are many established studio players who can dish up whatever style is called for in the studio. There are very few session guitarists however who can carry a band with their personality.

[philsunset]

True. There are many established studio players who can dish up whatever style is called for in the studio. There are very few session guitarists however who can carry a band with their personality.

You may be right about the band setting but I STILL can't forget the solo appearance of Tommy Tedesco on the Gong Show wearing a tutu. Classic!!

[hippypants]

Bill Frisell effects fun.

[Scott Bails]

True. There are many established studio players who can dish up whatever style is called for in the studio. There are very few session guitarists however who can carry a band with their personality.

I nominate Steve Lukather.


Although, I concede that he's mostly a rock/fusion guy.

[mogrooves]

Henry Kaiser
Glen Phillips

[Steve F.]

that live clip of Sonny in 1988 is quite wonderful. thank you for posting (and remembering him).

[Progmatic]

John Williams

[mogrooves]

http://www.johnfaheyfilm.com/

[Yodelgoat]

Kyle Gass (who I was sadly mistaken for a while back at guitar center)

[jake]

OMG!!! Just found this - all bets are off:

[Scott Bails]

Wow. That was cool.

[rapidfirerob]

OMG!!! Just found this - all bets are off:

Holy crap! He makes it look like a walk in the park too.

[arabicadabra]

I recall reading that Steve Howe was a fan of Roy Smeck.

[Trane]

My first thought is Steve Hackett... He certainly dabbles in all genres in his albums and discography

Chris Spedding
Ray Russell

Good call on Spedding, even if he renegs his jazz & jazz-rock days
Russel is mostly avant-garde stuff I"d say (unmless he guests on different artistes not in his genre

[iguana]

reeves gabrels.

[walt]

Russel is mostly avant-garde stuff I"d say (unmless he guests on different artistes not in his genre

Not lately.

[No Pride]

OMG!!! Just found this - all bets are off:

Yeah, but that's for the "Ukuleleist Outside Genre" thread.

Sonny Sharrock fans: Sorry, but I can't think of any guitar player in history that I ever liked less. It'd be silly and futile to argue about it since we all have our own tastes, but let's just say I never "got it" and never will.