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Originally Posted by cabmando
DWB,
Don't get me wrong in what I'm writing here. I think Eddie was great. I've just never been a fan of titles like "most influential" or "greatest of all time" because there was someone who came before them that influence them. Without those who came before, would Eddie have been Eddie? Who knows?
If you get a chance, watch that Les Paul/Eddie video I posted.
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There were Gypsy and Jazz guys in the 20s and 30s using double hand techniques, its even dated back to the original shredder, Paganini.
I said EVH was the most influential and important rock guitar player after Hendrix. I meant from a guitar player's POV. Jimi Hendrix turned electric guitar on its head in the late 60s and defined the guitar for that most wonderful era, the 70s. In 1978, EVH put a bomb under the electric guitar and quite literally set the tone for rock guitar for the next several decades.
Ed isnt my favorite player btw, sentimentally Jimmy Page is.
Its just my opinion. YMMV.