A Tribute To my Favourite Guitarists
I’m sure most of you know what a big part of my life guitars are (although I recognize that He is and should always be the reason I do it 
..)
But anyways, here are the 3 guitarists that I really love! Of course there are many more that I like, you’ll be surprised how many talented people there are out there, even on youtube!
1. Lincoln Brewster
- No surprises here! Everyone who knows me knows how much I love this guy and what he does. Just his story alone is inspiring and he is an amazing player with a great heart for God. His techniques and tone and phrasing are really in line with what I like. Music is such a subjective thing with so many styles and preferences out there…Its mind boggling to see how something like jazz works especially when you start looking at the theory part of it….I once saw a video where this old timer (oklar i mean to say old uncle but in a nice way 
) played a complex jazz lick and then proceeded to start explaining the theory behind it….I couldn’t even process what he just played to begin with and the theory part was just crazy! he explained the chords behind what he just did and the scales he used….but I digress, to put it simply- I dig Lincoln Brewster’s playing from his vibrato to his bends and choice of notes and rhythm and truly just what he represents!
2. John Mayer
-This guy is a monster. When he first came out the chicks digged him and the guys scoffed at the idea of him. Now everyone loves him! Which makes him a pretty smart guy I think because he probably would not have been as successful if he had come out with a guitar driven album first. If he had done that, only guitarists and musicians would have appreciated him. Now the girls scream when he plays the blues! Way to go John Mayer for bringing blues back to the mainstream! In terms of technique, he is brilliant of course. His sense of rhythm I think is what really impresses me. His style (hugely inspired by his guitar hero SRV and Hendrix) is great and with just the right amount of “pop-piness” in it to make it something everyone can relate to….Even Lincoln Brewster said in an interview that he really likes what John is doing musically…His acoustic stuff is brilliant and his performance of Human Nature on MJ’s funeral was jaw dropping…..Don’t think I even need to say much coz everyone I know loves him…
3. Eddie Van Halen
- A LEGEND. Super fun and tongue-in-cheek kind of playing…Again to me the right amount of Classic Rock and “pop-piness” to keep everyone interested……His playing is just super expressive and of course, technically brilliant. The man who made 2 hand tapping famous. People have said that there were others who did it first but it was definitely EVH that made it famous…His rhythm stuff and chordwork is great as well…
Always forgets to wear his shirt onstage and has one of the most iconic guitars in history….
