Who was better... George or Paul?

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:36 am

The rest of the band always considered Ringo to be 'The Master' when it came to guitar playing!

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:56 am

This is true... even Chet Atkins credited Ringo with having improved his country picking technique.

Unfortunately, Ringo was never a Rickenbacker man. George tried to get him to play Rics (as well as Gretsch) but Ringo always went back to his one true guitar love:

drathbun · Post by **drathbun** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:00 am

Randy:

I think your assessment of "frenetic (Paul), soaring (George), and guttural (John)" is bang on. It is certainly my gut reaction to those solos and they characterize (IMO) the styles of the three different guitarists... and I love all three for different reasons.

I am strangely compelled by Paul's disjointed, stabbing and syncopated solos (like in Taxman). They are very unusual.

I am always stunned with John's bedrock solid timing and his gritty fundamental sense of rock 'n roll. (and I've recorded All My Loving... it took three weeks of practice EVERY DAY to get it to the point it was recordable and then I lost it)

Finally I always find myself enraptured with George's guitar playing regardless of the period; his unmatchable slide guitar, his precise Chet Atkins, Carl Perkins, Scotty Moore, leads and his absolutely sublime lead on "Something" which I think is one of the best guitar leads in rock 'n roll history. The definition of a good lead to me is what Dave Gilmour says... it has to be like a vocal melody which the listener will remember. Can you hear it in your head note for note? I can!

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:02 am

Maybe it was Ringo that had George's guitar while it was gently weeping?

davclr · Post by **davclr** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:16 am

QUOTE:
"The order of guitar playing on "The End" is Paul, George and John.
That is always documented the same in every book covering the subject".
END QUOTE

Okay Alex,
We're willing to accept this, Kimosabé.
Thanking you from the bottom of my feet.

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:22 am

Brammy: Ringo's favorite guitar appears to have influenced the paint finish that George eventually applied to 'Rocky'. Another example of the student bowing to 'The Master'.

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:28 am

I had a guitar like that many years ago, but like a fool, I traded it for a stinkin' old Jazz Bass. It's not even a nice new one!
Chalk up another error to youth!

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:29 am

>>Another example of the student bowing to 'The Master'.

how true.

When relaxing at home, Ringo would often play an acoustic guitar that was given to him by none other than Gene Autry. It was on this guitar that Ringo wrote many of his internationally famous tunes.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:43 am

That is cool.

hozy · Post by **hozy** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:43 pm

I don't understand the competition in every band/group who cares it doesn't matter. We are talking about the Beatles get over it

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:23 pm

Maybe, but Ringo's guitar work was so ahead of it's time that it must be given special attention.

westtexasrickenbacker · Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:06 am

That Ringo is a talented guy.

He also plays a mean shoe!

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:17 pm

and he keeps a ten bob note up his nose. Actually a bunch of them.

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:29 pm

here Ringo can be seen working out some intricate solos before showing them to George.

rumbush · Post by **rumbush** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:43 am

No no no no, he doesn't (sniff) it no more, he got tired of waking up on the floor.