Originally Posted by: dakine80I take it you're a BB fan, so I'll stop debating with you because it will never end. I would defend to the death for one of my favorite players too, or even someone I highly respected. Like Eddie![/quote]
No, I'm not a BB fan.

However, I do pay attention when I read or listen to artists talk about their influences and I'm not about to ignore a player or group's contribution just because I'm not a fan or even if I outright dispise them.

Originally Posted by: dakine80The only guitarist to really use any kind of tapping before Eddie was Billy Gibbons, and he only used it a couple times in a lick or two. Eddie took it to an astronomical level, way beyond anyone's comprehension.

There is another guy besides Billy Gibbons (who's name I can't remember, but somebody around here will) who did infact use tapping before Eddy and some people credit with inventing it. Even so, at a clinic I went to, Bill D¡ckens (monster bassist, taught Victor Wooten, composed the Cosby Show theme song, ghost-wrote an ungodly number of songs, etc, etc, etc...) talked about R&B cats tinkering with it it back in the 60's (though they had another name for it). Regardless, Eddie's the guy who made it stick.


[QUOTE=dakine80]Just a quick question: Who do you think should be higher on a "guitarist" list, BB or Eddie? I mean as far as inspiration to musicians(successful or not) and the body of work? Just curious.