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Jarsew
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Jarsew
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08/27/2010 4:59 pm
Originally Posted by: KerryInHollandJarsew, very diplomatic answer. Let me put it to you another way. This is a FUN thread so relax and take a breath here. You are stranded on a deserted island. You can listen to a maximum of two guitarists works for the time you are there. Who would those be?
Haha ok, stranded on a deserted island? Well, the style that has suited my taste best is the singer-songwriter of Opeth, Mikael Åkerfeldt. I even named my dog after him, Åker...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbubISlLdH8&feature=related

I could listen to him play solo guitar hours upon hours... Love the guitar, love his vocals. I am a huge sucker for diminished and augmented chords when used in a beautiful way, and he pulls it off very well.