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So...reverting back to the original question....would it be fair to say that a guitarist can be as technical as he likes, but what stops him(or her) being purely a technician, is having somewhere in their playing, a recognisable element of the blues??

hello again John...yeh, I realise, and I really appreciate your input....the thing with a research question is, you may not find an answer to it, I agree, there are zillions of guitarists who we may or may never know, playing successfully incorporating aspects from both fields, it's interesting...

I feel we're digressing somewhat!.....wether you hate him or not, he is an example of the 'old school' I was referring to, he is an articulate player, and I think articulation has quite a bearing on my original question....I personally feel it is a very important part of a player's...

Hi John...I was registered under my full name but forgot my password so re=registered, tho' I never really got involved in the forum previously, thanks for your feedback, good stuff.....it's easy to get sidetracked on such a topic, of course technical ability is essential, but I feel some people...

Hi Stratman.....I was attempting Irony!......you could even throw in a II 7b before the V too!......if you wanted,...Anyway people, I realise that choosing Steve Vai as an example throws up problems, because of his incredible capability, but I feel that guitarists of the genre seem to put...

Hi people thanks for the feedback, all very valid, so we seem to think that the pursuit of technical wizardry is being undertaken at the expense of the more expressive emotional aspects of musicianship?....I often wonder if some people think playing guitar is a competition? and yes...as for...

Hi people....I'm looking for feedback for a University research project I'm doing titled as above.....The question I'm posing is based on the development of guitarist's styles since the early 1970s up to Steve Vai. When I analyse Vai's technique I am left wondering if the guitarists of today...