Phil Keaggy Riverton

well eric clapton imo isnt that great anyway, i mean he definatly has a unique sound but his ability is no where near hendrix or keaggy, or SRV.

That's just an urban legand about Hendrix. First off hendrix wasn't one to brag so it would have little impact. Clapton never was considered a great guitar player just a tasteful blues player. But most importantly there is no greatest guitar player in the world. watch these videos and see what I mean. The gypsy guitar player is faster then keagy ever was. The bach guy (try not to look at him) is so complicateed it blows my mind. gypsy 4u4zxGlEDc8 bach eQ4Og9LNJpk

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yea right..............

this guy ain't that good ............I've seen better.....anybody can make these sounds...very simple..try writing and putting a really good tune together with a great hook and tempo. replication is just that.......... REPLICATION

He is great, this for a change reminds me Steve Vai´s songs, but be careful, I don=t want to tell he is copying something. It sounds beautiful.

one of the greatest and most versatile guitarist/musician ever....he is a god of the acoustic guitar...

This sounds like a song that would be in a Steven Segal movie. Like in one of the serious parts. LOL

he's better than vai, really, having just skirted fame due to being, gulp, a ' Christian ' artist. the man is a creative genius.

Oh man! You're so right!! hahahaha LOL

I don't think anyone here would deny that Tommy E is a phenomenal guitarist. In fact he was just voted #1 acoustic guitarist in the 08 Guitar Player Mag poll. Unfortunately for you, being in the UK , you will probably never get to see Phil live. If you did , you would have a totally different opinion of him. And you DEFINITELY would NOT be bored!

Why don't you watch Phil Keaggy Shades of Green, Live@Wheaton and see if you find it uninspiring and dull.

Why has "better than hendrix" become the bs gold standard for these adolescent who's better than who rants? not in the spirit of music. a million guys can play faster than hendrix, but they didnt change music in a way that every great player acknowledges! Hendrix was a VERY humble and insecure genius. Keaggy is a great technical player but it sounds like elevator music. Try some Sonny Rollins- speed + soul!

Wow! Neato dogma! So much anger- i'll bet that helps you a lot. Who are you quoting? So speed = talent? thanks for the enlightenment. birelli is a technique machine, django got a lot more across in a lot less notes. I dont have a "best". everybody was influeced by all that came before them. it just isnt helpful to slam ANY player. What the fuck is "the real best"? Lots of people are great, but with a closed mind you wont hear it, only speed will do. Django WAS a visionary. its creepy in here.

Joe Satriani, Buckethead, Russel Lisack, Steve Vai, Randy Rhoads. Those guys are the best. Phil here doesn't make MY list, but im sure someone thinks he is. Preference all you like, no one is changing my mind.

He has a Schector double humbucker guitar, which is the exact (nearly) guitar Holdsworth played when he did his best stuff. The Ebony fretboard makes a difference. You can order a very similar guitar even in kit for from Carvin for very little money. That's how he gets that sound, plus being a great guitarist and having a soft touch.

Well...., could you say it's a distortion/overdrice whatever+ Chorus?? Or how do you get this sound?

Actually that's a Zion guitar, Phil has been endorsed by them for years.... They make a great guitar, but most of the time they are used for studio work!

a little reverb or delay might also be the thing you are looking for

Did they change His shirt color? I liked the old shirt color better!

My best song o all time! Who else can play this???

cool i haven't heard this before this was a very unique and charming tune.. lovely !

i just love phil's distortion guitar tone.................it sounds sweet tonally.

I like the run he does @ 1:20 that's pretty sweet!

Does the DVD show the brand and make of his guitar? I've heard here it's a Schector, then a Zion. Which is it?

Anyone know what the gizmo is between the first fret and the head?

i love that phasing vibrato sound

@KnitsAndKnitability -- the gizmo could well be a locking nut system.. If you are unfamiliar with it, you can lock down the strings and it stays in tune much better if you are using the wammy bar a lot.. you can tune down at the bridge if you need to..

Getting Closer was a little known album from 1985. Came after the Underground Sessions from 84 and was out of print as fast as it came out. I missed it on vinyl and had to wait 4 years before I found it in the bargain bin at Target on cassette. I finally met someone who had it on vinyl and I put it on cd from there. Friends in the biz agree when I say he truly is from another planet, both on electric and acoustically.

Here is my comment. Thank you for posting!

What guitar is that?

That style of playing there is a little like Alan Holdsworth, but Phil has his own style altogether, much sweeter, and cleaner, light and airy. That thing near the headstock is a locking nut I believe. I saw him play live around '87 at Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego. I had no idea who he was, but I heard he was very good, and I was not disappointed.

@KnitsAndKnitability Probably a locking nut. One of the early versions of them. I had a washburn locking nut and tremolo system that was slightly different around that time on my Ibanez.

@joelg125 That is a Zion Guitar. I don't know if they still exist, but they were a small one of a kind electric guitar maker in Greensboro North Carolina.

His playing almost reminds me of Joe Satriani. Absolutely full of soul and feeling :)

@marty051892 Um, I think you mean that Satriani (on a good day) has that old Phil Keaggy tone!!! :O))

he could play this in his sleep... effortless

@bookguitarguy excellent is the right word for your comment!

@jazzrockblues95 Just stating the facts! Thanks :O)

@bookguitarguy That's the rumor although I think it was actually when Hendrix was asked how it felt to be the world's best guitarist he replied, "I don't know... Ask Phil Keagy

Well, considering this song was recorded about THIRTY years ago ...

Benny Hinn plays guitar ha ha. Love Phil great song writer and great musician.

Phil must have been very inspired by listening to Allan Holdsworth at this point.

holdsworth influenced

Guitar Master at work!! Please take note of it.

Phil has a supernatural edge on some of you guitar players.Born talented and born again talented.

Phil Keaggy signed my guitar. He's my brother.

The Best est song ever....

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