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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:11 pm
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For sheer skill? - Orianthi.

For living legend status? - Nancy Wilson, Lita Ford, Bonnie Raitt.

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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 2:48 pm
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Why is this even a category?

I mean, I guess I understand the desire to separate players from others somehow, but we don't talk about things like:

Who's the best player under 5'8"?
Which player does the most with the fattest sausage fingers?

It's almost the same thing as the trend that highlights super-young players as prodigys. We don't "expect" to see female guitar players for some reason, so we're intrigued when we do? Is that it?

Sorry. I'm guessing they just wanna play and could care less about being female (as far as musicianship goes).


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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:52 pm
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In a "pioneering godmother of Rock" sort of category, I would submit Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Check out the credible solo she does from 1:24 to 2:00 in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ - on a nice white double-cutaway Les Paul Custom.

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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:59 pm
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fendermike wrote:
Why is this even a category?

I mean, I guess I understand the desire to separate players from others somehow, but we don't talk about things like:

Who's the best player under 5'8"?
Which player does the most with the fattest sausage fingers?

It's almost the same thing as the trend that highlights super-young players as prodigys. We don't "expect" to see female guitar players for some reason, so we're intrigued when we do? Is that it?

Sorry. I'm guessing they just wanna play and could care less about being female (as far as musicianship goes).


Mike, thank you, for this ["who's the best player under 5' 8" with sausage fingers and female"] is Fender Lounge Forum guitar cynicism at it's finest :lol:
The better half of this duo Rodrigo y Gabriela has my vote as one of the best contemporary female guitarists. Citing metal guitar music/style as a strong influence but relegated to the supporting position I think she would shine as a lead guitarist on her own.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cxwEgJckFQ

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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:16 am
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Charo
Orianthi
Bonnie Raitt
Sheryl Crow
Barbara Mandrell was awesome on a lot of instruments

Maybe eventually the forum's own TexasGuitarSlinger!

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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:53 am
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Nancy Wilson has made the biggest impact for old Rock N Rollers! Bonnie Rait is a working legend!


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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:29 am
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John L Rose wrote:
In a "pioneering godmother of Rock" sort of category, I would submit Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Check out the credible solo she does from 1:24 to 2:00 in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ - on a nice white double-cutaway Les Paul Custom.


Forgot about her! Saw her on Austin City Limits or somewhere once. She was great!


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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
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I've seen this question on drum forums where it breaks down to who is the best in speed, technique, brushes, sticks, genres, duration, types of drums, and more.

It should be of interest to know that Charo was taught by the great Andres Segovia. Does that count?

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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:35 pm
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Food for thought: She's from a place most of us aren't familiar with and may very well be smoking up the fretboard at this very moment. She'll never be famous and so we'll never witness her stylings nor will we ever even know her name.

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Post subject: Re: Who do you think is the best Female Guitarist ?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:00 pm
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Food for thought: She's from a place most of us aren't familiar with and may very well be smoking up the fretboard at this very moment. She'll never be famous and so we'll never witness her stylings nor will we ever even know her name.


I dig.

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