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[David Meadows]

Quiz time!

How many guitar players do you recognise?



I get less than half of them

[garjones]

Okay let me have a go and people fill in or correct. I'm not a huge guitar fan so I don't think this is a bad effort, I'm sure David can fill in some of the hippy looking ones:

1. Frank Zappa
2. George Harrison
3. Slash
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. Keith Richards
6.
7. Dave Hill
8. Eric Clapton?
9. Mark Knopfler
10. Brian May
11.
12.
13. Dave 'The Edge' Evans
14. Chuck Berry?
15. Angus Young
16. Pete Townshend?
17.
18.
19
20. Bloke from Kiss
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26. Joe Perry
27. Kurt Cobain
28.
29. Jeff Lynne
30.
31.
32. Looks like Nigel Tufnell from Spinal Tap.
33.
34.
35. Phil Lynott

[David Meadows]

I don't have the official answers, but here are my comments on Gar's:

1. Frank Zappa - yes
2. George Harrison - yes
3. Slash - yes
4. Jimi Hendrix - yes
5. Keith Richards - yes
6.
7. Dave Hill - what? seriously? Interesting... but not what I had
8. Eric Clapton? - I think so
9. Mark Knopfler - yes
10. Brian May - yes
11.
12.
13. Dave 'The Edge' Evans - yes, but it bothers me because I don't remember him playing an Explorer
14. Chuck Berry? - I guess so
15. Angus Young - yes
16. Pete Townshend? - damn, I missed that but you're right
17.
18.
19
20. Bloke from Kiss - those are the exact words I wrote in my list
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26. Joe Perry - interesting but I don't think so (I have an alternative, who's possibly a bit too obscure for you)
27. Kurt Cobain - I didn't get that, and probably never would have
28.
29. Jeff Lynne - maybe. I don't have an abnswer for that one
30.
31.
32. Looks like Nigel Tufnell from Spinal Tap. - ha, I see what you mean but not with a white Strat - there's a better answer
33.
34.
35. Phil Lynott - nice try but he's a bass player I have no idea who this is

[garjones]

7. Dave Hill - what? seriously? Interesting... but not what I had

Yes seriously, he always wears a hat like that nowadays. Probably not him though as the flowery shirt looks like his 70s look and doesn't match.

[David Meadows]

Yes seriously, he always wears a hat like that nowadays. Probably not him though as the flowery shirt looks like his 70s look and doesn't match.

Ok, yes, I see why you would say it. I think there's a more obvious answer though (but I could easily be wrong).

[garjones]

Put your answers in David. I seem to have given you a couple, let's see if the combined MW might can get 100%.

17 is Carlos Santana?

[Robert B]

I put my answers and guesses in underlined. A high-res image would have helped.

I don't have the official answers, but here are my comments on Gar's:

1. Frank Zappa - yes
2. George Harrison - yes
3. Slash - yes
4. Jimi Hendrix - yes
5. Keith Richards - yes
6. I have this as Gram Parsons but I dunno
7. Dave Hill - what? seriously? Interesting... but not what I had Stevie Ray Vaughn
8. Eric Clapton? - I think so
9. Mark Knopfler - yes
10. Brian May - yes
11.
12. Jack White
13. Dave 'The Edge' Evans - yes, but it bothers me because I don't remember him playing an Explorer
14. Chuck Berry? - I guess so
15. Angus Young - yes
16. Pete Townshend? - damn, I missed that but you're right
17.
18. Eddie Van Halen
19 Duane Allman?
20. Bloke from Kiss - those are the exact words I wrote in my list
21.
22.
23. I feel like this is the Metallica guitarist who isn't the famous one
24. Carlos Santana
25.
26. Joe Perry - interesting but I don't think so (I have an alternative, who's possibly a bit too obscure for you) Is this Patti Smith? Chrissie Hynde? I feel like this one's a woman
27. Kurt Cobain - I didn't get that, and probably never would have
28.
29. Jeff Lynne - maybe. I don't have an abnswer for that one I think this one is Jerry Garcia
30.
31.
32. Looks like Nigel Tufnell from Spinal Tap. - ha, I see what you mean but not with a white Strat - there's a better answer Lou Reed?
33. Tom Morello
34. Is this Josh Homme? Maybe Kirk Hammett though
35. Phil Lynott - nice try but he's a bass player I have no idea who this is

Edited by Robert B, 28 August 2012 - 12:37 PM.

[David Meadows]

A high-res image would have taken away the challenge!

My additions in red italics this time, just to keep this suitably psychedelic

1. Frank Zappa - yes
2. George Harrison - yes
3. Slash - yes
4. Jimi Hendrix - yes
5. Keith Richards - yes
6. I have this as Gram Parsons but I dunno - My guess was Jimmy Page
7. Dave Hill - what? seriously? Interesting... but not what I had Stevie Ray Vaughn - that's what I thought. Died 22 years ago this week
8. Eric Clapton? - I think so
9. Mark Knopfler - yes
10. Brian May - yes
11. Joey Ramone?
12. Jack White
13. Dave 'The Edge' Evans - yes, but it bothers me because I don't remember him playing an Explorer
14. Chuck Berry? - I guess so
15. Angus Young - yes
16. Pete Townshend? - damn, I missed that but you're right
17. Tony Iommi
18. Eddie Van Halen - Yes.
19 Duane Allman?
20. Bloke from Kiss - those are the exact words I wrote in my list (presumably Ace Frehley)
21. Ritchie Blackmore
22.
23. I feel like this is the Metallica guitarist who isn't the famous one - Umm...Kirk Hammett? I don't know.
24. Carlos Santana - Yes
25.
26. Joe Perry - interesting but I don't think so (I have an alternative, who's possibly a bit too obscure for you) Is this Patti Smith? Chrissie Hynde? I feel like this one's a woman - I'll have to re-evaluate that then. I had Yngwie Malmsteen!!!
27. Kurt Cobain - I didn't get that, and probably never would have
28.
29. Jeff Lynne - maybe. I don't have an abnswer for that one I think this one is Jerry Garcia
30.
31. Bo Diddley
32. Looks like Nigel Tufnell from Spinal Tap. - ha, I see what you mean but not with a white Strat - there's a better answer Lou Reed? - I thought Jeff Beck. Lou Reed would have sunglasses.
33. Tom Morello - Could be right. I guessed Joe Satriani
34. Is this Josh Homme? Maybe Kirk Hammett though
35. Phil Lynott - nice try but he's a bass player I have no idea who this is

[Robert B]

Tom Morello is definitely right. That's how he dresses.



I guessed Gram Parsons because of the sequined roses:



But yeah, you're right, it's Jimmy Page. He apparently liked the sequined roses too.

[Don Lerch]

Quiz time!

How many guitar players do you recognise?



I get less than half of them

I have 32 as Springsteen. 26 is defintely joe Perry, 19 is Dave Grohl? 23 reminds me of Trent Reznor 34 is John Mellancamp? 22 is duane Allman

who i would have liked to see in here would have been BB King and the bloke from Cheap Trick

Edited by Don Lerch, 28 August 2012 - 03:49 PM.

[Jim Ohara]

11 is Joey Ramone. The bloke form Kiss is Ace Frehley. It's a crime there no Joe Satriani in the graphic.

[David Meadows]

I'm starting to think 19 could be (young) David Gilmour.

I'm wondering about 35 being Arthur Lee? Mainly because I can't think of that many black guitar players

I have 32 as Springsteen.

I've only ever seen Springsteen play a Telecaster, and that's a Strat.

But I'm not Springsteen expert, so could be wrong.

[Don Lerch]

I'm starting to think 19 could be (young) David Gilmour.

I'm wondering about 35 being Arthur Lee? Mainly because I can't think of that many black guitar players



I've only ever seen Springsteen play a Telecaster, and that's a Strat.

But I'm not Springsteen expert, so could be wrong.

35 is not black and im not good at telling the difference between one guitar and the next, Could it be Jeff Beck?

[David Meadows]

35 is not black

Are you sure? He's sort of dark skinned and appears to have an afro. Huh. Well I dunno now...

Not Jeff Beck, though. It's a Les Paul, not a Strat.

In related news: cool, I got a spin-off thread

[Ulf Imwiehe]

23 is Kirk Hammett. 32 looks like Gary Moore in the 80s to me. 35 is hard. Early Neal Schon? And, seriously, no Steve Vai? No Joe Satriani?

[David Meadows]

Not Jeff Beck, though. It's a Les Paul, not a Strat.

Oh wait, you were talking about 32 with that one? Yes, I thought Jeff Back. Though I'm not 100% sold on the idea.

[Ulf Imwiehe]

34 is Brian Setzer.

[garjones]

32 looks like Gary Moore in the 80s to me.

I think you've got it. Google images returns quite a few pics of him in a black vest and white guitar too.

[Ulf Imwiehe]

25 is John Frusciante, I believe. Damn, 35 is killing me...!

[Jim Ohara]