Weekly Kindling: TrueFire Toon #2, Top 30 Guitarists, Top 10 Slow Solos, and Juiced Blues

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TrueFire Toon #2:

What’s Burning:

>> 30 on 30: The Greatest Guitarists Picked by the Greatest Guitarists – 30 of the greatest living guitarists said who they would pick as the greatest guitarists of all time. The full list from Guitar World:
- ANGUS YOUNG by Joe Perry
- CHUCK BERRY by Angus Young
- STEVE VAI by Tom Morello
- TONY IOMMI by James Hetfield
- ERIC CLAPTON by Edward Van Halen
- JIM McCARTY by Ted Nugent
- KEITH RICHARDS by Steven Van Zandt
- JIMMY HERRING by Alex Skolnick
- RITCHIE BLACKMORE by Phil Collen
- GLENN TIPTON & K.K. DOWNING by Zakk Wylde
- LESLIE WEST by Martin Barre
- JEFF BECK by David Gilmour
- JIMI HENDRIX by Joe Satriani
- BRIAN MAY by Steve Vai
- MARTY FRIEDMAN by Jason Becker
- EDWARD VAN HALEN by Richie Kotzen
- YNGWIE MALMSTEEN by George Lynch
- MICK TAYLOR by Slash
- RANDY RHOADS by Frank Hannon
- ZAKK WYLDE by Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal
- B.B. KING by Billy Gibbons
- MALCOLM YOUNG by Scott Ian
- GEORGE HARRISON by Elliot Easton
- ULI JON ROTH by Kirk Hammett
- NEIL YOUNG by Nancy Wilson
- FRANK ZAPPA by Dweezil Zappa
- PETE TOWNSHEND by Ace Frehley
- ALVIN LEE by Mick Mars
- PETER GREEN by Rich Robinson
- RON ASHETON by Kim Thayil
- Read the full article.

>> The Top 10 Slow Guitar Solos – Spitting out sixteenth notes at 200 beats per minutes isn’t always the most winning approach; sometimes, a lead calls for a little less hands and a little more heart. So let’s step back, take a breather and examine some of rock guitar’s greatest slow burns. The full list from GuitarWorld:

1. “’Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers” – Jeff Beck

2. “Something” – The Beatles

3. “The Messiah Will Come Again” – Roy Buchanan

4. “Brothers In Arms” – Dire Straits

5. “Parisienne Walkways” – Gary Moore

6. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” – Pink Floyd

7. “Since I’ve Been Loving You” – Jimmy Page

8. “The Thrill Is Gone” – B.B. King

9. “Riviera Paradise” – Stevie Ray Vaughan

10. “Bell Bottom Blues” – Derek and the Dominos

Read the full article.

TrueFire Guitar Lesson of the Week

>> Juiced Blues by Chris Buono