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AussieJames
Posted 2007-12-12 5:02 PM (#70791)
Subject: Who would you want guitar lessons from if money was no object?



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Some comments in Lanaki's post about winning the $10mil made me think.
If we could afford it who would we want guitar lessons from?
Clapton, Gilmour,Les Paul, Santana????
Bill Haley? :D
Let's hear em!!
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felonius funk
Posted 2007-12-12 5:05 PM (#70792 - in reply to #70791)
Subject: Re: Who would you want guitar lessons from if money was no object?


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Mark Knopfler, but I'd need five years of lessons to get good enough to understand what he was teaching me first.
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Andrea
Posted 2007-12-12 5:23 PM (#70793 - in reply to #70791)
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A guitar boot camp with David Rawlings in one of the places where Brokeback Mountain was filmed with Gillian Welch offering follow up lessons
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AussieJames
Posted 2007-12-12 5:29 PM (#70794 - in reply to #70791)
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And Nigella Lawson with cooking lessons
You can't have all the fun! :D :D
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lanaki
Posted 2007-12-12 5:32 PM (#70795 - in reply to #70791)
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no question. the famous aussie named tommy emmanuel.
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2007-12-12 5:37 PM (#70796 - in reply to #70791)
Subject: Re: Who would you want guitar lessons from if money was no object?


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Tommy or Knopfler would be great, if I could figure out what they were doing. Both can do incredible things with both acoustic or electric guitars. For that matter Glen Campbell might be a decent teacher.
I'd be afraid that no matter how much money I had, any of those guys wouldn't have the patience to teach me anything. Money can't buy talent.
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AussieJames
Posted 2007-12-12 5:43 PM (#70797 - in reply to #70791)
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True, but we are talking about buying the time.
Not miracles :D
Yes Tommy would be my first choice.
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Beggin
Posted 2007-12-12 5:44 PM (#70798 - in reply to #70791)
Subject: Re: Who would you want guitar lessons from if money was no object?


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I have admired Matt Smith's style and easy going nature since I came here a year ago. Main reason I signed up for Amelia Isle. I would say that the opportunity to learn from him will be priceless. Hope he doesn't throw me out by Friday afternoon.
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Omaha
Posted 2007-12-12 5:45 PM (#70799 - in reply to #70791)
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Jennifer Love Hewitt.

What's that? She doesn't play guitar?

How is that important?

Jennifer Love Hewitt it is.
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2007-12-12 5:50 PM (#70800 - in reply to #70791)
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Matt Smith, no question.

Although some other great players mentioned, do we even know if they can "teach?" And what would the result be? Play like them? I'm sure spending any amount of time with Matt, one-on-one with guitars in hand, would absolutely have the most long term positive impact on my playing. And it would be just plain fun.

Oh yeah... and +1 for Jennifer Love Hewitt too.
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Andrea
Posted 2007-12-12 5:53 PM (#70801 - in reply to #70791)
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I have admired Matt Smith's style and easy going nature since I came here a year ago. Main reason I signed up for Amelia Isle.
Sorry , that just wont wash ,over 4000 posts have been generated about that clinic and as far as i could see only about 3 related to guitar playing , golf , yes , alcohol consumption , yes , room sharing , yes , morning dumping habits , yes, need i go on ... :eek:
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Paulcc1
Posted 2007-12-12 6:00 PM (#70802 - in reply to #70791)
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I would like to spend a week hanging with B.B. King
Pauly
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beatlejuice53
Posted 2007-12-12 6:02 PM (#70803 - in reply to #70791)
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I'm not sure if some of they older guys mentioned will live long enough to teach me what I need to know. I need someone younger. I'll go with Eric Johnson. Then when he's taught me everything he knows(if I'm still alive) I want Kaki so I can say "I'm in the OFC with your daddy". I would love to be able to just play one song like she does. Just simply amazing
Bill
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Beggin
Posted 2007-12-12 6:45 PM (#70804 - in reply to #70791)
Subject: Re: Who would you want guitar lessons from if money was no object?


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Originally posted by Andrea:
I have admired Matt Smith's style and easy going nature since I came here a year ago. Main reason I signed up for Amelia Isle.
Sorry , that just wont wash ,over 4000 posts have been generated about that clinic and as far as i could see only about 3 related to guitar playing , golf , yes , alcohol consumption , yes , room sharing , yes , morning dumping habits , yes, need i go on ... :eek:
Andrea, probably one of the few serious things I have said here. If anyone can teach me, it will be Matt.

As to the other goins ons in Amelia, I doubt I will participate. I am sure that there is a nice quiet corner in the hotel lobby for me to sit and read a long novel.
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2007-12-12 6:48 PM (#70805 - in reply to #70791)
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If cost was no object, and if perhaps timing was also no object, I think I'd go with Marcel Dadi.
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Weaser P
Posted 2007-12-12 7:05 PM (#70806 - in reply to #70791)
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Originally posted by Andrea:
I have admired Matt Smith's style and easy going nature since I came here a year ago. Main reason I signed up for Amelia Isle.
Sorry , that just wont wash ,over 4000 posts have been generated about that clinic and as far as i could see only about 3 related to guitar playing , golf , yes , alcohol consumption , yes , room sharing , yes , morning dumping habits , yes, need i go on ... :eek:
Sure. Stop when you get J-Love tho'.
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colt357
Posted 2007-12-12 7:12 PM (#70807 - in reply to #70791)
Subject: Re: Who would you want guitar lessons from if money was no object?


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Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Tommy or Knopfler would be great, if I could figure out what they were doing. Both can do incredible things with both acoustic or electric guitars. For that matter Glen Campbell might be a decent teacher.
I'd be afraid that no matter how much money I had, any of those guys wouldn't have the patience to teach me anything. Money can't buy talent.
Enough of it should buy tolerance! :)

I'd have to go along with Tommy E and with that much coin (from the Lotto win, of course), you're all invited to an all expences paid clinic. Timeline to be determined; 1, 2, 3 months? :)
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Weaser P
Posted 2007-12-12 7:12 PM (#70808 - in reply to #70791)
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Oh, and to answer the question, I would have to say TE as well. Others in consideration would be SRV, Eric Johnson, Roy Clark, Knopfler, Lukather and maybe even that Brit RT but I would jump on a TE lesson first. Oh, wait, I have!

In May, Tommy's going to be passing through town and he's putting on a workshop and I'll be in the front row! Ohh yeah...(now if I can only work on that attention disorder of mine...)
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alpep
Posted 2007-12-12 7:13 PM (#70809 - in reply to #70791)
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well
I think it would have to be freddie green or one of those guys. walter becker would be cool but more for his songwriting skills than playing

but most importantly they would have to be able to make all those chords scales and modes make sense to me.
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2007-12-12 7:18 PM (#70810 - in reply to #70791)
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You know, for me, any of these suggestions would be like paying Michael Jordan to teach me how to play basketball. I thought about a Tiger Woods/golf analogy, but my 25 handicap game is closer to Tiger's than my guitar playing is close to any of those guys. One reason I didn't sign up for Amelia, besides the lack of time, is that Matt's time would be much better spent on someone who brings a little more to the table to start with.
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MusicMishka
Posted 2007-12-12 7:29 PM (#70811 - in reply to #70791)
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Professor BB wrote:
If cost was no object, and if perhaps timing was also no object, I think I'd go with Marcel Dadi.
I agree completely and I did something abut it: $59.95 - they are outstanding! :D

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Beggin
Posted 2007-12-12 7:36 PM (#70812 - in reply to #70791)
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Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
One reason I didn't sign up for Amelia, besides the lack of time, is that Matt's time would be much better spent on someone who brings a little more to the table to start with.
That's why they have put me on the back row Mark. I am sorry ya didn't sign up, I would have enjoyed the company.
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an4340
Posted 2007-12-12 8:20 PM (#70813 - in reply to #70791)
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Let's see if $10 million could bring them back from dead ... probably

Horn lessons from Louis Armstrong
Song writing lessons from Hank Williams, Sr. and Brian Wilson (I know, he's alive, it's a joke).

But realistically, I think they're a couple members here I could learn loads from. I don't think I would need $10 Million though.
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lanaki
Posted 2007-12-12 8:34 PM (#70814 - in reply to #70791)
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jose feliciano is my #2 choice
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Jeff W.
Posted 2007-12-12 8:38 PM (#70815 - in reply to #70791)
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