Frownland

You might be right but I'm still wary. I think the statement would have been true in the 70s or 80s, but a lot has changed since then and I think he's become increasingly overlooked over the years. Plus when the question is who is the most iconic, I don't think he's even close to in the running. Singular and talented? Sure. Iconic? No.

An example so you get where I'm coming from: I personally think that Masayuki Takayanagi turned the electric guitar world on its head and nobody has done it to that degree since then and you could easily map his influence on the genre, but I would never refer to him as iconic.

It's hard to tell though. I guess we'll just have to wait for the question to come up on Family Feud to see who's right.

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Chula Vista

Seriously? That guy was only going to appeal to a tiny percentage of the music public and that's why I'd never even heard of him before your post. Beck has spanned decades and has gained fans and public and professional respect along the way. There's not a top shelf rock player who doesn't bow down to Beck.

He's in the upper pantheon of the greatest electric rock guitars players.



And before you start with your usualy BS about sales, awards, etc., this IS a popularity contest, and not a who's my idea of the best obscure player ever who simply got tossed to the curb my the masses.

Again, ask 1,000 rock guitarists and Beck will make the top 10 of a majority of lists.

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