Evanescence (singer, rock, Nirvana, tracks, quote)

**Frownland** · 05-12-2017, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Among players? Yes. Truth, Blow by Blow, Wired, and Guitar Shop have had players bowing down for decades. I'm not a big fan of the fact he ditched the pick and only uses strats these days, but damn, he's etched out a sound that's so unique and recognizable.

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.