Do you think petrucci did better than gilmour ?

**jpmrulez** · 09-13-2007, 03:23 AM

I think Petrucci does a pretty good job getting the phrasing and choice of notes similar to Gilmours. Well, except at the end when the inevitable shredding begins.

Both are phenomenal players and along with EVH are responsible for me playing guitar for almost two decades (and lots of other people too)

Antother good example of JP "keeping it real" is DT playing Dark Side of the Moon.
He definetely has Gilmours style covered pretty good.

**Hovisbap** · 09-13-2007, 04:36 AM

er NO!!

The first part of the solo is good (it should be it's practically note for note DG) but the 3 guitar shredding is ear grindingly horrible (IMO).

How can anyone play an original composition better than the original artist, it aint possible.

**puppyonacid** · 09-13-2007, 04:52 AM

Originally Posted by Hovisbap

How can anyone play an original composition better than the original artist, it aint possible.

I'd question that. Not in this case though.

**robelinda2** · 09-13-2007, 04:54 AM

i reckon SRV's Little Wing is better than the original......

**silverburst** · 09-13-2007, 05:08 AM

Hmmm.

No on the Comfortably Numb.

Yes on the Little Wing, though.

IMO.

**Paul in WV** · 09-13-2007, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by robelinda2

i reckon SRV's Little Wing is better than the original......

BLASPHEMY!

Stevie's version is great but Jimi's the MAN!

Like it's been said, two different players, two different styles.

As much as I love JP's playing, he can't touch the original!

**robelinda2** · 09-13-2007, 05:17 AM

Malmsteen does a much better version of Spanish Castle Magic too.

kidding!

**acwild** · 09-13-2007, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by paranoid70

The band I am in recently started playing that song. At first I was adamantly opposed as I knew I would butcher the solo. The last solo in Comfortably Numb has always been my favorite lead guitar moment ever.

We are playing it now, and I am butchering it, but I am having fun doing it. I can never remember all the notes, so I figure as long as I get a few of them and ad-lib the rest, I should be ok. We plan on saving that for the end of the set so hopefully folks would be too drunk to notice.

Personally, I like playing Neil Young solos better... those are impossible to screw up.

I don't know why, but this cracks me up. That's hilarious.

Comfortably Numb is one of the solos that non-musicians can easily identify. It's such a classic and says a lot to me, so it's hard for me to say anything other than Petrucci does a great version of it, but it doesn't top the original. They both have such a different approach to their playing that it comes down to which style you prefer.
Anyone remember the Deep Purple tribute with Tony Iommi, Brian May, Gimour, and a bunch of other guys (I can't remember the others

) ? I just remember Gilmour commenting that "it's too fast."

**Paul in WV** · 09-13-2007, 05:31 AM

Originally Posted by robelinda2

Malmsteen does a much better version of Spanish Castle Magic too.

kidding!

Rob...

Don't make me drive down there!

**mr.b** · 09-13-2007, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by fingbeagles

Two of my favorite guitarists but you are comparing apples and oranges and it is not a logical equation, Gilmour is genius at the right touch at the right time without overplaying, John is the master of shread and tone, enough said.

IMO, yes & no. JP is certainly a master of shred and his tone is good at best but mr satriani is THE tonemaster.

as i said, IMO.

**germangallardo** · 09-13-2007, 08:33 AM

Im probably one of the biggest Petrucci fan, hell I have one of his guitars, but for me David owns that solo, that song. Gilmour is my fave player.

**Hovisbap** · 09-13-2007, 09:04 AM

Latest score

JP 2

Sitting on the fence 5

DG 24

**Jimmyb** · 09-13-2007, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by radrock

Like Gilmore sits around listening to DT, no offense.

Actually, that's not outside the realms of possibility. In the 80's he was on record as saying that he was a fan of EVH.

As far as the solo for Numb though, the JP version is great, but I prefer David's version of it.