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ZappaFan
15-12-2005, 01:50 AM
Round one. (more to follow)

Name these 10 famous guitar players. ( 1 point for each correct answer)

1. He was once described as “my little Italian virtuoso” by another famous guitar player.
2. This guitarist died in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia way back in 1971
3. This “smelly” guitarist featured with the Doobie Brothers and sessioned with Steely Dan.
4. Did this Guitarist contract a strange illness from his feline companion way back in 1977
5. He lost the use of some fingers after a fire way back in 1928 but went on to become one of the most influential guitar players of all time.
6. This British Guitar player reputedly owns the Fender Stratocaster with the serial number 001.
7. The father of Tommy who had a brush with the law over child pornography back in 2003.
8. Guitar playing in the extreme was the order of the day for this guy.
9. His rock and roll music has traveled across the universe on the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
10. He started out playing with the Isley brothers back in 1962.


Dont Post answers back here. PM your in your answers to me.

Leader board will be posted back to the thread.

Audio clips round coming next ............. so keep an eye out for the next round . ( or myabe an ear would be better)

more rounds to follow .......... "name that tab tune" ...... "The picture round" ........ and some more that I haven't thought of yet, but i hope it will be fun.

ZappaFan

ZappaFan
15-12-2005, 10:46 AM
Bloodandtears currently leads the way ....... with a cool 9/10

ZappaFan
15-12-2005, 01:40 PM
Bloodandtears still leads the way ....... with a cool 9/10
Stingx was close on his heals with a creditable 8/10

Still all to play for in this first round ......... so come on have a go :-) no prizes just the Kudos of being the smartest smart thing since it was smart to be smart. :roll:

Highway Star
15-12-2005, 06:37 PM
PM'd ya Zapp!
Farl

Highway Star
15-12-2005, 08:27 PM
PM'd Ya again!!
Farl

ZappaFan
15-12-2005, 08:43 PM
Thought more of you knew your guitarists and would have a go at this.


Current leader board

Bloodandtears 9/10
Farley 9/10
Stingx 8/10
Visco 5/10

ZappaFan
15-12-2005, 10:42 PM
Not many people posted a go on this, a bit dissapointed really, will leave it open for a couple of days, and see if any more decide to have a go.


Apathy eh, dont you just love it, well I would if I could be bothered ..... :lol:

Highway Star
15-12-2005, 11:14 PM
Damn! (9/10!!!) If, you are leaving it open, does that mean I can keep guessing (by PM of course!)
Farl??!! hey!?

ZappaFan
15-12-2005, 11:26 PM
Hey, why not Farl, I guess it's just a bit of fun .....

ZappaFan
17-12-2005, 12:06 PM
Round one. (more to follow)

Name these 10 famous guitar players. ( 1 point for each correct answer)

1. He was once described as “my little Italian virtuoso” by another famous guitar player.
2. This guitarist died in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia way back in 1971
3. This “smelly” guitarist featured with the Doobie Brothers and sessioned with Steely Dan.
4. Did this Guitarist contract a strange illness from his feline companion way back in 1977
5. He lost the use of some fingers after a fire way back in 1928 but went on to become one of the most influential guitar players of all time.
6. This British Guitar player reputedly owns the Fender Stratocaster with the serial number 001.
7. The father of Tommy who had a brush with the law over child pornography back in 2003.
8. Guitar playing in the extreme was the order of the day for this guy.
9. His rock and roll music has traveled across the universe on the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
10. He started out playing with the Isley brothers back in 1962.


Dont Post answers back here. PM your in your answers to me.

Leader board will be posted back to the thread.

Audio clips round coming next ............. so keep an eye out for the next round . ( or myabe an ear would be better)

more rounds to follow .......... "name that tab tune" ...... "The picture round" ........ and some more that I haven't thought of yet, but i hope it will be fun.

ZappaFan


1. Frank Zappa referred to Steve Vai as “my little Italian virtuoso”
2. Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
4. Ted Nugent ..... 1977 Album was titled "Cat Scratch Fever"
5. Django Reinhardt
6. Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd owns that 001 Strat
7. Pete Townsend of The Who ....... who of course recorded "Tommy"
8. Nuno Bettencourt
9. Chuck Berry ..... The "Rock and Rol" track on the Voyager 1 was of course, Johnny B Goode
10. and lastly of course Jimi Hendrix

Looks like a draw there between bloodandtears and Farley both with 9/10.

As yet no takers for the audio round ......