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Django Reinhardt pictured playing a Gibson
L5 rather than his more usual Selmer Maccaferri style
In
a recent radio interview guitar legend Jeff Beck was asked how he felt
at coming in at number ten in a magazine poll for the greatest guitarist
of all time.
He replied that the poll was unbelievably flawed as the guitar player who he rated as the best ever didn't even make the top hundred - this of course being Django Reinhardt.
He replied that the poll was unbelievably flawed as the guitar player who he rated as the best ever didn't even make the top hundred - this of course being Django Reinhardt.
Modern
guitar players don't know how lucky they are with equipment guitar techs
etc. - in the 1930's when Django was well known as one of the hottest
musicians on the planet he and the 'Hot Club de Paris' had a residency
in Nice. At the end of the two week stint M.Reinhardt had only 3 strings
left on his guitar and was using a tooth from his comb as a plectrum -
such things as strings and plecs being unavailable anywhere in France
outside of Paris !
for
a short Django biography go
here
django
used only two fingers to play - dont believe it ?here's a clue.
