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sir pball

(4,741 posts) Tue Mar 16, 2021, 11:48 PM Mar 2021

"Best" and "greatest" are two different things.

I recently got to thinking about "greatest" vs "best"...

This guy is arguably the best guitarist ever, I mean, look at him! But we can debate who's better...his mentor, John Fahey? Andres Segovia? So many choices!

But this guy, this man here, is unquestionably the Greatest Guitarist of all time, full stop, no further discussion, if you disagree - you are simply wrong wrong WRONG.

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"Best" and "greatest" are two different things. (Original Post) sir pball Mar 2021 OP

The donut makers, all located in the same city block. Pobeka Mar 2021 #1

Both are subjective terms. malthaussen Mar 2021 #2

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)

1. The donut makers, all located in the same city block.

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Wed Mar 17, 2021, 12:03 AM

Mar 2021

Maker #1: "I'm the best donut maker in the State!"
Maker #2: "I'm the best donut maker in the Country"
Maker #3: "I'm the best donut maker on this block"

malthaussen

(17,187 posts)

2. Both are subjective terms.

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Wed Mar 17, 2021, 10:17 AM

Mar 2021

One man's opinion is another man's bullshit.

I think the difference between "best" and "greatest" lies, not in degree of virtuosity, but in degree of influence. That said, while Jimi Hendrix may have influenced about every guitarist after 1970-ish, there were a ton of guitarists before then who had developed their styles through different influences, usually Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly.

-- Mal

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