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who want to feel a bit inadequate.... heh heh..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzN6eaAO-0s

Here is another one. Check out 1:10 plus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMOQKQ2fduY

neither hold a candle to Tommy Emmanuel...the best thing since Chet..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvSBNLLoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX0eTp7SoNU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYzajpeAWuA

the original masters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAbrnjdtYw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tew_fIhz3eY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqPZbpqGV2M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alX4xbiqMss&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miQiaHYhb_o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5VayE24CFI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKLgXgVRqjk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8vOTKMqzw4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOuXBAfi_qY

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Why oh why do Americans always equate faster with better?

I agree, though it's not just Americans. As it happens, I just today finished a music video featuring a friend who's an electric guitar virtuoso. You'll notice he plays amazingly fast bursts of notes only occasionally, and tastefully (I think):

Phil Cramer performs "Cliffs of Dover"

Ethan Winer
RealTraps

Good one Ken.

My absolute favorite is Sean McGowan. Here's a poorly made video of a live, electric performance:

Sean McGowan plays Stolen Moments

Dave

For acoustic, anyone else like Norman Blake?

My dream team (sigh, no longer possible) was Chester, Lester, and Norman...

The "Neck and Neck" CD that Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler did a few years back is kind of nice; I just LOVE their version of Django Reinhardt's "Tears".

The Bear Family Chet Atkins collection has a lot of gems too, including some duets Chet did with Hank Snow in the 1950s, and all of the excellent tracks from the 1954 "A Session with Chet Atkins" (I still have my mono LP of that one that I bought in 1960).

I like Norman Blake too...as long as he doesn't try to sing...lol.

I think the CDs that Delos issued of Celedonio Romero (the papa of all those Romero boys) are my favorite classical guitar tracks; I think he is better than even Segovia.

Another fabulous guitarist: Kenny Ball, of the duo "Ball & Sultan", based in Santa Barbara for many years; the best blues guitarist I have ever heard.

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I like Norman Blake too...as long as he doesn't try to sing...lol.

trVth, there, indeed.

Tommy Emmanuel is Australian, Ken.
I love Vicente Amigo too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_qzLH3FgxM

as a pedal steel player, I love Speedy West and Buddy Emmonds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc-6bx_jW9A&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhLqe2xbqS8