Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist

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Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« on: June 12, 2024, 08:28:43 AM »
Not familiar with many of these folks, but that TS is on the list at all dosen't say much about the list to begin with IMO.
https://guitar.com/news/music-news/taylor-swift-8th-best-guitarist-of-last-two-decades/


1.John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2.Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
3.John Mayer
4.Sam Fender
5.Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
6.Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
7.Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)
8.Taylor Swift
9.Tom DeLonge (Blink-182)
10.Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)
11.Jim Root (Slipknot)
12.Keith Urban
13.John 5 (Mötley Crüe)
14.Brad Paisley
15.Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age)
16.Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes)
17.H.E.R.
18.Adam Hann (The 1975)
19.Ed Sheeran
20.Julien Baker

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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2024, 05:14:05 PM »
Not familiar with many of these folks, but that TS is on the list at all dosen't say much about the list to begin with IMO.
https://guitar.com/news/music-news/taylor-swift-8th-best-guitarist-of-last-two-decades/


1.John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2.Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
3.John Mayer
4.Sam Fender
5.Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
6.Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)
7.Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)
8.Taylor Swift
9.Tom DeLonge (Blink-182)
10.Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)
11.Jim Root (Slipknot)
12.Keith Urban
13.John 5 (Mötley Crüe)
14.Brad Paisley
15.Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age)
16.Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes)
17.H.E.R.
18.Adam Hann (The 1975)
19.Ed Sheeran
20.Julien Baker

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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2024, 06:04:48 PM »
I've never even seen her holding a guitar.
And one of the guys from Blink? By their own admission they play three chords.

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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2024, 06:12:47 PM »
I've never even seen her holding a guitar.
And one of the guys from Blink? By their own admission they play three chords.

I think she holds a guitar like the way Bono holds a guitar.

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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2024, 09:18:18 PM »
That's what you get with a fan vote, I guess.  I like her, but her guitar playing is not particularly exceptional.

This is nice, though:


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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2024, 03:55:07 AM »
Good to see sexism alive and well here on the forum.
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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2024, 07:09:53 AM »
Good to see sexism alive and well here on the forum.

Please elaborate
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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2024, 08:56:05 AM »
Given the rest of the poll results, this is what really surprised me:

12.Keith Urban
13.John 5 (Mötley Crüe)
14.Brad Paisley
15.Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age)

4 legit world-class guitar beasts in a row right there...and Jonny Greenwood's no slouch either.
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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2024, 10:24:09 AM »
Good to see sexism alive and well here on the forum.

Please elaborate

People are being negative about her because she’s the only woman on the list. I say, more power to Swiftie
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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2024, 10:39:22 AM »
Good to see sexism alive and well here on the forum.

Please elaborate

People are being negative about her because she’s the only woman on the list. I say, more power to Swiftie

I don’t see it like that.

It’s a popularity contest, she’s there because of her huge fame.

That’s the reason I think.
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Re: Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2024, 11:44:04 AM »
Good to see sexism alive and well here on the forum.

Please elaborate

People are being negative about her because she’s the only woman on the list. I say, more power to Swiftie

I don’t see it like that.

It’s a popularity contest, she’s there because of her huge fame.

That’s the reason I think.
Has nothing to do with her being a woman, it's the fact most people have never seen her even play guitar and she's not associated with playing instruments.  From the clip above she's about as good as what you'd find in a high school talent show.