8-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcvfIjlV9Ig(I've loved this song since FenderBender first played the intro - this is the only cover I've ever seen and it's a damn good one!)
It is almost as good - a great player
The real difference is GG improvises this creatively all the time.
I am not even a huge fan - I totally respect the awesomeness of the playing.
I like GG more mentally more than soul wise though.
Has huge dollops of feel and massive dollops of technique.
He is not some stupid pattern shredder.
It just misses something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw8epOOcXFA
I suspect that GG will be better musically now as he ages - done the circus stuff.
I hope he works with Jeff Beck at some point.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhRN9CNmkqQ
Here's a different side of GG:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOC_2xsf5Jk&feature=relatedIt cracks me up when the police car goes by and he immediately mimics the siren then adds a horn sound. :D
Ha! That Guitar Hero video made me laugh too. First I noticed the nice pattern the intro makes on their fretboard (yeah, I've though about learning it - no time yet), but then I see the animated guitarist and he's just playing in a box! It's just such a contrast to how that intro is really played. ;D