Top Ten Solo-Guitar Versions of ?The Star Spangled Banner?

[FunkyMonkey]

Top Ten Solo-Guitar Versions of ?The Star Spangled Banner?

July 4, 2011

Happy 4th of July, everyone! In honor of today?s independence day, I think it?s fitting to share some videos of, what I would consider, some of the greatest guitar players to ever perform ?The Star Spangled Banner?.

Included in this column is Steve Vai?s particularly shred-awesome version of the song, Zakk Wylde?s gritty version, and Eric Johnson?s fluid version ? we can?t forget the versions by Dave Mustaine and Slash. Those are some great shredders, but lets not forget some of the classics such as Stevie Ray Vaughan (using a slide!) ? and of course, there?s the master of them all, Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock.

So I figured adding more solo-versions to this column, the better! I could?ve kept on going, but I think ten versions of the same song pretty much gets the point across, and this represents a great mix of versions and styles from shred, metal, bass and blues.

Videos:

ZAKK WYLDE
SLASH
DAVE MUSTAINE
NEAL SCHON
TED NUGENT
STEVE VAI
ERIC JOHNSON
CLIFF BURTON
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
JIMI HENDRIX

http://www.gear-vault.com/guitar-star-spangled-banner/

[lynn1961]

Very nice!  For me, personally, there is nothing like hearing this song on electric guitar.  I actually listened to every single video and loved it!  So, as always - thank you.

I just gotta' say that I thought Vai's version was the best (yes, even above the Hendrix version) (ok.....yeah....and Slash too).  And as I was watching it, I noticed Steven Adler in it - Rock n' Jock 1990. 

[Trist805]

Heck yea,  Eric Johnson!   I'd love to see that one...oh sweet there is a video in the link!