Quote:I was just getting ready to post a followup on my thoughts. While there are many white guitar players who attempt to emulate the blues, none can really achieve it. Eric Clapton can feel it some what, but he's obviously not the real thing. Skinny, white British boys just can't feel it. The closest a white guy has ever come to sounding real is SRV. But yes, he was only close. When it comes to the purity, soulfulness, and improvisation of the note, even SRV couldn't achieve the true blues. I love SRV and have a pretty good collection of his music, but he wasn't pure.