seasidefunk (October 12, 2008 at 4:52 am)

hey man there shouldn't need to be a comparison. they're both great musicians and whether they play a better solo than the other at the time doesn't matter. if they're hanging out and getting high off each others thing then all props to them. musicians should do more good shit like this i think. they're just playing what they were feeling in the moment and I say go hard out!

yankfroggy (October 11, 2008 at 9:35 pm)

All you haters. It's not a competition. Clapton is a legend and a pioneer. Clapton although I don't agree is considered by many as the finest guitarist of all time. Mayer promises to be everything Clapton was and then some. John Mayer can play and sing anything and is the greatest new talent on the scene. Having said that..it's just an opinion.

guitichie99 (October 11, 2008 at 7:59 pm)

i like mayer, but i hate how his guitar is higher in the mix...:/ they should be equal.

JK591CP (October 11, 2008 at 6:33 pm)

without clapton..there would be no john mayer so theres no need to compare each has their own style

joserinountalan (October 11, 2008 at 5:50 pm)

mayer probably knows a lot more than clapton in theory, but no one knows more about the blues than clapton. both great guitarists, in my opinion. shouldn't be compared.

BOTFA111 (October 11, 2008 at 2:52 pm)

Mayer is talented. He should do things like this and not this acoustic pop-crap. Eric Clapton owns him anyway.

mythbuster1991 (October 11, 2008 at 1:45 pm)

if he was better he wouldve played a better solo than clapton,which he didn't,idk why u guys compare them,clapton was better than him 40 years ago,there's NO fucking comparison

stones0731 (October 10, 2008 at 10:52 pm)

nah clapton is in good shape. i think the drummer could be less straight ahead with it, maybe more dynamics from the rhythm section, IMHO.

PMCMANIS (October 10, 2008 at 9:20 pm)

actually clapton can play bold as love, its not even close to being jimi's most complicated song. and as an fyi, clapton was learning how to play the hendrix songs from hendrix himself. additionally, mayer may be talented, but he doesnt have near the explosiveness clapton had back in cream and john mayall. if clapton cant play bold as love now, its because hes too damn old to push the strings down.

daveybhoy87 (October 10, 2008 at 11:34 am)

Mayers a major talent Clapton makes it look effortless though!