# How does Peter Frampton rate as a guitarist? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265 "2010-03-12T17:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265/21 "2010-03-19T04:35:31Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > Frampton Comes Alive was a great album. Very unique sound. He just disappeared after his second album and I wonder where he has been all these years? I thought he may have gotten into drugs or died. Even worse - he became a [spokesperson for GEICO!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR_Bjf-a5rs) ---
**Author:** ![pharrow48](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@pharrow48](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pharrow48)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265/22 "2014-08-16T17:23:09Z")
I saw him last night in AZ, 8/15/14. He still has it all, voice, guitar solos of the gods, great band, rock, hard rock, awesome show. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265/23 "2014-08-16T18:05:22Z")
Obligatory link to story about him recovering his Excalibur ;), the 3-pickup black Custom (IIRC, actually a '54 routed out for 3 pickups). Hopefully this isn’t behind a paywall: [Peter Frampton Reunited With 'Best Guitar' After 31 Years - The New York Times](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/peter-frampton-reunited-with-best-guitar-after-31-years/) ETA: Oh, by the way, he’s a great guitar player. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265/24 "2014-08-16T18:46:59Z")
> [@pharrow48](#): > > I saw him last night in AZ, 8/15/14. He still has it all, voice, guitar solos of the gods, great band, rock, hard rock, awesome show. Pointing out on his current tour he’s accompanied by Buddy Guy and B.B. King. They’re hitting Tucson later this month. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265/25 "2014-08-16T19:24:02Z")
Seems like a decent kind of guy also, not at all like some of the aging rock clowns. He became an American citizen after the 911 episode. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265/26 "2014-08-16T19:27:20Z")
Wasn’t he on the Simpsons, where he demanded Homer’s resignation on his desk? Homer: “You have a desk?” To which Frampton indicated the hood of his car. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265/27 "2014-08-16T22:00:47Z")
> [@Perciful](#): > > He just disappeared after his second album and I wonder where he has been all these years? I thought he may have gotten into drugs or died. [This is what happened.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078239/) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265/28 "2014-08-17T00:01:02Z")
Peter had Don Felder along for the RNR Circus last year. They played some great versions of \*Pride and Joy \*and _Hotel California_. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265/29 "2014-08-17T00:03:56Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Obligatory link to story about him recovering his Excalibur ;), the 3-pickup black Custom (IIRC, actually a '54 routed out for 3 pickups). > > Hopefully this isn’t behind a paywall: [Peter Frampton Reunited With 'Best Guitar' After 31 Years - The New York Times](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/peter-frampton-reunited-with-best-guitar-after-31-years/) > > ETA: Oh, by the way, he’s a great guitar player. I found this video before I saw your link: That Curacao tourism guy is a class act. I also found this great video of a 2001 Humble Pie reunion: Damn, Greg Ridley was a damned tasty bass player. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-peter-frampton-rate-as-a-guitarist/532265.md?page=1)