WHEN GUITAR WORLD CONGRATULATES English guitarist Sophie Burrell on being voted one of the greatest players in the world right now, we soon get the impression she’s as shocked as she is thrilled.
“It’s pretty insane!” she grins, talking to GW via video conference, before very humbly explaining she never thought she’d be considered such a thing. The million-plus followers and subscribers she has amassed online, however, would perhaps beg to differ — high praise coming far and wide for her note-perfect videos covering artists as varied as John Mayer, Billie Eilish and Slipknot.
“I know I’m getting there, but I almost don’t consider myself worthy because I haven’t released much original stuff yet,” continues Burrell, who sits among the youngest players in our list and is usually seen playing PRS