▁trad ing ▁l icks ▁and ▁phr ases , ▁while ▁gradually ▁increasing ▁the ▁complexity ▁of ▁the ▁technique ▁used . ▁A ▁guitar ▁battle ▁can ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁over ▁when ▁one ▁guitar ist ▁out plays ▁( e ither ▁through ▁skill , ▁end urance , ▁or ▁the ▁other ▁guitar ist ( s ) ▁acknowled ging ▁that ▁they ▁cannot ▁win ) ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁guitar ▁players ▁present . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁among ▁guitar ists ▁as ▁a ▁head - cut ting ▁du el ▁or ▁simply ▁as ▁cutting ▁heads . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁film ▁Cross ro ads , ▁Eug ene ▁Mart one ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Mac chio ) ▁has ▁a ▁guitar ▁battle ▁with ▁Jack ▁Butler ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Steve ▁V ai ). ▁ ▁Mac chio ' s ▁guitar ▁work ▁was ▁actually ▁done ▁by ▁Steve ▁V ai ▁and ▁Ry ▁C ood er . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁document ary ▁The ▁Search ▁for ▁Robert ▁Johnson , ▁bl ues ▁music ian ▁Johnny ▁Sh ines ▁ ▁re - en act s ▁a ▁head cut ting ▁battle ▁he ▁had ▁with ▁bl ues ▁legend ▁Robert ▁Johnson ▁on ▁oppos ing ▁street ▁corners ▁in ▁Hel ena , ▁Ark ansas ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁- ▁to ▁draw ▁away ▁each ▁other ' s ▁on look ers . ▁ ▁In ▁T ena cious ▁D ▁in ▁The ▁Pick ▁of ▁Dest iny ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁the ▁two ▁protagon ists ▁challenge ▁the ▁Dev il ▁to ▁a ▁rock ▁du