Best Guitarists

[The Piper]

i no this should be in the music section but no1 ever really goes there so who do u guys think are the best guitarists of all time
1.Jimi Hendrix
2.Jimmy Page
3.Angus Young
4.David Gilmore
5.Erik Clapton
6.Joe Perry
7.George Harrison
8.John Frusciante
theres my 8(u can do more i jus dont wan2 type ne more)an if youve seen rollin stones top 100 its complete bullshit Kurt Cobain no.12 an David Gilmore 82 i mean wtf i love nirvana but Kurt Cobain ahead of all those people come on

[The Piper]

o i forgot 2 put johnny ramone in there

[Maui Wowie]

1. Steve Vai
2. Joe Satriani
3. Buckethead
4. Frank Zappa
5. Jimi Hendrix (maybe)

There are quite a few more, just don't come to mind at the moment.

[Az.]

i choose alexi liaho (sp) from children of bodom as one of the best
also nuno beckincourt (i think)...the guy from extreme?? was he??
i also especially like the pink floyd guitarist(s) but i ALWAYS get confused with who did what....but syd barret (if he even played guitar), roger waters, Dave gilmore.

[st0n3r]

omg i cnt believe u all missed out Randy Rhoads, he was a tru legend, very inspired.

[kevy cola]

in no particular order: john frusiante, jimi hendrix, jimmy page, david gilmour, eric clapton, george harrison, tom morello, alex lifeson

[Az.]

omg i cnt believe u all missed out Randy Rhoads, he was a tru legend, very inspired.
yes he was.....didnt he play for ozzy?

and kevy cola is that the wish you were here cover as you avatar?
i was going to buy a shirt with that on today but shipping was far too much :( ...but pink floyd rule!!

[st0n3r]

yeh and 4 all u suckers, i went 2 download last week so i saw black sabbeth!!! muhahaha

[DonnieDarko]

To add some other greats .... tell me if I'm wrong !!!

Eddie Van Halen
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Carlos Santana
Brian May
Ritchie Blackmore

[mono repin]

Just gonna touch on some you missed

Kweller Williams
Dimebag Darrel
BB King
Since your including names like Joey Ramone, I think it would be sinful not to mention Jerry Garcia
... tons more too lazy right now.

[mono repin]

i choose alexi liaho (sp) from children of bodom as one of the best


More face melting metal shredders.... hahahaha

Yngwie Malmsteen
Chuck Shuldiner
Micheal Romeo
George Lynch
Paul Gilbert
Steve Vai
John Petrucci
Zakk Wylde

[kevy cola]

yup, that would be the wish you were here cover, best damn album ever made. (well Blodd Sugar Sex Magick by the chili peppers is pretty fuckin' good but they're both up there)

[AcidFreak]

Damn, you guys...thread about amazing guitarists, and no mention of Slash anywhere? The guy is one of the greatest blues-rock guitarists of all time.

[mellow mood]

YNGWIE MALMSTEEM INCULTS!!!

and of course joe satriani (i included a good song of him)

stevie vay
stevie ray vaughan
zank wilde
guitarist from pantera (forgot his name)

[mono repin]

YNGWIE MALMSTEEM INCULTS!!!

guitarist from pantera (forgot his name)


INCULTS?!?!?!


guitarist from pantera = dimebag darrel

[Az.]

yeah dude! dimebag is one of my favs

and mellow i think you meant zack wylde who is an amazing guitarist

and wish you were here is probly one of my fav albums of all time.

[mellow mood]

Incult, yes man. yngwie malmsteem is proly the best guitarist ever, his songs are like just too much. a song is a solo itself. and im not "incult" coz i forgot his name, im just stoned and i dont know this group pretty well

peace

[4252]

Hendrix
Eric Johnson
Michael Hedges
Dave Pasternack
Jeff Beck
Adrian Legg
Pete Townsend
Link Wray

[Lulu]

The beautiful Rory Gallagher

[Maui Wowie]

Yes, how could I forget Yngwie Malmsteen, also Michealangelo Batio.

[mono repin]

... how could I forget Phil Keaggy. Can't say I agree with his subject matter, but he is hands down the best guitar player I've ever heard. I saw him live about a month ago, and was truely awe inspiring.

[mono repin]

Incult, yes man. yngwie malmsteem is proly the best guitarist ever


... allow me to disagre. I just posted it because he's a shredder. There is more to music than playing fast. I wouldn't even say he's the most technical player ever. You want to hear real technicality listen to some classical fingerstyle.

[DonnieDarko]

No love for Mike Nesmith ???

[ilovebecky]

1 Steve Vai
2 Joe Satriani
3 Eric Clapton
4 John Frusciante
So many more...

[AcidFreak]

I'm not much of a fan of the Yngwies and Petrucci's...no emotion at all. It's cool every once in a while, but at the end of the day I'll take David Gilmour's 'Comfortably Numb' over Satch's 'For the Love of God'.

:cool:

[ilovebecky]

Tom Morello

[Edgar]

I dont feel like makin a full list, so ill just write who i think the best of the best is; Al Di Meola.

[NoosaHeads]

Rye cooder.

Dime bag Darryl.

Joe satriani.

steve vai.

carlos santana.

Kerry King...

[NoosaHeads]

Incult, yes man. yngwie malmsteem is proly the best guitarist ever, his songs are like just too much. a song is a solo itself. and im not "incult" coz i forgot his name, im just stoned and i dont know this group pretty well

peace


Malmsteens a show off.......... :mad: :mad: :mad:

But he Is a WICKED guitarsit.:D

[Maui Wowie]

I'm not much of a fan of the Yngwies and Petrucci's...no emotion at all. It's cool every once in a while, but at the end of the day I'll take David Gilmour's 'Comfortably Numb' over Satch's 'For the Love of God'.

:cool:

"For the Love of God" was made by Steve Vai...

[EverydayJunglist]

dimebag/hendrix/clapton.Boy wood that be a fuckin jam session and a half.

[Budking]

Based on pure skill it's Tommy Emanuel by far.

[somebody someone]

steve vai

[Drugman Joe]

Hendrix, Gilmour, Steevie Ray Vaughan, Slash

[NowhereMan]

steve gaines & allen collins of the original Skynyrd,twin leads cant be beat
lets not forget Peter Framptom (do you feel like i do)
Robert Johnson(blues)
ace freley of Kiss
and in all i like about all of ya chioces i seen here that i recognized
i will look up the ones i dont cuase i love Gtars

keep em coming
peace

[onwardthroughthefog]

Don't forget Angus and Malcom Young from AC/DC

[abcmofo]

MICK RONSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE 70's wouldnt have happened without him - fuck bowie, this is your man

[poorman3]

Eddie Van Halen, for sure. Angus Young for the blues!

[onwardthroughthefog]

steve gaines & allen collins of the original Skynyrd,twin leads cant be beat
lets not forget Peter Framptom (do you feel like i do)
Robert Johnson(blues)
ace freley of Kiss
and in all i like about all of ya chioces i seen here that i recognized
i will look up the ones i dont cuase i love Gtars

keep em coming
peace

You're right about Steve Gaines and Allen Collins. I saw them in concert twice before the plane crash, and they were incredible together. The band really grew after Ed King left and Steve joined his sister Cassie, who was a backup singer. How sad that both of them died in the plane crash. I imagine it was horrible for their parents to lose both at once.

[AcidFreak]

"For the Love of God" was made by Steve Vai...

My bad. I always get them confused.

[NowhereMan]

You're right about Steve Gaines and Allen Collins. I saw them in concert twice before the plane crash, and they were incredible together. The band really grew after Ed King left and Steve joined his sister Cassie, who was a backup singer. How sad that both of them died in the plane crash. I imagine it was horrible for their parents to lose both at once.
yes i can just imagine how that phone call went,
i remember the day i heard it on the radio,i had just been a fan a few months

i also like richie sambora of (dont hate me) bon jovi lol
peace

[Hydrizzle]

um, can we say STEVIE RAY VAUGHN!??!?!??!?!?!?

[kiwi]

:rolleyes: I not that good with names but I know I like....

Kenny Wayne Shepard
Ry Cooder
Stevie Ray Vaughn
and many many more....... :D

[Hydrizzle]

THANK you Kiwi, for regonizing the man, the legend, Stevie!

[poorman3]

:rolleyes: I not that good with names but I know I like....

Kenny Wayne Shepard
Ry Cooder
Stevie Ray Vaughn
and many many more....... :D

Kenny Wayne Shepard is damn good! what is that song called? broken hearts- broken dreams?

[kiwi]

;) Poorman are you thinking of the song "Born with a broken heart"?. I have seen KWS in concert a few years ago when he was only about 18 years old, it was BRILLIANT, that boy can jam :D

[Creeper]

I think had he lived Randy Rhoads would have been the best guitarist ever, because of his amzing techniques and fretboard prowess, this guy is what legends are made of. Its still not for sure who did two handed finger tapping first, eddie van halen, or randy rhoads. But anyways if randy was still alive today hed be putting people like Vai, satriani, and malmsteen back into music lessons.

[Maui Wowie]

Wtf are you talking about, Vai, and Satriani are way more technical and good at it, Rhoads is just really inspirational.

[mono repin]

Two handed tapping is a parlor trick. Its a neat tool to have in the shed but it doesn't make the guitarist. You can teach a monkey to two hand tap, you can't teach a monkey to play like hendrix, end of story.

[Maui Wowie]

Holy shit, what the hell are you talking about, if you want a constant two hand tapper, look for Eddie Van Halen, Vai and Satch don't do it that often. Have you actually listened to there music, they play with such incredible melody. You cannot say they don't play with emotion, try watching some of Vai's vids. I'm not saying Rhoads is bad, i'm just saying, I can play Randy's stuff pretty easy actually, easier than Kirk Hammett, and a lot easier compared to Vai. Vai and Satch completely own Rhoads, seriously, listen to the peoples music before you bash on them, makes you look ignorant.

[makor01]

"For the Love of God" was made by Steve Vai...


Thats one of my fav songs by Via. Passion and Warfare is a great album.

[makor01]

But anyways if randy was still alive today hed be putting people like Vai, satriani, and malmsteen back into music lessons.


Dude i hate to tell you this but Vai would play circles around good ol Randy

[Fengzi]

Anyone ever heard of Jorma Kaukonen? He's the original guitarist from Jefferson Airplane way back when. Since '70 or so he's played with Jack Cassady, the bassist from JA, in their band Hot Tuna. Check out "Embryonic Journey" for some awesome acoustic guitar.

[mellow mood]

i must agree yngwie is a show off and his music has no emotion. but its a different music style eh? i love blues too coz the feelin is great. anyone know some very good blues groups? i know BB king, clapton and few really popular but any old school blues with nice solo and feelin?

[makor01]

i must agree yngwie is a show off and his music has no emotion. but its a different music style eh?


Yeah he is a shredder, but for you to say his music has no emotion is wrong i think...all music is emotion...even while shredding, scaling, 2 hand tapping, or god forbid showing off.

[mellow mood]

nah not all music have emotion. when i here sucky popular shitty music i dont feel anything good. im not saying it can be ok to dance n everything, but u have no feelin.

[makor01]

its not all about the listener tho...i was referring to those who write it and play it.

[mellow mood]

yes of course.

[makor01]

so the point is even if you might not feel the emotion the artist did while he wrote/played it, doesnt mean there is no emotion.

[mellow mood]

yea, but i still think not all music (talkin bout composers n everything) has emotions. maybe when he wrote it he had some, but its different.

[llamaman666]

me.

[Maui Wowie]

Wtf?

[4252]

They're all pretty good. Music is such a subjective thing; some musicians are technical wizzards, some melodic, there's pretty much somebody out there to suit your tastes, no matter what they are. That's what's so good about it. And we all have variety in what we like, different chops at different times, moods, and so on. So sometimes I like to listen to Hendrix, at other times I prefer to hear Michael Hedges, or Nick Drake, etc.; all different styles. I think it's great that there's so much talent out there to listen to.

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[mellow mood]

everything is subjective. everything is relative. its a matter of taste, thats it

[mono repin]

Holy shit, what the hell are you talking about, if you want a constant two hand tapper, look for Eddie Van Halen, Vai and Satch don't do it that often. Have you actually listened to there music, they play with such incredible melody. You cannot say they don't play with emotion, try watching some of Vai's vids. I'm not saying Rhoads is bad, i'm just saying, I can play Randy's stuff pretty easy actually, easier than Kirk Hammett, and a lot easier compared to Vai. Vai and Satch completely own Rhoads, seriously, listen to the peoples music before you bash on them, makes you look ignorant.


It seems like your trying to argue with me, but... I agree with everything you said!?!?!? No matter, tokes for all and good day.

[OR Freebird]

Dudes, unless I skipped something, I didn't see Ted Nugent, John McLaughlin, Keith Richards or Roy Buchanan. Shit, what about Zappa y'all -- noone riffs like zappa.

[Maui Wowie]

It seems like your trying to argue with me, but... I agree with everything you said!?!?!? No matter, tokes for all and good day.

Oh well, I stopped really caring, I guess what I was just trying to point out is Steve Vai is better than Randy Rhoads, but then I decided to smoke.


Dudes, unless I skipped something, I didn't see Ted Nugent, John McLaughlin, Keith Richards or Roy Buchanan. Shit, what about Zappa y'all -- noone riffs like zappa.


1. Steve Vai
2. Joe Satriani
3. Buckethead
4. Frank Zappa
5. Jimi Hendrix (maybe)

There are quite a few more, just don't come to mind at the moment.


:rolleyes:

[Hektik]

Kerry King
Slayer 4 lyfe

[BUZz UK]

carl barat from the libertines is good, i cant believe nobody mentioned brad nowell from sublime, listen to 'pawn shop'...

[Creeper]

Look Randy Rhoads isnt as technical as vai and satriani...but I think their showoffs just like malmsteen. I think randy's guitar work sounds better than those 3's. They just fly around the fretboard and do really flashy tricks....but I think randy had much more of a feel to it. Remember the greatest guitarist does not need to be the most technical.

[naturalmystic]

G3 are the best guitar players out there.

With the addition of:

Eric Johnson (former G3 member)
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimi Hendrix

some others i can't think of right now..

[teapotjunction]

my list in no particular order is :

1. Hendrix
2. frusciante ( i think i spelled that wrong)
3. Trey anastacio
4. eric clapton
5. jerry garcia
6. frank zappa
7. bb king

[ardavey]

i no this should be in the music section but no1 ever really goes there so who do u guys think are the best guitarists of all time
1.Jimi Hendrix
2.Jimmy Page
3.Angus Young
4.David Gilmore
5.Erik Clapton
6.Joe Perry
7.George Harrison
8.John Frusciante
theres my 8(u can do more i jus dont wan2 type ne more)an if youve seen rollin stones top 100 its complete bullshit Kurt Cobain no.12 an David Gilmore 82 i mean wtf i love nirvana but Kurt Cobain ahead of all those people come on
joe perry give me a break

[ardavey]

how bout some of the old guys muddy waters, buddy guy, robert cray. little bil wallace, howlling wolf(slide) billy gibbons, robert johnson, and definitly gilmore.