favorite current guitar player

[OzzyOz]

What's your favorite guitar that's alive.... and still playing shows and is in a band that's making cd's? I mean, what's your favorite current guitar player.

Mine is zacky vengeance from avenged sevenfold :-) what can i say, he's awesome... i love the beggining of burn it down. I don't like the lyrics from avenged sevenfold, i mean... the singing though :confused:

[tardman]

Jake Cinninger from Umphrey's Mcgee. IF you havent heard of em you should head over to archive.org and check out some of their shows :) Ive been to 6 of their shows so far and he is just a really amazing guitarist.

[mono repin]

BOTH guitarists from UM are on point. My favorite right now has to go to hendrix, although I'm back into diggin on Micheal Akerfeltd's (of Opeth) writing.

[kablam]

I have 2.... Slash and Buckethead. I don't think they are the greatest or anything because Joe Satriani is friggen amazing but they are my favorite because of their look, style, and skill.

[ezjim]

warren haynes
bb king
neil young
i couldnt pick one

[BalliN]

tom morrello

[Ganj]

joe satriani

[NowhereMan]

im still digging acdc's young bro's
go angus go ,that dude can play on the move,


steve gaines will always be my chioce of favorite of all time
the dude with the flying v gtar in skyrnyrd of 1977

he was on top of his world too at the time of the planecrash

good to see so many likes players,and have favorites
peace

[spinner]

I think John Petrucci of Dream Theater is the man.

[chris420]

john petrucci is very good, i think id go for billy howerdel

[LilRedDevil]

joe satriani

:D I agree!! He is my fave "current"

However the legend....the best, is......... Stevie Ray Vaughan

[koshea]

seeing as i play guitar myself, my idols are

jimi hendrix
alvin lee
lenny kravitz
brownsound
guitarist from rush (his name evades me at the moment)
eric clapton
so many more

[mono repin]

guitarist from rush (his name evades me at the moment)


Alex Lifeson

[koshea]

thats it!, thx man

[Nochowderforyou]

steve gaines will always be my chioce of favorite of all time the dude with the flying v gtar in skyrnyrd of 1977



AMEN to that brother! Skynyrd are one my fav. bands EVER! "Gimme back my bullets" makes me wanna drink whiskey and shoot stuff.

My fav. player isn't alive anymore :( Sir.Dimebag Darrell friends.

But if I had to choose now! I'd have to say Mick from Slipknot, the other guy too(can't remeber his name). Theur newest album is so much more precise playing that their earlier stuff. They can both shred batman fast but still have that low chunky sound that kicks you in the teeth.

Hard to say you know, for sure. I really like Kerry King too, even the 2 guitarists from Strung Out, or Thrice even. Their good in their own league. When you're a guitar player it is so hard to choose just one :D

[OPM]

joe satriani
tom morrello
naluman

[Breukelen advocaat]

Snooks Eaglin, of New Orleans, born 1936, blows away everybody IMHO.

[Psycho4Bud]

Hendrix! He could make it sing! :D

[Az.]

the other guy too(can't remeber his name).


james....he is pretty good aswell but mick is amazing...

my favorite guitarist alive....would be...alexi (from children of bodom)buckethead is amazing...ummmm thats a hard question....probley either the strapping young lad guitarist or the nile guitarist...

[mono repin]

Az... I see your avitar, and I'm like this cat is laid back, then everyonce in a while you post your musical preferances and I remember your a metal head. It's fucking with me haha. No doubt though alexi can SHRED! I know Townsend plays guitar for SYL but I'm not sure if he does the lead work. Jed Simon is the name of the other SYL guitarist. I'm not too into nile so I don't have info on them.

[w4terb0ng]

skynyrd is the shit!!!!!!!!

[Killa.Kali]

Zakk Wylde (black label society)

[Satovan]

BB King is still alive and playing, and that man can tell a story with a single note.

[hempsmoker25]

my fav
jimmy page
peter frampton
eric clapton
but i agree stevie ray vaughn is the best

[MetalLuvinHoney]

SLASH!!!!!!!!He is so under rated.And of course David Gilmour...

[NoosaHeads]

ok favourite ALIVE guitarists..

Kerry King.(slayer).
Alan west.(six feet under).
Jeff Hanneman.(slayer also).

and ofcourse Joe satriani, steve Vai,paul gilbert, and tommy emanuel ( i had to add an aussie in there..;).)....:D.

[Az.]

Az... I see your avitar, and I'm like this cat is laid back, then everyonce in a while you post your musical preferances and I remember your a metal head. It's fucking with me haha. No doubt though alexi can SHRED! I know Townsend plays guitar for SYL but I'm not sure if he does the lead work. Jed Simon is the name of the other SYL guitarist. I'm not too into nile so I don't have info on them.

yeah its jed he is amazing.....i like other music aswell (mellow shit like sublime, floyd obviously....lots of stuff i just prefere metal over all of them)

yeah i completly forgot about dave gilmour he is another of my favorites

[LilRedDevil]

my fav
jimmy page
peter frampton
eric clapton
but i agree stevie ray vaughn is the best


Thank doG! I thought the world of music had died, when nobody else named Stevie!

[OzzyOz]

my all time favorite is Hendrix... i also enjoy David gilmour of Pink floyd , and Brian May of Queen


i've been into some metal recentley

also the guy with the "fuck you asshole" icon ( lol ) with the kid... i think in slipknot you mean Joey Jordisson, he plays guitar and drums and is AWESOme at both.

[Nochowderforyou]

also the guy with the "fuck you asshole" icon ( lol ) with the kid... i think in slipknot you mean Joey Jordisson, he plays guitar and drums and is AWESOme at both.

Yup, that's me :D. I've been thinking about taking off the words on my avatar. People think I'm a dickhead or something. :rolleyes:

No, someone said it already. It is James I was thinking of, and Mick. I know Joey, for such a small guy, can beat those drums like a cheap hooker! He's amazing and fast. Cool, peace. :cool:

[Nochowderforyou]

Jeff Hanneman.(slayer also).

:D.

Nice one! Everyone I know says Kerry King is the shit, he's fuckin wicked player but everyone seems to forget about Jeff, who is just as good. :cool:

[OzzyOz]

oh it's james...

my bad

but joey jordisson does play some guitar ( i found that out a couple of days ) lol

[spinner]

BB King is still alive and playing, and that man can tell a story with a single note.
That was well put :cool:

[OR Freebird]

Keith Richards or Carlos Santana

[The Piper]

hendrix
gilmore
clapton
harrison
paige
these guys are my idols an the ones who influence me on my guitar but sadly none of theme are really curent
so for current:
slash
nick hexum
dave navaro

[dirty raider]

Kai Hansen from Gamma Ray and Brian May.

[dooman]

Mattias Eklund of Freak Kitchen
Paul Gilbert of Racer X
Daniel Mongrain of Martyr, Capharnaum, Gorguts and old Quo Vadis
Muhammed Suicmez of Necrophagist
Greg Howe - is god

just to name a few

[4252]

me.

[MetalLuvinHoney]

I can play empty spaces and Set the controls for the heat of the sun ^_^ (I know I'm a noob)

[Blueberry Yum Yum]

Jimi Hendrix has to probably be my favorite guitar player. Alive, I'd have to go with Carlos Santana. Both are excellent.

[hempilation311]

favorite guitarist? john frusciante of the chili peppers. Best guitarist? john petrucci or ygnwie (sp?) Malmsteen.

[dark0ne]

fuck that pompass asshole, i hate yemgwie (sp) or whatever his name is. Look i can play 3,000 notes per second. steavie ray vaughn, zack wyld, both guys from slayer, alix lifson, alex scholnic<from testement, the late great dimbag, i have been playing since i was 15, and the first time i herd seek and destroy by metallica!

[mellow mood]

i love satriani, malmsteem, michael angelo, george bellas... many, sooo many good guitarists in this world!

[D.Boone]

Bradley Nowell(RIP)

[Az.]

Check out these Buckethead videos if you like style....
the guy's pretty insane....he does a little bit of dancing in the second one...lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86DEKFissl4&search=Buckethead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOtbJtKGow4&search=Buckethead

[Selsa Bakka]

John Frusciante!

[JunkYard]

Zakk Wylde (black label society)

I'll seconed that; the guys amazing!

By far the best guitarist alive, imo!

[yabatab]

Kerry King of Slayer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[beachguy in thongs]

Geddy Lee on the Bass.

[the image reaper]

Jeff Beck
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughn
:dance: :dance: :dance:

[mejames]

David Gilmour...

[homestar]

omar rodriguez...i just love frantic dissonant/math-ish guitar playing.

[Brother Schenker]

52 posts and no one mentions Michael Schenker or Robin Trower.
Admittedly, Schenker ain't hot these days cause he's too old to play
like the blistering virtuoso he was back in the 70s and early 80s.
But his recordings are timeless. Check out Force It or Strangers In The Night by UFO.

Robin Trower can still tear it up--but his game ain't shred, it's sustain & harmonics, bluesy acid rock...pure stoner zones...check out his best album Bridge of Sighs.

And no one will ever blow your mind greater than Steve Vai.
He makes it look very easy...and yet also impossible...
You won't believe your eyes or ears...
I don't like everything he's done...but check out his album Passion & Warfare or try to find the mp3 entitled Blues Improv. It was recorded in 1999 for Guitar Player Magazine. You'll drop to your knees.

[poiuyt]

SLASH!!!!!!!!He is so under rated.
HAHAHAHAHAHA

My choice is petrucci

[Kryzco]

Carlos Santana
Kirk Hammett (I know theres bound to be a flame or two for this but I don't care because those old school solos still fuckin rock)
Joe Stratini
Angus Young


and I agree on Steve Vai

I picked up guitar world a while ago, and I saw the tabs for 3 songs, and I was like holy shit

and as for old skool, the guitarist from Sabbath, totally forgot his name, the guy that lost his fingers..., and hendrix

[mejames]

black Sabbath guitarist is tony iommi it was some sports injury to his right hand that made him switch to playing left handed which makes some of his chords unique

[Kryzco]

there ya go, I couldn't think of the name

but I heard he lost two finger because of his last day at work, he was using one of the machines and he put his hand in the wrong place and cut both his fingers clean off

[welshkillabee]

Gilmour

[yoda]

Carlos Santana
Kirk Hammett (I know theres bound to be a flame or two for this but I don't care because those old school solos still fuckin rock)
Joe Stratini
Angus Young


i agree with you on those, i wanna hear the music they made together, plus hammett is gonna appear on santana's next cd. im also a huge fan of clark dumae(of rufio, listen to the 1986 cd) and john frusciante.

[RaoulDuke45]

tommy iommi lost his finger tips on his left hand by somesort of cutting machine, and he mad little plastic and leather finger tips to help him play, and because the strings where tough on his fingers tommy tuned his guitars to a lower sound, thus creating a deeper, "metal" sound

[Polymirize]

buckethead? I'll admit that he's a great player, but he never seems to inspire me.

And as a name that hasn't come up: Robert Fripp

[Midnight Baker]

flea red hot chili peppers...cmon that guy is just a riot to watch

[Polymirize]

flea red hot chili peppers...cmon that guy is just a riot to watch

he might be a decent guitar player... of course I've only seen him play the bass.

And I remained unimpressed.

[Huntor]

good to see some hanneman and jed votes !!
the guy from dragonforce pwns.look up the throught the fire and the flames vid on youtube !!!!
and pat o'brien from cannibal corpse fuckign rules !!! \m/

[LIP]

Guitarists;

Joe Satriani.
Kirk Hammet.
Slash.
Mick Tompson.

Bassists;

Rob Trujillo.
Flea.
Victor Wooten.
Paul Grey.
Joe Satriani's bassist.

[GHoSToKeR]

David Gilmour is my god at the moment.. :)

[Brother Schenker]

Bassists;


Joe Satriani's bassist.
That's usually Stu Ham.:thumbsup:

[LIP]

Thats the one, you jogged my memory lol, i forgot his name as i was writing it lol.

[Ganjasaurusrex]

Slash. Agreed. I was amazed to find he made a jazz song for his mom. Excellent peice.

Eddie Van Halen.


Too much talent out there.

[Fabolous]

Kerry King of Slayer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

heh he's my fav as well, in fact i am getting his Sig guitar from B.C Rich i'm thinkin tomorrow or Monday (when ever UPS gets here):dance:

[birdgirl73]

Carlos Santana. There's none better.

[braddog10]

Gilmore is incredible, I have His 1st solo release album.goes back to...mmmm
"77", i guess I'm not home.

[birdgirl73]

Slash. Agreed. I was amazed to find he made a jazz song for his mom. Excellent peice.

Eddie Van Halen.


Too much talent out there.
Eddie was going to be my number 2 pick after Santana.

[The Figment]

Michael Kang-String Cheese Incindent (Mandolin and Fiddle as well)
Mark Konffler (sp?) Dire Straits
Dave Nelson-Nektar (70's Progressive Rock band from Germany)
David Rovics-Who Would Jesus Bomb

[easton]

Slash by by far....(velvet revolver and formerly guns n roses)

the best ever=frampton, hendrix

my dad told me stories of seeing hendrix live, playing the national anthem WITH HIS F'N TEETH

[peacefrog14]

phil collen from def leppard....

[MaryjaneAndHashley]

Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom all the way but the guys in avenged sevenfold are good too. and its cool because theres one lefty so they can play back to back soo hot lol

[Damon32]

I'm a "guitar freak" and to name the best one would be hard because the ones I love all sound different in their own way.

I guess the best for me to do would say who I've been listening to at the present time.

I've been listening to my old Alice in Chains CD's lately...Jerry Cantrell is so damn underrated. He's a talent man!


I could go on forever talking about all my favorite guitar players.....

[insanity]

John Frusciante and Omar Rodriguez are both great.

[Kryzco]

i agree with you on those, i wanna hear the music they made together, plus hammett is gonna appear on santana's next cd. im also a huge fan of clark dumae(of rufio, listen to the 1986 cd) and john frusciante.

the song is awesome its called trinity

its an instrumental

awesome to listen to stoned actually, almost feels like it was made to listen to stoned

[chisme]

BUBBLES from trailer park boys lol

[KEGS]

I would have to say Joe Satriani An of course BB king

[digweed]

stevie vie,jimmy page,santana gilmore

[4gan2ja0]

paul wagner from the greatest band around, between the buried and me. If you like quality music that requires lots of skill and time to create something so beutiful, check them out, you wont be dissapointed

[GHoSToKeR]

John Frusciante. :)

[Damon32]

Fruciante is fucking scary man. That muther fucker is talented as hell.

[Wesley Pipes]

Mike Mushok from Staind, that man moves me in a way no other gutarist has

[Nochowderforyou]

I just looked back on my post and I started thinking, "Thrice and Strung Out"...I'm sorry I wrote that, I didn't know what I was thinking at the time.

But Mick from Slipknot is some good shit.

I'm digging the Lamb of God players right now. I can't seem to stop listening to their newest album

Alexi from COB is an amazing player, but I don't care much for the band, not my thing, but he is really good.

[Kryzco]

Lamb of God is amazing live

I never used to like them, but after going to one of their shows I was quite impressed

[az666]

I heard 2 new guitarists this week..

Michael Angelo Batio
check out this vid if you have a spare minute, it's pretty damn insane!! (crazy sweep picking)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-BoPuDhJrw
Not much style but he can play! and fast!!

lol he plays a custon dean double-guitar...check out the vid soloing two guitars at the same time??!?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9FLWzpMvdA

also check out his 4 necked guitar!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTIjVzOf15U
I love that hair!!!

and the other guy was Allan Holdsworth
he did an album called The Truth in Shredding.
He's on another planet

[hugs not drugz]

im digging Sami Raatikainen from "Necrophagist" right now. hes fucking amazing. i have also been listening to Boby and Ravi from "Job for a Cowboy". there pretty sick too. u guys should check em out.

[Nochowderforyou]

^^^Ha ha! When I first read double necked, I thought like what Jimmy Page had way back when, but not like that. :p That's hilarious.

What's even funnier is the 4 necked one. It looks like spider legs are attached to his stomach or something. Funny shit. :thumbsup:

Good playing though I must say.

[Shovelhandle]

Joe Moss